The first, the best!

Rating: Null/10 (16 July 2001)

When I was a child and this film came out a lot of rumors were going around: that it was one of the goriest and sickest movies ever made and only the toughest guys had stick it out till the end. Nineteen years have passed and I´ve seen Raimi´s flick about 6 or 7 times. As you see, I have survived and "The Evil Dead" now belongs to my favorite horror movies ever! This film is really sensational: realized with nearly no budget it became one of the most influential movies in the horror genre. Sam Raimi´s work is gory as hell, the make-up F/X are well done and the "flying camera" and a lot of unusual camera angles make this flick being a unique masterpiece! This film was banned in Germany for a long time until an annoying cut version came on the market. Author Stephen King called "The Evil Dead" one of the best shocking movies ever made and main actor Bruce Campbell became the greatest cult star of the modern horror genre. Together with director Sam Raimi he also filmed "The Evil Dead II", which is a very enjoyable shocker, too, but after all more a remake to the original. "Army of Darkness", which is the third part of the serial, really disappointed me - the original stays unrivaled, an immortal cult classic!!!