Re: Best Evil Dead?
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ED2 is one of my top 3 movies of all time. It's completely original, psychological, cerebral, and funny as hell.
ED1 is just a standard zombie/slasher flick. Not too much new going on here.
AOD is the biggest PoS I've ever seen. There are few movies more dissapointing than this one. While ED2 draws on Campbell's natural quirkyness and brilliant physical comedy, AOD really just degrades into dumb slapstick humor. I'm deeply disturbed that so many 2+2ers are so unsophisticated.
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Read Campbell's memoir, If Chins Could Kill: Confessions of a B movie Actor.
He describes Raimi's thoughts on "shemping" - what you call slapstick. Also, ED1 is full of innovative directing techniques (camera on a sled for all those "approaching evil" shots, floor cutouts, etc.). Not to mention the Classic.
It's a fun read for any Campbell/Raimi fan.
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