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Evil Dead, The (1981) Movie Reviews

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Movie critics combined give Evil Dead, The (1981) a score of 3.0165 out of 4

based on (108) reviews

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Excellent

(16)

Very Good

(82)

Good

(9)

Fair

(1)

Poor

(0)

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The 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, The (1981) review at The Popkorn Junkie

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Moviehole

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, The (1981) review at Moviehole

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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, The (1981) review at 25frames.org (Marcus Schaeferbarthold)