You were close saying it's an indie film. This was a student film actually, they did all the effects, sound and editing themselves. They actually ran out of fake blood and had to make their own
His ability to DELIVER said beating tops all of them however. Hell, he whoops ass so good, he whoops his own hand, AND multiple versions of himself. Plus battling the demon that takes over him. It doesn’t matter if you can take the punch, but you better be able to give one back and my boy don’t play!!
Fun fact: When they made this, on a shoestring budget, they didn't know about using sugar glass for breaking windows, so everytime they break a window, it's real glass breaking. Also, the car in this is the director's actual car, and makes an appearance in every movie he makes.
@@daydreamerX200 Yup, and since they were using real ammo, when Ash shoots out the widow, they got everybody out of the way and shot out the window toward the camera
@Brittany Reusser They made a student film called Within the woods, with almost no budget. Somehow they, The Rami Brothers, and Bruce Cambell, convinced their friends and relatives to invest in the production of The Evil Dead. In all they raised $375,000 in 1981 money, and made 29.4 million worldwide. Good investments.
Saw him at a book signing here in Toronto for his book "Make Love the Bruce Campbell Way". He was onstage talking about all the remakes coming out and someone from the audience yelled "What about the Evil Dead remake?"(evil dead 2 was a soft remake). Bruce called out, still grinning "Hey, screw you!"
Fun fact: In the basement there is a poster for The Hills Have Eyes from 1977. This is a nod to another Horror Great, Wes Craven, who directed it. In turn, Wes Craven later gave a nod to Sam Raimi by having Nancy watch this film in A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984).
No one ever catches this, but after the bleeding walls scene, when Ash is walking back to or up the stairs, there's a shot of a box of band-aids floating in the pooled blood in the cellar. Cracks me up every time.
Now you need to see Evil Dead 2, and Army of Darkness. Evil Dead is a straight horror story, the second and third movies start to incorporate some of the humour we love.
@@baohweeb6935 I was visiting a friend one day and he was watching it. Season 2, Episode 2 (the morgue scene). Peak television. I doubt I'll ever laugh harder in my life. We spent the next few weekends watching the entire series.
You have the correct movie and version. This is one of those movies where how it was made is as fascinating as the movie itself. There are a handful of movies in my lifetime that were made by a few "film students" with almost no cash and the movies went on to become instant hits and ultimately classics: Night of the Living Dead, The Evil Dead, Clerks, and The Blair Witch Project. The Evil Dead took years to film because they kept running out of money. HEY, before I forget, when you watch the sequel... they couldn't get the "rights" to footage from the 1st movie for a "recap" at the beginning of the 2nd movie, so they did a rewritten recap, and re-filmed certain scenes. So, don't be confused at the beginning of the sequel. You are seeing a "recap" of the 1st movie. The sequel is just as good as the 1st movie.
Similar movie to check out is Last house on the left from 1972 if I remember correctly it was a porno that they decided they were having more fun adding story too, it’s an slow retelling of Virgin Springs. I will warn you it’s extremely disturbing with scenes of r*pe I just feel like that warning is necessary.
Nowdays movies cost 3 to 4 times more to make and the final product tends to be way less creative, entertaining and well written. I honestly don't know what happened with american film making to have such a drastic quality drop.
The final shot of the movie was achieved by putting a camera on a dirt bike and driving it at Bruce Campbell. Another example of Rami messing with Bruce lol.
This is one of those rare horror franchises with no bad entries, but every movie is different. The second one adds more humor. The third one is pretty much an action comedy. The remake was a balls out horror show. Recommend them all! Great choice!
Oh man, if you haven't seen it already, Cabin In The Woods (2011) is a fantastic horror film that pays homage to pretty much every horror movie ever made. Def give it a watch!
Fun Fact: The real cabin didn't have a basement, so when they go down they're actually going down into a hole in the ground. Also, the cabin was burned down several years after this movie and all that remains now is parts of the chimney.
So lets look at what happened here. A bunch of kids who had training but no experience, raised funds by themselves from West Michigan sources, the bulk of which from a consortium of Dentist, and travel to Western TN to make a movie. What they produced was a small gem of a masterpiece. Sam lite, composed, and shot every frame and he had a true star in Bruce Campbell. It is as innovated a film you can make on a $1.25. To me it is, as all great horror films are, a great deal of fun. The sequels don't approach it. "Are these damn plants about to rape somebody" same thing I thought the first time I watched it. Genius.
