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Post by Conan on Jun 18, 2006 17:51:41 GMT -5
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Post by Canetoad on Jun 19, 2006 18:44:23 GMT -5
Hear hear! And wasn't this one of the very few films ever to get cinematic release in the US with an NC-17 classification?
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Post by HNT on Jun 19, 2006 18:52:44 GMT -5
5 from me. This is my favorite of the series, as I prefer teh dark adn serious tone to the humor of the later enties. Plus I have a tree fetish, lol
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Post by Conan on Jun 22, 2006 15:45:39 GMT -5
Onch!
I think it was unrated Cane.
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Post by ninja0alamode on Jun 23, 2006 1:17:26 GMT -5
Evil dead is probably one of my favorite horror movies, its comedy and horror and the comedy is really funny, the plot is good to...5/5
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Post by Nobody on Jun 23, 2006 1:32:27 GMT -5
It is a good movie. This one didn't have a whole lot of comedy though Dylan. You are thinking more of Evil Dead 2 and Army of Darkness.
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Post by Conan on Jun 23, 2006 1:37:26 GMT -5
Yeah this one don't have any comedy at all. I guess they try to be funny a little bit with the "Party down" line, but this one is 98% horror.
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Post by CK on Jun 23, 2006 6:46:38 GMT -5
Yeah I think they went balls to the walls horror here, great movie 5/5.
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Post by GL on Jun 24, 2006 11:39:46 GMT -5
“The Evil Dead” maybe the greatest horror film ever made.
**SPOILERS**
Five friends, Ash, (Bruce Campbell) Scotty, (Richard DeManincor) Cheryl, (Ellen Sandweiss) Linda, (Betsy Baker) and Shelly (Theresa Tilly) head on up to an old cabin for a fun weekend. As they settle in for the night, there's the opening of a cellar door in Linda's room that draws everyone's attention. Scotty descends into the basement and finds a secret room full of artifacts and special treasures, including a strange book and recording that details the resurrection for an ancient species of creatures that feast on human flesh. While listening to the recording, strange things begin to happen. During the night, Cheryl is brutally assaulted and raped by the trees surrounding the cabin. Trying to take her away, Ash finds out that the only road out is no longer usable. Returning back to the cabin, she begins to show symptoms of being possessed by demons. Soon, Ash is the only one not possessed, and he must fight them off to save his insanity.
The Good News: Oh, my god, this was the best movie ever. "The Evil Dead" has to be the best horror film ever. There was so many times that I was jumping during this film I loved it. That is the way a true horror film should be. It holds nothing back, and just throws ordeal after ordeal at the viewer. What makes the film so appealing is that jumps/suspense and gore can go together in a film. This is one gory film. We get one body completely dismembered, with no two body parts connected together, one is stabbed in the foot with a pencil and two are melted down in a long, unbelievably gory way. Both last for a long time as well, so the gore is even more intensive. First, the skin melts away, then the bone starts to melt away and then it just becomes like a giant pool of blood on the floor. There is even more gore inside, and is possibly one of the goriest films of all time. There are very few movies that might be gorier than this one. What makes the gore work so well is that this has so many creepy moments in it that it just makes the gore that much more potent. Anytime the possessed Linda appears on screen, I get freaked out. She is easily the creepiest thing about the movie. Her look, with those blank white eyes, dead man's look make-up and that voice all combine to make her creepy. God, I think that voice alone, though, is more than enough to creep me out. That song she sings all the time is creepy. Even scenes without her are creepy. Ash descending into the basement to look for Scotty after he disappeared is pretty creepy. The low-light in the room, the music playing in the background, Ash's slow, cautionary movements and the odd noises heard from inside the room are perfectly handled, and you are just on edge waiting for the moment when something will pop out and startle someone. That does happen a few times in the movie, and here it works because the viewer is expecting it and it doesn't happen when we think it will. The others are pretty great, as when a pair of hands break through a door and grab Ash around the chest, but the other scene is far better. Everyone knows this is where Bruce Campbell was introduced to the world, and here we get one of his better performances. He is the smart aleck in the later movies, and this one plays it straight. The amount of blood spilled on him throughout the movie is phenomenal that he had to subject himself to that in his first film. All this aside, one of the best things about this movie is the constant use of filming scenes from the demon's point of view. The way that it was filmed is pretty legendary, and the practice of it has become pretty revolutionary and inspirational. We get tons of great, creepy scenes including the opening and ending shots, where we crawl over landscapes in a supernatural way. The ending is great and is a perfect way to end a movie. It sends you out on a high that not too many movies do.
The Bad News: Nothing.
The Final Verdict: One of the best horror films of all time. I can't see how any horror fan will not want to see this one. Required viewing for everyone considered a gore-hound or a horror fan. See it at once or don't call yourself one.
Rated NC-17: Extreme Graphic Violence, Rape, and Brief Nudity
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Post by Conan on Jun 24, 2006 20:02:45 GMT -5
Nice review GL.
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Post by GL on Jun 25, 2006 13:14:06 GMT -5
Exact same thing as I did on version 1, just a copy and paste job.
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Post by undeadwillfeast on Jul 15, 2006 0:16:42 GMT -5
This was my introduction to real, gory horror movies and still one of my favorites. I agree with HNT about likeing the more serious tone of this one compared to the humor of the sequels, but he's on his own about the tree fetish. lol
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Post by Conan on Jul 15, 2006 7:23:43 GMT -5
I am glad to see that this movie was only 5's.
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Post by GL on Jul 15, 2006 10:28:30 GMT -5
I really don't know anyone who can give this anything less, as it pleases so many different crowds.
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Post by CT on Jul 15, 2006 13:40:13 GMT -5
Great movie, my favorite of the series. Never looked at pencils, trees, or cellars the same way again after seeing this as a kid.
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