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I'm writing this review in 2023. I know a lot of horror fans use IMDb but obviously they don't review the films. You need to show some respect for an absolute horror CLASSIC that should be seen by ALL horror fans, and should be in most fans top 20 horror films of all time list. It's in my top 10! This is prime Roger Corman. Low budget, lots of gratuitous nudity, (seriously, give us group showers scenes back) and some really good kills! It launched the career of scream queen Brinke Stevens and has hit cult status at this point. This film should not only NOT be below a 7/10, it should be worshipped! THIS is top notch, cult classic, drive in cinema at it's finest!

After reading 90% of the reviews I wonder what the hell, everyone else is watching that I'm not. The biggest complaint on here, is it's not the same as Cronenberg's. I'll be the 1st to admit that Cronenberg is God and everything he makes is a masterpiece. This shouldn't be compared to that. It's a REMAKE. As in, similar story beats from a different perspective. This was wonderful and I DO agree that Rachel Weisz deserves every accolade for her performance. I gained a lot of respect for her after this series that I never had before. I mean, I knew she was good, but WOW! The little nuances in body language and facial contortions that define the twins is astonishing! Great series! Don't listen to the ghost of Ebert who trashes all genre films and series. 100% worth your time!

I write this review, after watching Evil Dead Rise today in 2023. I don't know what other reviewers watched, but this film is almost perfect! From the opening scene that IMMEDIATELY subverts expectations. (love the Ted Raimi cameo) This film tells you right off the bat, that they aren't playing around and this isn't your campy, typical Evil Dead film. You know in the first 6 minutes that this is gonna be brutal, and if you can't handle that, just watch something else. I say I write this after seeing Evil Dead Rise for a reason. I love this Evil Dead film! No offense to Bruce or Sam but I not only enjoy this film more than the original trilogy, it's in my top 10 favorite horror films of all time! Rise definitely took more aspects from this than the original trilogy, and even though I enjoyed it immensely, I still like this one more. There are seriously frightening moments in this that Rise just doesn't provide. And to have Rise at what will probably end up a 7.1 or so and have this at 6.5 is a disservice to this film. I've been a hard-core horror fan for over 43 years and as one, I've been desensitized to scare factor in film. This film has it in spades! And 10 years and a requel later and I still think this is the greatest horror film made in the last decade! And I will die on this hill defending it!