so bad its good?

Rating: 2/10 (31 May 2006)

I was expecting more from this cult classic. Jaws is an example of a cheap film that uses the camera to achieve tension the budget can't. The Evil Dead seemed almost like a pornographic parody of some other film. Minus the sex of course.
I found the camera angles erratic and distracting. The soundtrack could be described in the same way. The narrative was all over the place and the acting was on a par with Debbie Does Dallas. This film certainly doesn't stand the test of time in my books. This is to Sam Raimi what Bad Taste was to Peter Jackson. But if you love to see horror that's "so bad its good", this might be one for you. It certainly paves the way for its genre and has obviously inspired many films that followed but don't expect to be scared if true horror is what you're after.