Yes, the effects in this movie are quite bad...but that doesn't change the fact that The Evil Dead is one of the most popular classic horror films out there, and still capable of giving a bit of a scare even after repeated viewings.
Bruce Campbell is completely awesome, and I can't wait to re-watch the other two movies in this series. Sam Raimi, Rob Tapert and Bruce Campbell, when ... read more
TRT: 1:25:25
First Death: 47:40*
Last Death: 1:19:19*
Total Deaths: 4*
Swears: 0
Tits: 2
Explosions: 0
Scenes with Blood: 19
Scenes with Puss 5
Severed Limbs: 6
Possessions: 5
Cigarettes Smoked: 0
Shots Fired: 3
Scenes with Fog Moving Over the Full Moon: 5
Raped by a Tree!!!: 26:37
Film Score: ... read more
Description:B
B
0
0
In the fall of 1979, Sam Raimi and his merry band headed into the woods of rural Tennessee to make a movie. They emerged with a roller coaster of a film packed with shocks, gore, and wild humor, a film that remains a benchmark for the genre. Ash (cult favorite Bruce Campbell) and four friends arrive at a backwoods cabin forB
B
0
0
In the fall of 1979, Sam Raimi and his merry band headed into the woods of rural Tennessee to make a movie. They emerged with a roller coaster of a film packed with shocks, gore, and wild humor, a film that remains a benchmark for the genre. Ash (cult favorite Bruce Campbell) and four friends arrive at a backwoods cabin for a vacation, where they find a tape recorder containing incantations from an ancient book of the dead. When they play the tape, evil forces are unleashed, and one by one the friends are possessed. Wouldn't you know it, the only way to kill a "deadite" is by total bodily dismemberment, and soon the blood starts to fly. Raimi injects tremendous energy into this simple plot, using the claustrophobic set, disorienting camera angles, and even the graininess of the film stock itself to create an atmosphere of dread, punctuated by a relentless series of jump-out-of-your-seat shocks. The Evil Dead lacks the more highly developed sense of the absurd that distinguish later entries in the series--Evil Dead 2 and Army of Darkness--but it is still much more than a gore movie. It marks the appearance of one of the most original and visually exciting directors of his generation, and it stands as a monument to the triumph of imagination over budget. --Simon Leake
"Brilliant. Disturbing. Classic. All these can be used to describe this first in a trilogy. I've been a huge fan of these movies for a long time, although I admit, I started with the third in the series, Army of Darkness. This one, however, is the only one intended to be at all scary, or at least that how I interpreted it. While not really scary, it's a fun ride, with Bruce Campbell doing the character he does best. "
“Yes, the effects in this movie are quite bad...but that doesn't change the fact that The Evil Dead is one of the most popular classic horror films out there, and still capable of giving a bit of a scare even after repeated viewings.
Bruce Campbell is completely awesome, and I can't wait to re-watch the other two movies in this series. Sam Raimi, Rob Tapert and Bruce Campbell, when they all get together, turn out some amazing work :)” read more
Stroopio added this to a list 5 years, 4 months ago
Explore
Join Listal
Movies
TV Shows
DVDs
Music
Books
Games
Lists
Reviews
Images
9 comments
Favorite Movies -- A Year by Year Review
