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Summary: Demon Madness
Review: Evil runs wild in the exciting comedy-horror favorite "Evil Dead: Dead by Dawn". In the deep woods, an unspeakable evil force has been unleashed and torments a traveler (Bruce Campbell) and those around him. Director Sam Raimi's horror spectacle is an amazing combination of creepy stylish horror and hilarious slapstick comedy. The movie contains some terrific camerawork, effective visuals effects and memorable gross-out scenes. Bruce Campbell's vivid performance as unlikely hero Ash is another good highlight of the film. The cult favorite is presented in both standard full screen and 1.85:1 anamorphic widescreen formats. Its picture quality is reasonably sharp with good contrast. The 5.1 Dolby Digital sound is enjoyable with lively surround effects. This DVD contains audio commentaries with filmmaker Sam Raimi and cast member Bruce Campbell, an amusing behind-the-scenes featurette and original theatrical trailer. The animated menus are excellent. Overall, "Evil Dead II" scores a "B+".
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Summary: Raimi does push the right buttons in this movie.- Izo
Review: Sam Raimi had a much bigger buget for this remake/sequal and it shows. The special effects are stylish and original, Raimi really shines through in this movie. The making of the film on this DVD shows Raimi's comic side. He even done a scene based on a "Three Stooges" gag. This film zooms in more on the character "Ash" (Bruce Campbell). Bruce Campbell's comic side is shown also in this movie, with a massive character delvelopment from "The Evil Dead", he is more witty than ever with those immortal one-liners and over active expressions. Almost everything you see in this movie some how always tracks back to the original. The one that really sticks out is the cabin also the clock, tape recorder and many more the list could go on.This movie seems much more enjoyable than the first as the atmosphere is very different also the "action" starts straight away. A good move by Raimi. The whole trilogy is a cult classic wrapped in a big bow. Raimi's ideas and scope can be seen in each movie. And it moves away from being your average piece of shlock.
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Summary: Good.
Review: Evil Dead 2 was a good movie especially since this is the first one I have ever seen. I thought it was a strange movie some parts seemed funny then other parts seemed to be very serious or very scary. So it is in a way a very confusing movie. However just like Beetlejuice it uses the infamous claymation. I love claymation I wished they would still use it in some movies. Evil Dead 2 was released in 1987 and did well at the box office. At the end of the movie it lead us into the third movie Army of Darkness. I recommend this movie.
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Summary: It can't get cooler.
Review: Although there are parts in this movie that are enough to startle you, this isn't really a horror film. There may be decapitations, the Necronomicon Ex Mortis (translating roughly into The Book of Dead Names of the Dead), and copious amounts of blood (in various consistencies, ranging from water to paint), but this is essentially, a slapstick. Through the entire Evil Dead series, Bruce Campbell (the handsome, valiant Ash) is thrown through a total of six bookcases. This movie is terrific, and the scariest part, in my opinion, is the opening description and history of the Necronomicon Ex Mortis.
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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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Summary: Cult classic Horror/Comedy? Git outta here!
Review: Evil Dead 2,D.B.D is a unique,albeit bizzare film I have trouble pigeonholing as a specificly themed movie.It kinda picks up where Evil Dead left off,kinda sorta,but the first was all horror,something akin to Blair Witch Project.This sequel will not only give you a shiver, but will make you laugh your socks off!Bruce Campbell once again returns as Nash,and the old house from hell are still there, but you quickly notice this one's different.The parts about the posessed room and the posessed hand are hilarious! If you want a serious movie with an engrossing,twisted plot,not here folks,but it sure is fun!
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Summary: Without a doubt it truly is the mother of all sequels!!
Review: Well what can I say for this outlandish crazy movie, alot of damn fun thats for sure. Plenty of excitement and action to spare as well as alot of laughs. Not really that scary, I guess it had its moments but like I said it is exciting and loaded with tons of surprises,and this is when Bruce starts coming up with his famous quotes. Well as far as my theory goes for this being so similar to the first one, its like after Bruce stopped the curse on the first one, the demon knocked him like well back in time if you will. Like a bad dream and made his memory forget everything. Like it showed a glimpse of the demon doing that in this one.That or it was just made to make no sense whatsoever kind of sequel. Anyway the special effects well some of them are really good, yet others are really dumb but I guess back when this movie came out the effects were pretty damn good. But now if you see it, dont think its a bad movie because of the not so great special effects, its quite funny how they are done like when the woman is dancing around with no head and when the possessed guy floats in the air having major slow motion and when the grandma demon's head turned into some weird type of ostrich. Its all just meant to be crazy fun and has major hilarious moments. Poor Ash, you see the hellish times hes been having. Add this to your collection you can like it more then the first or less as well as just as much which I do. As for Army of Darkness well thats on its own. Get this great horror, comedy movie, and you wont be dissapointed, however it isn't quite as violent as the first yet still often has major bloody parts. And for the final yes the once like invicible demon is now exposed, wow now you see why it was so strong. Enjoy!!!
