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Post by Popeye Doyle on Sept 19, 2020 0:04:47 GMT
For a such a low budget, it is rather well directed. Great use of sound, effective Cinematography (love those POV shots).
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Post by James on Sept 19, 2020 0:24:42 GMT
It still amazes me how this only cost $350K to make, at least with the effects.
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Post by Popeye Doyle on Sept 19, 2020 0:27:15 GMT
It still amazes me how this only cost $350K to make, at least with the effects. I think Halloween was shot on a similar budget.
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Post by James on Sept 19, 2020 0:29:01 GMT
It still amazes me how this only cost $350K to make, at least with the effects. I think Halloween was shot on a similar budget. Yes, somewhere in that range. Both utilized the best with what they had to work with.
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Post by sdrew13163 on Sept 19, 2020 0:49:23 GMT
Amazingly good movie considering the circumstances. Gets better every time I watch it and occupies only my second ever avatar on this board.
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Post by Prime etc. on Sept 19, 2020 0:53:38 GMT
I am surprised by a few shots that look 35mm. I have seen other 16mm blowups that look more grainy. Shock Waves for example.
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Post by petrolino on Sept 19, 2020 1:49:08 GMT
I had to watch and rewatch to try and work out how Sam Raimi did it, with gangsters overlooking everything he did and expecting money back. Raimi and Brian De Palma were pushing things visually in horror just as much as the big 4 (George Romero, Wes Craven, Tobe Hooper & John Carpenter) were at the time.
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Post by moviemouth on Sept 19, 2020 1:57:58 GMT
I agree.
It is a creative, entertaining and technically impressive movie.
I have been a huge fan of his visual techniques since 2002. I went out and rented The Evil Dead trilogy for the first time after watching Spider-Man at the cinema.
This paid off big time for the hospital attack in Spider-Man 2. I love how he just randomly throws in his Evil Dead trilogy horror style during that scene. More of a throw back to Evil Dead 2 than the first movie though. One of my 10 favorite scenes from a superhero movie.
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Post by petrolino on Sept 19, 2020 2:28:40 GMT
I watched 'Evil Dead' and 'Raising Arizona' back to back as I'm a 'Crimewave' fan. Sam Raimi introduced me to the Coen Brothers, via my Welsh aunt/.
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Post by FridayOnElmStreet on Sept 19, 2020 5:22:29 GMT
Indeed. Evil Dead 1 and 2 are two of my favorite horror films.
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Post by Vits on Sept 19, 2020 9:16:40 GMT
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Post by Vits on Sept 19, 2020 13:28:04 GMT
This post has nothing to do with The Evil Dead. Please remove it. That means you didn't see the video. Please, do so.
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Post by poelzig on Sept 19, 2020 16:33:29 GMT
This post has nothing to do with The Evil Dead. Please remove it. That means you didn't see the video. Please, do so. Hey. You actually liked (sort of) a good movie. That was surprising. Perhaps you should have mentioned Evil Dead in the title tho. You didn't like Evil Dead 2 tho which was also very entertaining. At least you actually do make reviews instead of just pretending you do like some posters here do. Overall it wasn't a total waste of my time. I give your review a 6/10 Evil Dead 8/10
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Post by poelzig on Sept 19, 2020 20:39:41 GMT
This post has nothing to do with The Evil Dead. Please remove it. That means you didn't see the video. Please, do so. My bad. I'll remove my first post.
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Post by darkreviewer2013 on Sept 20, 2020 5:26:15 GMT
The visuals are superb and the look and feel of the movie is the epitome of what a great horror movie should be. I consider it the finest horror flick of the 80s. No film Sam Raimi has made since has surpassed it.
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Post by darkreviewer2013 on Sept 20, 2020 5:29:43 GMT
Indeed. Evil Dead 1 and 2 are two of my favorite horror films. The first one is my favourite 80s horror film, but I've mixed feelings on Evil Dead II. Bruce Campbell's charisma shines throughout and I love how they developed the Ash character during the course of that movie. I missed the raw horror of the first though. The comedy aspect didn't quite hit the spot for me this time round. I still like it, but not as much as most fans. Army of Darkness was more my thing. That one was hilarious - though it barely counts as horror.
