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Directed By
Sam Raimi
Written By:
Sam Raimi
Cast:
Bruce Campbell, Ellen Sandweiss, Theresa Tilly, Kurt Rauf, Ted Raimi, Ivan Raimi, Scott Spiegel, John Cameron, Richard DeManincor, Philip A. Gillis, Betsy Baker, Dorothy Tapert, Cheryl Guttridge, Barbara Carey, David Horton, Wendall Thomas, Don Long, Stu Smith, Bill Vincent, Mary Beth Tapert, Joanne Kruse, Gwen Cochanski, Debie Jarczewski
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The Evil Dead (1981)
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Movie Review by AJ 
August 21st, 2006
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You ever try eating spaghetti while watching this movie? Yeah. I don't recommend it. Still exactly what it claims to be after 25 years, the ultimate experience in grueling terror, The Evil Dead still manages to make me get squeamish in certain spots (and if you've seen it, you can probably guess which spots). Even if the movie isn't truly scary all the time, it more than compensates with some of the most ingenious gore effects of all time, as well as some very inventive camerawork by Sam Raimi (plus Joel Coen was an assistant editor). This is the only real horror movie of the Evil Dead trilogy, and it's also my least favorite, most likely because the true extent of Raimi's gonzo genius isn't apparent until the last half-hour or so when B-movie god Bruce Campbell (in the movie that made him said B-movie god) has a horrifying descent into what can only be described as some sort of cruel circus from Hell, filled with some of the most frightening surrealist images I've ever seen. Yes, it may be my least favorite of the trilogy, but it's the only scary one, and boy, is it brilliant at making its audience squirm.
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