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Summary: More of the Same, With A Better Budget - and Even Humor
Review: This sequel is virtually identical to its predecessor, even repeating many of the same scenes, yet is different in many regards. The cinematography is terrific, the production itself really gorgeous: the film is incredibly colorful, the sets, props and camerawork couldn't be better, and the makeups are as unsettling as those in the first film. The sequel has more of a plot, not that it matters, and actually manages a few very funny bits - such as Bruce Campbell's hand acquiring a life of its own, being chopped from his body, and running around behind the walls to occasionally peek out of a mousehole and flip him off, or a mounted deer head on the wall that mockingly laughs at him. The funniest - and perhaps most gruesome - thing in the movie is a possessed, grotesquely overweight woman in the cellar, who screeches out, "I'll swallow your soul! I'll swallow your soul!" before being bloodily despatched by Campbell. Like the first film, this one ends on an ambiguously unsettling note, but a different one this time - which unfortunately set up the silly sequel, Army of Darkness. Appropriately enough, Evil Dead II is a bridge between the first movie and the third, showing brief moments of the humor that would run rampant in the following film, but more often hewing to the horrific carnage and tense melodrama of the first. You don't have to have seen The Evil Dead to enjoy this movie. And you don't have to see them in order. They're both terrific.
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Summary: Downright eye-popping
Review: This movie will always be a classic. Sure there are plot holes, a little bit of cheesy acting and special effects, and a whole lot of gore, but that's what makes this movie great. In order to truely appreciate Evil Dead 2, you have to take the movie for what it is, a cheesy, low-budget horror movie that isn't supposed to make sense or be thought-provoking. If anything, it's thought revoking, and that's a good thing. The "hero" of the film, Ash (played by Bruce Campbell) isn't a burly super hero type. He's just an average guy put in a really screwed up situation. Less than ten minutes into the film, he kills his first zombie with a shovel. Most of the movie centers on him fighting the undead on his own. 3/4 of the film has Ash alone in the cabin either fighting a zombie or fighting himself (a very funny scene in the kitchen). Later on, some minor characters show up to progress the story and provide fresh corpses for the evil to infect, but that's where it gets interesting. The commentary is excellent. Normally, I ignore the commentary on DVD's because most of it sounds like "Well, we shot this at nine in the morning and I still had a hangover from the night before, but at least I was getting paid 3 million per scene." Evil Dead 2's commentary is far different. It sounds more like Mystery Science Theater 3000, and it ends up being just as good as the movie itself. In short, if you want to see a dorky guy with a chainsaw decapitate zombies and blow them away with a shotgun, get this movie!
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Summary: An excellent edition to any real horror movie collection
Review: The Evil Dead series is one that inspires one of two things in people (and in some both): fear and laughter. Ash (Bruce Campbell) goes with his girlfriend to a cabin for a weekend. However things go horribly wrong when he finds a tape recorder that plays sections of the Necronomicon (Book of the Dead) thereby releasing the power of the evil deadites. Evil Dead 2 is more or less a remake of the first one, just with more laughter and a more filled out plot thrown in. We finally get to see what is chasing Ash throughout the series. If your introduction to the horror genre were movies like Scream, or I know what you did last summer, you might enjoy this, but every fan of really good horror (or B) movies knows this has its fair share of creep out moments. The special features on this DVD are not extensive, especially by todays standards, but what you do get are great. Listening to star Bruce Campbell give his thoughts on the movie, or hearing director Sam Raimi (Spider-Man) talking about the movie is great. If you're interested in seeing a horror film at the same time you want to watch comedy you can do NO wrong with this film. Buy it, rejoice in its enjyoability and watch it frequently.
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