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Around the time John Carpenter's "Halloween" was spawning an avalanche of blood-soaked imitators, a motley crew of Detroit filmmakers ventured into the isolated woods of Tennessee. With a $350,000 budget and eye-popping make-up effects from Tom Sullivan, director Sam Raimi unleashed a film that would change modern American horror forever. And that film I'm talking about is "The Evil Dead". Five college-age friends spend the weekend at a deserted mountain cabin. In the dark basement they find and play recordings of mystical incantations, which elevate an angry group of hell demons intent on devouring their souls. One by one the luckless students are controlled by the demons except the mild-mannered and deviant Ash Williams (Bruce Campbell). Thus, Ash has no other choice but to mutilate the living corpses of his sister (Ellen Sandweiss), girlfriend (Betsy Baker) and two of his friends (Sarah York & Hal Delrich). While overcoming the problematic shoot for the cast and crew, Raimi unwittingly made horror film history in making the final survivor a male instead of the typical female victim in most '80s slashers. And Bruce Campbell is seemingly perfect for the role of Ash Williams. With his blue work shirt and all-American looks, Campbell played Ash as the average Joe who is not a jock or a ladies man but as someone whom we can root for. Stylistically, Raimi balances slow-moving suspense with his signature brand of humor more understated than the over-the-top aesthetic of the later sequels. Unfortunately, the filmmakers would soon find themselves in hot water. When "The Evil Dead" hit movie screens in the United Kingdom, the film received an X rating and being named as a video nasty mainly because of the notorious "tree-rape" scene. I found the whole video nasty controversy to be ridiculous because Sam Raimi was out to create a horror film he wanted to make without executive interference and egotistical actors. And it doesn't deserve to be categorized along with the exploitative likes of "Faces of Death". "The Evil Dead" is a $350,000 masterpiece of American horror that must be seen to believe.Read full review
Evil Dead, something is out in the woods, horror had more to 80's audio and video. Five friends travel into the woods, they dont know that demons live and hunt humans. A recorded tape will prove fatal and a ancient book of the dead has everything to do with possession. Each friend becomes possessed, gore and body dismemberment can be compared to SAW. 3 discs, Rated NC-17, Widescreen or fullscreen, color, 85 minutes, 25 chapter selections. Disc One - Widescreen Letterboxed, 16x9 enhanced, menu screens, Director Sam Raimi and producer Robert Tapert, (25 chapters), languages: English, subtitles: English, Closed Captioned, Disc Two - Full Frame, Producer: Bruce Campbell, menu screens, (25 chapters), languages: English and French, Closed Captioned. Film was low budget half million, films divide from today horror and yesterday horror (The Evil Dead), restored. “Life After Death” & “The Ladies of The Evil Dead”, my favorites, see all three discs on film. Differnet experience when comparing full frame to wide frame filmage. I rated 4**** on box set.Read full review
I had bought this particular release previously at a local resale shop for $5. However, it was missing the included poster. Fast forward a year and I was able to locate a fairly cheap copy of this release and complete. The discs and the case are in excellent shape. This is the movie that put Sam Raimi on the Hollywood map. The created a lot of great film moments due to lack of budget, so ingenuity brought out the best in the production crew and actors involved. It’s a horror movie staple to own in your collection.
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A classic, a must! What else to say? Actually, some people might get bored by this movie since I would say that it's a B-Class movie. But it is funny as hell... litterally. Ok so let's say that it's an horror classic ok, it's as calssic as Nightmare on elm street, Friday the 13, etc. So for the price, this edition worth it. Packed with HOURS of bonus, two versions os the movie, take it watch and rewatch it... rewawatch it etc. I would recommend this product to people that like classic horror film with a dark sens of... whatever we call it... :)
Purchased because of my ever constant love of this movie, The Ultimate Edition is everything it promises to be. Beautiful transfers in both widescreen and full frame, crystal clear sound that delivers a punch, incredible extras and a wonderful featurette, "Ladies of The Evil Dead". Also comes with a wonderful mini poster. Compared to other releases of this movie this Anchor Bay triple disc offering is head and shoulders above the rest. Its that good that I won't even consider buying the Blue Ray for some time to come.
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