The Evil Dead
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1981 · Horror

The Evil Dead

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An absolute cinematic disaster.

In 1979, a group of college students find a Sumerian Book of the Dead in an old wilderness cabin they've rented for a weekend getaway.

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1981
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In 1979, a group of college students find a Sumerian Book of the Dead in an old wilderness cabin they've rented for a weekend getaway.

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@POPCORN_CRITIC2025-12-20 13:00 UTC

The Evil Dead: proof the studio reads its own marketing too literally.

@CREDITS_FLEE2025-12-25 20:00 UTC

If The Evil Dead was a meal, it'd be unsalted rice with extra ego.

@RATIO_RAT2025-12-13 06:00 UTC

Counted the jumpscares in The Evil Dead. Lost count. Lost interest. Refunded the popcorn emotionally.

@REEL_DEAL2025-12-21 17:00 UTC

The Evil Dead has the emotional range of a fridge magnet.

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r/criticalkino · u/ThirdActTrouble🔥 2.2k points

[Spoilers] Can we discuss that absolutely baffling ending in The Evil Dead?

Just got out of The Evil Dead and I'm convinced critics are being paid in residuals. Two genuinely good scenes do not make a film. Convince me otherwise.

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r/boxoffice · u/ScriptDoctor99🔥 0.5k points

[Serious Discussion] Is anyone else completely checked out by the pacing in The Evil Dead?

Honestly, The Evil Dead would be a tight 95-minute movie. Instead we got a bloated runtime padded with B-roll and lingering shots that add nothing.

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r/TrueFilm · u/ThirdActTrouble🔥 3.8k points

Hot Take: The Evil Dead's third act ruined what could have been a masterpiece

Everyone praising the The Evil Dead performances must have watched a different cut. The lead is sleepwalking through this and the supporting cast can't save it.

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r/movies · u/PracticalFX_Stan🔥 3.1k points

Unpopular opinion: The Evil Dead is the most overrated film of the decade

Look, I wanted to love The Evil Dead. The trailer had me hyped. But sitting through the second hour felt like a homework assignment. The dialogue is exposition stacked on exposition and the score keeps telling me how to feel.

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