Play it again, Sam!

Rating: 10/10 (19 January 2003)

Sam Raimi is a genius! Evil Dead IS a classic horror film in a class by itself. Scarier than The Exorcist, and funnier than The Dead Hate the Living (both excellent movies}, Evil Dead is a must see for any true horror fan. I last watched it on the porch of a mountain cabin, very similar to the one in the film. What a rush! Very few horror movies deserve the praise that this one does. The cult that has arisen around this series is deserved. Too much gore? Impossible, although Braindead, aka Dead Alive, tries. It's great that both Sam Raimi and Peter Jackson gained opportunities to make some money with big budget hits, recently. Still, Evil Dead proves that ultimately it's not the budget that makes a great movie--it's the film makers. Ash should appear in the Freddy v Jason movie and kick both of their tails!