Being creative it's what it is all about

Rating: 7/10 (19 February 2005)

This movie isn't the best acted movie and it doesn't have the best effects. But with so little money to spend you have to be creative. And that's what Bruce Campbell and Sam Raimi were.
The camera movements are original and I can't remember seeing a movie do this before this movie or even after this movie. It is amazing how an, at first glance, amateuristic film can produce such original and creative camera-work.
Just don't pay to much attention to the bad acting. In Evil Dead II: Dead by Dawn Bruce Campbell does a better job acting then in this movie. But this movie sets a standard for horror movies who don't take themselves too serious. But it's is scary too. And no: it is not a brilliant film. But for the people who have interest in the genre and for the people who recognize the creativity and the camp in this movie it is well worth watching. I think it is a classic. The audio commentary on the DVD is great too. Campbell tells us while seeing the movie on his own cynical way (even about his own terrible acting) how this movie was made and how they came up with the ideas. I usually don't watch these extra's, but this one's very funny.