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Sam Raimi directed this 1983 horror feature fresh out of film school, and his anything-for-an-effect enthusiasm pays off in lots of formally inventive bits.
While injecting considerable black humor, neophyte Detroit-based writer-director Sam Raimi maintains suspense and a nightmarish mood in between the showy outbursts of special effects gore and graphic violence which are staples of modern horror pictures.
To say that the Evil Dead movies are not for everyone is an understatement. A strong stomach is required.
It's Raimi's keen eye (and ear) for audiovisual intoxication that makes this creeper a home run.
Everyone tries to make a horror flick this way. Few succeed like Raimi did.
If you want to savor the gory goodness of "The Evil Dead" on home video, with every burst pustule and glob of blood as clear and sharp as the day it was filmed, then the Blu-ray disc is the way to go.
Horror masterpiece is gory, but silly. For older teens only.
In the league of "Night of the Living Dead" and "Jaws" where it continues to be immortal and outlive other horror classics in the face of changing movie going sentiment...
No serious subtext to be found here, just vigorous love and respect for the simultaneous horror and humor inherent to the genre.
An inspired gross-out horror pic.
fans of the film - and novices who make it through the reels without throwing up yet wanting more - will find a lot to love in here
No, they don't make 'em like this anymore, folks.
... one of the most entertaining American horror films of the 1980s, a stylish roller coaster starring a bloody, battered, lantern-jawed Bruce Campbell.
Director Sam Raimi attacks the movie with a brutal kind of kinetic creativity, moving the camera in truly unique patterns.
The Evil Dead's no-holds-barred resourcefulness places it among the masterpieces of the genre.
If you can overlook the mostly lame-o acting, cheeseball effects and fumbling drama, there's enough fledgling genius here to fill another thousand horror movies.
Energetic, original and icky, Raimi's splat-stick debut is a tight little horror classic that deserves its cult reputation, despite the best efforts of the censors.
Not for the faint of heart or those uninitiated in the ways of modern horror, it's a hoot for fans of the genre.
There's no greater collectible for an Evil Dead fan than this very box set.
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