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Director Sam Raimi's first film has achieved legendary status since its 1982 release, and for good reason. Though perhaps not as widely seen as its two sequels, EVIL DEAD 2 and ARMY OF DARKNESS, THE EVIL DEAD is arguably the best of the three. It is the story of five college-age friends who travel to a cabin in rural Tennessee .. Read more
| Starring | Bruce Campbell, Ellen Sandweiss, Betsy Baker, Hal Delrich |
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| Director | Sam Raimi |
| Genres | Horror |
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Director Sam Raimi's first film has achieved legendary status since its 1982 release, and for good reason. Though perhaps not as widely seen as its two sequels, EVIL DEAD 2 and ARMY OF DARKNESS, THE EVIL DEAD is arguably the best of the three. It is the story of five college-age friends who travel to a cabin in rural Tennessee where the stumble upon the Book of the Dead, an ancient tome bound in human flesh and inked in blood. After unwittingly awakening the unspeakable terror told of in the book, each of the friends is transformed into the evil dead, one by one, except for Ash (Bruce Campbell). So Ash is left with no other way to survive than to dismember the living corpses of his sister, girlfriend, and two of his friends. Shot on a shoestring budget, the film boasts some impressive camera work and extremely over the top gore effects as well as a sense of humour much more subtle than the tongue-in-cheek aesthetic of the two sequels.
| Starring | Bruce Campbell, Ellen Sandweiss, Betsy Baker, Hal Delrich, Sarah York |
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| Director | Sam Raimi |
| Studio | SONY PICTURES |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 26 mins Blu-ray: 1 hr 26 mins LOVEFiLM Instant: 1 hr 25 mins |
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| Genres | Horror |
| Language | DVD: English Blu-ray: English LOVEFiLM Instant: English |
| Dubbed | French |
| Released | Production year: 1982 To Watch Online: LOVEFiLM Instant: 17 May 2010 To Rent: DVD: 28 Oct 2002 Blu-ray: 11 Oct 2010 |
| Watch now | Included in all packages with LOVEFiLM Instant. Subscribe. |
Semi-professional horror rubbish, blown up from 16mm and looking it. When released in England, it was prosecuted as unsuitable for public showing and gained a cult following. It was released on video in a cut version.
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Kill her if you can, loverboy.
'The Evil Dead' is about a group of young adults who travel to a cabin in the woods and discover a 'book of the dead'. No prizes for guessing ... read more »
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The nostalgia couldnt save it for me.
I remember seeing this film when I was young and remembered it fondly, however upon rewatching it, I was quite disapointed.
I was expecting more from... read more »
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Through Childhood
Classic stuff... As to be expected very dated now but the cliche story telling and basic script is what makes this film so much fun. Lots of gore and humorous ... read more »
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Dated FX, but necessary viewing for Zombie fans!
As seminal as this is, the effects render it very dated. Bear in mind whilst watching it - it seems very cliche, but it would be much better to regard ... read more »
After too long in the blockbuster business – taking great responsibility for the Spider-Man trilogy – Sam Raimi returns to what he does best: which is being very, very bad. Evil Dead fans are going to flip for this. It’s a mean little shocker and as funny as hell. In her best role since Matchstick Men, Alison Lohman is Christine, a loans officer at a bank. As the posters very succinctly put it: “Christine Brown has a good job, a great boyfriend, and a bright future. But Read more