Du sollst nicht töten, außer… (1985)

Du sollst nicht töten, außer…: Directed by Josh Becker. With Robert Rickman, John Manfredi, Timothy Patrick Quill, Sam Raimi. Jack Stryker took two bullets in the leg in Vietnam and was carried back by one of his men. When he returns he tries to live a peaceful life in his cabin and resume dating his girlfriend, Sally. Meanwhile, a vicious cult let by Sam Raimi, who believes he is Jesus Christ, has been slaughtering people and doing blood sacrifices. When Stryker finds Sally gone, and her grandfather, Otis, used as a human dartboard, Stryker brings together his army buddies, gives them a stash of guns from under his bed, destroy an outhouse, and create a war zone not unlike Vietnam to destroy the evil cult.

“Being a big fan of The Evil Dead, I got my hopes up for this low budget affair as it features credits for a lot of the Evil Dead gang, and said film shows that they are all talented individuals. I respect this film on one front because it canu0026#39;t have cost much to make; but on the other hand, itu0026#39;s not all that good. The story revolves around the common theme, seen in films such as Rolling Thunder, of a Vietnam veteran getting revenge. This one does it in a bit more of a weird way, however, as the antagonist here is the leader of a satanic cult, and heu0026#39;s played by Sam Raimi! Itu0026#39;s safe to say that Raimi is a far better director than actor, and even though his performance here is rubbish; itu0026#39;s good because itu0026#39;s full of camp, and the fact that we get to see The Evil Dead director camping it up is the one of the filmu0026#39;s biggest selling points. The main reason I wasnu0026#39;t overly impressed with Thou Shalt Not Kill…Except was because itu0026#39;s really uneven; certain parts of the film are interesting and entertaining, but there are huge gaps where nothing much happens. Good is made of it by the ending, however, which features some nice gory scenes and high camp from most of the people involved. Overall, this is worth seeing for die hard fans of The Evil Dead (like me), but I wouldnu0026#39;t recommend going into it with your expectations raised too high.”