It was my first!!!

Rating: 7/10 (15 April 2006)

While I was watching the movie, I got this strong deja vu feeling over and over again. What the hell? In the end, when I've seen the last scene, I remembered: it was my first horror movie! I was then, at a fateful age of 5, after turning in my bed and crying with fear for 3 days, that I've decided that if you can't beat them, join them! I've been a fan of horror movies ever since!
Now, I got the film because I've seen the wonderfully funny Evil Dead 3 and I just watched another Bruce Campbell film and wanted more. I wondered how funny will the first two Evil Dead movies be. This one is not really funny. It is a horror classic, with young people going up in the woods, fighting demons resurrected by ancient Sumerian incantations (from an audio tape).
For an 1981 movie it's not bad. It's gory and the "special" effects back then are hilarious: lots of colored plaster and red paint. A true horror fan should watch this at least for his resume :)