- Release Date: 1983
- Runtime: 85 min
- Genre: Fantasy, Horror, Thriller
- Starring: Bruce Campbell, Ellen Sandweiss, Richard DeManincor, Betsy Baker ... see all
- Director: Sam Raimi
- Plot: Five friends travel to a cabin in the woods, where they unknowingly release flesh-possessing demons.
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Critics Reviews
| Jun 01, 2009hitfix.com
It's the perfect "spam in a cabin" movie....Raimi disowns that film today, and I would imagine....Crimewave" marks the one significant creative collaboration between Raimi and his long-time friends and former housemates Joel and Ethan Coen.....I love the way it blends weird surreal humor and film noir conventions..... ... Full Review
| May 28, 2009Hartford Courant
•The best fight scene in cinematic history.....But the "Evil Dead" faithful have long clamored for Raimi to go back to the splatter.....With only $375,000 to work with, Raimi had to be creative to scare up some thrills..... ... Full Review
| Feb 15, 2009San Antonio Express-News
The film was successful enough for Raimi and Campbell to team up for a sequel, " Evil Dead 2:....this film is bad....the cult classic " The Evil Dead ," directed by Sam Raimi....bad movies and opinions....the funny and campy film.... ... Full Review
| Feb 13, 2009The Guardian
But Evil Dead was pretty notorious and it was very popular, so it's guilt by association: I'm the horror guy.
I've had my years of getting annoyed with Evil Dead questions," he admits, "but now I really do realise, in retrospect, that people only ask about what they're interested in.
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| Jan 28, 2009Ain't It Cool Movie Reviews
I'd RATHER see an Evil Dead remake with new creative talent than a ridiculous Evil Dead 4 directed by Sam "Weepy Spider-Man" Raimi....would you really let 3/4ths of a bad movie....This may well be an enjoyable film....This sounds like a flick that needs to keep it's bad ending.....Indy 4 had all the hallmarks of a great Indy movie..... ... Full Review
News
"Dead Snow" Movie Review -- They're coming to get you. Again. It's the old "Evil Dead" scenario (which was old even by the time Sam Raimi got to it in 1981). ... Full Article
Fright to the finish
sundaypaper.com –
2009-05-31
What would the "Evil Dead" movies have been like if Sam Raimi had had an adequate budget to work with? What would "Grindhouse" have been like if Quentin Tarantino and Robert Rodriguez had had Sam Raimi to work with? ... Full Article
'Evil Dead' bloody fun in Calgary
canoe.ca –
2009-05-31
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nashvillescene.com –
2009-05-27

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