one hell of a movie

Rating: Null/10 (27 May 2001)

I haven't seen the other Evil Dead movies but I just saw this movie for the first time yesterday. The movie is pretty creepy but not really scary, pretty funny but not in the way you would expect it to be, but an all-out blast. Sam Raimi, this movie's director who would go on to do more legitimate movies like A Simple Plan and The Gift many years later, shows some great flare, even though nothing is really taken "seriously". The effects and camera work are pretty cool. Everything else is incredibly over-the-top, including the story, the excessive blood, and star Bruce Campbell w/ his dialogue and facial expressions, yet unlike other over-the-top movies (Charlie's Angels, etc.), this movie supplies lots of general fun. It's not quite a horror movie but more of a tribute to horror movies, all from a budding young director who now finds himself making Spider-Man. This movie just has to be seen to be believed. It makes me want to check out the other movies. *** out of ****