A film that aims to shock

Rating: Null/10 (12 December 2005)

The Evil Dead is one of those movies that sets out to offend. It certainly succeeded in offending the British censors in the 80s who promptly banned it! Whilst most of the film now looks hideously dated and isn't at all harmful, there is one scene which even I feel went a bit too far. The scene where a young woman is 'assaulted' by a tree, was, I felt, in very bad taste and really didn't need to be included. Aside from that, the plot is the usual 'five youngsters go to a remote house and get attacked etc'. It's all done fairly well and with extreme gore. The special effects are cheap and nasty, but they do the job. As horrors go, this is one of the best. No character will escape unharmed. It shouldn't be banned, but those who easily offend will not like it so stay away. More of a cult hit than a family film...