Within the Woods

Encore mieux que ce que j'attendais ! Il ne manque ni les hectolitres de sang ni la violence intense, la stylisation formelle est également excellente - la caméra est aussi folle que dans The Evil Dead. Ce qui m'a le plus marqué ici, ce sont les bruits sonores. Ils jouent un rôle plus important que le quatuor de jeunes. Connaissant le fait que Raimi a réalisé Within the Woods en un week-end, on ne peut que s'incliner devant lui. (09/02/2003)

A short prototype of the cult-classic Evil Dead, which Sam Raimi made as a preview for future investors. Raimi's friends the Coen brothers would take the same tactic a few years later before filming their debut Blood Simple (Bruce Campbell starred in their preview as well). Within the Woods is an extremely low-budget film shot on 8mm that's only available in a shaky, almost unwatchable VHS transfer, but it will still please fans who like to see the germs of Raimi's kinetic directorial handwriting, including his trademark flying shaky-cam POV shots. (13/05/2002)