Cult Viewing

Rating: 8/10 (1 January 2007)

The Evil Dead is probably the first movie to shock, scare, haunt and amuse all at the same time. Sam Raimi captures the terror of the Evil Dead in this first outing for Ash (Bruce Campbell). He and 4 other students are taking a vacation in an old cabin in the woods, they unwittingly resurrect some slumbering demons that one by one take possession of the students.
Unlike the title suggests, this is not a zombie movie, it is a horror that is both supernatural and evil, but it's also brilliantly funny without taking away the gruesome and creepy feel of the film.
The only bad thing in the movie is the quite obvious low budget that Raimi had to work with. Thankfully most people can see past this flaw and appreciate just how good this movie is.
8/10