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Evil Dead Trap

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A talk-show hostess (Miyuki Ono) and her crew investigate when she receives a graphic snuff video.
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James Mudge easternKicks.com Though not particularly different from its western counterparts, the film serves up an atmospheric, if slow and often senseless, package of bloody slice and dice Rated: 3.5/5 Oct 23, 2020 Full Review Scott Weinberg Horror.com The first hour has a grim and gritty anti-charm that's quite devilishly entertaining. And then the wheels kinda come off. Rated: 3.5/5 Mar 29, 2006 Full Review Michelle Lee Dread Central ...it's a good entry in the horror genre that does deserve a viewing by those who haven't seen it already. Rated: 3/5 Jan 24, 2006 Full Review Nicolas Lacroix EnPrimeur.ca Rated: 3/5 Mar 10, 2005 Full Review Read all reviews

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MasaHiro X First of all, this movie is great. For an 80's J-Horror it's pretty grotesque and disturbing. The opening murder was hard to watch, eye piercingly squeamish… I enjoyed the finale but what hindered it slightly because it was a bit drawn out however overall this was great! Definitely recommend it for Horror fans! Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 08/08/23 Full Review R P Evil Dead Trap is a Japanese slasher movie that has serious Italian horror movie vibes. I could definitely feel the influence of Argento and Fulci in this movie. (foreverfinalgirl.com/evil-dead-trap/) Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 10/07/21 Full Review Audience Member Aside from a couple of good death scenes this was a very subpar horror flick. Early promise, low return. 4/10 Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 01/27/23 Full Review Audience Member A Japanese giallo about a group of TV crew investigating an abandoned factory after receiving a snuff film, mysterious stranger kills them off one by one. I appreciated the style and twists Ishii has used, but the acting was terrible, it was as if all the "professional" film crew were high schoolers. The grainy, sepia setting was effectively used, the special effects were superb. I could see a lot of reference to Argento's works (electronic music during chasing scenes, insects, brief appearances of the killer, etc). This low budget slasher still has plenty of shock values even till this day. Despite starting off quite well, it slowly descended into boredom with no one to kill. It may be a good practice to just watch the first forty minutes and turn it off. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/01/23 Full Review Audience Member If Argento or Fulci did Asian horror! A nice idea that starts off effective (take for some needless gratuitous sex and rape scenes) but slowly loses its momentum as the film moves towards it's grotesque and slightly ridiculous finale via a predictable twist. Evil Dead Trap does feature some effectively brutal and bloody sequences early on and some suitably menacing cinematography, but suffers also for running on a little too long. Still, worthy of a checkout for gorehounds. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/30/23 Full Review Audience Member This movie is one that will make your head hurt after it's over. It is gory, it is creepy at points, and you just don't want to look away! Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 02/07/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis A talk-show hostess (Miyuki Ono) and her crew investigate when she receives a graphic snuff video.
Director
Toshiharu Ikeda
Screenwriter
Takashi Ishii
Distributor
Phaedra Cinema
Production Co
Directors Company, Japan Home Video (JHV)
Genre
Horror
Original Language
Japanese
Release Date (Theaters)
Jan 1, 1988, Original
Release Date (Streaming)
Aug 24, 2021
Runtime
1h 45m
Aspect Ratio
Flat (1.85:1)
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