Evil Dead II | | Cast : | Bruce Campbell, Sarah Berry | | Director : | Sam Raimi | | Studio : | Anchor Bay Entertainment | | Format : | Color, THX, Widescreen, Dolby | | Released Date : | March 13, 1987 | | DVD Released Date : | July 09, 2002 | | Language : | English (Dubbed), English (Original Language) | | Audience Rating : | X (Mature Audiences Only) | | | BUY THIS DVD FROM AMAZON |
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| Rating |  | | Date | August 21, 2005 | | Summary | Chainsaws and Boomsticks: Groovy | Content
 | Cruddy effects, horrible acting, incoherent plot, and just as hilarious as the original! Ash is much badder in this one, and the fact that you pretty much know what's going to happen to everyone doesn't really take anything away from it. My only complaint is that it should have just picked up where the first one left off, instead of remaking the whole thing. It would have shaved off the first fifteen minutes and not really affected the "plot." The fact that Ash has a different haircut and looks a little older would have been inconsequential. Otherwise just as enjoyable, if not quite as charming as the 'starving film student' original. A perfect set-up for Army of Darkness! |
| Rating | | | Date | August 17, 2005 | | Summary | Bloodtastic! | Content
| This movie is a classic, as are part 1 and Army of Darkness. It's ridiculous and over the top, but in a good way. The cheesey effects and absurdity of this film are what make it great. It's similar to the first one, but it's way more over the top this time around. This is the film where Ash starts to become a bada$$, when he attaches a chainsaw to his arm. This film was meant to be over the top and people who rate it poorly because of that don't know what they're talking about.
Just look at the reviews written by HorrorMan on here. This guy has written pages and pages of reviews about horror films and can never make a point. He bases his reviews on whether or not the film is really a horror film. If he doesn't like a horror movie he says that it's not horror and rates it badly. And he even admits some movies are good but not as horror films, so he rates them poorly. One example is his review of Interview with the Vampire. He gave this movie one star because he says it wasn't scary and because vampires were depicted as being sympathetic and having emotions. He says vampires have no emotions, that they're just savage killers. First of all he's way off. Vampires are extremely passionate and emotional people. They ARE human. He has no idea what he's talking about. And second of all, it's not meant to be scary, so don't use that as a reason. HorrorMan rated Evil Dead 2 as one star because it's cheesey and has funny moments. This guy should have all his reviews deleted. They're illogical, poorly written, and he always adds to his reviews something like "Some people call this a horror movie. I call it rubbish." Try to say something original for a change. A horror movie CAN BE BAD. And just because a movie isn't necessarily a horror movie but has horror elements DOES NOT MEAN YOU SHOULD GIVE IT ONE STAR BECAUSE IT DOESN'T HAVE ALL YOUR PRECONCEIVED IDEAS ABOUT WHAT A HORROR MOVIE SHOULD HAVE. All you do is say stuff like "this movie isn't scary" etc. Your gripe is that Evil Dead 2 is placed in the horror section at stores. SO WHAT??? So you are saying if this was in the comedy section then you wouldn't rate it with one star? You are illogical. You have these preconceived notions that you think all horror movies should have, and then judge the movies based on that. All your reviews are flawed. You actually think Interview with the Vampire was meant to be a pure horror fillm? It's a drama. Stop writing reviews about movies that aren't horror films necessarily and judging them based on typical horror movie elements. That's like if I were to write a review about Schindler's List and say "This is a good movie but it doesn't work well as a comedy." None of your reviews offer anything worth reading. I can't believe I actually read many of yours. They are all the same. You almost never say anything specific about the movie. You just spew your hatred of a movie and then claim it's not a horror movie because you think it's bad or because you don't think it works well as a horror movie (which makes no sense).
Hopefully your next review will contain something worthy, rather than your usual nonsense, pretending to sound intelligent when you are saying nothing at all about the film. You said "The movie "Evil Dead II" contains too much lame comedy and extremely ridiculous creatures plus outrageous gore scenes to be effective as a "pure" horror movie." SO WHAT? Okay so it is not pure horror. WHAT IS YOUR POINT? Just because it's not pure horror doesn't mean it's not a good film. Complaining about Evil Dead 2 being too outrageous is like complaining about a comic book movie not being realistic.
I don't care what genre anyone places this movie in; it's great. "In my opinion, this is a poor movie as far as the horror movie genre is concerned." Your illogical reviews are so full of crap. It's a horror movie with comedic elements. Get over it. If you don't like the fact it has elements that aren't "pure horror" (whatever that means) then don't rate it. Obviously you hate movies that aren't imaginative and add something new. You just want your standard one-dimensional film that's just like so many others. If you don't think this movie is a horror film, and you only rate horror movies, then don't rate it. We don't need people like you lowering the score just because you think it's bad for the genre. All your reviews are about one thing: whether the movie is good as a horror film or not. You are incapable of looking past the restrictions of a genre and actually rate the film with your own ideas. You only use the genre as a basis for review. Now back to the movie...
