Evil Dead. Easily. The work that went into making that film and the results speak for themselves. The awesome camera work, the pacing, the art design, the score… I could go on and on. It’s a wonderful horror film and great example of what can be accomplished by a group of folks with a vision and dedicated to making it happen.
Evil Dead II: Dead By Dawn is very good. But, it’s a silly sequel with a bigger budget and that takes some of the wonders of the original had away. But it is truly funny, exciting, imaginative and a ton of fun.
Army of Darkness… nah. It was funny when I was a teen back in the '90’s, but It’s boring and cringe worthy now.
OH, and the remake… NO. The crew had all the money and comforts they could have asked for. They were working from an idea and script which was not their own creation. There’s no magic to it. It has some good effects, but when the budget has $10,000.00 for every $10.00 the original had, it damn well better.
Something swallowed this films soul. It’s a demon called Hollywood.