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Critics 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.
Critic 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.
All Critics (59) | Top Critics (5) | Fresh (56) | Rotten (3) | DVD (19)
Has the energy of a fresh new film-maker really going for it.
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.
Short on characterisation and plot but strong on atmospheric horror and visual churns.
To say that the Evil Dead movies are not for everyone is an understatement. A strong stomach is required.
It all started in that ramshackle cabin with a little horror movie that endures over 35 years later. That's pretty groovy.
The sheer passion, the ingenuity of them wanting to make this movie...a classic.
...a striking debut from a filmmaker who would go on to much, much better things.
The movie plays like an entry point into the infectious minds of ambitious overachievers, who do exactly what they want and offer no apologies.
Director Sam Raimi burst onto the horror scene with this crude cult favourite that's short on story but long on excessive gore and innovative camerawork.
One of the shining lights of the horror genre.
A great, genuinely unnerving horror movie.
Hate it.
Super Reviewer
It has its moments, but it's largely unimpressive. It is too campy and too silly to be taken seriously or to be scary. The premise is interesting, but the plot feels too restricted. This movie had potential, but was executed poorly.
Linda: We're going to get you. We're going to get you. Not another peep. Time to go to sleep. "Can they be stopped?" The Evil Dead is truly a great example of how a small budget can make a horror film great. The success of The Evil Dead doesn't have everything to do with a low budget, but there's no denying that it doesn't help a lot. Also a very clever filmmaker like Sam Raimi just make things all the better. The way the film is shot is amazing and it adds a lot to the creepiness and atmosphere of the film. The angles are well thought out. Plus you have to love all the little horror details that Raimi through in. Blood dripping from every pore of the house, a bench that swings as if someone were in it, the decrepitness of the cabin. Every little detail is does basically to perfection. The film falls off slightly with the details of the characters, but it honestly doesn't even matter. Five friends venture into the woods for a trip to a cheap cabin that is secluded there. After narrowly missing a big car crash and barely making it over an old bride, they arrive at the cabin and believe they are safe. After finding a cellar, Ash comes across a tape and tape machine and decides to play it. The tape is of a doctor that lived there years before with his wife, and he he speaking about strange things. All of a sudden when he reads something in Latin, all hell breaks loose. Soon the friends find themselves slowly being picked off by a force that is beyond their comprehension. Sam Raimi obviously turned the horror world on its head with this film and gave a whole new spin on the flesh eating zombie/demon possessing sub-genre. There's no denying the influence this film has become on the horror genre, especially the low-budget horror films. It's as close to a masterpiece as a film like this can come, and it's definitely one every horror buff and film fan needs to see.
Man, this is one intense film! This is an excellent example of how someone can take a small amount of money, and do so much with it. Basic story: a group of friends go to spend a weekend at a cabin in the woods, and accidentally unleash the fury of some dark forces. That's it. That's all you need really, as the simplicity allows for much creativity and variation. The brilliance of this film lies within the eerie atmosphere and mood, and the creepy cinematography. It's also cool to note that Joel Coen worked on this as an editor, and some of the camera moves here were later used by him and Ethan in Raising Arizona Some of the gore and blood (and there's lots of it) looks a little bit dated, but that does not hurt the film-imagination and creativity overshadow the fact that the effects were made on a tight budget. The acting, while not Oscar-worthy, is very good and believable. Bruce Campbell gets put through the wringer in this one, and he does magnificently. Sam Raimi's career is built on this film, and I shudder to think what it would be like had he not made this seminal and influential horror film. Simply put, this is a must see.
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