Evil Dead II

 (1987)

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| Dec 02, 2008
dvdfuture.com
Keeping those caveats in mind, this film is astonishingly good. I have read elsewhere that there are other version of this film that look even better, but I haven't seen those, so I can't compare. Evil Dead, The: Special Edition ... Full Review
| Nov 08, 2008
Chicago Tribune
True, the movie doesn't offer many surprises along its family-fun trajectory, but it has enough spark and sucker-punch side jokes to maintain momentum. ... Full Review
| Aug 11, 2008
Just Press Play
After making Evil Dead II, he was interviewed, and had this to say: "I feel that [ Evil Dead II] was a good movie. Another user on the same boards states that Sam hasn't made a good film since Evil Dead II, but this presents a pickle with me. ... Full Review
| Oct 31, 2005
DVD Town
There is a difficulty in attempting a combination of both, which this film handles quite well. Whats most brilliant about "Evil Dead II" is the way in which it is essentially a comedy/satire disguised as a blood and guts horror film. ... Full Review
| Sep 27, 2005
Slant Magazine
Ash may lose limbs as he chainsaws his way through the installment, but Evil Dead 2 holds together as the giddiest treatment of viscera this side of Peter Jackson's Dead Alive . Daybreak gives the hapless hero some much-needed time-out, but, since the film is shaped as a wide-eyed comedy of bravura kineticism, it doesn't take long for the frenetic splatter gags to kick off again. ... Full Review
| Sep 17, 2005
CultureCartel.com
And what an ugly movie it is. What raised Bruce up higher in my book, and what made me appreciate him more than I did as a child was the fact that I got a peek at what kind of person he is. ... Full Review
| Sep 01, 1995
Teen Movie Critic
Evil Dead II" is still one of the funniest movies I have ever seen, and I rush to the theater when anyone in that group of people releases anything. I must admit, I don't know if you've reviewed it yet, but the movie I would say that you must now see is "Raising Arizona," probably my favorite movie of all time, if it is at all possible to narrow it down to one. ... Full Review

matchflick.com
Evil Dead 2 is really scary, but the specal effects and all the blood and gore effects in the film were fantastic. Sam Raimi directs his own sequel, actually almost maing it better th the old film. Sam Raimi keeps us going wih his crazy an... ... Full Review

Cinema Laser
In fact, EVIL DEAD II may be the most hilarious gore-fest ever committed to celluloid. EVIL DEAD II also features a nicely remixed Dolby Digital 5.1 channel soundtrack. ... Full Review

Teen Movie Critic
Evil Dead II seems to be the only good one of the series. but these qualities do not a good film make You'll have a better time. This is one of Raimi's better films. He's actually pretty good at camera angles and he has a dark sense of humor ... Full Review