Ah yes, the "Forest Scene". To this day Sam Rami admits the scene was a bit too far. "I think it was unnecessary gratuitous and a little too brutal... my goal is not to offend people. It is to entertain, thrill, scare... make them laugh, but not to offend them... I think my judgment was a little wrong at the time."
Tbf it was made in the later half of the 70’s and early 80’s...where such a subject was used to shock people and make it clear how bad the villains were and how they clearly deserved to be brutally ended
@@baohweeb6935 it’s ironic cause I can’t stand how the remake was when they did the tree event makes the original trees look tame with it compared ...I honestly got disgusted and couldn’t handle it...
Love these movies! So much that last Halloween my daughter and I drove three hours for a screening with Bruce Campbell live on stage. He's a master storyteller and funnier than you'd believe (but he has been appearing for a long time, so he's definitely learned the craft). The behind-the-scenes info on Evil Dead is really incredible....like when the actors wore the white contacts they couldn't see anything and they were in a lot of pain (contacts were WAY primitive back then) so every move had to be rehearsed a lot before they went for a take, because they were acting while essentially blind.
This is one movie that actually still freaks me out. Even if the makeup isn't always the best, it's so unsettling, and the very in-your-face style demon they presented the audience is more terrifying than the subtle ones (to me at least).
Met the guy who did the make up for this movie at a convention cool as hell. Nothing like watching this movie alone in the dark in a big empty house 😨😨🧟♀️🧟♂️
There's so much I want to say about Evil Dead, but I'll keep it at this: the set design, the foley, the camera work, the location, the casting; everything is so 😚👌 just absolutely perfect Edit: also the sound design, the lighting, the props, the make-up, the writing, the directing. I could literally go on and on. One more edit: you gotta watch the third Evil Dead. It goes off the rails.
I watch a few reaction videos and they do a fine job but I really enjoy yours. It's really entertaining and it actually feels like we're chilling and watching the movie together. Keep up the good work!!!!
Sam Raimi's first take on a comic book type hero, you should watch Darkman with Liam Neeson and Francis McDormand. Ending has a cameo of Bruce Campbell.
I saw this on video when I was 14...no one would see it in the theatre with me at 12 🤣 The scene with the cards freaked me out (and I’ll still quote it lol) but the scenes with Linda just sitting on the floor laughing 😳 Bruce Campbell is my brother’s favorite actor so we occasionally watch this for fun haha it eventually becomes a comedy
I imagine it becomes a comedy because Bruce is actually a really funny guy, makes sense to lean into it. All the movies are great for different reasons though!
I first saw this when I was 14, & it has become my motivation to be a filmmaker. These people Literally made something from nothing & really made it something important to cinema. Also, the final shot was made with the camera strapped on a motorcycle, then ran through the cabin with rehersed door openings, & breaking Bruce Campbell's ribs because he really believed in this movie. And also, Bruce Campbell is my All-Time favorite actor/producer.
My husband almost met Bruce Campbell in the county we live in. Bruce owns a house in one of the older/historic towns and my husband saw him jogging on a trail through the park. Bruce noticed that my husband recognized him and he looked worried so my husband decided to keep his distance cause even didn't want to be rude.
Read 'If Chins Could Kill', Bruce Cambells autobiography... it delves into the whole history of growing up and becoming friends with Sam Rami in highschool and how thus whole project began.
I saw this movie back in undergrad at a Halloween party and it scared the hell out of me. I love horror and most don't scare me, but holy shit this movie still gives me the creeps.
It's amazing what a great director can make on a budget of spare change. I believe some of the prosthetics were different actors because Raimi's friends were too busy to come back. They lost the original necklace at one point, and had to paint a gold replacement. I forget which sequel Alfred Hitchcock financed.
I first saw this on TV back in the mid 1980s when I was a teenager. It was the middle of the night, and I had no idea what I was getting myself into. I couldn't take my eyes off the TV, because I'd never seen ANYTHING like this before. I'll never forget how those howling demon sounds filled my bedroom, and to make matters worse, we lived in a quiet wooded area similar to the setting of the film. Your reaction was great, and you're correct to call this an absolute masterpiece in film-making. "The Evil Dead" still fascinates, inspires, and scares the @#$Q% outta me!!
