And Dawn Breaks On Yet Another Wonderful Day In Hell

Rating: 4/10 (18 February 2014)

Yep. The trees in this film were certainly 100% wood, alright. And, on a whole, I'd say that they made much better actors than did the likes of that complete piece of wood, Bruce Campbell.
(And, yeah, that goes double for the rest of the incompetent twits in this troupe of second-rate amateurs, as well!)
OK. You can call me "Mr. Jaded" if you like, but, from where I was sitting, this original version of The Evil Dead (that's "TED", for short) certainly didn't come anywhere near to living up to all of the preposterous praise and over-baked hype that's been heaped upon it over these past thirty-something years.
And, hey, excuse me if I've suddenly forgotten how to laugh, but I'd sure like to know what the heck people are talking about when they refer to the so-called "comedy" factor of TED.
And besides TED being a notorious film for delivering far too many red herrings for its own good, it also had a terrible knack for giving away its "shocking' surprises long before they actually took place.
Like, for instance - Always well before any horrific moment occurred, there was a noticeable, dramatic rise in the volume of the background music. And this, of course, would immediately clue the viewer in that something definitely "not nice" was most certainly coming their way.
As you can well-imagine this nonsense totally ruined the overall effect of any intended surprises & shocks.
All-in-all - The original Evil Dead was something of a major disappointment, in my books. I didn't hate this movie, but, with that said, I certainly wouldn't recommend it to anyone unless they were freaking-out on acid or else at the fall-down stage of being drunk.
Hey! What more can I say?