Aaahhhhh how I miss the era of grainy, tobacco-colored cinematography of the low-budget 70's and 80's films. It benefitted both Texas Chainsaw Massacre and the Evil Dead so well. I'd imagine on analogous media like Betamax and VHS tapes the horror aspects were amped up even more, frightening and inspiring a whole generation.
Also had no idea that del Toro called the Evil Dead "juvenile" (in a good way). He's totally right! The trilogy, especially Army of Darkness, is almost like a common machismo fantasy of being the alpha male hero and killing off objectively evil forces. Just black and white with not a whole lot of nuance. Not necessarily thought-provoking, but Raimi makes it hella entertaining. Great retrospective!
It's something I miss about old horror movies. The low quality just made them seem a lot more "real" like I was looking at something I wasn't supposed to.
Bruce Campbell beating up Deadites in every which way will never not be hella entertaining! Thanks for reading!
Aaahhhhh how I miss the era of grainy, tobacco-colored cinematography of the low-budget 70's and 80's films. It benefitted both Texas Chainsaw Massacre and the Evil Dead so well. I'd imagine on analogous media like Betamax and VHS tapes the horror aspects were amped up even more, frightening and inspiring a whole generation.
Also had no idea that del Toro called the Evil Dead "juvenile" (in a good way). He's totally right! The trilogy, especially Army of Darkness, is almost like a common machismo fantasy of being the alpha male hero and killing off objectively evil forces. Just black and white with not a whole lot of nuance. Not necessarily thought-provoking, but Raimi makes it hella entertaining. Great retrospective!
It's something I miss about old horror movies. The low quality just made them seem a lot more "real" like I was looking at something I wasn't supposed to.
Bruce Campbell beating up Deadites in every which way will never not be hella entertaining! Thanks for reading!
Nothing like a good horror story to promote a catharsis of fear, not unlike the cathartic elements of classical tragedy.
I don’t remember making that comment about Ash in Evil Dead 2, but I’m glad you do 😁. It does seem accurate.
Thanks for the additional recommendations. I hope I can get to a fraction of them.