Tanz der Teufel (1981)

Tanz der Teufel: Directed by Sam Raimi. With Bruce Campbell, Ellen Sandweiss, Richard DeManincor, Betsy Baker. Five friends travel to a cabin in the woods, where they unknowingly release flesh-possessing demons.

“A few nights ago, a couple of friends and myself watched The Evil Dead again. It was like the 68th viewing for me ( I think…lost count somewhere around 50) but it still only means one thing to me: PARTY !! Many feeling can occur when watching this delicious masterpiece by Sam Raimi. You can either adore it, be frightened by it or be disgusted by it. But it always leaves a big impression on you and I canu0026#39;t imagine anyone would hate it. u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eAnd there is ONE feeling that everyone should have towards this movie…RESPECT ! Mostly respect regarding the achievement of Sam Raimi. This guy was 21 years old when he made this film and thatu0026#39;s impressive to say the least. Iu0026#39;m around that age at the moment and I sure as hell havenu0026#39;t pulled it off yet…I strongly doubt I ever will, actually. No, when youu0026#39;re able to come up with such an original and dared idea for a horror film, you belong to the greatest minds in the film industry. Sam Raimi did it and his further career only confirmed his status of being a genius with every single movie he directed afterwards. Tons of respect towards Bruce Campbell as well. Sure his performance in this movie is far from great, but at the time, he did it because of his friendship with Sam Raimi. And because The Evil Dead became a big hit, his career was launched too and he certainly grew as an actor. Bruce Campbell is now in the favorite actor-list of many B-movie fans…And Iu0026#39;m one of them.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThen thereu0026#39;s Tom Sullivan…responsible for the make-up. What a fine job he did. The Evil Dead gave a whole new meaning to the word u0026quot;goreu0026quot; and we have this man to thank for that. Most nowadays horror films still canu0026#39;t live up to the standard of Evil Dead…not even close. u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThe plot of this film is as simple as can be…but it works. Five friends drive to a small cabin in the woods to spend a small vacation. They find a tape recorder with a message…Out of curiosity, they play it and pure evil is rised in the woods. One by one, they become possessed and turn into horrible demons who try to kill those whou0026#39;re still alive…Thatu0026#39;s it !!! And thatu0026#39;s all there is needed to create a fun and very original horror movie. The same story already came out in 1978 as a short film called u0026quot;Within the Woodsu0026quot;. It was meant to fund money for this film and itu0026#39;s great B-movie fun as well. If youu0026#39;re a big fan of The Evil Dead trilogy, itu0026#39;s certainly worth searching for.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eAnno 2003, Sam Raimi has grown out to one of Hollywoodu0026#39;s favorite directors. He became immortal in the eyes of the big budget audience with his movie Spiderman. The sequel of that one is in production while I write this. Iu0026#39;m sure it will be as decent as the first Spiderman was, but Iu0026#39;d still prefer to see Evil Dead 4 coming from the brain of Sam Raimi.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eA fun trivia element to finish this review with : If youu0026#39;re watching the end credits of the Evil Dead, youu0026#39;ll see Joel Coen is credited as Assistent Editor. Coen now is a famous director as well and may be considered as the best director alive. Back in 1981, he and Sam Raimi were close friends and even shared a studio when they were in collage. Joel Coen made his debut in 1984 with Blood Simple. One of the best cult movies ever made…u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eJoin us….”