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Evil Dead, The (1981) Rank 5 Reviews

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Evil Dead, The (1981) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Film Freak Central (Walter Chaw)Film Freak Central (Walter Chaw)
A testament to how bliss and the spark of inspiration can elevate a film of any budget in any genre from routine to sublime. ...read the complete Evil Dead movie review at Film Freak Central (Walter Chaw)
Evil Dead, The (1981) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for John BeachemJohn Beachem
Let's face it, only one actor matters in the "Evil Dead" movies, and that's Bruce Campbell. Campbell is, and probably always will be, a sadly underappreciated actor in Hollywood. Now bear in mind, his appearance here is one of his first, and his lack of ...read the complete Evil Dead movie review at John Beachem
Evil Dead, The (1981) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Deep Focus (Bryant Frazer)Deep Focus (Bryant Frazer)
In many ways, The Evil Dead is a desperately bad movie. ...read the complete Evil Dead movie review at Deep Focus (Bryant Frazer)
Evil Dead, The (1981) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for The Popkorn JunkieThe Popkorn Junkie
The best way to enjoy this film is to pop some popkorn, pour yourself a glass of wine, flip off every light in the house, and press play on the VCR/DVD--then, enjoy one hell of a good horror film, from one of the greatest directors around today. After ...read the complete Evil Dead movie review at The Popkorn Junkie
Evil Dead, The (1981) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Movie Martyr (Jeremy Heilman)Movie Martyr (Jeremy Heilman)
A testament to the power that low budget films still have to disturb us, Sam Raimi’s The Evil Dead is quite a potent piece of filmmaking. Made in 1982 for about $50,000, the movie is almost entirely set in a small cabin located in some very dark woods. ...read the complete Evil Dead movie review at Movie Martyr (Jeremy Heilman)
Evil Dead, The (1981) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Dark Horizons (Garth Franklin)Dark Horizons (Garth Franklin)
Made on a shoestring budget of $85,000 in several weeks spread over 1979 & 1980, "The Evil Dead" may not have the more widely known appeal of the 'Elm Street' or 'Friday the 13th' franchises but nevertheless has a substantial and very loyal cult ...read the complete Evil Dead movie review at Dark Horizons (Garth Franklin)
Evil Dead, The (1981) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for DVD Authority.com ("Fusion3600")DVD Authority.com ("Fusion3600")
Five friends. One cabin. Acres of wooded land. One tape recorder. These elements are the core of this storyline. Five friends take a little time away from the hustle and bustle of life to relax for the weekend in a remote cabin. The cabin is located deep ...read the complete Evil Dead movie review at DVD Authority.com ("Fusion3600")
Evil Dead, The (1981) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Panorama (Louis-Jérôme Cloutier)Panorama (Louis-Jérôme Cloutier)
Le premier film d’une excellente trilogie [...] mais les deux autres volets sont davantage des incontournables. ...read the complete Evil Dead movie review at Panorama (Louis-Jérôme Cloutier)
Evil Dead, The (1981) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for SF, Horror and Fantasy Film ReviewSF, Horror and Fantasy Film Review
Every few years there comes along a film made on a non-existent budget that has either a ferocious determination to out and out scare an audience or goes so over the top it becomes a comic book of the absurd, and above all succeeds in ...read the complete Evil Dead movie review at SF, Horror and Fantasy Film Review
Evil Dead, The (1981) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for filmcritic.com (Christopher Null)filmcritic.com (Christopher Null)
Along with vaunted classics like Night of the Living Dead, Dead Alive, Re-Animator, and now The Blair Witch Project, The Evil Dead stands as one of the most highly regarded low-budget horror films put to celluloid -- a veritable cult classic. Now ...read the complete Evil Dead movie review at filmcritic.com (Christopher Null)
Evil Dead, The (1981) scores a combined 3.25 out of 4 stars for MovieholeMoviehole
Even if Evil Dead hadn’t been made by a bunch of ambitious college kids, it would still be deserving of such praise. Here’s a film that stands the test of time, still genuinely scary and outlandishly hilarious. Director Sam Raimi, Producer Robert ...read the complete Evil Dead movie review at Moviehole
Evil Dead, The (1981) scores a combined 3.20 out of 4 stars for iAfrica.com (Andrew Burden)iAfrica.com (Andrew Burden)
Things will get really ugly at this point (and messy), so make sure you’re wearing your worst blue denim shirt. After all it’s going to have to keep you for two more films... ...read the complete Evil Dead movie review at iAfrica.com (Andrew Burden)
Evil Dead, The (1981) scores a combined 3.20 out of 4 stars for Citysearch (Dan Fazio)Citysearch (Dan Fazio)
Think "The Blair Witch Project," but with the witch holding the camera. ...read the complete Evil Dead movie review at Citysearch (Dan Fazio)
Evil Dead, The (1981) scores a combined 3.06 out of 4 stars for Reel.comReel.com
Evil Dead tells the story of five college kids whose weekend fun is disrupted when they discover an ancient Sumerian Book of the Dead in their remote mountain cabin. Before too long, the cabin is the scene of murder, mayhem, and possessed coeds. Evil ...read the complete Evil Dead movie review at Reel.com
Evil Dead, The (1981) scores a combined 3.01 out of 4 stars for Joe Bob Goes to the Drive In (Joe Bob Briggs)Joe Bob Goes to the Drive In (Joe Bob Briggs)
I'd like to talk "The Evil Dead." Most of you turkeys know by now that I've been waiting a year and a half for this flick. I wrote letters. I screamed at the jerkolas in New York who bought the rights to this mother. I told Sam Frogg to get it for ...read the complete Evil Dead movie review at Joe Bob Goes to the Drive In (Joe Bob Briggs)
Evil Dead, The (1981) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for sbs.is (Stefan Birgir Stefansson)sbs.is (Stefan Birgir Stefansson)
Crude, gory, scary, funny, Sam Raimi relly knows how to make a good movie with almost no money ...read the complete Evil Dead movie review at sbs.is (Stefan Birgir Stefansson)
Evil Dead, The (1981) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Monkeyboy ReviewMonkeyboy Review
Times have obviously changed since 1979 (around the time the film was being made). Back then, movie teenagers went on holiday in rat-infested log cabins with evil spirits dancing their evil twisted dance in the forest. It's a long way from Ibiza, make ...read the complete Evil Dead movie review at Monkeyboy Review
Evil Dead, The (1981) scores a combined 2.75 out of 4 stars for Kaare und Knut (--)Kaare und Knut (--)
Five friends go to a cabin in the woods (don't they know that's dangerous) of Tennessee, and wind up finding the Naturom de Monto (Book of the dead) and an audiotape containing demon ressurection passages. They play the tape and release the evil spirits ...read the complete Evil Dead movie review at Kaare und Knut (--)
Evil Dead, The (1981) scores a combined 2.75 out of 4 stars for Slant Magazine - DVD ReviewSlant Magazine - DVD Review
Twenty years after its original theatrical release, Sam Raimi's The Evil Dead still feels like the punchiest horror flick this side of a Dario Argento gialli. Made on a shoe-string budget, The Evil Dead is difficult to assess for what initially seems ...read the complete Evil Dead movie review at Slant Magazine - DVD Review
Evil Dead, The (1981) scores a combined 2.50 out of 4 stars for Q Network Film Desk (James Kendrick)Q Network Film Desk (James Kendrick)
In the spring of 1982, a low-budget horror film made by a bunch of college buddies from Michigan State University, shot in the fall of 1979 on 16mm for about $50,000, debuted to unexpectedly rave reviews at the Cannes Film Festival. After being hailed ...read the complete Evil Dead movie review at Q Network Film Desk (James Kendrick)
Evil Dead, The (1981) scores a combined 2.26 out of 4 stars for 25frames.org (Marcus Schaeferbarthold)25frames.org (Marcus Schaeferbarthold)
Der brutalste und blutigste Film aller Zeiten. In Deutschland verboten. Bereits der Besitz ist eine strafbare Handlung. Wer ihn gesehen und überlebt oder sich während des Films nicht ständig übergeben hat, ist ein Held. So oder so ähnlich hörten ...read the complete Evil Dead movie review at 25frames.org (Marcus Schaeferbarthold)
Evil Dead, The (1981) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Q Network Film Desk (James Kendrick)Q Network Film Desk (James Kendrick)
striking in the creative energy it invests in a generally uninspired story full of half-baked ideas ...read the complete Evil Dead movie review at Q Network Film Desk (James Kendrick)

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Evil Dead, The (1981) is ranked overall as  out of 4 stars
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Evil Dead, The (1981) is ranked overall as  out of 4 stars
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