Yay 😆 we finally on the Evil Dead train. So basically go to Evil Dead 2 next, than Army Of Darkness, than go an see the New remake and than go check out the show Ash vs The Evil Dead. That's at least my order 😂
I love how you always talk about cinematography, sound design, acting etc. It definitely makes you stand above most other reactors! Also, since you mentioned The Ring, you should watch the original from 1998, it's much scarier imo (more weird/surreal and more subtle with its sound design and eerie look)
I bought this movie from K-Mart when I was 10 years old in the year 2000. I went home and watched it alone, lights off, and in a chair only 2 feet away from the screen. It was an absolutely terrifying experience!
I love the first movie so very much! Evil Dead 2 is also truly terrific and hilarious, but only the first film is this consistently eerie and unnerving. My introduction to the series was the first film, so it'll always a very special place in my movie-watching heart.
Actually a student film with a very low budget now considered one of the best horror / splatter movies of all time with some of the best gore effects ever (all manually prepared), great score and sound effects, fantastic cinematography etc.. This just shows the level of the talent Sam Raimi and his crew had / have.
Looking at the comments, all I have to add is that the team on this film was AMAZING. If you follow their careers, there's a lot of notables from a small scrappy student team. They helped each other professionally when the got to Hollywood, and did well (except for when they didn't). Other than that, TIGHT shooting schedule . . . shoestring budget . . . good, comedy-horror sequels . . . Cabin in the Woods.
There is actually a musical too. Evil Dead the Musical is one of my favorites and I definitely recommend listening to it. It's a mixture of the first and second movie so it is more of a horror comedy. Most performances of the musical have a splatter zone as well.
Please review the three movies, worth it. Fun fact: Sam Raimi's car appears in ALL his movies. Btw if you want real terror in a Raimi movie, take a look to "Drag me to hell"
First saw this movie at 12. Army of Darkness when I was 5 and rewatched it dozens of times. And as a 12 year old my friend showed me evil dead 1 and only realized half way through that army of darkness was a future part of the series. I watched the other two dozens and dozens of times in my life. Read most of the comics. One of my favorite franchises of all time.
Went to see The Ring with a buddy in high school. The idea was to go out and party afterwards, but when it ended we just went and sat in Mr. Goodcents with thousand yard stares before going home lol.
MellVerse this movie has two aspect ratios, 4:3 and 1:85.1 but it was shot in 4:3. The laserdiscs/DVDs decided to crop the 4:3 image into a widescreen format because of the rise of 16:9 tvs.
Thanks for another great reaction video. I look forward to seeing more classic horror film reactions. Hard to believe Sam Raimi was only 21 when he made this film!
Great reaction. I saw this at the theater and then took my friends to see it. It was one of the first movies I ever rented on VHS and dubbed a copy of.
CHILDS PLAY gave me a few nightmare as a kid. Don't remember how old I was but it wasn't old enough apparently. HEREDITARY (2018) is a must-watch too if you're ready for that kind of thing. But you NEED to keep going with these. I'm sure you've heard a few things about EVIL DEAD 2 by now. What else can I say? Masterpiece.
Definitely a classic saw these movies when I was about 13, all of them are amazing, I even saw this as a musical a few years ago, it was done so well, to do this on stage was hilarious and so fun to see, they even gave the 1st couple rows ponchos because of the blood splashing, they included the audience 😀
To get the shot of through the cabin at the end, a camera was attached to a dirt bike and they drove through the cabin. The other shots like it are a camera mounted to a board with handles and operators running through the woods holding on. I hope you watch the sequels. ED 2 is essentially this with a budget and more of a focus on the insanity stuff. Army of Darkness is just Bruce Campbell cheesy goodness.
Such a classic film. Hope you can review Evil Dead 2: Dead by Dawn soon. I like it even more than the original. Oh, and the third film, Army of Darkness might be my favorite. It's more a comedy than a horror film.
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Pet Cemetery.. as child I was horrified
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Evil Dead,Ash Williams my favorite horror character ever,he Is freaking awesome...
You Will Love him in the second movie
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If you haven't watched a horror movie in years? Didn't you do a video on The Thing?
You were close saying it's an indie film. This was a student film actually, they did all the effects, sound and editing themselves. They actually ran out of fake blood and had to make their own
It was a great low budget movie
Plus a few of the actors left for various reasons so they had to use stand-ins for some of the deadites.
