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  • 24 of 24 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    Level 7 mozzie76

    Member since 21/08/2008

    Reviews written: 567

    5 Stars An evil presence in the woods 22/05/2011
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Great horror story and special effects

    Disadvantages Disadvantages A bit gruesome at times

    The director Sam Raimi first made a name for himself through his work on the Evil Dead films. In my personal opinion, the best of those films is Evil Dead II, which was released in 1987. Evil Dead II is about a young man, Ash Williams, who plans to spend a romantic break away with his girlfriend Linda in a cabin in the woods. Things take a turn for the worse when Ash plays a tape recording of an archeology Professor reciting from the Necronomicon Book of the Dead, which unleashes an evil force from the woods which kills Linda, possessing her body and threatens to do the same to Ash. The ... more
  • 17 of 17 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    moxon123

    5 Stars The perfect modulation of Horror and Comedy. 04/02/2006
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Improves on the original is nearly everyway. Bruce Campbell is the man!. A trumendous blend of genres.

    Disadvantages Disadvantages Your mother might not like it...

    For all the critical plaudits and cult status THE EVIL DEAD gained after it's release way back in 1981 it was certainly not a movie for everyone (your mom for example). So the movie wasn't exactly a blockbuster and Sam Raimi was still stuck making low budget flicks. So when the studio decided to give him the modest sum of 3 million dollars to make EVIL DEAD 2 he chose to make it less gory and more humorous. An idea that worked surprisingly well, not only did it take in twice it's budget but was also better than the original in almost every respect.. Because of the changes in tone, similar ... more
  • 32 of 32 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    3rdRockSatan

    4 Stars Kiss Your Nerves Goodbye 27/02/2005
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Horror at its funniest | Good scares | Bruce at his best

    Disadvantages Disadvantages Other cast not so good | Not a true sequel

    The Evil Dead series certainly does have a big place in every horror lover’s heart. As camp as they are scary and with a superb star to head them out they are favourites in pretty much every horror movie fans collection. It also shows just how versatile Raimi is as a director. From all out-gore to superhero escapades he certainly knows how to do things well. It’s not really accurate to call this a sequel. This is more of a remake of the original and is basically what Evil Dead would have been if Raimi had the budget for it. Thanks to the success of the original Raimi really did let loose on ... more
  • 18 of 19 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    MiztaBungle

    5 Stars Cabin+Woods+Evil spirits = hilarious horror! 25/06/2004
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages A great horror movie

    Disadvantages Disadvantages A re-make, pretty much following the original

    Sporting the tagline, “Kiss your nerves goodbye” - Evil dead 2 is essentially a re-make of Sam Raimi’s first Evil dead movie. This time round the movie’s bigger budget is noticeable in the effects department. However, the movie remains loyal by weaving in and out the original storyline. It differs with its slightly more tongue-in-cheek approach with more gore, more frights and an interesting twist at the end allowing for the classic pun in the third movie in the series: The Medieval Dead. Bruce Campbell is back in his superb role as Ashley, the store clerk looking forward to a quiet weekend ... more
  • 103 of 103 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    Level 6 clownfoot

    Member since 25/01/2004

    Reviews written: 83

    5 Stars "Now Bruce - scream like a girl!!" 28/05/2004
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages A sheer joy in all departments!

    Disadvantages Disadvantages None spring to mind!

    EVIL DEAD 2 Recently I’ve been hearing the following from the uninitiated – “Evil Dead 2? Isn’t that a little bit like Wrong Turn and Cabin Fever?” Wrong way round numb-nuts, is my usual contemptuous retort. Not only is Evil Dead 2 the thematic template and basis for the recent spate of similar styled horror movies, it is also their superior in every conceivable facet. By a long, long way! In fact, it should be made a criminal offence for such rubbish to even be mentioned in the same breath as one of the 1980’s true classics - if not one of the greatest ... more
  • 12 of 12 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    nathanctyree

    4 Stars Dead by Dawn 19/08/2003
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Spooky, funny, and great fun

    Disadvantages Disadvantages Poor production value

    As a horror junkie, I watch a lot of movies, read a lot of books, and play a lot of games that fall into the genre. I’ve been playing Evil Dead: Fistful of Boomstick on my PS2. This got me thinking about the Evil Dead films. So, I decided to watch them again. Evil Dead 2: Dead by Dawn isn’t so much a sequel as a remake of the original movie. Bruce Campbell again stars as Ash, the ultra stupid, but infinitely likable zombie killer. The film begins with Ash and his girlfriend Linda spending a little alone time in a secluded cabin in the woods. Ash finds a tape recorder, and decides ... more
  • 6 of 6 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    PitSweat

    5 Stars I'll Swallow Your Soul 17/01/2003
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Blinder of a film, a must for anyone who er.. likes films

    Disadvantages Disadvantages 1 more to watch and that's all folks..

    The Evil Dead 2: Dead By Dawn, is the second and with ease the most enjoyable film in this cult classic trilogy, not only continuing where the original film petered off but turning around and adding slapstick comedy to the mix in away that subtly mocks the original, laughs at other films of this genre and works so well that it is so surprising that it has taken sooo long for other films to follow suit. With the original film already making a name for Sam Raimi as a director, more funding was acquired and the second instalment put into production ion a way that Mr. Raimi intended the original ... more
  • 15 of 15 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    setimerenptah

    5 Stars Deadites, Madness and Ash one-liners 02/07/2001
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Hysterically funny, incredibly gory, Campbell's acting.

    Disadvantages Disadvantages If you don't like horror run for the hills.

    The Evil Dead II came out in 1987 and firmly established itself as a favourite among horror fans. It features a kind of hysterical, manic humour mixed with gut-renchingly gory violence and some genuinely creepy scenes. The end result is a horror masterpiece. Evil Dead II is basically a remake of Evil Dead except the budget is bigger. Sam Raimi as writer/director and Bruce Campbell as lead really make this film an experience. The action is set in a remote cabin in the woods and starts with the arrival of Ash (Bruce Campbell) and his girlfriend (soon to be possessed bimbo). The cabin was being ... more
  • 11 of 12 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    mandyco

    5 Stars Give Me Back My Hand. 10/04/2001
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages An hilarious film

    Disadvantages Disadvantages None

    This is Sam Riami's follow up to the successful Evil Dead. Once again, Sam teams up with producer Robert Tapert, and the star of the previous film, Bruce Campbell comes back to play Ash. The Plot. --------- The film starts by giving you a brief description of the Book of the Dead, it goes like this. "Legend has it that it was written by the dark one. Necromnomus Xmortus roughly translated as Book of the Dead. The book served as a passageway to the evil world beyond. It was written long ago, when the seas ran red with blood. It was this blood that was used to ink the book. In 1300AD the book ... more
  • 25 of 25 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    mikeydred

    5 Stars You Will Die Laughing 25/03/2001
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages First Class Comedy and Horror in one film

    Disadvantages Disadvantages Not for the faint hearted

    In 1982 Sam Raimi produced the Evil Dead , a low budget horror move that succeeded because of the excellent camera tricks and timing that Raimi came up with. Raimi went on to produce American Gothic and more recently the absolutely brilliant "A Simple Plan". Anyway back to the item in question. This film was recently shown on BBC2, and that prompted me to write this op. It was a bigger budget remake of the first Evil Dead film and scores so many bullseye's it's uncanny. The story is ludicrous. I can tell you without spoiling the film for you (apart from the ending of course). Basically Ash ... more
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