The Evil Dead (Special Collector's Edition)
THE EVIL DEAD, Director Sam Raimi's (Darkman, Quick & The Dead, Army of Darkness) first feature film, is a true cult classic in every sense of the word. Originally released in 1982, THE EVIL DEAD tells the tale of a group of
friends who go to a cabin in the woods, where they find an unspeakable evil urking in the forest. They find the Necronomicon, the book of the dead, and the taped translation of the text. Once the tape is played, the evil is
released. One by one, the teens become deadly zombies. With only one remaining (Bruce Campbell), it is up to him to survive the night and battle.
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Horror classic - Matthewgray
Sam Raimi is currently getting a lot of attention and acclaim for directing the over-hyped blockbuster 'Spider-Man'. That movie has introduced him to mainstream filmgoers, no bad thing in itself, but to many of us Raimi is already a legend, because he created 'The Evil Dead', without a doubt one of the greatest horror movies of all time. Made on a shoe string budget as a labour of love, it still remains Raimi's best movie. He has subsequently worked on bigger projects with bigger names but it is arguable whether he has ever surpassed the invention, thrills, energy and sheer fun of this. And why Bruce Campbell never became a genuine movie star after his debut here, and not just a much loved cult figure, is a complete mystery to me. 'The Evil Dead' is a modern horror classic and absolutely ESSENTIAL viewing for any self-respecting movie buff! It doesn't get much better than this!2nd worst movie have ever seen - drakmyth
Having seen the 3rd in the evil dead series (Army of Darkness) and been given a glowing endorsement by a good friend of mine, I made the horrible mistake of renting this steaming turd of a movie.
Seriously, it's extremely hard to believe that the director (Sam Raimi) has gone on to direct the excellent Spiderman movies.
The acting is terrible (even for a B movie), there's blood flying everywhere for no reason and it's not even remotely funny (even in a terrible movie way). It was just too painful to even finish. We abandoned with 20 mins left.
Do yourself a favour and don't get this.
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Horror classic - Matthewgray
Sam Raimi is currently getting a lot of attention and acclaim for directing the over-hyped blockbuster 'Spider-Man'. That movie has introduced him to mainstream filmgoers, no bad thing in itself, but to many of us Raimi is already a legend, because he created ...2nd worst movie have ever seen - drakmyth
Having seen the 3rd in the evil dead series (Army of Darkness) and been given a glowing endorsement by a good friend of mine, I made the horrible mistake of renting this steaming turd of a movie.
Seriously, it's extremely hard to believe that the director ...