A B-Movie Horror Gem

Rating: 9/10 (10 May 2004)

A first from a common favorite of mine, director Sam Raimi, and it shows. This movie is amateurish in many ways, the acting is subpar (but eventually leads to the rise of horror icon Bruce Campbell), and the story (now at least) is recycled. What stands out about this gem is the directing, this film is double-dipped in style and I would see it just to experience that aspect of it. This film also reeks of blood, the gore, even by todays standards, is astounding and the violence is quite startling (it is unrated mind you). Other than that, the little score that is used in the movie is also quite chilling at times. Check out this B-Movie classic and get a good thrill (also see the sequels).