works well for what it is

Rating: 6/10 (5 November 2006)

A while back,i did review of Evil Dead 2,which called absolute garbage.well,i stand by that review.however,it is only fair to give a review of its predecessor,so here goes."Evil Dead" is a pretty decent movie,offering up some genuine chills.one particularly effective scene involved one of the female characters and half of the woods come to life.the acting was decent.with no hammy overacting which is what plague its successor.there was not much comedy in this movie.it was played pretty straight,and was effective for the most part.the plot was pretty straight forward although bizarre to say the least.the demons were quite revolting.this was a low budget movie,but that did not detract from the overall feel.creepy,to be sure.i think this movie was effective because it didn't try to be something it was not.it is not a masterpiece,nor does it try to be one.i enjoyed it a quite a bit. 6/10