@D Hatfield I think you meant to say "fake Shemps."
Evil Dead 2 was basically a remake of this movie with the budget Raimi would have liked to have have with the original.
@@Thane36425 it is a actual sequel,but you are right
Based on the Evil Dead franchise, I'd place Ash's ability to take a beating somewhere between John Wick and Deadpool. 😁
Watchmen’s Rorschach also
His ability to DELIVER said beating tops all of them however. Hell, he whoops ass so good, he whoops his own hand, AND multiple versions of himself. Plus battling the demon that takes over him. It doesn’t matter if you can take the punch, but you better be able to give one back and my boy don’t play!!
Fun fact: When they made this, on a shoestring budget, they didn't know about using sugar glass for breaking windows, so everytime they break a window, it's real glass breaking. Also, the car in this is the director's actual car, and makes an appearance in every movie he makes.
If I remember right, they also used live ammo.
@@daydreamerX200 Yup, and since they were using real ammo, when Ash shoots out the widow, they got everybody out of the way and shot out the window toward the camera
Wasn't this a Student Film as well, or am I remembering that wrong!?!
@Brittany Reusser They made a student film called Within the woods, with almost no budget. Somehow they, The Rami Brothers, and Bruce Cambell, convinced their friends and relatives to invest in the production of The Evil Dead. In all they raised $375,000 in 1981 money, and made 29.4 million worldwide. Good investments.
Bruce Campbell is one of the most entertaining B-Movie actors ever. He is also one of the funniest people you could ever hope to meet.
The best is he could have easily been an "A" list actor but he just loves what he does
Saw him at a book signing here in Toronto for his book "Make Love the Bruce Campbell Way". He was onstage talking about all the remakes coming out and someone from the audience yelled "What about the Evil Dead remake?"(evil dead 2 was a soft remake). Bruce called out, still grinning "Hey, screw you!"
Yesssss👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼🤩! I love the movies and the evils dead series, also I love his other movies- so fun.
Groovy...
@@arjunborsextreme “boom- stick” babeaaaa...!
“Scotty, I think there’s something out there...”
“CLOSE THE CURTAINS, BITCH!”
I can’t stop laughing at this
How this help ? If the curtains are open aleast you can see somebody aproach Unseen.
Fun fact: In the basement there is a poster for The Hills Have Eyes from 1977. This is a nod to another Horror Great, Wes Craven, who directed it. In turn, Wes Craven later gave a nod to Sam Raimi by having Nancy watch this film in A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984).
After Wes Craven died, in Ash vs. Evil Dead they featured a poster for Hills Have Eyes, unripped and framed :')
And then Freddy's glove is over the shed door in Evil Dead II
This is a reference to the fact that there is a torn poster of Jaws inside the camper in The Hills Have Eyes.
No one ever catches this, but after the bleeding walls scene, when Ash is walking back to or up the stairs, there's a shot of a box of band-aids floating in the pooled blood in the cellar. Cracks me up every time.
Now you need to see Evil Dead 2, and Army of Darkness.
Evil Dead is a straight horror story, the second and third movies start to incorporate some of the humour we love.
And Ash Vs Evil Dead TV series too,it is freaking amazing
@@baohweeb6935 I was visiting a friend one day and he was watching it. Season 2, Episode 2 (the morgue scene). Peak television. I doubt I'll ever laugh harder in my life. We spent the next few weekends watching the entire series.
@@grelna The morgue scene is burned into my memory until the day I die.
@@grelna yeah,it is amazing and i am very sad it was cancelled.
@@The_Keh27 it was Goated
You have the correct movie and version. This is one of those movies where how it was made is as fascinating as the movie itself. There are a handful of movies in my lifetime that were made by a few "film students" with almost no cash and the movies went on to become instant hits and ultimately classics: Night of the Living Dead, The Evil Dead, Clerks, and The Blair Witch Project. The Evil Dead took years to film because they kept running out of money. HEY, before I forget, when you watch the sequel... they couldn't get the "rights" to footage from the 1st movie for a "recap" at the beginning of the 2nd movie, so they did a rewritten recap, and re-filmed certain scenes. So, don't be confused at the beginning of the sequel. You are seeing a "recap" of the 1st movie. The sequel is just as good as the 1st movie.
