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Evil Ed (1995) ** (out of 4) Ed (Johan Rudebeck) is a film editor who gets a promotion to the gore and horror department. The usually normal Ed begins editing a violent horror series and before long he is being haunted by strange visions, which turn him into a killer.This Swedish horror film apparently has a very big cult following and it's rather easy to see why. Sometimes you watch a movie that you respect more than you actually enjoy and that's what EVIL ED was to me. There's no question that the filmmakers had a special talent and the film they wanted to make certainly got on the screen. This here was obviously a love letter to all things dealing with horror movies and there are a couple interesting and good ideas scattered throughout the picture.With that said, I just didn't really find it to be entertaining. Obviously you're appeal of the main character will help determine your feelings on the picture but I just had a really hard time connecting to anything in the movie. It was like I was watching something good but it just didn't interest me to invest in it. I thought Rudebeck's performance was quite good in the lead. If you're looking for gore then there's plenty of that here. The blood-soaked special effects is what people love and there's no question that they are good.The film is a spoof of the slasher genre but it falls well short of something like DEAD ALIVE. This film here has the gore and the spoof down right but in the end it just didn't entertainment all that much.

"Evil Ed" is a warning sent to the American film industry from Sweden of all places. If you do no stop churning out repetitive, boring, horror movies, we will unleash our secret weapon on the cinema world. This weapon will come in the form of an over the top "black comedy", with a mean spirited script, adequate acting, and outlandish special effects. This will bury your "slasher in the woods" parade of trash horror films, and create a whole new genre for generations of fans yet unborn. From the grenade in the mouth exploding head beginning, to the flying limbs conclusion, movie goers will be mesmerized by Ed's evilness. Creativity lives, and it comes from Sweden. - MERK

First off, to rent or watch this film you are expecting something in the B-horror range. What this film delivers for the astute fan of this genre is quite a hilarious romp via nordic flavor. At times reminding me of the humor of Jackson's Dead Alive and others of a Stuart Gordon flick this little find should have most chuckling throughout. The f/x reach a few highs of truly spooky (the first time Ed meets his nemesis) but generally have the feel that this film was put together by a f/x team that decided to use any and all props at their disposal from other films...gremlins, devils, slasher films, etc. to pretty good effect and worked in thru the use of hallucinations. The gem of the film is the humor. The gore works most of the time but more for laughs. At its heart its a parody and a fun one at that.

~Spoiler~Do you ever get the feeling that you've seen all the great horror movies? Well I often feel this way and am constantly on the lookout for that one movie I have never seen. Evil Ed is the one I never gave a chance. I finally did. What a surprise. It was unbelievable witty, the gore is glorious, and the acting is as campy as it gets. What an underrated addition to the horror genre. Some say that it rips off a lot of other horror greats, like Evil Dead II, Gremlins, Night of the Living Dead, and maybe even Legend. It would be considered a rip off if it wasn't paying homage to these films. The plot, which is great, also gives it license to do this. Ed is this average dork who is given the job of editing all of these horrendous slasher/splatter movies. He eventually goes crazy which is a great spoof on the media's thoughts on violence in movies. And of course he sees monsters and things that aren't really there and he thinks that it has become his job to stop these evil filmmakers and their movies. It starts out a little slow and stupid, but when Ed loses it, you instantly forget the movies earlier sins. You definitely have to give this movie a chance before you just pass it over. If you love the Evil Dead series, then you should love Evil Ed because there are so many references to Evil Dead II it's laughable. A great foreign splatter movie. Note for genre buffs: Bill Moseley (Chop Top from The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2) does some nice voiceovers.