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Summary: Best comedy-horror-gore movie of all time
Review: "Evil Dead 2" ranks with "Dead Alive" and "Re-Animator" in the limited genre of black comedies full of gore and terror.The reason why this film works so well (by example, over the more popular follow-up "Army of Darkness") is because the movie never let you know for sure that it is a comedy. Example of the mix of horror and comedy: 1) The head of the decapitated girlfriend is biting our hero's hand. He runs like crazy to the shed in the backyard. 2) He traps the head in the benchpress. 3) The head talks sweetly as his girlfriend, and suddenly it changes to a demonic voice. 4) The hero reaches for the chainsaw. He opens a small curtain. No chainsaw. Only the chalk mark in the wall (like saying: here is where the chainsaw was supposed to be) 5) Cut to: the door opens abruptaly, and the decapitated body enters with the chainsaw. 6) Pure meyhem Things like that. Oh, and as a result of that bite in the hand, now that extremity is possesed by a demon, while the rest of his body is not. Excellent for a night with a group of friends. Highly recommended.
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Summary: INFLUENTIAL AND FRANTIC SEQUEL
Review: "Evil Dead 2: Dead By Dawn" is one of the most influential horror sequels of all time. This movie changed the tone of the first movie and became a spoof movie. "Evil Dead 2: Dead By Dawn" mocks virtually of every cliche of the horror genre. Since this movie gain cult following, other franchises have copied its humorous style, horror franchises like "Child's Play", "A Nightmare On Elm Street" and "Friday The 13th" have shamelessly ripped-off "Evil Dead 2: Dead By Dawn", just check out "Bride Of Chucky" or "Freddy Vs. Jason".
Also recent movies like "Idle Hands" are inspired by the "Evil Dead" series. Obviously, none of those movies is as satisfying as "Evil Dead 2: Dead By Dawn". The best thing in this movie is the camera work, the camera angles and the editing are so frantic and dynamic that you feel like you are flying in the enchanted woods of the movie. The possessed creatures move as fast as a feline, and are as aggressive as a grizzly bear, and that's really impressive, because these are not your typical flaccid, slow, fragile creatures that usually appear in horror movies.
The director Sam Raimi has gained a cult following with the "Evil Dead" series, and now that he became a mainstream director with the "Spider-Man" movies, he has adapted some of his best tricks to those films, check out the camera angles of "Spider-Man" 1 & 2, also the editing is very fast like the kind of editing that he used in "Evil Dead 2: Dead By Dawn".
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Summary: Engaging Comic Horror Film
Review: "Evil Dead II" does not so much strike me as a sequel to "The Evil Dead" but a reworking of the first film. Director Sam Raimi seems to be more confident in his prowess behind the camera as well as a storyteller. The horror here is leavened with humor but in no way does it overwhelm it. This is a horror film. Bruce Campbell also developes as a performer here. In the first film he seemed more like a nondescript college kid overwhelmed by the horror that engulfs him. Here he comes off as not only a believable action hero but as an adept comedian. His character evolves as the film progresses into a goofy parody of Rambo. Groovy.
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Summary: Operatic, over-the-top gore-fest a must.
Review: "Evil Dead II: Dead by Dawn" is essentially a (slightly) bigger-budgeted re-creation of the original, this time played for humor, (no rapist trees here) with its splashy, colorful gore effects and energetic Bruce Campbell performance. The story is your classic cabin-in-the-woods fare, but featuring the fabled Book of the Dead, with unsuspecting Campbell unleashing the power of the ancient tome and presenting a kinetic, funny, and immensely entertaining movie, although the final third does get to be almost redundant. The movie is done with such ultra-stylized, over-the-top bravura from director Raimi, however, that it is an absolute must for horror and gore fans and should be most entertaining for everyone else with a sound stomach.
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Summary: Best comedy-horror-gore movie of all time
Review: "Evil Dead 2" ranks with "Dead Alive" and "Re-Animator" in the limited genre of black comedies full of gore and terror. The reason why this film works so well (by example, over the more popular follow-up "Army of Darkness") is because the movie never let you know for sure that it is a comedy. Example of the mix of horror and comedy: 1) The head of the decapitated girlfriend is biting our hero's hand. He runs like crazy to the shed in the backyard. 2) He traps the head in the benchpress. 3) The head talks sweetly as his girlfriend, and suddenly it changes to a demonic voice. 4) The hero reaches for the chainsaw. He opens a small curtain. No chainsaw. Only the chalk mark in the wall (like saying: here is where the chainsaw was supposed to be) 5) Cut to: the door opens abruptaly, and the decapitated body enters with the chainsaw. 6) Pure meyhem Things like that. Oh, and as a result of that bite in the hand, now that extremity is possesed by a demon, while the rest of his body is not. Excellent for a night with a group of friends. Highly recommended.
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Summary: The greatest horror flic of all time
Review: "Lets go in the basement and carve ourselves a witch." Probably the coolest movie I've ever seen, Bruce Campbell is the greatest action hero of all time, making this movie the greatest of all time. I mean, what could be better than a hero with a chainsaw for a right arm and a sawed off remington shotgun for another. There was nothing he couldn't fight in that movie, from beginning to end, including his own hand. This movie is the definite cult classic of all cult classics. I recomend this movie to anyone with good taste and it gets my thumbs up rating and my stamp of approval. WOOHAH!
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Summary: Hysterical, Visionary, and Wondrous Cinematography
Review: 'Evil Dead 2' straddles the line between satire and quality horror, and is an extremely entertaining, hysterical film. The special effects are amazing and over-the-top macabre, while the star grows into his role slowly but surely, gaining to a very robust finish. If you want to watch a scary movie that is also very funny, check this out!
