Boring Plot And FX

Rating: 8/10 (21 November 2004)

I ordered this "classic" on DVD and watched it again after a long time. The movie starts out slow-paced and gives you the feel of a campy low-budget horror flick, and it is. So, you watch and wait for the action to start and when it does, you are rewarded with plenty of gore but unfortunately, it's not very realistic gore. Most of the effects were done with clay and time-lapse cinema (yes, like those used in "Santa Claus Is Comin To Town"). I felt the "Violated by the Woods" scene was rather dull. Gee, how difficult is it to think up a young woman having sex with trees? Not very. In other scenes, I felt they were plain annoying and stupid. The scene where Ash's girlfriend becomes a Cindy Brady demon is a perfect example. "We're gonna get you, we're gonna get you.."). Ugh.
I'm not a Raimi fan, but I thought this may have been the one good film he made. Not quite. I'd probably enjoy watching the idiotic "Spiderman" series more, at least the FX are not made with claymation!