Evil Dead II (Special Edition)

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Summary: The biggest baddest Horror film around..
Review: Evil Dead II is a superb movie. Sure the acting ain't so good but these people showed some great effort. The Plot was great too and even though the film is classified as Horror it wasn't that scary but with a bit of a comedic touch on it. The atmospher in the film was pretty spooky and Ash kicked demonic [...] like usual. This DVD is pretty good too, I enjoyed all the Commentary and extras they were great.

The plot is pretty simple but good. Ash returns to the same Cabin in the woods and unleashes the forces of evil. Ash is forced to single handedly battle creepy yet crazy Demons and I think you can figure out the rest..
Ash..well what can I say. The man go's through alot of hell in this film. He has to kill his demonic girlfriend, his hand is possessed, he has no choice but to saw off his own hand...You just feel for the poor guy. But near the end he does get a little payback and all I can say is...groovy..

It is one of the coolest horror films around. The actors are great, I really liked the plot, the monsters were great, the gore(not too gory nor too violent but still great)was great and overall I really enjoyed this film. I give it a

4.9 out of 5 stars.

By the way this isn't a remake of Evil Dead 1 I donno' why people are saying that...

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Review: In truth, EVIL DEAD II (a.k.a., EVIL DEAD 2: DEAD BY DAWN) is essentially a bigger-budget remake of its infamous predecessor. Once again, readings from the Sumerian BOOK OF THE DEAD release demons that rove the forest, bring life to inanimate objects, and possess humans (both corpses and warm bodies alike). And as with the original, plot and setting have been pared to a minimum--almost all the action takes place within a cramped rural cabin as a small of group of mostly throwaway characters battles one grotesquerie after another. Formulaic, yes, but it's a formula that works for auteur Sam Raimi. His comic-book style and the outrageous special FX combine into a hilarious Freudian nightmare that is essential viewing for true genre fans. (Also a notable ingredient in this garish cinematic concoction is the over-the-top acting style of Bruce Campbell, who reprises his role as antihero Ash.) In technical terms, it's slicker than the first, but not necessarily better.

The MPAA wanted to slap an "X" rating on the film due to the gore and graphic violence, but the filmmakers decided to release it unrated. To any reasonable viewer, the gore and violence are so blatantly exaggerated and removed from reality that all genuine emotional content is removed, and this in turn heightens the film's funeral-parlor humor.

Several DVD versions of EVIL DEAD II are out there, but the best ones--usually from Anchor Bay--include filmmaker commentary and other extras. A must for any serious horror collection.