Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #45565 in DVD
• Released on: 2002-10-28
• Rating: Suitable for 18 years and over
• Aspect ratio: 1.78:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Formats: Dubbed, PAL, Special Edition, Widescreen
• Original language: English
• Dubbed in: French
• Number of discs: 1
• Running time: 86 minutes

Amazon.co.uk Review
In the Autumn of 1979, Sam Raimi and his merry band headed into the woods of rural Tennessee to make a little movie called The Evil Dead. They emerged with a roller coaster of a film packed with shocks, gore and wild humour, a film that remains a benchmark for the genre. Ash (cult favourite Bruce Campbell) and four friends arrive at a backwoods cabin for a vacation, where they find a tape recorder containing incantations from an ancient book of the dead. When they play the tape, evil forces are unleashed, and one by one the friends are possessed. Wouldn't you know it, the only way to kill a "deadite" is by total bodily dismemberment, and soon the blood starts to fly. Raimi injects tremendous energy into this simple plot, using the claustrophobic set, disorientating camera angles and even the graininess of the film stock itself to create an atmosphere of dread, punctuated by a relentless series of jump-out-of-your-seat shocks. Much of the film's energy is supplied by the "Raimi-cam", a gliding, swooping, rushing camera that suggests a dislocated, otherworldly point of view while injecting a lively if spooky fleetness to the pace. Though it's no comedy, Raimi's dry wit and cinematic cleverness pervades the entire film. The Evil Dead lacks the more highly developed sense of the absurd that distinguish later entries in the series--Evil Dead 2 and Army of Darkness--but it is still much more than a gore movie: it marks the appearance of one of the most original and visually exciting directors of his generation, and it stands as a monument to the triumph of imagination over budget. --Simon Leake, Amazon.com

Special Features
1.85 Wide Screen
16:9 Wide Screen
French
English
Region 2
Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround
Dolby Digital 6.1 Surround DTS-ES English
Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround
Dolby Digital 6.1 Surround DTS-ES
Theatrical Trailer
Audio Commentary With Director Producer And Star
Talent Biographies
TV Spots
Fan Analysis
Discovering Evil Dead Featurette
Outtakes
Deleted Scenes
Photo And Stills Gallery
Two Easter Eggs

Synopsis
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 humour much more subtle than the tongue-in-cheek aesthetic of the two sequels.

Customer Reviews

Awesome!!!
the film is great even now and this is the best edition!!! the book is great and looks just like the prop. there is a load of extras on the disc such as the FANalysis. the bonus film Running Time is also a great film though it is a bit short. the film (RT) has been filmed in black and white and it is continuous shot (the transitions have been cleverly covered up and so it looks like its has all been filmed in one go). both films are highly enjoyable and show bruce campbell in all his b movie greatness. It is a great edition which is worth buying whether you are a die hard fan or not.

My very very favorite movie
Hi guys, I really love this movie since I was a 10 years old kid. I saw it at my home in VCR those days and time to time I watched it and enjoy it more and more. Now I have owned this movie in DVD. so even now I really do enjoy to watch this movie on DVD.
I have only one objection on this DVD release because the mated wide screen version is really sucks, a high amount of picture go disappeared behind the black upper and lower mates really looks a poor wide screen conversion. The movie was recorded in full frame 1.37:1 ration and both in home video and the cinema release in 1980's so this should be watched in real full frame version even now.

A CLASSIC !! !! !! !!
The Evil Dead would have been nothing without its over the top gore and blood, The acting is crap, as with the picture quality and the special effects. But the sort of people who did watch this film and didnt mind the violence are probably the sort of people who dont have a film in their collection without these things!
So the film was a hit, but not to the censors, so this was put on the video nast list and banned! (this was also one of the main five most controversial films on the video list along with The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, The Driller Killer, I Spit on your Grave and Tool Box Murders!)
There have been 2 sequels, both (especially part3) have been nowhere near close to surpassing the origonal! Its unique blend of horror and gore has seen that it is to this day famed as one of the most well known zombie/horrors of its kind!
The blood in this film is also well known for bieng as thick as jelly! And looking like jelly! And bieng the colour of (strawberry) jelly! Whatever it is it isnt blood! But the more the better! And The Evil Dead doesnt dissapoint!
And now it comes in this amazing set! Not only does itr come in the coolest box a DVD has ever came in (this reffers to you even if you dont even like gory horrors), it is also packed with loads of extras!
For all gore fans and NOT FOR 'ANTI GORE' PERSONS OR HATERS OF CHEESY B-MOVIES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!