| | Evil Dead DVD (5 Customer Reviews)
| Category | Horror DVDs, Recommended Movies, Essential Cinema Videos, Cult, Monsters, Black Comedy, Horror Classic, Disturbing, Demonic Possession | | Starring | Bruce Campbell, Betsy Baker, Hal Delrich, Ellen Sandweiss, resa Tilly | | Director | Sam Raimi | | Director of Photography | Tim Philo | | Producer | Rob Tapert | | Screenwriter | Sam Raimi |
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 humor much more subtle than the tongue-in-cheek aesthetic of the two sequels. Theatrical Release: October 15, 1981.
Director Sam Raimi's first feature film.
Joel Coen served as assistant editor. Evil Dead Quotes/Excerpts: "We can't bury Shelly, she's our friend."
(Ash, to Scott, after watching him hack off the limbs of his possessed girlfriend and then suggest that they bury the remaining parts) Evil Dead Reviews: "...Raimi maintains suspense and a nightmarish mood..."
-- Lor., Variety "...[A] tongue-in-cheek cult favourite..."-- Ben Walters, Sight and Sound "[H]ighly effective as a tense horror -- its scares balanced by plenty of tongue-in-cheek humour."
-- James Bell, Sight and Sound Evil Dead | Studio | Anchor Bay | | Orig Year | 1979 | | DVD Encoding | Region 1 | | All Time Sales Rank |  8429  | | CD Universe Part number | 2889525 | | Catalog number | DV11904 | | Discs | 1 | | Release Date | Mar 19, 2002 | | Rating | Not Rated | | Also Known As | Book of the Dead | | Running Time | 85 Minutes | | Additional Info | Widescreen | | Movie Details | Color; Dolby Surround AC-3 Sound; Digitally Mastered; HiFi Sound; Surround Sound; Digital Sound; Stereo Sound; THX Sound; DTS Stereo; Collector's Edition; Letter Boxed; Widescreen; The Book of the Dead Edition |
Evil Dead Movie Review Average Rating: (4.4 out of 5 stars)   a must have
great-super-holy-special edition for this classic!!! a must have for every fan
beautiful case ,great packaiging,also contains a small book that reproduces the book of the dead's pages as we see in the movie, a lot of bonus material and good video quality
enough??
Submitted by zl11969 (BAGNOLO IN PIANO,RE,ITALY) 
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 Not Funny...u r jokin right?
This funny is funny and very interestin, i have seen it several times since gettin the trilogy....the sequaLS are even funnier...what can be funnier than having your own hand attack you, you chopping it off and it crawling away and swearing at you, i would give 6/5 but they don't let you...
Submitted by Kev (Lincoln)
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Best Movie Ever In The Best Edition Ever!
This DVD is unbelievable. Starting with the package: the book of the dead with its pages, just like in the film. After you watch the movie and you see you own the book itself, this edition becomes even more special to you. The extras couldn't be better, I think. Two doccumentaries (one about the movie, another one about fandom, made by main actor Bruce Campbell), two different comentaries, trailers, TV spots, photo gallery and everything you should expect from a great DVD edition. And a very important thing: the movie itself. This movie is, for me, the best movie ever made. It still has influences among many horror movies today, and it is, after many years of its release, highly popular. Many few movies made it happen, The Evil Dead is one of them. Not buying this edition should make you ashamed, even if you own another edition for the first movie, even if you don't really like horror. You just must buy this product. As I said, it's the best movie ever in the best DVD edition ever! Good luck, buy this now!
Submitted by HoRRoR_MaNIaC (Brazil)
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This is a horror classic. I especially enjoyed the innovative cinematography. The gory parts are done very well, especially considering that the movie is about 20 years old. The commentaries on this disc are funny and enlightening. My only problem with the movie is the scene at the beginning in which one of the female characters is visibly penetrated by a demon vine (Ugh!). For some reason that isn't mentioned in any of the reviews I've read, so I'm mentioning it now. If you can get past that, this is a must-see. I would suggest renting it before you buy it, though (because you're never going to see this one on TV). In closing, I feel compelled to warn those who have only seen either of the so-called sequels (Evil Dead II and Army of Darkness) that this is a serious horror flick and not a funny flick (as is evidenced by the scene I mentioned earlier); in fact this movie isn't even on the same storyline. That's about all I have to say. See it at least once before you die.
Submitted by a reviewer (Russellville, AR)
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The dead has risen, and take note!
By far the best of the ED series! Low budget, but don't let that fool you! The make up alone is fantastic. this is not another slasher movie, where u watch it and fall asleep. try watching this movie alone and in the dark. scary! this is by far the best movie besides Demon where a horror movie is actually scary. and the plant rape scene is a ingenius idea! have to watch to beleive! I seen this movie when it first came out and i was young, and it scared the living hell out of me! buy this movie!!!!! a must have for any horror fan! -jeff
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Evil Dead DVD Region 1
Collectors Edition
Anamorphic Widescreen -
1.85
Letterbox -
1.85
Audio:
Dolby Digital 5.1 - English
Dolby Surround 5.1 - French
DTS Surround ES 6.1 - English
THX Mastered Audio
Additional Release Material:
Trailers
Deleted Scenes
Outtakes
Featurette: "Discovering Evil Dead"
Documentary: "Fanalysis" - Directed by Bruce Campbell
Audio Commentary:
1. Sam Raimi - Director, Robert Tapert - Producer
2. Bruce Campbell - Star
Interactive Features:
Interactive Menus
Scene Access
Text/Photo Galleries:
Biographies
Stills/Photos
Poster Art
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