Whoa! What an old school delight

Rating: 10/10 (27 December 2015)

Do you remember back in the day, when once or twice a year the expensive pay movie channels had a free weekend? Everyone I knew used to put the blank VHS in and just start taping anything and everything right?! Then you'd end up with crap movies, great movies, and some movies you've never heard of. I was about 14. My brothers friend gave him 2 of these VHS tapes. With 3-4 movies on each one. It was a long weekend or something, so I had some late nights watching them. On one was Monkey Shines, Amityville Horror, and The Evil Dead. I had heard of the first 2 before and the last one had a name that sounded ridiculous.
When I got to the Evil Dead it was very late at night and it turned into a horror movie experience I will never forget and made me a life long genre fan! I quickly got over the "crappy" quality and low budget. I was mesmerized by the terror. Excited, scared, and blown away. It was the perfect time and setting to make me a Sam Raimi and Bruce Campbell fan FOR EVER! I realized that there was a sequel and that Army of Darkness (which was a "new release" VHS at the time) was the 3rd one. So i devoured it all HAHA.I wish others could have the experience I had with my first viewing of Evil Dead. But instead I will continue to be an ambassador for it! Don't expect crystal clear quality or amazing cinematography its just not like that. Its older. And one of their first movies. Just let go and let yourself get sucked into the horror, the genius...And the CELLAR!!!!!! ooooooooooohh. Ha.