Don’t forget the original Halloween 1978
dont forget george lucas first film thx-1138, he was still a student at the time
Why didn’t they have the rights that’s weird
Similar movie to check out is Last house on the left from 1972 if I remember correctly it was a porno that they decided they were having more fun adding story too, it’s an slow retelling of Virgin Springs. I will warn you it’s extremely disturbing with scenes of r*pe I just feel like that warning is necessary.
This was made back in the day where a film maker knew how to stretch a budget. This has been a favorite since before kindergarten.
Mine too
Nowdays movies cost 3 to 4 times more to make and the final product tends to be way less creative, entertaining and well written.
I honestly don't know what happened with american film making to have such a drastic quality drop.
@@richardduska1558 hmm.. cash grabbers
And nobody had even heard of "CGI." This was all practical and photographic effects.
@@porflepopnecker4376 indeed..
The final shot of the movie was achieved by putting a camera on a dirt bike and driving it at Bruce Campbell. Another example of Rami messing with Bruce lol.
Lmao
I thought it was a bicycle
@@fighterx9840 Nope it was Sam Raimi on a motorcycle with a camera attached.
This is one of those rare horror franchises with no bad entries, but every movie is different. The second one adds more humor. The third one is pretty much an action comedy. The remake was a balls out horror show. Recommend them all! Great choice!
I love the whole series, but the remake is a bit too gruesome for me.
@@hallofguns8174 it’s not as gruesome as this it’s way more bloody but it’s comical and not gruesome
@@Alyumic I'm talking about the 2013 remake. I girl licks a knife and splits her tongue in half. That is very gruesome.
People ripped the remake But I loved it.
@@DeliberateContrarian I think Sam Rami would be proud like that bathroom scene alone is fucked let alone the rest of the movie hahaha
Oh man, if you haven't seen it already, Cabin In The Woods (2011) is a fantastic horror film that pays homage to pretty much every horror movie ever made. Def give it a watch!
Raimi's camera work is iconic. I remember watching The Quick & The Dead, seeing some of the low angle pan ins, and saying "wait a minute..."
Also take a gander at the Hercules and Xena shows. You recognize it immediatly.
Fun Fact: The real cabin didn't have a basement, so when they go down they're actually going down into a hole in the ground. Also, the cabin was burned down several years after this movie and all that remains now is parts of the chimney.
The basement scenes were filmed at Bruce Campbell's house in Michigan.
Well, most of it. Several fans invaded the property to steal whatever was left, even the chimney bricks.
Oh man, Evil Dead 2 and Army of Darkness are so good. You're in for a treat. Bruce Campbell is the fucking man!
Wait till you get to Army of Darkness and the “horror” is a distant memory.
Hail to the King Baby!
@@luludee1300 isn’t that what dude nukem also says
@@axelstone3131 haha I don't know. But Ash definitely says it😆
Groovy!
@@axelstone3131 Duke Nukem says all of Ash Williams catch phrases. I don’t know if it’s an homage or a rip off, but it is a fact.
Raimi was , I believe, 20 years old when they started making this. He is an unquestioned genius! They made history, before they even went to Hollywood
So lets look at what happened here. A bunch of kids who had training but no experience, raised funds by themselves from West Michigan sources, the bulk of which from a consortium of Dentist, and travel to Western TN to make a movie. What they produced was a small gem of a masterpiece. Sam lite, composed, and shot every frame and he had a true star in Bruce Campbell. It is as innovated a film you can make on a $1.25. To me it is, as all great horror films are, a great deal of fun. The sequels don't approach it. "Are these damn plants about to rape somebody" same thing I thought the first time I watched it. Genius.
Ah yes, the "Forest Scene". To this day Sam Rami admits the scene was a bit too far.
"I think it was unnecessary gratuitous and a little too brutal... my goal is not to offend people. It is to entertain, thrill, scare... make them laugh, but not to offend them... I think my judgment was a little wrong at the time."
He did not need to apologize,this is a horror movie and they are supposed to be Evil creatures so i am fine with that
Tbf it was made in the later half of the 70’s and early 80’s...where such a subject was used to shock people and make it clear how bad the villains were and how they clearly deserved to be brutally ended
@@killerzombie2171 and i loved that aspect of it....
If this was made today,someone would cancel Raimi for it
@@baohweeb6935 it’s ironic cause I can’t stand how the remake was when they did the tree event makes the original trees look tame with it compared ...I honestly got disgusted and couldn’t handle it...
