Review of The Evil Dead (1981) by Luca D — 13 May 2013
Taken as a big budget Hollywood film Evil Dead comes off lacking but for being a movie filmed by Sam Raimi straight out of film school and with a shoestring budget it is possibly one of the greatest horror flicks ever filmed.
Evil Dead has moments of pure terror followed by moments of laugh out loud cheesiness, tremendous special effects and horrible effects, brilliant story writing and cliche story writing. Evil Dead truly is a mixed bag but for a freshman effort credit must be given.
Some scenes are truly terrifying (on par with The Exorcist) and make it one of the scarier movies I have seen. Evil Dead won't appeal to everyone but for fans of the horror genre it is a must see.
Top 3 for me as far as scariest movies of all time.
This review of The Evil Dead (1981) was written by Luca D on 13 May 2013.
The Evil Dead has generally received very positive reviews.
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