{"id":545,"date":"2014-07-31T10:15:58","date_gmt":"2014-07-31T14:15:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/scottsfilmreviews.com\/?p=545"},"modified":"2026-04-30T13:29:42","modified_gmt":"2026-04-30T17:29:42","slug":"the-evil-dead-1981","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/scottsfilmreviews.com\/?p=545","title":{"rendered":"The Evil Dead-1981"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>The Evil Dead-1981<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Director Sam Raimi<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Starring Bruce Campbell<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Scott&#8217;s Review #144<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/scottsfilmreviews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/484369.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1066\" src=\"http:\/\/scottsfilmreviews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/484369-210x300.jpg\" alt=\"484369\" width=\"210\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/scottsfilmreviews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/484369-210x300.jpg 210w, https:\/\/scottsfilmreviews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/484369.jpg 284w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 210px) 100vw, 210px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Reviewed July 31, 2014<\/p>\n<p><strong>Grade: B+<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>For its time, The Evil Dead (1981) was a unique, creative, visually impressive horror classic, far different from the wave of mediocre slasher films of the era.<\/p>\n<p>In the story, five teenagers head to a remote cabin in Tennessee for spring break.<\/p>\n<p>From the beginning of the trip, there is trouble: they are almost killed in a head-on collision, their car almost falls off a rickety bridge, and, finally, at the cabin, they stumble upon a haunted book.<\/p>\n<p>From this point, even stranger events unfold, and the haunting, crazy action begins.<\/p>\n<p>Director Sam Raimi does an excellent job from a visual standpoint- the camera racing through the woods from the demon&#8217;s point of view is very effective and scary.<\/p>\n<p>The ambiance is creepy- fog, mist, smoke, and the lighting is great.<\/p>\n<p>The film has all the elements- darkness, a remote cabin, and woods coming alive for a genuinely scary horror flick.<\/p>\n<p>Yes, the film seems a bit campy to watch now, but at the time, the special effects were brilliant.<\/p>\n<p>My personal favorite is the long shot of the twitching, dismembered body and the various, hysterically funny chattering and gibberish among the demons.<\/p>\n<p>The ending of the film is very well done.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Evil Dead-1981 Director Sam Raimi Starring Bruce Campbell Scott&#8217;s Review #144 Reviewed July 31, 2014 Grade: B+ For its time, The Evil Dead (1981) was a unique, creative, visually impressive horror classic, far different from the wave of mediocre slasher films of the era. 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