Lack of good storyline.

From my favorite movies..

All of these films share one commonality, that being a kind of emotional center that humanizes a cast of monsters.

The story, direction, characters, and writing/dialogue is akin to taking a tranquilizer shot to the neck, but everything else was so well done.

An interesting look into the world of the BBFC? A study of James Ferman's daily life? No such luck. However, EVIL ED remains strangely topical, especially for UK viewers who will no doubt find themselves intrigued by the story of a censor who is driven insane by the films he views.Films like this make me wonder about the future of horror. I mean, where is it going? Jaded audiences are so used to seeing gore effects in mainstream movies today that another pint of blood won't hurt, or another, or another. It seems to me that nothing is ever going to be remotely scary anymore.EVIL ED is a perfect example of this. Whereas 10 years earlier we laughed at an eyeball flying into an open mouth, we're now supposed to laugh at someone getting repeatedly punched in the face and bleeding heavily from the beating. There is a violence overload in this film. To distinguish it from all of the other horror films coming out these days, this one is actually foreign, a Swedish movie.It's got a simple plot, which is little more than an excuse for lots of bad overacting, nudity, and gore. The acting ranges from atrocious to pretty average, at least everyone realises they're in a comedy film here. The actor playing Sam Campbell (get it?) is fairly efficient, while the EVIL ED character isn't bad, especially as he slowly becomes insane (shown by his hair getting wilder, and getting covered in more and more blood). The horror takes a back seat to the comedy, and it's what you would expect from a foreign film of this type (i.e. pretty spaced out humour, ranging from extremely dark to extremely childish in form). There's a lot of gore in the film to enjoy, and which keeps you watching, but it's very rubbery, much like the gore in BRAINDEAD (no doubt an inspiration). It's mildly entertaining, if not exactly intellectual.Apart from that, watch out for plot discrepancies and lots of general silliness which may or may not be to your liking. The makers of this film were obviously big horror fans, as loads of references to the EVIL DEAD series have been included, as well as 'homages' to stuff like GREMLINS which gets annoying after a while (where's the originality these days?). Yep, I just knew they would have a camera rushing through murky corridors, a la Mr Raimi. EVIL ED is nothing special but it does pass the time if you're VERY desperate or if you want to take a look at foreign cinema.

Made in Sweden in 1995, 3 years after Peter Jackson's Braindead, it surely shows were the director (Anders Jacobsson) took his inspiration. It was his first film but it doesn't show. He uses his camera in the same way Peter did, wide angle shots and close ups also being used with wide angle. In the first 5 minutes I already smiled an laughed a lot with it. Not because it's bad but because it's of course a dark comedy. It's all about a notorious editor, Edward, being transferred from 'normal' flicks to the sex and gore department. He doesn't like those gory flicks and asks to get his old job back, refused, he edits other films and slowly becomes bonkers. There is some nudity in it but the main fact is the gore. The blood flows frequently, and sometimes becomes really gory, especially in the final. It's also an ode to the horrors from the 80's. Try to see all those posters on the wall, See Halloween playing on a television. I guess Anders also liked Evil Dead. The use of a demon, seen from the camera, moving quickly through some corridors with that typical Evil dead sound. The demonic face of the nurse, another example from Evil Dead. Really enjoyable.

when I saw this with my friend, I was scared to hell! it's one of the most scary and creepy flicks I've ever seen! it's really horrible! i had nightmares nights after.. he just goes MAD! i don't recommend this film if you easily get bad dreams...you're on your own.. 1/10

~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.