Review of The Evil Dead (1981) by Rod G — 08 Jan 2013

Funny, Graphic, Terrifying. Deserving of its cult status.

This review of The Evil Dead (1981) was written by Rod G on 08 Jan 2013.

The Evil Dead has generally received very positive reviews.

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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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Classic movie bruce campbell kills it as ash…

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