How do you rank the EVIL DEAD trilogy?

Rev. Powell · August 23, 2009, 03:43:56 PM

After finally finishing up the trilogy, I'm curious as to which film people thought was the best. All have something to recommend them, and all are a little but different in tone.

Personally, I liked II the best, and I suspect most people will vote that way. Choosing between ED & AOD was a lot tougher, but I ultimately went with AOD because I prefer the comic wackiness. I always thought the original was an above-average low-budget horror film, but nothing astounding.

What about you?

venomx · August 23, 2009, 03:46:19 PM

My vote - Evil Dead, Evil Dead II, Army of Darkness

IMO It didn't get scarier, it became funny ...

Kester Pelagius · August 23, 2009, 05:29:44 PM

ED2 is a vast improvement over ED, cinematically. Shows a lot more polish and style. AD is, well, it's AD. Best seen in a theatre, IMO. OTOH if you don't like humor mixed with your horror, as some don't, then I'd say. .

What are you doing watching the Evil Dead movies?

Rev. Powell · August 23, 2009, 06:02:40 PM

Quote from: Kester Pelagius on August 23, 2009, 05:29:44 PM
ED2 is a vast improvement over ED, cinematically. Shows a lot more polish and style. AD is, well, it's AD. Best seen in a theatre, IMO. OTOH if you don't like humor mixed with your horror, as some don't, then I'd say. .

What are you doing watching the Evil Dead movies?

You talkin' to me? If so, I watch all kinds of movies, and I find the series quite entertaining. I even find ED II to qualify as a "weird" movie, though just barely, due to the surreal "cabin fever" stretch starting with the dancing corpse and ending with the laughing stag's head.

I'm surprised to see a couple of people picking AOD as their favorite... but that's why I did the poll, I guess. The movies are so different that each person can have a different favorite.

Nukie 2 · August 23, 2009, 06:08:38 PM

Evil Dead was a phenomenal use of a low budget. The low budget actually helped its atmosphere; the jerky stop motion made it more creepy and the food items used to simulate gore made it more putrid cos it still sorta looked like food. ED 2 was ED on a bigger budget but Ash's character was more developed. AD was one of the best horror-comedies ever made, that's inspired a whole lot of others and still does.
With that in mind I like a three the same for different reasons. Also, in all three, those camera angles and direction are really some revolutionary stuff.

Ash · August 23, 2009, 07:24:30 PM

I voted for Evil Dead 2, Evil Dead, and then Army of Darkness.

I like all of them, but part 2 is my favorite and I like the first one for how seriously disturbing it is.
Army of Darkness was good, but the comedy was a bit over the top for me.

meQal · August 23, 2009, 08:44:18 PM

I voted Army of Darkness, Evil Dead 2, Evil Dead. That's because I like the comedy/horror and polished looks that came with the sequels more.

voltron · August 23, 2009, 09:07:57 PM

I voted Evil Dead, Evil Dead 2 and Army Of Darkness. I'm not too fond of humour in horror films.

Dennis · August 23, 2009, 09:21:14 PM

I selected Evil Dead II, Army of Darkness, then Evil Dead, mainly because that's the order in which I watched them. I knew there was an Evil Dead, but the local Blockbuster never seemed to have it available, so I took Evil Dead II. I found it managed to be creepy and funny at the same time, I especially liked the ending. I remember thinking a sequel had definite possibilities. Army of Darkness, for me at least, is more comedy than horror and it's really enjoyable from that standpoint. I found Evil Dead, when I finally watched it to be a very effective low budget horror story. My order of preference is just arbitrary, these three films, individually or collectively are very good.

SkullBat308 · August 24, 2009, 02:10:13 AM

I picked ED, ED2 and AOD because I like the pure low budget horror of ED the best.

RCMerchant · August 24, 2009, 05:26:33 AM

I went with ED,EDII,and AOD.

Psycho Circus · August 24, 2009, 11:43:41 AM

Loved the first, loved the second even though it's a more comedic re-hash of the first, absolutely hate Army Of Darkness. I know some people on here may find that amazing, but I hate to see a good horror series tarnished by slapstick and self indulgence.

Doggett · August 24, 2009, 07:11:47 PM

I went with AOD, EDII, ED.

There's a couple of gags in AOD that I absolutely love !

inframan · August 25, 2009, 08:24:08 AM

ED2 is my favorite, love the other two, its hard to choose.

Don't rent Evil Ed, its so bad its just bad.

Rev. Powell · August 25, 2009, 12:39:49 PM

Quote from: inframan on August 25, 2009, 08:24:08 AM

Don't rent Evil Ed, its so bad its just bad.

What about EVIL DEAD TRAP? Anyone seen it?

How do you rank the EVIL DEAD trilogy?

From favorite to least favorite, how do you rank the three EVIL DEAD movies?

venomx