The Evil Dead (1981) | First Time Watching! | Movie REACTION!

[@deadaccount7520]

Two is the horror comedy. One is a pure horror movie. Yes Ash has had a wide variety of comic appearances. Alot of cross over stuff with other horror franchises and even in one of Marvel's Zombies stories.

[@maplenutsreact]

Oh no way! I've got to find me some of those comics!

[@deadaccount7520]

@@maplenutsreact OK but to avoid spoilers. At least watch part 2 first. It is a remake and sequel to part 1. So it's that version of Ash. Who you need to be familiar with.

[@Joey7Z7Horror]

@@maplenutsreact I thought they meant "comic" as in "comical" for a split second but yea, he has some special appearances in comic books

[@philliptucker4788]

I’ve always loved the fact that the cabin is tiny from the outside, but inside it’s the biggest cabin ever. 😂

[@tanglecash127]

Part 2 is a must!

[@torpedoboy4]

Peter Jackson was heavily influenced by Sam Raimi and his "Evil Dead" series. In fact, his first few films were equally low budget horror/sci-fi/comedies and also VERY well done. "Bad Taste" 1987, "Meet the Feebles" 1989, and "Dead Alive" also known as "Brain Dead" 1992. In some ways, it really feels like Jackson aimed to outdo Raimi with "Dead Alive" as it feels like a sequel to "Evil Dead". It's insane!!! And since you mentioned the Muppets in this reaction, "Meet the Feebles" might be up your alley too. It has been described many times as "The Muppet Show on crack".

[@Sandwhaler]

All of this👆 One of my favourite pieces of movie trivia is about Bad Taste, where the design for the aliens' heads was supposed to be taller, but the oven they used to cure the latex masks couldn't fit the original design, so they became shorter and rounder. It was Jackson's mom's regular kitchen oven. "I'm a Derek. And Derek's don't run."

[@clarencewalker3925]

Jim Henson was not pleased!

[@PerryCJamesUK]

I forgot about Meet The Feebles HAHAHAHAHA

[@erikbjelke4411]

I feel like I got WAY more entertainment value out of watching Chandra's face constantly change color than I should have.

[@adamclifton29]

Imagine going into this movie for the first time expecting another Army Of Darkness lmao. Dude was not ready for it lol

[@poppauzz]

In September of 2022 I was traveling to Pigeon Forge, TN to go to Dollywood which is an amusement park which Dolly Parton is an owner. On my trip I would pass Morristown, TN which the Evil Dead was shot. It's a little over an hour away from Pigeon Forge. So with a some studying I was able to locate the location of the road (it's not really road though) and the location of what's left of the cabin. It's on private property so you have to kind of sneak your way on the property. It was very creepy once you find the remains of the cabin which had burned down not long after filming the movie. The 2 big trees that stand outside the cabin one of them has fallen over. All that remains is part of the chimney and the hole they dug out for the trap door because the cabin didn't have a basement. I was 10 or 11 years old when I saw this (back in 1985) and this movie scared the crap out of me like no other movie had before. It took me a few years until I was brave enough to watch it again.

[@EverythingEcstatic]

Screaming, laughing, and saying “It’s too much!” is EVIL DEAD in a nutshell.

[@Marc-so2cd]

I was raised on video nasties. Evil Dead was my first ever horror movie at just 5 years old and I still have the original VHS tape with it's outer case.

[@pressman1788]

Great reactions! Watching Chandra’s face turn so red at 11:40 was why I love horror movies, or horror/comedy movies.👍🏻

[@maplenutsreact]

Hahaha yes! So fun, but also sooo gross!

[@biguy617]

Yes there are Evil Dead comic books. There is a comic book that has Ash meet the Kiss band members. There is a Ash vs Jason comic book and a Ash vs Freddy and Jason comic book.

[@maplenutsreact]

WHAT?! OMG I love Kiss so much, that sounds amazing! You just made my day haha

[@mattmc5069]

​@@maplenutsreactthere is also a Jason vs Leatherface comic as well

[@maplenutsreact]

Oh what! That seems like it would be so intense and scary! @@mattmc5069

[@mattmc5069]

@@maplenutsreact there is also a rare kiss comic from marvel in the 1970s and they mixed the print ink with the bands blood! No joke I thought it sounded ridiculous but no they did it

[@maplenutsreact]

That's so wild! It sounds like something they would do haha@@mattmc5069

[@carolgenicola9241]

The best evil dead ever. Sam Raimi is a genius. 31:08 31:13

[@mattmc5069]

I like that you two keep things low key. No over acting or long intros. Your here to watch we are here to see you get the crap scared out of you nothing else needed lol i subbed right away to you and ill have to have a marathon to catch up on your videos

[@maplenutsreact]

Hahaha, definitely getting the crap scared out of us. And thank you for sub! ❤❤❤

[@Jumpman67]

Oh I just clicked on this but I am VERY excited for this reaction. Groovy!

