Bruce Campbell stars in the Sam Raimi directed early 80s horror film about a bunch of people going out to a cabin in the woods. Back then, it wasn't quite as over used but even this was aware of that as a trope. And this is aware of a lot of those things because it's also one of the first best horror comedies. I forgot how fucking great this movie is.
The effects start early and they start often, with members of the friend circle becoming Undead. There's the infamous tree rape scene which leads to the first girl turning into a creature and getting locked in the basement and then there is slowly by slowly girls turning into the zombies. I do say girls because it is all the women who turn into monsters first, as if making a statement about chicks and stuff in general. It's a subversive film with an agenda for sure but it's also really really well done.
Bruce Campbell is great in it and the action Keeps us interested. There's a shit ton of jump-scares and there's a lot of wondering what's going to happen next. The extremity of the violence and the blood is laughable and that's where the comedy comes in. And there's also some great camera work and truly great effects at different points. It's no wonder that this guy went on to do some great horror.
I remember this movie being barely legible as a film and it being Evil Dead II that was the great film. But while we were watching this I was struck with how good it is... and I know that Evil 2 is generally accepted as better, but this still gets 5 stars in my book.
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