The Evil Dead Trilogy

NEON MERCURY · October 03, 2003, 12:50:00 AM

i have not seen TED 2..so will hold off until my vote..
but would like to hear/see others opinions on these films..

Cecil · October 03, 2003, 12:56:24 AM

i voted evil dead

Ghostboy · October 03, 2003, 01:04:08 AM

Clearly the best of the bunch is Evil Dead 2, one of the greatest movies ever made.

MacGuffin · October 03, 2003, 01:30:12 AM

Tough call. "Evil Dead" is definitely one of the best scary-horror movies ever made. It has many genuine scares without seeing them coming. "Evil Dead 2" is one of the best, if the best, comedy-horror movies ever. And both are full of great camera tricks and shots. "Army" doesn't really follow in the previous two's footsteps in terms of one-upping the film that came before it, but is still hilarious. I could pick one or two on any given day.

I cannot recommended this book enough:

Any fan of these films must have it. Everything you want to know about the trilogy and the people who made them is all told in detail.

oakmanc234 · October 03, 2003, 01:50:25 AM

It is a hard one because part 1 is so creepy & unnerving
BUT
the 2nd is so insane and a lot more fun
BUT
the 3rd is so funny & action-packed

I'll go with 'Dead by Dawn' because its a slicker, crazier, more enjoyable version of part 1 and though 'Army' is a helluva lot of fun, it aint scary or dark enough.

Weak2ndAct · October 03, 2003, 04:01:16 AM

Gotta go w/ part dos. The tightest, creepiest, and craziest of the 3.

MacGuffin · October 03, 2003, 10:08:58 AM

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Raikus · October 03, 2003, 10:11:54 AM

I love them all, but if you have to identify the best I think 2 takes the evil cake. It's the best mixture of the comedy horror elements as shown below on my Donnie Darko-ed scale.

Comedy <--Army of Darkness------------Evil Dead II--------------Evil Dead--> Horror

horrorchick76 · October 03, 2003, 10:40:57 PM

Evil Dead is CLEARLY the bestest..

Gamblour. · October 04, 2003, 02:23:41 PM

Wow, I'm surprised so many people picked the second, I was just unaware of how much people love that movie. I saw AOD first, that's definitely my favorite, then Evil Dead, and then Evil Dead 2. I never thought Evil Dead 2 was that funny. But it's probably because I was expecting it to be like Army of Darkness.

modage · October 04, 2003, 04:37:25 PM

i have this too. clearly a trick question as there is no best. they are all incredible for different reasons. as macguffin said, the first is a great horror movie. and is geniunely scary and creepy and great. the second one, the ash character becomes a little more developed and it blends the scares with slapstick comedy while basically re-telling the first movie with a bigger budget. the third one, while having nothing to do with horror is where ash's character is fully developed into one of cinemas all-time badasses and is fucking hilarious all the way through.

indiana · October 04, 2003, 04:43:33 PM

the only question i have is. WHAT THE FUCK IS UP WITH THE TREE RAPPING THAT GIRL IN EVIL DEAD ONE????

Cecil · October 04, 2003, 05:22:32 PM

well... its evil, what do you expect it to do?

MacGuffin · October 04, 2003, 05:39:56 PM

Quote from: indianaWHAT THE FUCK IS UP WITH THE TREE RAPPING THAT GIRL IN EVIL DEAD ONE????

Take your pick:

1.) The tree was sporting some wood for her.
2.) It's bark was worse that it's bite.
3.) It wanted to make sure no one leaves.

Gloria · October 04, 2003, 05:43:53 PM

Quote from: MacGuffin
Quote from: indianaWHAT THE FUCK IS UP WITH THE TREE RAPPING THAT GIRL IN EVIL DEAD ONE????

Take your pick:

1.) The tree was sporting some wood for her.
2.) It's bark was worse that it's bite.
3.) It wanted to make sure no one leaves.

Good answers. Good answers

Also:
Maybe it wanted to branch out

The Evil Dead Trilogy

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