[@maplenutsreact]

That makes me so happy!! ❤❤❤

[@JeremyStevens-gw1hl]

I am writing this to help out these two amazing people and this video and this channel with the algorithm 🥰❤️✌️☺️

[@darrellmetcalfe3615]

Greetings from canada , Great video as always, definitely check out evil dead 2 , army of darkness and the tv series! Keep up the great work love the channel

[@Pholiage]

Bad Taste by Peter Jackson. The guy behind Lord of the rings and King Kong.

[@malloid]

Good call, but I'd go for Braindead as it's far more entertaining.

[@Pholiage]

Yeah well they asked for the first movie. But I agree Braindead or Dead Alive as it's also called is the superior movie@@malloid

[@daytoncharitychicken]

I was coming to the comments just to mention that this first low budget movie (splatter/horror/comedy) from the LOTR director is shocking in light of what he produced later. My older brother worked in a video store in his teens in the early 90s and made a point of watching lesser known horror, so he (and our whole family) was aware of Peter Jackson long before Heavenly Creatures (which he made a bunch of his high school friends go to see on opening weekend thinking it would be like Jackson’s ‘80s horror films with a bigger budget, not knowing it was a new direction for Jackson). I never had the stomach to sit through all of Bad Taste after my brother showed me one memorable stomach churning scene. I needed something lighter to get me into horror and my brother finally found the right entry vehicle when he took me to the theater to see the first Scream movie in theaters after he saw it opening weekend. Now I’ve seen enough and am comfortable enough that if Bad Taste ever shows up on a streaming service I have, I’ll absolutely watch it.

[@Pholiage]

@@daytoncharitychicken Happy to spike the nostalgia. There is another movie he made around the same time. But it's really weird and gross and times. Meet the Feebles it's called. Think of Sesame Street/Muppets meets the grossness of Bad Taste

[@daytoncharitychicken]

@@Pholiage LOL, yes that was another of my brother’s favorites; he loved the Muppets and gore and found it to be a perfect combination of things he loved. 😂

[@BezoRazo]

30:26 - lol Hilarious analogy :D

[@1Sparda1_]

Just got this on my recommendation and hell yess it’s always good and funny watching people’s reaction to Evil Dead this movie is such a classic 💀

[@commanderkorra3316]

Evil Dead 1 was awesome, but for me Evil Dead 2 is where I really started to love it. Bruce Campbell as Ash is so freaking awesome. I had this pretty silver gray cat I named him Ash.

[@BigGator5]

"You bastards, why are you torturing me like this? Why?" Fun Fact: Theatrical movie debut of Bruce Campbell and Directorial debut of Sam Raimi. Time Capsule Fact: At the end of principal shooting in Tennessee, the crew put together a little time capsule package and buried it inside the fireplace of the cabin as a memento of the production to whomever found it. Make Your Own Blood Fact: The blood is a combination of Karo syrup, non-dairy creamer, and red food coloring. At one point, Bruce Campbell's shirt that he wears in the film was so saturated with the fake blood that after drying it by the fire, the shirt became solidified and broke when he tried to put it on. Location Location Fact: Filmed in a real-life abandoned cabin. The property's owner granted the production crew to lease the cabin, under the condition that any modifications made for filming were to be undone. The crew kept their promise and the only thing that remained in the cabin was the fireplace that was specifically built for the film. The cabin has since been destroyed and only the fireplace is still intact.

[@maplenutsreact]

I love all of that! Especially the time capsule hidden in the fireplace. That's so fun ❤

[@BigGator5]

I can't guarantee that it would still be there, but what a fun memory those people have. Go with God and Be Safe Evil. 😎 👍

[@Bruce-Wayne-101]

So I saw this as a kid, this and the Exorcist. Both traumatized me lol. But I do love that this was an independent horror movie, just collage friends with special effects and a camera making movies out in their cabin. The first ones is a little more serious and scary, Evil 2 is more of a Reboot and the start of the Funny ,Action , Horror Ash series, then there’s Army of Darkness, the Ash Vs the Evil Dead series and the 2 new Evil Dead remake movies currently. For Shaundra there are a lot of comic books based off of Horror movies. Ask your local Cookbook Shop or check online. There’s also video games for Evil Dead, Friday The 13th and recently The Texas Chainsaw Massacre. Also wait till you get to the 10th Friday the 13th movie. Jason ends up in space lol, it’s called Jason X. ❤️

[@scottfield5849]

Hey guys! These movies are BIG players in my house - just ask my oldest boy, Ash! You *definitely* need to check out Evil Dead 2 - not exactly a sequel, more like a "reimagining". It's what Sam and Bruce could do with more money! Haha. Enjoyyyyy...! 🎃👍

[@maplenutsreact]

I absolutely love the name Ash! That's so awesome! And yes, I'm very excited to watch the next one now ❤

[@scottfield5849]

@@maplenutsreact Oh, and for later reference, Sam later made another crazy-go-nuts horror movie called "Drag Me to Hell" - it's a fun time! 🤘😆

[@G70051]

​@@maplenutsreactEvil dead 2 is a sequel

[@lilquad2615]

My favorite 3 80s horror films evil dead,exorcist, Amityville horror

[@steveplowright5014]

The Exorcist was 1973 and Amityville Horror was 1979, so I guess that means Evil Dead grabs the #1 spot on your favorite 80s horror list

[@kevinjefferson885]

Great reaction. I'm just realizing that I saw this movie in the theater when I was 11 years old. No wonder it was so terrifying to me then.

[@GroovyMee]

One of the best franchises . 1,2 and 3 , even the 2013 one is good too but the show (Ash vs Evil Dead ) is the best content of the franchise imo. The comics were after the movies.

[@snakehandler87]

I'm glad y'all noticed one of my favorite funny lines in the movie "I'm gonna break your face" lolol

[@biguy617]

The car that is in this movie appears in every Sam Rami movie.

[@josephmummerth]

first time I watched this , I watched it at night alone in a cabin in the woods during a thunder storm ! has a little more impact that way !

[@BRD529]

Now you can keep an eye out for Evil Dead the Musical when it comes through town. 😂

[@sca88]

Evil Dead 2 is a must watch.

[@waywardmind]

This is not only one of my favourite horror movies; it's one of my favourite movies. Sam Raimi is a damn genius.

[@andyd3447]

Hello, new suscriber here just wanted to say you are very brave for watching so many of these classics one after the other. As someone who watched many of these as a kid I had years in between many of them to process the traumatic scenes. Obviously its different watching as an adult but still. Its a lot!

[@stevenpratt7369]

I'm often told I look like Ash. He was top dog here. I had a hard time watching this for the first time in 1987. I watched it with my sister. Have you seen An American Werewolf In London? It was an 80's horror/comedy classic. Maybe sometime you could do a reaction video of it? I'm sure you would like it.

[@zanyzander]

This is my favourite horror movie. The effects, the sound design, the camera work, and Baby Bruce. Linda's iconic "We're gonna get you.." is on par with Nightmare on Elm Street's "1, 2, Freddy's coming for you..". The fact this was basically a low-budget student film is astonishing, considering its execution and cultural impact on the film industry, creating the whole "cabin in the woods" horror genre. FYI, Part 2 has a 10 minute recap of part 1 as the opening, and takes us right up to the final frame of part 1, but due to Sam Raimi not having rights to footage from the 1st film, they had to reshoot, recast, and simplify the storyline so people who hadn't seen it could catch up. So that will assuage your confusion. I make sense of the folirst 10 minute recap by thinking of it as Ash having a nightmare about the events of the first film (up until he wakes up in part 2 in the chair), because dreams are often not a faithful retelling of events. The fact that Ash's mind is also greatly impacted makes him a semi-unreliable narrator, so that works too. Ash is one of the best final girls ever. Imagine having to kill your best friend, sister, and girlfriend? His character development throughout the franchise is iconic.

[@RichardHead23]

It's not the first film of a well known director , but the film ""1941"" , by Steven Spielberg, it's a comedy set in 1941 (spolier)

[@CursiMusic]

saw this back in the day. this was so gory. "its your sister, Cheryl" LOL

[@Agent.Bob58]

You do realise, you HAVE TO watch Evil Dead 2?! Great reaction guys 👍

[@biguy617]

The whole Evil Dead trilogy is great. Army of Darkness is Evil Dead 3. Another great Sam Rami movie is Dark Man starring Liam Neeson. Great movie.

[@malloid]

"If it's a similar tone to Army of Darkness..." LOL, no. The first Evil Dead is a straightforward horror film. Army of Darkness is a Three Stooges tribute... This was the first adult-rated film I ever saw (aged sixteen, IIRC), and I loved it. Believe it or not they tried to ban it in the UK in 1984, but failed. It was notorious, though, for the 'tree r*pe' and the pencil in the ankle. Have also seen it on the big screen a couple of times, at horror all-nighters. It's a gritty and entertaining grindhouse classic.

[@johnpittsii7524]

Hope you two are having an great and awesome day ❤

[@scottwilson3741]

This was made about 30 mins from where I live. The cabin was burnt down not long after but there's different versions of who did it and when

[@deanjarva1373]

Fun, interesting first movies? You have to see David Lynch's Eraserhead (1977)

[@ThatBonsaipanda]

28:58 - Wait till you see Peter Jackson's (yes, the LOTR director) "Dead Alive" / "Braindead" from 1992. One of my favorites and, well, hard to describe. No other movie has surpassed it. :D

[@xSergioRottenx]

This ☝🏻

[@44.caliberbrainsurgery63]

My favorite thing about this movie and any Sam Raimi movie really is the car. It took me a while to realize that the car theyre driving here is the very same car that Unvle Ben drives in Spider Man.

[@Pholiage]

Dont miss the series of Evil Dead. It's awesome

[@VforVictory00]

Evil Dead movie has spawned sequels, TV series, comics, video games and movie reboots. Definitely watch Evil Dead 2. It's a reboot/sequel of the first movie that has more of the classic Evil Dead quotes. I believe the backstory for it being a sequel/reboot was that it had something to do with the legal rights to the first movie.

[@josephmummerth]

there are three of these films , evil dead ,evil dead 2 ,and army of darkness , there was also a tv series based on it ! in every one of them ash takes a severe beating ! lol and it`s all prectical effects , there was no cgi !

[@Dhaem16]

The Evil Dead - Full horror (but there is some dark comedy bits and some people find it funny because of the low budget). Evil Dead II - Horror Comedy, with good balance between the two (keep in mind the first 15-20 minutes of this film are a condensed remake/retelling of the first one). Army of Darkness - Horror Comedy Adventure, the lighter of the whole franchise. Evil Dead (2013) - FULL HORROR. Dark, gory and mean. Tiny bits of very dark humor. Evil Dead Rise - Full Horror, but it regains more dark comedic elements and has some homages to EDII. I hope you give all the movie saga a shot. There's also the tv series Ash vs Evil Dead, highly recommended.

[@snakehandler87]

"Are they done exploding?" "I hope not" lolol

[@djavatar68]

Bruce Campbell looked so good in this movie. You guys should watch Drag Me To Hell another Sam Raimi movie he directed, although not as old as Evil Dead, it's still a fun horror film.

[@maplenutsreact]

Oh awesome! I'd love to watch that!

[@johnplaysgames3120]

I know it's been 5 months and maybe this franchise has fallen into your rearview, but I'd love to see you two react to "Evil Dead 2" and "Army of Darkness." Part 2 is basically half remake, half sequel but is the one where the tone of the series started to shift more toward horror-comedy rather than mainly horror. And, by the time they get to "Army of Darkness," it's more slapstick comedy than horror. All are good in their own way but, imo, "Evil Dead 2" is where they hit the right balance of comedy and horror. Plus, there are so many iconic scenes and iconic lines in it. If someone told me they were only going to watch one of the "Evil Dead" movies, "Evil Dead 2" is the one I'd suggest every time.

[@leniobarcelos1770]

9:07 Your expressions 😂... Another great reaction, guys. Told ya it was gory on your _Nightmare on Elm Street_ video lol. A recommendation I have for a director's first movie would be _Reservoir Dogs_ if you two aren't familiar with it. You gotta see Quentin Tarantino's work at some point. But seeing as it's October, I would say consider watching the original _Night of the Living Dead_ by George A. Romero. I'm a big zombie horror fan and George is considered the Godfather of the zombie film genre. I'd love to see you two watch his first three zombie films at some point (Night, Dawn, and Day). And just so you know, the original film is in the public domain. So, you could actually upload the entire thing to KZbin without having to worry about copyright. The 1990 remake of _Night of the Living Dead_ is great too. It also happens to have my personal favorite scene of any zombie movie, or horror movie in general.

[@The_nitewolf]

Saw it when I was 8 years old, gave me nightmares for 10 years. 😂

[@DarthTingleBinks]

Evil Dead comics are... Quite something. There are adaptations of each of the first three films, some making minor changes, some making major changes, some realizing a specific cut of the film. And there are a handful of Evil Dead 2 spin-off/pseudo sequel comics, a lot of them being very hard to get a hold of and seeing Ash go up against a bunch of fictional characters like Dracula, Santa, the Martians, and even some real people like... Deadite Hitler? Those are specifically in the "Revenge Of" line of Evil Dead 2 comics, which do tie into the main Evil Dead 2 comics. Then there are A LOT of Army of Darkness comics, the continuity of which can be quite confusing, as a lot of the comics reference a bunch of other comics but also apparently exist in separate universes (which is a thing the comics get into, but I found it unnecessary). There are also a handful of Army of Darkness crossovers with other characters under the Dynamite label, and some being collaborations with other comic labels like IDW or Devil's Due Publishing. Hell, there's a Marvel Zombies crossover and TWO Freddy vs Jason vs Ash crossover produced by DC's Wildstorm imprint that are basically unavailable because they don't print those anymore (probably due to rights issues). There's also a crossover with another Sam Raimi original, Darkman. The crossovers are sometimes in the same continuity as the mainline Army of Darkness comics, and other times they're completely disconnected. But anyone who's seen the films knows that the continuity of Evil Dead has always been confusing. So of course the comics make it more confusing. And let's not even get into the games.

[@zachnesmith]

Spielberg. Before Jaws he did a horror film called Duel with Dennis Weaver. The most extreme case of road rage in the history of humanity.

[@christiangelacio5498]

Kevin Smith’s Clerks is a great directorial debut that you guys should watch. Clerks is the first movie in the Viewaskewniverse cinematic universe.

[@ephraimthemugwump]

Glad you enjoyed this banger! Everyone saying 2 is better tho are absolutely correct. I have a couple firsts for you guys. 12 Angry Men by Sidney Lumet is an absolute classic. Bristling dialog, captivating character studies, and still as relevant as when it was made in 1957. Secondly, Memento is still Christopher Nolans best film (Following was not feature length, it doesnt count!) As opposed to most if not all other “twist” movies, this one has actually great re-watchability to try and piece together the plot in the correct order. Just my two cents. Cheers!

[@GhoulishGwyn]

As far as comics, there’s a graphic novel that adapts the first movie, a short-lived series of Evil Dead 2 comics that are mostly prequels and sequels to that movie, and an unbelievable amount of various Army of Darkness comics.

[@cadleo]

One of the best horror films ever made.

[@Prodrummer1603]

"The Evil Dead" should be pure horror. The trashy look sometimes adds to the scaryness but also makes other scenes feel weird und hilarious which is not intentional. Evil Dead 2 is the perfect mix between Horror and Comedy. Army of the Darkness is just pure Comedy and Coolness. Evil Dead and Evil Dead Rises take a much more serious approach. Some people miss the comedy. But I personally love it, especially the balls to the walls aproach of the 2013 Remake 😍

[@tomklenskjr.2491]

Was just gonna recommend Blood Simple, if you guys haven’t seen it yet … it’s the debut film by brothers Joel and Ethan Coen. FunFact: Joel Coen was an editor on The Evil Dead 💀

[@gregvanmatre5068]

When this movie first came out. It was an instant hit among teenage boys. But the second one was a let down. Until everyone got wind of why they did the remake and then it was a bigger hit. Then the 3rd one and the series speaks for themselves. Just remember just reading or listening to recordings can cause spooky things to happen lmao.

[@randolpho-]

Steven Spielberg's first full length movie is _Duel_. Very simple story line, very suspenseful. About a salesman being involved in a road rage incident by a maniacal truck driver. Must watch.

[@Joey7Z7Horror]

This movie is actually one of the rare if not the only decently mainstream horror movie to get an nc-17 rating

[@PauliosBucko]

I highly recommend Demons aka Demoni from 1985 absolute Italian horror classic and one of my favourites

[@KasperXReject2413]

My movie recommendations are; Surf Ninjas, Encino Man, Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure,(it's a trilogy) Hot Shots!, Hot Shots! Part Deux, Beverly Hills Ninja, Revenge of the Nerds, Back to the future, 3 Ninjas, Sidekicks and Weekend at Bernie's.... Just of the top of my head atm.😅

[@KasperXReject2413]

Ohhhh, I almost forgot, Big Trouble in Little China and Showdown in Little Tokyo

[@garyhaines8296]

One of the best comic book adaptations for me is Stephen King’s Creepshow, actually based on the movie.

[@commanderkorra3316]

Definitely should have watched the first two before Army of Darkness, the show is also awesome.

[@80smoviesfan]

Now i have seen Your Friday the 13th reaction, nightmare on elm street reaction and this one, the other great Horror franchise that started in the 80's is Child's play. The 80's we're great for Horror franchises. Mainly due to the practical effects.

[@davide1980BoIT]

Hello guys. I hope you also want to watch the second movie of this series, the best of all (the third, "Army of Darkness" is also good, but less than the second): a lot of fun, with horror and comedy well mixed! Small warning (NO SPOILERS): the second movie begins with a recap of the first, but with slightly different actors and plot. This was explained by Bruce Campbell himself (the leading actor of the trilogy) because the producer of the first movie didn't agree with the producer of the second for the copyrights, so in the second movie they couldn't use the old footage and they had to turn everything over again from the beginning. To avoid casting 4 other actors for a few minutes of filming (only Bruce Campbell remained from the old cast, as he was part of the production of both movies) they preferred to hire only one actress and make it seem as if the first movie was based only on a couple and not on 5 friends. From the moment "evil" comes upon Ash at dawn the real second movie begins. Bruce Campbell defines the second movie as a "requel" because, in his opinion, it's neither a reboot nor a sequel, but a sort of mix of the two. He recommends considering the beginning of the second movie precisely from the moment, as I wrote before, in which he's taken by "evil" at dawn, in the forest, and is twirled. I hope I have clarified this thing well enough, which many people (who don't know about this copyrights thing) cannot explain. P.S.: I'm always fascinated by the fact that this first movie cost $375k to produce and earned just under $30m (with only $2.6m in the US, almost being called a flop at home, but a success throughout the rest of the world). XOXO from Bologna, northern Italy.

[@ianhill8345]

Great reaction guys the movie was banned in the uk in the early 80s due to it being too gory

[@malloid]

It wasn't banned. The DPP tried to ban it, but failed to uphold the obscenity conviction, so it was acquitted.

[@agarven1]

This movie is a classic. I live in Knoxville Tennessee and they filmed the movie here at an abandoned cabin in the woods. A few years later some teens were smoking and the cabin burned down. I met Bruce Campbell a few years ago. Very sarcastic guy. The Evil Dead trilogy and the tv show are my favorite horror movies. There are comic books of the movie but never read any of them. Bruce Campbell will not sign any of the comics

[@Iritis-]

Going by how much you guys enjoyed the camera work in this, you're going to love the homage scene that Sam Raimi snuck into Spiderman 2.

[@dawnofthewalkers4915]

Evil dead 1981 in my opinion is the best one, second is the 2013 reimagining.

[@2l84me8]

Love this movie. So atmospheric.

[@maplenutsreact]

Ooo yes, that's the perfect way to put it ❤

[@Xenock_Genesis]

Army of Darkness is the best in my opinion due to the comedy. But Evil Dead 2 is Iconic, and a good blend of comedy and horror. Gives a lot more to the story too, even if it has to redo some. It'll make more sense if you see it.

[@dedman13]

Pretty much every marvel director started in horror. Jon watts who directed the spider-man “home” trilogy started with an amazing horror movie clown. Scott Derrickson who directed Dr. Strange made the Sinister movies. James Gunn (you know what he’s done lol) wrote Dawn of the dead 2004 and directed a great horror movie slither. There’s more but those are off the top of my head.

[@CrownlessKing88]

The evil dead two is more of a horror comedy than this one. Hopefully you’ll watch that soon because it’s so good.

[@maplenutsreact]

We both really want to!!

[@CrownlessKing88]

@@maplenutsreact can’t wait! Love your reactions

[@jjg1067]

There are actually a lot of evil dead comics. Evil Dead vs. Marvel Zombies is a good example of yes, they do kinda go our there

[@erikbailey2525]

I cannot wait until you guys see Evil Dead 2!

