The Best of Low Budget Horror.

Rating: 10/10 (30 April 2020)

I love the Evil Dead franchise, and this was my first movie i saw from it.
Sam Raimi's "The Evil Dead" is creative, gory, spooky at times, and ground breaking.
Yes, the actings not the best, and yes of course its got a low budget but The Evil Dead really proves what can be done with a low budget. The special effects and makeup are fantastic, especially for 1981, and Raimi's cinematography is stellar, especially in the final act of the movie when (minor spoiler) Ash begins going crazy.
The iconic character of Ash Williams wasn't in full fledged badass mode here but the more cowardly, "just a man by himself in a cabin with friends possessed by demons trying to kill him and trying to survive" side of him shows and i love it.
The cabin setting is iconic and the cabin has a genuine eerie look to it, especially on the inside, and the Deadites (possesed people) look pretty spooky.
Now my problems (i dont have much) start with a certain...interestingly strange and unnecessary scene. (if you know it you know it) Now, i'm not offended by it but it doesn't really fit with the tone of the rest of the movie and feels sort of awkward and kind of forced for the sake of shock value. Its brief, so it doesn't throw me off too much.
Overall, The Evil Dead is a classic and I love it as well as the rest of the series.