@@killerzombie2171 ok
Love these movies! So much that last Halloween my daughter and I drove three hours for a screening with Bruce Campbell live on stage. He's a master storyteller and funnier than you'd believe (but he has been appearing for a long time, so he's definitely learned the craft). The behind-the-scenes info on Evil Dead is really incredible....like when the actors wore the white contacts they couldn't see anything and they were in a lot of pain (contacts were WAY primitive back then) so every move had to be rehearsed a lot before they went for a take, because they were acting while essentially blind.
Bruce Campbell is a amazing actor and a awesome person in general
“This kinda looks like the drawings of the quiet kid in the back of the classroom” had me dying 😂
Hey! I resemble that remark!😂😂😂
Yep. that was me
This is one movie that actually still freaks me out. Even if the makeup isn't always the best, it's so unsettling, and the very in-your-face style demon they presented the audience is more terrifying than the subtle ones (to me at least).
The makeup and real effects in this movie are better than the effects in many recent movies.
@@mezzb The make-up was good in the sequels, as well.
Mello sits back in his chair, pauses.............."That was fuct up."
I lost it. 😆
Met the guy who did the make up for this movie at a convention cool as hell. Nothing like watching this movie alone in the dark in a big empty house 😨😨🧟♀️🧟♂️
Sam Raimi's first movie - made for $350 000, filmed with & by friends.
A masterpiece in horror (on a very small budget)!
"The Cabin In The Woods" A very non-typical horror movie that draws upon many horror movies.
Came here to say this
Cabin in the Woods is one of my favorite movies. I put it on whenever I need to concentrate on work and I want to listen to a movie.
That film is shit.
There's so much I want to say about Evil Dead, but I'll keep it at this: the set design, the foley, the camera work, the location, the casting; everything is so 😚👌 just absolutely perfect
Edit: also the sound design, the lighting, the props, the make-up, the writing, the directing. I could literally go on and on.
One more edit: you gotta watch the third Evil Dead. It goes off the rails.
I watch a few reaction videos and they do a fine job but I really enjoy yours. It's really entertaining and it actually feels like we're chilling and watching the movie together. Keep up the good work!!!!
Sam Raimi's first take on a comic book type hero, you should watch Darkman with Liam Neeson and Francis McDormand. Ending has a cameo of Bruce Campbell.
How they shot the 'unknown spirit" is that they'll have the cameraman riding a bicycle
I saw this on video when I was 14...no one would see it in the theatre with me at 12 🤣 The scene with the cards freaked me out (and I’ll still quote it lol) but the scenes with Linda just sitting on the floor laughing 😳 Bruce Campbell is my brother’s favorite actor so we occasionally watch this for fun haha it eventually becomes a comedy
I imagine it becomes a comedy because Bruce is actually a really funny guy, makes sense to lean into it. All the movies are great for different reasons though!
I first saw this when I was 14, & it has become my motivation to be a filmmaker. These people Literally made something from nothing & really made it something important to cinema. Also, the final shot was made with the camera strapped on a motorcycle, then ran through the cabin with rehersed door openings, & breaking Bruce Campbell's ribs because he really believed in this movie. And also, Bruce Campbell is my All-Time favorite actor/producer.
My husband almost met Bruce Campbell in the county we live in. Bruce owns a house in one of the older/historic towns and my husband saw him jogging on a trail through the park. Bruce noticed that my husband recognized him and he looked worried so my husband decided to keep his distance cause even didn't want to be rude.
Damn.. what a luck. If I meets Bruce Cambell, my anxiety would 📈
@@hazriqhuzairi5681 His anxiety did go up lol he was excited for sure
I first saw this movie at my 13th birthday slumber party in 1989. Such great memories. One of my faves.
You tensing up and trying not to hide your face when it might get scary is hilarious.
This movie is my all time favorite horror movie and movie in general honestly. The first time I watched it I was so freaked out 😂
The Exorcist would be one hell of a reaction man
You do the best reaction videos. Keep it up. This channel gonna go places
13:25, god thats painful! This scene made audience members scream.
Or vomit
The sounds of ticking clocks at 23:30 is actually from the opening title sequence of the 1960 movie The Time Machine.
