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Originally Posted by The Villain
No i'm not big into the film series so the TV one didnt really interest me.
They're not bad movies, i enjoyed the first two and even the remake but everyone acts like they're the greatest horror movies ever made and i just don't see it. I just don't understand why people think they're so great. It really furthers my argument that most people can't separate actually great movies from ones they enjoyed. They think they're one in the same. Sometimes they are but there is a distinct difference.
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I hear ya. It's subjective. But in regards to ED2, Roger Ebert gave it 5/5 stars (and later changed the rating). It's gotten high praise from film critics, not just Horror film fans.
To me, ED2 is a technical masterpiece -- the sound, lighting, effects, shots, timing, and heck, even the sets are quite fine. It's fast, furious and very funny, and the opening is so very trippy. I think it's a great film.
I wasn't AS impressed with ED. I liked it a lot. In comparison to ED2, besides being a serious horror film, it's certainly not as technically crafted as 2. I think ED is a really good horror film, but not a great film.
Army of Darkness is, once again, a different film. It's loose fun with a few intense and creative parts. I really liked it too. But it's not a great film.
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Originally Posted by Repo'd
Only argument you would get from me is on the original Evil Dead. I think that was a game changer and had held its entertainment power forever.
And I often say, this movie -fill in the blank - is great to me, but it's not great. I know that just because some schlocky 70's crap like Track of The Moonbeast is one of my all time favorites, it doesn't belong on any greatest of all time lists. Then again, it IS all subjective so...
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I don't give a whole lot of extra points for "being the first", and I didn't personally think I was seeing any firsts when I saw ED. I think the horror tone is unique, and in that sense original, but not groundbreaking.