Review of The Evil Dead (1981) by Compi24 — 17 Sep 2020
Cheesy, wacky, excessive and unique, "The Evil Dead" may be a movie that I ultimately value more for starting the career of Sam Raimi than for its merits as a piece of entertainment, but that doesn't mean my watching this for the first time was anything short of enjoyable.
Dated in all the ways you'd think it'd feel more modern and modern in all the ways you'd think it'd feel more dated, "The Evil Dead" is a complicated movie to digest in the year of our Lord 2020.
You find yourself impressed with the makeup and effects, yet disappointed with the performances and music. You appreciate the film's contributions to the genre and its totally unorthodox feel, yet lament the existence and question the purpose of the infamous "tree rape" scene.
To compartmentalize such things is always suboptimal, and the experience overall was definitely wild and weird, but not one I'll forget so soon.
This review of The Evil Dead (1981) was written by Compi24 on 17 Sep 2020.
The Evil Dead has generally received very positive reviews.
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