First horror film into the blog then.
Evil Dead, directed by Sam Raimi.Watched it last night on SyFy. Not the first time I've seen it though. Watched it on recommendation from the Rough Guide to Horror Movies 50 Must See Films.
It looks totally cheap, almost like a student film, despite that, the zombie make-up is very good. The zombies appearance becomes more disgusting as the film goes on, although one of them looks like that kid out of The Exorcist! The gore increases as the film progresses, so much so that I felt queasy by the end.
The tension is cranked up constantly as long takes with not much happening followed by some sort of jolt, relying on the power of suggestion. That goes on throughout the whole film, although the music sometimes gives the game away.
My main gripe is the acting - its so wooden! The zombies seem to be better actors than the humans! Whether thats deliberate or not, I don't know. The whole film screams "B-movie!" Maybe thats part of its charm.
Although its not the best horror film I've ever seen, I do think that Evil Dead provided the template for zombie movies to follow.
Short and sweet for now.
Toodles
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