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Posted By: thedescent08 at 10:43am, September 2, 2008
Evil Dead 2, to be blunt, lacks anything and everything that made the original good. That is not to say that it’s bad, because it’s not, but compared to the original this just looks like a pathetic attempt to rewrite what was already done. If I hadn’t seen the first one—and it really doesn’t matter if you have or not because there is no plot—I would have liked this a lot more, but because I have, this looks, as I said, pathetic.
I don’t think Sam Raimi realized that the original was the perfect comedy because it didn’t try to be a comedy. His obvious attempt to make this a comedy made it less funny than the original. He lost the element of surprise, which is disappointing. Instead, this movie plays out like a mix between Ghostbusters, The Evil Dead, and an episode of Tom and Jerry. It no longer stands on its own two feet, which is another reason it isn’t nearly as good as the first.
Another major flaw is the lack of gore. What happened? I’m a gorehound. I’ve seen the goriest movies ever made, and camera cut-off scenes piss me off. The original was easily one of the goriest movies of the 80’s, and it could even hold up to some of the top-gore movies of the 2000s. But then Evil Dead 2 comes along and the only on-screen gore is a bloodless decapitation. After that, EVERY gore scene, every limb severing, everything is off- camera. Sure, you see a bit of blood every now and then as an aftereffect, but why couldn’t they show decapitations and limb severing on camera anymore? Once again, the lack of gore is so obvious it had me screaming at the screen in rage. What happened? What was Sam Raimi thinking?
With all that said, I’m not going to deny there were some purely awesome scenes in the beginning and some—but very few—in the middle and end. Dead by dawn, chainsaw for and arm, the laughing house—it was great to see how all those clichés originated. Apparently this film is more groundbreaking than I had known.
But then again, this seems so safe compared to the original. So clean. Everything that made The Evil Dead laughably disturbing is noticeably gone (like the tree rape). As I said, the violence is noticeably gone. All the cheese-creepy visuals, like the amount of zombie-demon-things on screen laughing, are gone. What’s left is pretty much a safe attempt at black comedy, minus the black. And that’s disappointing.
As much as I trash it, I still think it’s worthy of being watched, though not a worthy sequel. Just grab your girlfriend or your 12-year-old son or a group of best friends and try to have the best time you can. But if you can’t have that fun because you realize this movie isn’t even deserving of cleaning up The Evil Dead’s pee off the floor, I can’t blame you.
"This film, is without a shadow of a doubt, one of finest, most imaginative comedy horror films ever made. Raimi, has put all the aspects of the film together in masterful fashion. The camera work and sound effects are pulsating, and the timing is perfection. And in Bruce Campbell, the film as a lead actor who gives an exceptional performance. Campbell plays "Ash", an everyday, supermarket attendant who suddenly finds himself thrown into the unusual situation of having to defend himself against, zombies, evil spirits and even his own possessed hand, just in order to survive the night. I laughed, I gasped, and I gripped the arm of my chair throughout! If you like your comedies, black and hilarious, and your horror, gory and sensational, then look no further. Raimi has created the definitive comedy horror! Fantastic!" -- gmhutchins7, imdb.com
A true horror classic. Very gory and silly - although I didn't find it all that funny, it's still a fantastic horror film and required viewing for any horror fan.
This movie is more rushed till the cabin and then really just takes part one on again. This movie is alot more comedic. If you love horror then watch it. An all time must.
BRILLIANT. I BET EVERY HORROR FAN has this in their collection...it's just standard procedure hehehe...
Great jumpy film too, i remember first watching this with my sister, we were like 10/12 years old and we had to switch it off half way through because the part where ashs women dances about in the forest really freaked us out, still makes me jump to this day.
To paraphrase from Jack Black in High Fidelity, if you haven't seen Evil Dead II, "you're a cinematic idiot and I'd feel sorry for you." I was such a cinematic idiot until about 5 months ago when I actually sat down to watch the film. I had already seen the original Evil Dead as well as Army of Darkness, so I thought I knew what to expect. Boy, was I wrong. instead, what I got was one of the most enjoyable horror comedies I'd ever seen. At the start of the film, we're given a bit recap of what occurred in the last film; Ash, our hero, and his girlfriend arrive at a creepy cabin in the woods for a cozy weekend.However,after playing a tape recorder which recites demonic passages from the Necronomicon, the Book of the Dead, all hell breaks loose. Soon, our unlikely hero must do battle with reanimated corpses, possessed furniture and his own hand, which has gotten a mind of its own. Against the forces of evil, will Ash and his trusty chainsaw make it through the night, or will he be dead by dawn? I'd recommend that you watch the film to find out. Hail to the King, Baby!
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