Evil Dead

Well this day has finally arrived, Oiche Samhain, Halloween, the night of the harvest. So lets celebrate the ancient Celtic holiday by...reviewing a movie about demons and abandoned cabins. We have seen have met many gruesome beasts over the month, from mad barbers to zombies to killer klowns from outer space (That never gets old). Now come face to face with...the deadites (Dun Dun Dum).

Directed by Sam Rami, director of Drag me to hell and Spiderman, early in his career he collaborated  with his brother Ted to write and direct a new horror movie, staring their friend Bruce Campbell. What we got is one of the scariest, goriest and most hilarious horror films ever put to silver screen. It's acting is hoaky, it's cinematography is revolutionary and its story, despite cliche's, breathed new life into the supernatural/slasher genre.

The story, of coarse, is of five teens who travel into the woods to stay at a recently bought house that previously belonged to an archaeologist that went missing. After finding a mysterious book and tape recorder, they are subject to immense torture, possession and murder. As they struggle to survive the night, an unseen force comes to claim their bodies and souls. As you can tell, this is like my third film I have reviewed with the same plot. But to include certain elements like an unseen supernatural force, the methods of death and the obscene amount of gore and you suddenly got a cult hit with the horror fanatics, gore lovers and avid film followers. 

My main gripe with this movie is the sequel (each is good in their own right). But one after the other, if you compared them, the second is obviously superior. This is especially in the area of character. Here the characters are good, but Ash is a bit of a dork, instead of the one-liner spewing, chainsaw wielding, boomstick firing hero we all love. Also some areas seem a tad dated. But this was a low budget film that got a very decent box-office gross. For example the make up never really made them look like they were possessed (in fact I dare say that it s only slightly better than Dawn of the Dead). Also you can see stage hands here and there and some of the puppeteers pulling the strings. But that is what gives it that feeling of realism as well as it's hoaky feel.

But of coarse everything else is just spectacular. The pacing is well done, the suspension of disbelief is never pushed to far, the gore, as I have said, is spectacular, the acting while hoaky, holds well and entertains and frightens us. The effects for the most part hold up very well (you will believe a tree can rape a young woman). If there is one thing I hate is people not being open minded towards a movie like this. I saw Cabin in the Woods with my friends recently and you know what they thought of it. They thought it was weird and messed up. It just shows how diverse an audience can be.

But in all honesty, you should watch this movie for Halloween, along with The Exorcist and Halloween. These are the must see films for Halloween. But I do hope you enjoyed this review and the movie. But keep in mind that there are no such thing as these monsters, only ax murderers and Serial killers. So enjoy Halloween and remember

DON'T HAVE NIGHTMARES MWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA