ISSUE THREE!

[Nick Nunziata]

Folks,

Post your feelings on the EVIL DEAD TRILOGY on here, as there is a big retrospective airing in CCC 3!

Do me one favor...

Be concise, and make sure the spelling and grammar is appropriate.

[DJEvil]

Bruce Campbell personified my definition of "hero" in the Evil Dead Trilogy. He was as tough as they came, witty, and he never stopped until he'd won.

As for the trilogy itself, it went from truly scary, to funny, to just plain-damn-cool. It was inventive, scary, action-packed and fun to watch. These movies also defined the term, "Cult Classic."

I envy anyone who gets to watch these movies for the first time. The next few weeks, all you'll hear from them are phrases from the movies.

One other thing...When I was little, the Evil Dead 2 poster scared the SHIT out of me! I ran in fear of that thing in the video stores!

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[Faust]

The Evil Dead trilogy was one of my earliest introductions to horror. I saw them out of order, but it didn't matter. I was hooked by the cartoonish quality of Part 2 (Dead by Dawn), and awed by the ferocity of Part 1. Part 3, better known as Army of Darkness, was a bit of a departure from the horror, but stiill contained all of the charm Bruce Campbell has to offer, plus the unbelievable amounts of camp that Raimi manged to squeeze into the film http://www.chud.com/board/ubbhtml/smile.gif

Surely three of my favorite films of all time. I actually feel pity for people who have not seen these films.

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Look upon me, for I am the beast

[Jason Pollock]

I want to be a filmmaker. I knew this when I was eight, when I positioned my head behind my He-Man figures to get the proper "camera angle". I never really thought it would be possible, being that I'm just a geek from the midwest. Sam Raimi, Bruce Campbell, and Rob Tapert showed me that it was. Everyone loves the Evil Dead films for their comedy, gore, and cheese-but they opened a door for me (actually, cut through the center with a chainsaw, then kicked it in). After I saw Evil Dead in '85-I knew I could-had-to make movies. The Evil Dead films represent my future, and provide a sentimental link to my past. I once told Sam and Bruce this, at a Detroit Fango con in '89. I think Bruce hammered it home when he replied, "Well, I appreciate that-but you know what would really be cool? If you went out there and did it."

I've been trying ever since.

Evil Dead changed my life.

[chenzzo]

It's kinda weird, because my introduction to the one-liner spewing, deadite killing, department store worker known as Ash, came by way of Army of Darkness. I didn't even know it was part of a trilogy. Of course when I found out, I bought the first two and was amazed.

The Evil Dead was so much scarier in every way than Army of Darkness, even being done on such a small budget, it scared the pants off me. Raimi was definitely trying to scare here.

Evil Dead 2, is probably my favorite, because it is midway between the others, in all areas. Not quite as scary as Evil Dead, not quite as much 3 Stooges as Army of Darkness. More gore, more humor, Ash as a Deadite. Nuff Said.

I haven't seen AOD since I've seen the others. Maybe I should, to get a better feel for the whole trilogy. Especially since I can't remember all of the one-liners anymore.

This is my BOOM-stick!!

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[matt]

Bruce Campbell - epitomizes unflappable cool.
Who else would have the stones to keep going into the woods when you just know he's going to get a major romping/stomping. Hell, if the weatherman says its going to be cool this weekend, I leave the car in the garage.

The largest cheer I ever heard in a movie theatre (not counting the sad Pavlovian outpouring for the Phantom Menace last year) was at a Midnite Madness showing of AOD, when
Bruce does the 'kick/blast/kick/blast/blast' routine on the witch.

If any movie director in Hollywood had the brains to cast Bruce as the lead in a major picture, he'd be made. Maybe since Raimi's graduated to working with saps like Costner, he will. Somehow the prospect doesn't make me feel warm all over, though.
Bruce will always be a B-movie kinda guy.

Matt

[DJEvil]

I think it was his use of the word, "bloody" in an English accent in "Congo" that doomed him.

He's still my hero, though. http://www.chud.com/board/ubbhtml/smile.gif

[matt]

Bruce's scream was two seconds of enjoyment in the two hours of detritus that was Congo.

Matt

[Nick Nunziata]

Issue Three is up!

Any comments?

Bloefeld's quick discovery of all the "feasts" hidden in the issue prompted me to hide some more!