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Evil Dead (Widescreen) | 
| Director: Sam Raimi
Actors: Sam Raimi, Betsy Baker, Bruce Campbell, Hal Delrich, Theodore Raimi
Studio: Anchor Bay
Category: DVD
List Price: CDN$ 24.97
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Rating:  469 reviews
Sales Rank: 7853
Format: Ntsc, Thx, Widescreen
Language: English (Original Language)
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.4 x 0.5
MPN: EVIL DEAD
UPC: 013131190397
EAN: 0013131190397
ASIN: B00005R24K
Theatrical Release Date: April 15, 1983
Release Date: October 1, 2002
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Amazon.com Essential Video
In the fall of 1979, Sam Raimi and his merry band headed into the woods of rural Tennessee to make a movie. They emerged with a roller coaster of a film packed with shocks, gore, and wild humor, a film that remains a benchmark for the genre. Ash (cult favorite Bruce Campbell) and four friends arrive at a backwoods cabin for a vacation, where they find a tape recorder containing incantations from an ancient book of the dead. When they play the tape, evil forces are unleashed, and one by one the friends are possessed. Wouldn't you know it, the only way to kill a "deadite" is by total bodily dismemberment, and soon the blood starts to fly. Raimi injects tremendous energy into this simple plot, using the claustrophobic set, disorienting camera angles, and even the graininess of the film stock itself to create an atmosphere of dread, punctuated by a relentless series of jump-out-of-your-seat shocks. IThe Evil Dead/I lacks the more highly developed sense of the absurd that distinguish later entries in the series--IEvil Dead 2/I and IArmy of Darkness/I--but it is still much more than a gore movie. It marks the appearance of one of the most original and visually exciting directors of his generation, and it stands as a monument to the triumph of imagination over budget. i--Simon Leake/i
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 works well for what it is November 6, 2006
falcon (canada)
Evil Dead is a pretty decent movie,offering up some genuine chills. br /there is one particularly effective scene.you'll know which scenes i'm br /talking about if you watch the movie. the acting was decent,with no br /hammy overacting w there was not much comedy in this movie.it was br /played pretty straight,and was effective for the most part.the plot was br /pretty straight forward although bizarre to say the least.the demons br /were quite revolting.this was a low budget movie,but that did not br /detract from the overall feel.creepy,to be sure.i think this movie was br /effective because it didn't try to be something it was not.it is not a br /masterpiece,nor does it try to be one.i enjoyed it a quite a bit. 3/5
 the ultimate horror movie! July 14, 2004
This film is the ultimate horror movie. Great sneaky gore with a good storyline (unlike most horror movies) and not-so-bad acting or directing to be such a low budget film.
Very gruesome and gory, but it's really great ! June 26, 2004
Evil dead it's a very entertaining movie to watch, but it really impacts to you how bloody and how too much gore does it has, anyway you can't miss this frightening movie which makes you jump out of your sit and forces you to don't sleepp.
 Okay, but soooooo over-rated... June 18, 2004
Xanadu (New Lenox, ILL)
1 out of 3 found this review helpful
I watched this movie tonight not expecting to like it. Why did I watch it in the first place then? Becasue I thought maybe I would end up liking it. Well, I did and I didn't. I love slasher flicks, but im not really into zombie movies. The two other zombie movies I have seen were Dawn of the Dead and Day of the Dead, which I didn't like, and thought were WAY over-rated. This one was to, and certainly is NOT worth all the hye, but is still okay. The thing I liked about was that is was simple, sort of in the way The Texas Chainsaw Massacre was, but it's hard to explain HOW it was simple. It mostly takes place in the living room and cellar of a cabin, not in a big gothic mansion, so it's some-what realistic, and, like The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, it's hard to explain HOW it's realistic. There were also a few cool scenes worth the rental alone. What I didn't like about it was it was some-what boring. It was also just felt a *bit* too short. So I wouldi't reccomend fully, unless you really like zombie flicks, or you just feel like you have to see every popular horror flick as I do...
commentary is worth the price of the DVD alone ! June 10, 2004
Jessy (Montreal, Canada)
This is the best movie ever made. It was made by a bunch of friends who used to make movies on their old super-8 camera, and thought they could conquer feature films. They were right. Very right. It has inventive camera work, a good storyline, great acting, and loads of blood. Considering it was made for something like 350,000 dollars (really really low budget)it turned out to be great. I am very impressed with the way this film turned out. I think that everyone should at least see it once. The evil dead is a piece of art, and it is a fun ride. I thank you Sam Raimi, Rob Tapert, and Bruce Campbell for your outstanding piece of film making. br- Ash: a 33 years old, 6'1'', Bruce Campbell. br- Cheryl: a 32 years old, Ellen Sandweiss. br- Scotty: Hal Delrich. br- Linda: a 28 years old, Betsy Baker. br- Shelly: a 28 years old, Theresa Tilly.
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