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The Evil Dead - Full Uncut Version [1982] | ![The Evil Dead - Full Uncut Version [1982]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51DDJT3Y6ZL._SL500_.jpg)
| Director: Sam Raimi
Actors: Bruce Campbell, Ellen Sandweiss, Betsy Baker, Hal Delrich, Sarah York
Studio: Starz Home Entertainment
Category: DVD
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Avg. Customer Rating:  10 reviews
Sales Rank: 9989
Format: Pal
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: Suitable for 18 years and over
Number Of Items: 1
Running Time: 102
Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
EAN: 5060020700262
ASIN: B000GL18J0
Theatrical Release Date: 1982
Release Date: September 25, 2006
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 A work of pure genius August 6, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This film truly is what gripping horror is all about. When I first saw it my reaction was the same as when I saw the Texas Chainsaw Massacre. Both films were very low budget and both films have a real rawness to the camerawork and acting due to the lack of budget and acting experience. This does not detract from the film - if anything it makes even the most implausible idea real.
The stunning use of various innovative camera techniques by Raimi and the fact that you never actually see the `evil dead' that possesses the actors adds to the overall atmosphere of horror. At first I admit I did find it a tad extreme (the pencil through the ankle being a scene I found too sick - and who could forget the violation-by-tree scene - yuck!). I found after initially watching the film I concluded I did not wish to repeat the experience and I placed the DVD at the very bottom of my ever-growing DVD pile.
I then found the film started playing on my mind. I found myself thinking of various scenes as I was travelling to work and as I was walking in town. The sudden urge to re-watch overpowered me. I wanted to re-discover the events in the cabin deep in the woods, just to see what I thought of it after a repeat viewing. I took the DVD round to my friends and we all watched it. We all had the same reaction - we loved it! The story is superb, the acting is great and the film that introduces a screen legend like Bruce Campbell is a must-see for anyone!
The film really grips you especially when the first possession becomes evident. That truly is a creepy scene. Some people call this film silly (IMO that is the sequel - but that is the point of the sequel, whereas Evil Dead is supposed to be a horror film and it truly succeeds!).
This film has now piqued my interest in trying to track down some of the other `video nasties'. As well as that I have now well and truly been won over to the Evil Dead series (I had played all the computer games and decided to give this a shot due to the immense enjoyment playing the games - however I digress....). Sam Raimi is a superb director, as evident by such decent films as Darkman, Spiderman 1 and 2 (lets not mention 3) and A Simple Plan.
My conclusion: Buy this film and witness the birth of an acting legend (Brucie), a Directing legend (Sammie) and a truly enGROSSing series of films. I highly recommend the sequels as well.
Classic horror cheese I love it! March 25, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I do lovec this film it does have some scary aspects but being a demneted horror film fan I did find it funny as well. It is a truely brilliant film it was the forerunner of its kind has a kickass plotline and gives maximum veiwing pleasure.
 funny! March 4, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
i have a very weird way of looking at horror films, sometimes they scare the hell out of me and other times they are so bad or poorly shot that they actually make me laugh. This film did both, i actually really liked the way this was shot especially the scenes where we are viewing the friends through the eyes of the evil dead, the flying camera shots that skip across the ground and go as fast as lightening. On the other hand, though there were a few scary moments, the majority of the film had me in hysterics,there was no way i could be scared by the creatures when they looked so funny!!
The original classic October 9, 2007
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
Sam Raimi's genre-defining splatter-fest still remains one of the most inventive and entertaining horror films ever released. I rather ashamedly admit I only saw this gem for the first time quite recently and I immediately wished I had discovered it years before.
It is quite evident that 'The Evil Dead' has shaped an enumeration of horror flicks across the years and the teenagers-trapped-in-a-remote-cabin them has been recycled to death. Even with its low-budget, and decidedly eighties effects, this film hacks and splices glossier rivals into itty-bitty pieces for sheer entertainment value. More of a serious chiller than its sequels, there is a nice line in black humour pervading the script nonetheless and, of course, Bruce Campbell is utterly fabulous as geeky hero Ash. In fact, I challenge you to come away from this film without uttering the words, " Bruce Campbell is a legend"! His bemused look of incomprehension as the blood count rises (and rise it does, my friends) is one of the film's many enjoyable moments and it is easy to see why Campbell has become such a cult hero.
So, in short, this is one of the greatest horror films of all time. In terms of pure and simple fun, things don't get much better than this. So open up the Book Of The Dead and unleash The Evil Dead onto your DVD player tonight!
I REALLY ENJOYED THIS ENTRY INTO THE ZOMBIE FILM GENRE August 6, 2007
1 out of 3 found this review helpful
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.
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