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08/17/03
The Evil Dead (1979)
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Reviews Counted:42
Fresh:42
Rotten:0
Average Rating:8.1/10
Consensus: This classic low budget horror film combines just the right amount of gore and black humor, giving The Evil Dead an equal amount of thrills and laughs.
Runtime: 2 hrs 6 mins
Genre: Horror/Suspense
Synopsis: Director Sam Raimi's first film has achieved legendary status since its 1982 release, and for good reason. Though perhaps not as widely seen as its two sequels, EVIL DEAD 2 and ARMY OF DARKNESS,... [More]
Starring: Bruce Campbell, Ellen Sandweiss, Betsy Baker, Theresa Tilly
Director: Sam Raimi
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Reviews for The Evil Dead
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08/07/03
One of the scariest horror films ever made.
05/18/03
Cheap, silly, and not as good as its sequels, but still plenty of fun thanks to the dynamic duo of Raimi and Campbell
03/21/03
The goofy gruefest that launched Sam Raimi's career.
03/10/03
Low budget meets high imagination.
02/07/03
It is a minor horror classic, a film that combines low-rent camera tricks with impossible energy and an inspired lead performance by Bruce Campbell.
11/07/02
The film is as packed with gore as it gets, and the special FX are cheap but very effective.
09/10/02
No-budget horror from Sam Raimi, distinguished by cleverness, bested by its two sequels
08/21/02
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08/13/02
Crude, gory, scary, funny, Sam Raimi relly knows how to make a good movie with almost no money
08/01/02
The Evil Dead still feels like the punchiest horror flick this side of a Dario Argento gialli.
03/06/02
A testament to the power that low budget films still have to disturb us.
03/05/02
A testament to how bliss and the spark of inspiration can elevate a film of any budget in any genre from routine to sublime.
02/21/02
...what it lacks in narrative weight, it compensates for with a relentless pace, disturbing atmosphere, as well as some imaginative displays of dismemberment.
04/17/01
striking in the creative energy it invests in a generally uninspired story full of half-baked ideas
02/27/01
What could have easily degenerated into a grade Z schlockfest is buoyed along by the young auteur's highly stylized camera movements.
02/13/01
...all of the flubs, the bad edits, and the cheesy matte shots are key elements of a low-budget aesthetic that enhances the movie's impact even as it makes excuses for itself.
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October 21, 2008:
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September 08, 2008:
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