The Evil Dead

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Summary: Takes me back...
Review: As the Director of Photography for Evil Dead, I was eager to see the latest edition. I was in most ways pleased with the video, but must admit to some disappointment. The listed "original aspect ratio" of 1.33:1, whether Sam himself supervised the transfer or not, is a misnomer. The film was framed for a 1.85:1 theatrical format. Projected, the film has much more impact in a wide version. It is true that the camera gate was not masked as 1.85:1 for the 16mm negative, but it was always concieved as a widescreen film. It was great to see the many pictures and the original footage from Tennessee. Also hearing Bruce Campbell's commentary was fun. All in all, though, a treasure trove I'll share with my kids (when they get older).

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Summary: Classic Cheesy Horror
Review: A classic in the cheesy horror genre, with thrills, gore, and some wicked humor. The DVD is very very good, with some great clips of filming it. A must have for horror fans!

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Summary: ok movie could be better
Review: it was an ok movie except some parts aka ash surronded by zombies and the cliff hanger ending. other then that it was an ok movie because it was hardly scary 4 stars at best

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Summary: Great , Great , Great!
Review: Without question the greatest horror film ever made. A masterpiece. Make sure the kids are well tucked away in their beds and long asleep. There's enough violence here to warp their entire life. They're in bed? Good. Pop the DVD in and hold on tight for the bloodiest rollercoaster ride of your life! Axes, chainsaws, demonic possesion, horny trees - its all here! Truly a Saturday night classic for generations to come. When all is said and done, you can clean the blood off your T.V. It splashes everywhere in this flick!

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Summary: Great Horror movie
Review: Man I watched this and it kept me on the edge of my seat almos the whole time. From Start to finish The Evil Dead is a truely great horror experiance! If you like movies like Reanimator, Dead Alive, and Demonia this is a great movie for you features some of the most violent gorey explicit scenes ever featured in a hooror movie although not the goreyest I have ever scene it is still one of my favorites!

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Summary: Evil Dead: The Ultimate Experience in Cult Horror
Review: One of, if not the, biggest cult horror film of all time makes it's long awaited debut on DVD...and fans will not be disappointed. Elite Entertianment has brought Sam Raimi's EVIL DEAD to us in an impessive collector's edition with enough extras to make any deadite fan happy. First off, let's talk about the quality of the presentation. In a word: excellent. I've seen Evil Dead a number of times on video and I can safely say that i have never seen Evil Dead look this good. The film is presented in it's original full-frame aspect ratio and the print is extremely clean. The audio has been remixed in both a 2.0 stereo and 5.1 dolby surround soundtrack and I doubt that this film has looked or sounded this good...well, ever. The DVD also contains a number of exciting extras including the films trailer, a still gallery, and about 20 minutes of raw behind the scenes footage. The most exciting features, however, have to be the disks two audio commentary tracks. One is a very insightful track featuring director Sam Raimi and Producer Rob Tapert. The other track is the real gem of the disk. A seperate audio track featuring star Bruce Campbell. This is one of the most entertaining and funny tracks you will ever come across, as Cambell takes great liberties to make fun of the film, the director, and himself. I don't know what Anchor Bay's future release of Evil Dead will hold, but for my money, this is the best version of the film that any fan could ever hope to own.

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Summary: The Goriest of Sam Raimi's Excellent Trilogy
Review: Sam Raimi's amazing trilogy of witty, usually gory, quality horror comedies began with this one. I did not give this film five stars, it loses one star because the acting ability of the supporting cast is weak, although Campbell really comes thorugh. That one star also was sacrificed due to average 1980's splatter sleaze material, although in short supply here (thank god). The climax is amazingly gory, including a time lapse sequence of the decomposing of a body, with respectable gore effects. This first entry in the trilogy is the only one that would really qualify as a 'splatter' film, although barely. The scene where a woman is molested by a tree is not necessary; it was redone much better in a recap in the sequel to this usually underatted classic. Worth buying, but this is not for kids, really.

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Summary: The definitive Evil Dead DVD
Review: This DVD comes from elite entertainment, the makers of the best DVD special editions of movies like these. First off, this movie is hilarious and gory. The plot is extremely stupid, which I like, and the special effects are way over the top. The DVD has more extras than you can wave a stick at, so it's well worth your money. I highly reccomend this one.

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Summary: THE EVIL DEAD..ONE OF THE BEST HORROR FILMS EVER!!
Review: There probably isn't much i can say on this fine film that alot of people don't already know...i will add this...the main reason that this is my favorite horror film is that it uses both atmosphere and visceral scenes to give audiences a good scare...i HIGHLY recommend this film to any horror fan who has'nt seen it yet.

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Summary: This cabin is still worth a visit!
Review: The FILM: After all those years, Sam Raimi's debut feature still delivers very well. This film did not only become a cult favourite because of its excessive use of gore, but because it was made by a bunch of very talented people. You want proof? Here you go: The special effects seem, especially to our nowadays CGI-spoiled eyes, very cheap, crude and primitive, yet the film still works extremely well. Even after all those years, the film still manages to conjure a very special atmosphere which greatly contributes to the success of this film. Many, many scenes still stand out and it is still a delight to watch in fascination the imagination, enthusiasm and creative wit of Sam Raimi and his team. The DVD: The picture quality is hardly striking but, considering the source material (it was, after all, an "amateur"-film), very pleasing. Special note: In order to preserve the correct aspect ratio of the original film, this film was transferred in full frame instead of a letterbox format. It's great fun to hear the demons dashing through the woods in remixed surround sound. Also, do not forget to check out the audio commentaries which feature a whole bunch of interesting trivia. Kudos to Anchor Bay for another great disc, if you want a definite edition of THE EVIL DEAD, don't look any further...