Evil Dead: what do you think about this film?

1. Is it still a good movie?

I think for some people it is. In my opinion, it's a good film, if not a bit overrated. It's become a much more popular film than I feel it deserves.

2. Does it hold up?

Man, I don't think it ever held up. It doesn't belong to any particular time. It was weird when it came out, and it's weird now. I think its weirdness is why it is so appealing.

3. Is it a camp classic?

I don't know about that, but it is definitely a cult classic.

4. Is it scary or a comedy?

It's both. It starts out being (or sttempting to be) scary. But when the filmmakers assembled the film around halfway through filming, they realized that the film was more funny than scary. So then they start pushing the humor more towards the end.

I do like horror, so I can say. It's a good film, and it definitely is worth viewing for fans of horror. But no, it can't explain why it has the popularity outside the genre that it does.

It holds up pretty well considering it was directed by a 20 year old on a micro-budget. I still much prefer Evil Dead II, though.

 
^^^Agree with all of this^^^

It's actually my favorite out of the three films, heck I even think Ash vs The Evil Dead is the second best of this franchise. I appreciate that it has a tinge more horror than it does slapstick, perhaps an unpopular opinion, but that's mine

1. Still great, and still holds up pretty well, despite being early 80's.

2. Yes, a classic that is super campy.

3. It's mainly scary. The sequels are more comedy, but I liked the second film better. This one is still a good watch, though.

I personally regard it as the single greatest horror film of the 1980s. And make no mistake about it - this is a very 80s film. It's extremely violent and gory, but has an ever-so-subtle camp quality to it as well. It's very much a horror flick, however, unlike the 1987 sequel.

I'd strongly recommend it for anyone interested in exploring classic (as in 1970s/1980s) horror.