Gory, Horrific, Acerbicly Disgusting, but all in Bad Taste, of course!

Rating: Null/10 (4 August 1998)

The first bane of the infamous Evil Dead Trilogy aims distinctly at disturbing and frightening the unwary audience. However, dispensable body parts flying routinely through the air under buckets of blood, as well as, a shrieking ominous-eyed zombie endeavoring to break through a locked trap door in the floor make this movie disorganized and chaotic. Perhaps this apocalyptic state of despair in an abandoned cabin is supposed to jolt us. Instead, a Romero-experienced viewer will nod in yawning recognition at this mediocre flick of tedious gore. The only marks I'll give credit to are the scenes when one unfortunate damsel is raped by tree roots, and the unique ending scene which is truly a marvel of modern camerawork. Bruce Campbell gives little comic relief as the bewildered Ash, but he gives signs of being the epitome of a horror hero: strong, tenacious, unforgiving. Take my advice, see the following two ("Evil Dead 2" and "Army of Darkness"), they are gems!