[@TsDwelling]

Evil Dead 2 is a re-telling of the first film and where more of the comedy comes in. Evil Dead 3: Army of Darkness is full on Horror comedy gold. I LOVE Army of Darkness. Ash vs Evil Dead tv show is great as well. Choosing some awesome films. Recommendation: Event Horizon

[@pressman1788]

I don’t understand why people say part 2 is a re-telling of the first. The first few minutes of part 2 is a recap of the first movie. They had to re-shoot it with different actors because they legally couldn’t reuse the scenes from the first movie. It sounds strange but the 2nd movie is definitely the story continuing where the first movie ended.

[@TsDwelling]

@@pressman1788 I get where you're coming from, but Raimi and Campbell have both pretty much admitted that the second movie is a soft reboot. There was a weird rights issue and Raimi wanted to do the first movie over now that they had a bigger budget. It's kind of both a reboot and a sequel.

[@uso3107]

Another great reaction! Can't wait for you two to watch the sequel!

[@maplenutsreact]

Thank you so much!! I also can't wait haha

[@m.e.3862]

You have to watch the sequels! The second is funny and the third (Army of Darkness) is hilarious.

[@Jumpman67]

If you’re looking for some movies from first time directors American Beauty from Sam Mendes is great. I think it won the Oscar for best picture. The Shawshank Redemption from Frank Darabont is a classic. Gone Baby Gone by Ben Affleck is really good. Blood Simple by the Coen Brothers. Ex Machina by Alex Garland and Reservoir Dogs by Tarantino.

[@mikemorse17]

You guys just have to see part 2 and AOD, highly recommended.

[@Waldorf-2020]

Steven Spielberg's first movie is 'Duel' from 1971 is worth a watch. It was made for TV, so it's no Evil Dead. 🤢😉

[@mysterymac38]

There is a "making of" documentary for this film that I think you should watch. It's here on youtube somewhere. The whole cast had a miserable time. For example, the girl who played Ashe's girlfriend scratched her back up good when Bruce dragged her out of the house. Sam Raimi definitely did not put "safety first" when he made this movie.

[@TSHHVA24]

It's not his first movie I don't think, but Dead Alive from Peter Jackson is an experience. One of the most insane gorefests ever made.

[@jannes3856]

Evil dead and Dead Alive (Braindead), must be most gruesome gore films by Sam Raimi and Peter Jackson (lord of the rings), + fun horror comedy Bad Taste is a Peter Jackson classic.

[@BLynn]

You should definitely watch Army of Darkness now that you have seen the 1st.

[@jasonbryant6202]

After you get done with the Ashy Slashy trilogy you should watch the series, it is CRAZY.

[@maplenutsreact]

Oooo I'd be really curious to check that out!

[@RichardHead23]

You have to watch the second film and the 3rd ,,,,""Evil Dead ; Army of Darkness"" ,,, it is absolutely hilarious ....

[@deadringer22000]

I first saw this when I was far too young to see it and was trying to watch Dawn of the Dead instead. There’s tons of stuff I could say about this one. But I’ll say this it was the movie that invented the.” video nasty.” in England, causing them to ban a bunch of videotapes in the 80s

[@shaitanlavey]

If you're looking for some interesting "first films" then check out Bad Taste, Meet the Feebles and Braindead aka Dead Alive. Peter Jackson's first 3. Pee Wee's Big Adventure - Tim Burton's first movie and Danny Elfman's first movie score. Reservoir Dogs - Quentin Tarantino's first movie. Night of the Living Dead - George Romero's first film and the godfather of all modern zombie films. Tom Savini made his directorial debut doing the 1990 remake. Both are worth your time.

[@positivelynegative9149]

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[@ericwalker8636]

Another "first-time director" film is Pee Wee's Big Adventure by Tim Burton.

[@sharonellis8776]

You can understand why this movie was banned and labelled as a video nasty. xx

[@mattmc5069]

Of course the walking dead is the most famous example of a comic turned tv show issue 1 goes for around $1000.00+ in mint condition and was released in 2002

[@maplenutsreact]

Whooooa, that's pricey! I keep meaning to read the comics! Or watch the show! I've been told by so many people it's fantastic.

[@photojo9016]

I couldn't find a better place to put this, but have you guys watched The Walking Dead? Of not, it would make for some amazing reactions.