I saw this movie when I was 10. I think parents who raised kids in the 80s should be brought up on charges. lol
I really appreciate how you appreciate how the film is designed and produced. I really appreciated the surreal camera shots and angles in the film.
Read 'If Chins Could Kill', Bruce Cambells autobiography... it delves into the whole history of growing up and becoming friends with Sam Rami in highschool and how thus whole project began.
I am not afraid of any 80's horror films except this one
I saw this movie when I was 10 years old so, yes I attest to that. I couldn't see it again until quite recently.
There is one movie I could not sit through as a kid. Salems lot. The atmosphere of that movie seriously creeped me out.
I remember watching it as a kid on VHS and turning it off after the first deadite lol
I saw this movie back in undergrad at a Halloween party and it scared the hell out of me. I love horror and most don't scare me, but holy shit this movie still gives me the creeps.
My fave is Mel cracking up at his own jokes. 🤣
It's amazing what a great director can make on a budget of spare change.
I believe some of the prosthetics were different actors because Raimi's friends were too busy to come back. They lost the original necklace at one point, and had to paint a gold replacement. I forget which sequel Alfred Hitchcock financed.
LOL you look sooooo cute covering your face. I LOVE IT!
@MellVerse
Melo, love that you started this series!
Can’t wait to see the next two as well
10:51 and that was how Groot was conceived lol
That's awesome and yet horrible! Lol.
I first saw this on TV back in the mid 1980s when I was a teenager. It was the middle of the night, and I had no idea what I was getting myself into. I couldn't take my eyes off the TV, because I'd never seen ANYTHING like this before. I'll never forget how those howling demon sounds filled my bedroom, and to make matters worse, we lived in a quiet wooded area similar to the setting of the film. Your reaction was great, and you're correct to call this an absolute masterpiece in film-making. "The Evil Dead" still fascinates, inspires, and scares the @#$Q% outta me!!
Yay 😆 we finally on the Evil Dead train. So basically go to Evil Dead 2 next, than Army Of Darkness, than go an see the New remake and than go check out the show Ash vs The Evil Dead. That's at least my order 😂
I love how you always talk about cinematography, sound design, acting etc.
It definitely makes you stand above most other reactors!
Also, since you mentioned The Ring, you should watch the original from 1998, it's much scarier imo (more weird/surreal and more subtle with its sound design and eerie look)
I would love to see you react to the 2nd movie! It’s more of a comedy movie, and is a huge upgrade from the first movie.
I bought this movie from K-Mart when I was 10 years old in the year 2000. I went home and watched it alone, lights off, and in a chair only 2 feet away from the screen. It was an absolutely terrifying experience!
Your reactions keep getting better and better. Can you do 1981 the burning or sleep away camp?
Sleep Away Camp had a pretty disturbing ending... that's for sure.
I love the first movie so very much! Evil Dead 2 is also truly terrific and hilarious, but only the first film is this consistently eerie and unnerving. My introduction to the series was the first film, so it'll always a very special place in my movie-watching heart.
Actually a student film with a very low budget now considered one of the best horror / splatter movies of all time with some of the best gore effects ever (all manually prepared), great score and sound effects, fantastic cinematography etc.. This just shows the level of the talent Sam Raimi and his crew had / have.
As a kid this movie scared the crap out of me as I got older I appreciate it.. the budget makes the movie even better..well done
Looking at the comments, all I have to add is that the team on this film was AMAZING. If you follow their careers, there's a lot of notables from a small scrappy student team. They helped each other professionally when the got to Hollywood, and did well (except for when they didn't). Other than that, TIGHT shooting schedule . . . shoestring budget . . . good, comedy-horror sequels . . . Cabin in the Woods.
There is actually a musical too. Evil Dead the Musical is one of my favorites and I definitely recommend listening to it. It's a mixture of the first and second movie so it is more of a horror comedy. Most performances of the musical have a splatter zone as well.
Love your content! Watching in London, UK
for some good bts read bruce campbell's "if chins could kill." this was an absolute brutal shoot.
You REALLY need to watch the second one my guy, it's the one that made Evil Dead really famous.
"She's drawing SpongeBob" 🤣 OMG I died.
Please review the three movies, worth it. Fun fact: Sam Raimi's car appears in ALL his movies.
Btw if you want real terror in a Raimi movie, take a look to "Drag me to hell"
You seriously need to see Evil Dead 2. You would love the shots, the effects, and Bruce Campbell's Ash.
