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Of all the shoestring-budget sixteen millimeter cult zombie movies shot in a cowshit-covered haunted cabin in the middle of the Tennessee woods during the coldest winter in history and starring a bunch of nobodies covered in makeup and a vat of Karo syrup, this is undoubtedly the best. Jack Witzig loved The Evil Dead, saying the flick was one of the most "grueling, punishing horror films ever made."
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The remake/sequel/cash-in of The Evil Dead tramples its predecessor's memory beneath its feet by taking the first film's concept and stretching it out of proportion in every way: more gore, much more humor, floods of blood, and camera work that could keep an ADHD kid high on speed interested. Without realizing it, Jack Witzig rated Evil Dead II so highly that it wound up being the number one movie on the site by a wide margin--but it deserves that questionable honor, without a doubt.
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Raimi and pals almost completely abandon horror in the third Evil Dead film, in which the idiot Ash is trapped in Medieval times (the era, not the restaurant) and finds himself in the middle of both a civil war (Brits v. Scots) and a war for the existence of humanity (primates v. a marauding army of deadites). Of course, along the way, Ash winds up making things ten times worse than they were when he arrived, but everything works out eventually. Jack Witzig praises plenty about Army, including its energy, hilarious script, and directing.
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This is the Holy Grail of The Evil Dead, still unavailable but eagerly sought after by fans. Within the Woods is a Super-8 film Raimi and Co. filmed in part to raise money for The Evil Dead--it screened for investors and in a Detroit theater in 1978, but not much elsewhere. Jack Witzig found Woods amateurish but surprisingly effective, and thought it definitely indicated the nascent talents of those involved. Guzzy agreed, but praised the film more highly, saying it was "eerie, scary, gory, and dramatic."
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