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Post by moviemouth on Sept 20, 2020 5:34:44 GMT
Indeed. Evil Dead 1 and 2 are two of my favorite horror films. The first one is my favourite 80s horror film, but I've mixed feelings on Evil Dead II. Bruce Campbell's charisma shines throughout and I love how they developed the Ash character during the course of that movie. I missed the raw horror of the first though. The comedy aspect didn't quite hit the spot for me this time round. I still like it, but not as much as most fans. Army of Darkness was more my thing. That one was hilarious - though it barely counts as horror. I see Evil Dead 2 as a combination of The Evil Dead and Army of Darkness and like it better than both. Army of Darkness no longer even feels like the same universe anymore and it goes too much into the comedy and there is nothing creepy about it. It is a fun movie though with a fun gimmick, but it is no Evil Dead 2. Evil Dead 2 finds a perfect balance and is one of the greatest comedy horror movies of all time imo. Bruce Campbell at his absolute comedic best and Sam Raimi at the top of his game stylistically. The movie is both creepy and hilarious.
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Post by darkreviewer2013 on Sept 20, 2020 5:38:56 GMT
The first one is my favourite 80s horror film, but I've mixed feelings on Evil Dead II. Bruce Campbell's charisma shines throughout and I love how they developed the Ash character during the course of that movie. I missed the raw horror of the first though. The comedy aspect didn't quite hit the spot for me this time round. I still like it, but not as much as most fans. Army of Darkness was more my thing. That one was hilarious - though it barely counts as horror. I see Evil Dead 2 as a combination of The Evil Dead and Army of Darkness and like it better than both. Army of Darkness no longer even feels like the same universe anymore and it goes too much into the comedy and there is nothing creepy about it. It is a fun movie though with a fun gimmick, but it is no Evil Dead 2. Evil Dead 2 finds a perfect balance and is one of the greatest comedy horror movies of all time imo. Bruce Campbell at his absolute comedic best and Sam Raimi at the top of his game stylistically. The movie is both creepy and hilarious. I think most horror fans feel the same way. I'm something of an outlier in ranking it as the weakest of the trilogy. I used to like it more. I agree with you RE Campbell's performance. Truly memorable. With Army of Darkness, I like the fresh setting and change of focus. The story is so unique and Campbell outdoes himself. I view it as a comedic fantasy adventure with shades of horror.
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Post by moviemouth on Sept 20, 2020 5:43:14 GMT
I see Evil Dead 2 as a combination of The Evil Dead and Army of Darkness and like it better than both. Army of Darkness no longer even feels like the same universe anymore and it goes too much into the comedy and there is nothing creepy about it. It is a fun movie though with a fun gimmick, but it is no Evil Dead 2. Evil Dead 2 finds a perfect balance and is one of the greatest comedy horror movies of all time imo. Bruce Campbell at his absolute comedic best and Sam Raimi at the top of his game stylistically. The movie is both creepy and hilarious. I think most horror fans feel the same way. I'm something of an outlier in ranking it as the weakest of the trilogy. I used to like it more. I agree with you RE Campbell's performance. Truly memorable. My least favorite is The Evil Dead, because the comedy feels unintentional and the Ash character isn't very unique in this movie. He is just another one of the characters. The movie is mostly effective though due in large part to Sam Raimi's unique vision and it is often genuinely creepy.
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Post by darkreviewer2013 on Sept 20, 2020 5:52:05 GMT
I think most horror fans feel the same way. I'm something of an outlier in ranking it as the weakest of the trilogy. I used to like it more. I agree with you RE Campbell's performance. Truly memorable. My least favorite is The Evil Dead, because the comedy feels unintentional and the Ash character isn't very unique in this movie. He is just another one of the characters. The movie is mostly effective though due in large part to Sam Raimi's unique vision and it is often genuinely creepy. Even though there is some camp in the original, it really can't be characterised as a comedy in any way. It's basically a straight splatter film with incidental campiness. I love the atmosphere. Such a creepy little fright-flick. But there's no denying that Ash is far less of a 'character' at this stage. Here, he's little more than the Evil Dead equivalent of the Final Girl (or Guy in this instance).
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