One reason I love this movie is because it widens the genre. It actually makes bad effets look good! I'm pretty sure the director intended it to be over the top and campy and have corny dialogue and effects. All these elements enhance the film. I am not sure if this film was the first horror movie which was intended to be comical and ridiculous, but it's so effective in that regard that I think it can be labelled as the first successful one (correct me if I'm wrong). Bruce Campbell is excellent in this movie. There's a point where he goes from being scared and unsure to taking control of the situation and this is when the humor jumps up a notch. This type of film just doesn't seem to be made anymore. The 70s and 80s were the classic era for horror films. The Evil Dead series is a gem. You don't have to watch part 1 to understand this film. It's so outrageous and over the top. All the crazy looking demons, possessed trees, and enourmous amounts of blood coming out of nowhere...priceless! This movie will surely entertain you. |
| Rating | | | Date | August 17, 2005 | | Summary | Raimi tries to improve it | Content
| Sam Raimi tries to improve the first Evil Dead movie with more budget on Evil Dead II and has considerable success. The story line is the same with added dialoug and plenty more action sequences and more characters, The film is also longer, bordering on too long. Improvements are a notch above everything that was good about the first one. The makeup, the acting, the writing, the plotline, the climax are all improved, albeit just a bit. Raimi makes plenty good use of his incredible steady-cam sequences and adds ample new scary scenes. Overall this is an improved version of the Evil Dead movie with a bit of humor added to break the sheer terror. This is what actually hurts the film after several viewings. raimi keeps you on edge with fear and exciting, pulse pounding horror sequences and absolute terror, then breaks your mood with humor that hits you from left field, or something....builds up terror again only to tease you with a humorous scene amid the horror. It works effectivly until multiple viewings. The climax sets up the underrated "Army of Darkness" sequel which you may or may not like. many see this as the finer of the two Evil Dead movies, I prefer the original which, I believe today has more chutzpah because it was the first. you won't go wrong renting or owning either. If you like them, you'll own both. Good viewing to all. |
| Rating | | | Date | August 14, 2005 | | Summary | The right hand of darkness. | Content
| Nowadays, the American horror film is raking it in at the box office. Or so it would appear to the casual observer. Truth be told, the genre is under siege at all fronts. It seems like every horror film coming out anymore is a sequel, an inferior adaptation of a J-horror hit, a far inferior remake of a 1970s classic, or just plain garbage (_Godsend_ anyone?).
_Evil Dead 2_ from 1987 was guilty of none of the above. It wasn't even a sequel so much as it was a complete reworking of the 1983 underground cult classic _The Evil Dead_. While at times the 1983 version suffered because of its extremely low budget, it was undeniable that it possessed a fire and energy that is absent in just about every $100 million (or more) produced film out there. Not to mention director Sam Raimi was only 24 years old at the time. _ED2_ was the version that Raimi and actor Bruce Campbell wanted to make since they had more money to their disposal.
The end result turned out to be unquestionably one of the greatest horror films of all time. It is a wild thrill ride from beginning to end that was wholly unlike anything that came out before it, including its predecessor. While the combination of horror and comedy was nothing new at the time, it was almost never done with such pinache. The viewer was treated with dancing demon zombies, Campbell being thrown around like a baseball during spring training, and an epic battle between Campbell and his right hand. All of which has to seen to be believed.
The 1993 film _Army of Darkness_ was the first true sequel of the _ED_ franchise. It takes the lesser chosen route of sequelization by continuing the story instead of recycling it. It saddens me to think that that may be the last _ED_ film because of Raimi's success with _Spiderman_. Don't get me wrong here, I enjoy the _Spiderman_ films. I'm not going to call Raimi a "sellout" or anything else derogatory because I believe that he dreamed of making such films his entire life. I feel his success couldn't have happened to a better director. It's just that in times like these when originality and energetic filmmaking is lacking in modern horror (well actually any genre today), we need another _ED_ film. Until, that happens, I'm just going to hope I'm wrong. |
| Rating | | | Date | August 11, 2005 | | Summary | Horror classic! | Content
| This is the second of the Evil Dead series, starring Bruce Cambell. This movie is funnier than the first Evil Dead, yet still has the element of the first one to bring you the same horror experience, again same gore and horror, and camera techniques. Overall great classic horror movie for all you horror movie fans, and I personally I like the older horror movie more than the modern ones. |
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