Review of The Evil Dead (1981) by Alex K — 17 May 2017

This Movie Turned 34 Years Old On 10/15/15.

This review of The Evil Dead (1981) was written by Alex K on 17 May 2017.

The Evil Dead has generally received very positive reviews.

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By Marin M (205) on 15 May 2018

The most unique and crazy horror movie...funny,gory and over the top...really awesome…

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By Adrian V (163) on 17 Aug 2018

Even though The Evil Dead has special effects that did not age well over the years, it still has great moments and offers a lot of gruesome…

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By Eboyle12 (3) on 29 Dec 2020

One of the greatest classic horror films of all time. Doesn’t get nearly as much respect as it deserves and is so well done for the time period…

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By Butt B (2) on 10 Jan 2019

The fact that this film was a genuine passion project translates very well on screen and totally compensates for the lack of acting experience…

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By Saskcritic (1) on 19 Mar 2019

The first Evil Dead film from Director Sam Raimi is a classic early 80's Horror that inspired me with it's ingenuity, creativeness and gore…

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By Gloom-Shroom (30) on 18 Mar 2022

Its totally something I mean bloody as random happening while the undead is happening I can't really tell you what I have experienced…

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By Akshatmahajan (157) on 24 Oct 2020

Sam Raimi's debut The Evil Dead is a good horror movie…

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By Gnantes (1) on 08 Jul 2020

First time, that's three years ago, I enjoyed this movie due to its crude make-up and its handy violence…

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By Andy S (1,590) on 07 May 2018

The first movie in the trilogy is a more serious horror film and not comedic as the others but it's still a good movie…

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By Robomartion (22) on 25 Oct 2022

Umm what? For some reason I was expecting something much better. This is garbage. No atmosphere or story whatsoever and its not even scary…

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