02-12-2010, 08:35 AM
Mr. Briggs Inc. Wrote:I felt that way about part 2 (Though as a horror-comedy it was pretty good!), but IMO part 1 was terrifying, one of the best horror films ever. Demons killing off Ash's friends and brutally mangling him, keeping him constantly surrounded through a night of terror... that's damn scary to me
well this only on my thoughts the special effects are as laughable as they were in the rest of the series, but there's something to be said for a film that takes its chances and goes to the extreme in lieu of lacking resources. People complain about this a lot, but I have to say to them "get a sense of humor." The whole point of the "Evil Dead" series was to mock horror films and show how campy they were and that they could get even worse. It's humor is in that the film tries to take itself seriously, but the lack of a big budget makes this not only impossible, but even funny in spite of the fact that it could conceivable be a serious film. From disgusting horror, shock horror, spookie horror, and even a bit of humor. The only slight down side may be that it was made very low budget. This is covered over by the greatest actor of all time Bruce Campbell. He is a great actor in all movies and this is his start. It is also the start of Sam Raimi's directing career. But I disagree that here is great directing,and great acting,.. Yes there is a great fun, inventive camera angles, and even a little bit of nudity if you like that sort of thing.


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