Special Movie Debate: Sam Raimi

[Reed Rothchild | 10,065]

[Gloves | 12,574]

The only one of these I've seen is the original Evil Dead, and I hated it, so it feels weird to have it as my "favourite". But there it is I guess. 

[Reed Rothchild | 10,065]

10 minutes ago, Gloves said:

The only one of these I've seen is the original Evil Dead, and I hated it, so it feels weird to have it as my "favourite". But there it is I guess. 

Wait, you're a horror guy who hasn't seen Evil Dead II or Army of Darkness?  How is that possible lol

[Gloves | 12,574]

17 minutes ago, Reed Rothchild said:

Wait, you're a horror guy who hasn't seen Evil Dead II or Army of Darkness?  How is that possible lol

Didn't like the first at all, so never saw the others. 

[Reed Rothchild | 10,065]

1 minute ago, Gloves said:

Didn't like the first at all, so never saw the others. 

Evil Dead and Army of Darkness may as well exist in completely different tonal universes 

 

[Bearcat-Doug | 5,133]

27 minutes ago, Reed Rothchild said:

Wait, you're a horror guy who hasn't seen Evil Dead II or Army of Darkness?  How is that possible lol

I've seen eight movies on this list. It must be opposite day. 

[JamesRobot | 6,256]

35 minutes ago, Reed Rothchild said:

Wait, you're a horror guy who hasn't seen Evil Dead II or Army of Darkness?  How is that possible lol

Is anyone really surprised?

[Brickman | 4,308]

I went with Evil Dead 2 although 1 is pretty good for what he achieved on a smallish budget and very limited resources. I also loved drag me to hell so that would be a close second.

[JamesRobot | 6,256]

Went with Evil Dead II as the fave but Army of Darkness is really close. 

Also love Quick and the Dead.  That was one of the few times I wasn't admitted to a rated R movie.  Ended up buying a ticket to The Brady Bunch Movie and sneaking in.  Good times.

[Murray | 2,565]

9 minutes ago, JamesRobot said:

Went with Evil Dead II as the fave but Army of Darkness is really close. 

Also love Quick and the Dead.  That was one of the few times I wasn't admitted to a rated R movie.  Ended up buying a ticket to The Brady Bunch Movie and sneaking in.  Good times.

Haha, same thing happened to me with The Crow 2

[doner24 | 1,234]

Seen the following, close for me but picked Evil Dead over 2. Also really like Army of Darkness, The Quick and the Dead and have a soft spot for For the Love of the Game. Not a comic book movie guy. 

[doner24 | 1,234]

Also, as a young lad I really appreciated the gift that he gave watchers in The Gift. 

[Reed Rothchild | 10,065]

47 minutes ago, doner24 said:

Also, as a young lad I really appreciated the gift that he gave watchers in The Gift. 

 

[Tabonga | 2,533]

2 hours ago, Gloves said:

Didn't like the first at all, so never saw the others. 

If you haven't seen it you might like Cabin in the Woods. Has a few early traces of Evil Dead but spins out in a much different direction.

 

 

Edited October 3, 2023 by Tabonga

[Tabonga | 2,533]

While I liked everything I have seen Simple Plan had depths that I really liked.

[Richardhead | 2,994]

Army of Darkness is my favorite. A close second would be Simple Plan. 

[Sumez | 3,214]

Surprising choice for a "special movie debate" given his claim to fame is a sadly a relatively small handful of movies. Honestly I love his style and I wish he'd made more movies since the Spider-Man ones, but I also can't really afford to complain about that given I still haven't watched a majority of his existing stuff.

Usually my pick would have been Evil Dead 2. The movie is just a fantastic experience, not just for how unique it was when it came out, but for how unique it still is. It's such an obvious choice, and you can tell it's already winning the poll.

But after recently rewatching all of his Spider-Man movies, I finally realised just how good Spider-Man 2 is. I enjoyed it when I watched it in the theater, but I didn't think much of it, it's just a dumb superhero movie after all. But man, there are so many fun details to it. It's a "movie" movie, and I don't know how to explain that better, but I wish I could. Every actor is hamming it up, and every scene just has that surreal feel to it like it's staged for a movie - which makes sense, because it is. But it's definitely moreso than most other movies I've ever seen.

Of course that's a part of Raimi's whole style, and not unique to Spider-Man 2 at all, but I feel like that movie took it to a level where everything just works to perfection. Is it as weird and wonderful as Evil Dead 2? Maybe not, but to me it feels like everything Sam Raimi is good at, all coming together.

Edited October 3, 2023 by Sumez

[Gloves | 12,574]

2 hours ago, Tabonga said:

If you haven't seen it you might like Cabin in the Woods. Has a few early traces of Evil Dead but spins out in a much different direction.

 

 

I have seen and liked Cabin in the Woods. 

[TDIRunner | 2,998]

I've only seen the Spiderman movies and The Quick and the Dead.  The Quick and the Dead was easily my favorite out of that group, but I also enjoyed the Spiderman movies.  Even Spiderman 3 wasn't terrible for me.  It's certainly the weakest of the original trilogy, but it doesn't deserve as much hate as it gets.  

[TDIRunner | 2,998]

I almost confused The Gift for The Game.  I'm glad I looked it up to double check.  

[Mega Tank | 1,167]

We've seen the show Evil Dead and it was a good show, but never the movies. Time to watch them I guess.

Edited October 3, 2023 by Mega Tank

[The Count | 622]

The Evil Dead movies were fine and all, but The Quick and the Dead had a great cast and great characters and a great story. Underrated as a western, it's fun for most audiences. 

[Reed Rothchild | 10,065]

10 hours ago, Sumez said:

Surprising choice for a "special movie debate"

It's October, so I went with one of the most famous names in the horror game

[Bearcat-Doug | 5,133]

15 hours ago, JamesRobot said:

Is anyone really surprised?

[Sumez | 3,214]

1 hour ago, Reed Rothchild said:

It's October, so I went with one of the most famous names in the horror game

Is October horror month? 

Also, how many of Raimi's movies are even horror movies? Genuine question. I'd be curious what out of his repertoire i need to look into