A classic for a specific audience

Rating: 9/10 (3 December 2004)

The Evil Dead is one of those horror movies that require a specific taste or appreciation. Many people will not like it but many will love it. It is one of those movies where you're either on one side of the fence or the other. Personally, I think of it as "the little horror movie that could". I think it is part of the original horror movie family, and begins the fantastic career of director Sam Raimi (director of the Spiderman movies). The movie is difficult to like for many people because, yes it's effect are, we'll say low budget, but it's not in-your-face low budget, you can really see that they put the time into this movie. The premise for the movie is great, the horror in the movie is great, the demented nature of the movie is great, and Bruce Campbell is great.
While watching this movie you will either see what is in front of you and judge it accordingly, there is absolutely nothing wrong with this, I do it my self sometimes, where you may see cheesy effects, unoriginality, bad acting and something too silly to be scary. Others will watch this movie and see the TLC the filmmakers put in to it and the effects will be awesome, the story will be original, the acting will still be bad, and the silliness will be very enjoyable.
I know people who have been frightened by this movie, and I know people who hated this movie, I simply cannot tell you which kind of people like and dislike it, you'll just have to find out for yourself to which category you belong. I positively love it and I consider myself to be apt in the horror movie genre. And if for nothing else, see it so you can watch the second one, which is one of the most demented horror movies of all time in my opinion. It is funny, but not in the cheesy annoying way like Scream 3.
I strongly recommend this movie if you are a horror fan on the rise, or if you are a horror fan period, or if you are curious for something new. I cannot tell you if you will like it or not, but I sure as hell did.