The Evil Dead (1982)
Starring
Bruce Campbell as Ash
Directed
by Sam Raimi
The Story: A group of young college students venture into the woods where they
have rented a cabin. They find an old tape recorder and an ugly book. Night falls, and they play the tape not knowing that
the woods holds deadly secrets and demonic forces that proceedes to possess them one by one. The axe is brought out in one
of the most memorable scenes ever filmed and lots of karyo syrup is used.
Is It Good? "Evil Dead" is one of the most memorable and unforgetabble films ever made.
It invented the splatter film, and the scene where the girl is raped by trees is unnerving the first few times you watch this
movie.
there are loads of classic gore scenes; from the pencil stabbing to
the axing. The gross claymation at the end is cool too because it looks like puke. There is puke at various moments of the
film, and it looks like milk.
Truly a milestone of horror, and spawned 2 sequels - Evil Dead 2 and
Army of Darkness.
Rating - +++++
Evil Dead 2 - Dead by Dawn (1987)
Starring Bruce Campbell as Ash
Directed by Sam Raimi
The Story: In The Evil Dead, dark forces possessed a group of college
students. In Evil Dead 2, the soul survivor, Ashley (Bruce Campbell) is back in the same cabin where the demonic
massacre occurred. This time around, his hand gets possessed and he must chop it off at the wrist. He himself becomes possessed
and gets his chainsaw hand that he is known for.
There is less gore however but this is the movie that made Bruce Campbell
a hero.
Is It Good? I loved the original, and found that this sequel is still all deliverance.
The style is all there as well as an original storyline. The only downfall is that they used a different opening than the
original, something to do with copyrights. The best part of the movie is when Ash's hand gets possesed and he has a fight
with it and must cut it off.
Worthy sequel.
Rating - +++ 1 /2