Sam Raimi was only 19 years old when they started production on this in late 1979.
“does that mean your sister is still alive?”
*she melts*
Watch True Romance, please. The cast, directing and producing are all cinema royalty.
First saw this movie at 12. Army of Darkness when I was 5 and rewatched it dozens of times. And as a 12 year old my friend showed me evil dead 1 and only realized half way through that army of darkness was a future part of the series.
I watched the other two dozens and dozens of times in my life. Read most of the comics. One of my favorite franchises of all time.
Before I even click on this I know you are going to LOVE Sam Raimi directing and the makeup effects.
27:04 - 27:22 That was achieved by filming on a motorcycle, going through the house towards Bruce.
Went to see The Ring with a buddy in high school. The idea was to go out and party afterwards, but when it ended we just went and sat in Mr. Goodcents with thousand yard stares before going home lol.
"You weren't supposed to help her." 😶
Then the Ring appearing at the end of the movie followed by static. Geez it messed me up for awhile
oh my goooosh this is definitely the best evil dead movie reaction I've ever seeeeen thank you maaaaaaaaaaaaaaan
My 25 year old cousin showed me this movie when I was like 7. I was traumatized for a year 😂
Saw it WAY back when i was 12-14 years old and i thought it was SCARY ! 🤪
MellVerse this movie has two aspect ratios, 4:3 and 1:85.1 but it was shot in 4:3. The laserdiscs/DVDs decided to crop the 4:3 image into a widescreen format because of the rise of 16:9 tvs.
I love his reaction to the suspense scenes. It’s the same reaction I had when I first watched this.
Ash's arch enemy ... Shelves 😂
Love the over head pan and the sound as the floor joists pass by
You are quickly becoming one of my favorite reactors!
Thanks for another great reaction video. I look forward to seeing more classic horror film reactions.
Hard to believe Sam Raimi was only 21 when he made this film!
Idk if it's been mentioned, but the disintegration scene at the end was just some really sweet stop-motion animation.
The fact that so many people saw this movie when they were so young actually explains a lot.
In case you were wondering when I saw this. I saw it on a bootleg video with my mates when we were 13 😁 All sneaky like.
Great reaction. I saw this at the theater and then took my friends to see it. It was one of the first movies I ever rented on VHS and dubbed a copy of.
13:10, this was on Bravo's 100 Scariest Movie Moments!
CHILDS PLAY gave me a few nightmare as a kid. Don't remember how old I was but it wasn't old enough apparently.
HEREDITARY (2018) is a must-watch too if you're ready for that kind of thing. But you NEED to keep going with these. I'm sure you've heard a few things about EVIL DEAD 2 by now. What else can I say? Masterpiece.
This movie should be a study of all would-be film makers.
Definitely a classic saw these movies when I was about 13, all of them are amazing, I even saw this as a musical a few years ago, it was done so well, to do this on stage was hilarious and so fun to see, they even gave the 1st couple rows ponchos because of the blood splashing, they included the audience 😀
This movie is well shot has good characters and has good gore in the story the perfect horror movie. Did you know that it barely even had a budget?
Yeah,it is amazing
I still can't believe that just running a camera through the woods like that could still scare the crap out of me. How brilliant is that??
“This film was a masterpiece”.
I think you and I have different definitions of ‘masterpiece’. 🤣🤣🤣🤣
To get the shot of through the cabin at the end, a camera was attached to a dirt bike and they drove through the cabin. The other shots like it are a camera mounted to a board with handles and operators running through the woods holding on. I hope you watch the sequels. ED 2 is essentially this with a budget and more of a focus on the insanity stuff. Army of Darkness is just Bruce Campbell cheesy goodness.
Such a classic film. Hope you can review Evil Dead 2: Dead by Dawn soon. I like it even more than the original. Oh, and the third film, Army of Darkness might be my favorite. It's more a comedy than a horror film.
And don't forget Ash Vs Evil Dead TV series,that one was freaking amazing and my favorite sequel to the franchise
@@baohweeb6935 I agree. Ash Vs. Evil Dead is amazing.
'Those look like drawings from the quiet kid in the corner in class!' Thats such a funny comment, everyone can relate to that!
Great movie, but I've always thought 2 was better.
I love how he gets excited over the camera angle shots, can't wait tell he see the last..done with one shot on a bike...