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Summary: Et "2," Sam Raimi?
Review: *
Oddly enough, there is still some confusion over Sam Raimi's (''Is It A 'Sequel?'; Is It A 'Remake?'; Is It A 'Requel?'; Is It A 'Semake?''') movie, ''Evil Dead II.'' This confusion is not entirely unwarrented, however. The assigning of the number ''two'' in the film's title automatically suggests that the film is a sequel (i.e., a 'second chapter' in a continuing saga). However, the events which take place between both films make it patently obvious that ''ED2'' is NOT a sequel. In the first film, main characters Ashley and his girlfriend Linda arrive at the cabin with his sister and a couple of friends, everyone [except?/including? Ash] dies, and the ''Book of the Dead'' is destroyed in the fire. If ''Evil Dead II'' was intended to be a sequel to the first film, then who relocated the cursed isolated cabin atop a dizzyingly high cliff, and just how crazy would Ashley have to be in order to return there, where he either nearly lost his life or completely lost it before his miraculous resurrection, and how crazy would his resurrected girlfriend Linda have to be for tagging along with him back to the place where she was possessed by the evil undead and decapitated only to be repossessed and decapitated again, and why would she receive the same necklace and charm she had already received earlier and act all ga-ga as though she were receiving it for the very first time? And just how did the previously destroyed ''Book of the Dead'' suddenly rematerialize? It could all happen only if ''ED2'' was NOT a sequel. What is it, then? Is the movie's title a ''play-on-words''-- i.e., ''The Evil Dead, TOO'' --meaning that the film is a ''remake?'' No, because, again, despite the many similarities between the two films (including the ''return'' of two key characters: Ashley and Linda), the overall theme, pacing, and introduction of a whole new set of supporting characters totally rule out any idea of this film's simply being a remake of an original. The title's inclusion of the number ''two'' is also clear indication that this film is something other than a remake. So what's going on? How does one make sense of this seeming paradox brought about by these two radically similar yet radically dissimilar films? I cannot begin to speak on behalf of the films' creator(s), but I personally find clarity in the titles of the two films. ''The Evil Dead'' is the ''official'' version of the film -- in other words, ''ED1'' is ''THE'' Evil Dead movie; ''Evil Dead TWO'' is actually the ''SECOND VERSION'' of ''The Evil Dead'' ... i.e., it is a ''NEW INTERPRETATION'' of the ''official'' film: Therefore, ''ÉD2'' could just as easily be called, ''Evil Dead 2[nd version]'' or ''Evil Dead 2[nd interpretation]'' for clarity. ''Evil Dead II'' is a ''STAND ALONE'' FILM, apart from ''Evil Dead I'' ... ''Army of Darkness''-- the so-called 'third installment' of the ''Evil Dead Trilogy'' --is specifically a sequel to ''Evil Dead II,'' NOT a ''continuation'' of the entire ''Evil Dead'' storyline. Now whether ''ED2'' is the film Raimi and company ''would have'' made initially if their first ''Book of the Dead'' project (''Evil Dead's'' originally intended title) had access to the bigger budget the second film enjoyed is known only to Raimi and company: Judging from the similarities and differences, one can only guess. By direct comparison, ''ED2'' is much more of a lighthearted slapstick than its predecessor and the very graphic gore is more for storytelling and visual effect than for the shock value of the first film. In ''Evil Dead II,'' Bruce Campbell reprises his role as Ash; the role of his girlfriend Linda, originally portrayed by Betsy Baker, is now taken over by Denise Bixler. The supporting characters are comprised this time of a couple of country hicks and a couple of archaeologists, one of whom happens to be the adult daughter of the cabin's previous occupant -- the man who first unwittingly released the evil entities into the surrounding woods by means of an ancient incantation from the ''Book of the Dead'' (the same entities which have been unwittingly re-released by Ash when he replays the incantation that had been left recorded on tape by the previous occupant). As in the first film, the woods themselves come alive and prevent anyone from escaping their impending doom. But this group of unlikely heroes have an Ace in the hole: The daughter was paying a visit to the cabin in order to present her father with their latest and most significant find -- the 'lost pages' of the ''Book of the Dead,'' which include, among other things, an incantation to dispell the evil. So whereas ''Evil Dead I'' was a massacre in a one-sided losing battle, ''Evil Dead II'' is full-scale war from start to finish. Bloody, hysterically funny at times, and packed with more memorable one-liners than a Steven Wright concert, ''Evil Dead II'' is definitely a welcome addition to any personal movie library ... don't let the hardcore ''Old School'' Evil Dead-ites dissuade you, or you'll miss out on a unique and enjoyable experience. * * *
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Summary: This is why...
Review: ....I love Sam Raimi. Evil Dead 2 has got to be simply one of the best Horror/Comedies out there. Bruce Cambell is a great actor and I'm still wondering why he hasn't gotten a decent flick after this Trilogy of not so much Terror, but more of Gore. Although Evil Dead 2 can seem very stupid and full of over acting, it's not. The camera work is simply amazing. Not for all tastes definately. But, if you like a fun, entertaining, laugh a minute, thrill a minute roller coaster ride in to your imagination, Evil Dead 2 is the movie to watch. Also recommended, the hilarious follow up, Army of Darkness.
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Summary: GIVE ME BACK MY HAND!
Review: ...EDII is a remake from the original evil dead, and it's not entied to be a horror movie, but more of slap stick comady with body parts flying every where and diffrent color bile spattlering every where. If you pay attention you notice that there is only two or three shots that have that dark cherry red blood that smears the lens, all the other spraying body fluiceds are black, green, orange, pink and blue.
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