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Evil Dead 2 [VHS] [1987]

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4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (41 customer reviews)

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  • Actors: Bruce Campbell, Sarah Berry, Dan Hicks, Kassie Wesley DePaiva, Ted Raimi
  • Directors: Sam Raimi
  • Writers: Sam Raimi, Scott Spiegel
  • Producers: Bruce Campbell, Alex De Benedetti, Irvin Shapiro, Robert G. Tapert
  • Format: PAL
  • Language English
  • Classification: 18
  • Studio: 4 Front Video
  • VHS Release Date: 11 Sep 2000
  • Run Time: 81 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (41 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B00004CIVN
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 9,304 in Video (See Bestsellers in Video)

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Amazon.co.uk Review

Writer-director Sam Raimi's extremely stylized, blood-soaked follow-up to his creepy Evil Dead isn't really a sequel; rather, it's a remake on a better budget. It also isn't really a horror film (though there are plenty of decapitations, zombies, supernatural demons, and gore) as much as it is a hilarious, sophisticated slapstick send-up of the terror genre. Raimi takes every horror convention that exists and exaggerates it with mind-blowing special effects, crossed with mocking Three Stooges humour. The plot alone is a genre cliché right out of any number of horror films. Several teens (including our hero, Ash, played by Bruce Campbell in a manic tour-de-force of physical comedy) visit a broken-down cottage in the woods--miles from civilization--find a copy of the Book of the Dead, and unleash supernatural powers that gut every character in sight. All, that is, except Ash, who takes this very personally and spends much of the of the film getting his head smashed while battling the unseen forces. Raimi uses this bare-bones story as a stage to showcase dazzling special effects and eye-popping visuals, including some of the most spectacular point-of-view Steadicam work ever (done by Peter Deming). Although it went unnoticed in the cinemas, the film has since become an influential cult-video favourite, paving the way for over-the-top comic gross-out films like Peter Jackson's Dead Alive.--Dave McCoy


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Critically acclaimed sequel to 'The Evil Dead' which is the continuing story of one man's fight to defeat the gruesome 'evil dead' who haunt a house in the woods and possess all who enter it.
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Dead by Dawn! Dead by Dawn!, 22 Oct 2003
This review is from: Evil Dead 2: Dead by Dawn [1987] [DVD] (DVD)
When Sam Raimi made this film he created one of the funniest movies I have ever seen and he did it with a spattering of blood, guts and eyeball swallowing. Not only does this movie surpass the less funny but more intense original, it did it with a smile on it's sick little face. The story revolves around Ash (Bruce Campbell) who, having survived the first movie, has to go through it all over again. There are possesions, zombies, chainsaws, shotguns and the afore mentioned eye swallowing incident (it has to be seen!) galore in this stunning sequel.

Most of this movie will have you wetting yourself from laughter thanks mainly to it's star, an icon of the genre, Bruce Campbell. Throughout the course of this movie he changes from your average Joe into a one-liner spitting superhero thanks to the unbelievable amount of torture he has to go through. Hacking your undead girlfriend up with a chainsaw has to have severe adverse affects on your brain. There's no doubt that Ash has one of the worst days in movie history.

In conclusion, 'Evil Dead 2: Dead By Dawn' is an utterly stunning movie that will have you glued to your TV throughout the movie, unless you have to pause it to stop yourself from laughing that is.

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars The comedy alternative to The Evil Dead, 24 Mar 2002
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The original is one of the scariest and most disgusting horror films you're likely to see. Evil Dead 2 is basically what The Evil Dead might have been like with a bigger budget. This isn't to say they're identical films mind. This one is more comical, actually it's downright hilarious (even the stuffed moose and the lampshade find it funny). Bruce Campbell is a screen legend on the back of the Evil Dead films alone and this will show you why. Evil Dead 2 doesn't take itself seriously at all and that's a good thing. Fantasic one liners, sickening amounts of blood and an immensely funny dismembered hand make this a must buy. If you like this check out the other installments in the series. Army of Darkness is the third and final Evil Dead film...
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent re-vamping of a horror classic, 23 Oct 2001
By ritch@reject.co.uk (Nottingham UK) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Evil Dead 2: Dead by Dawn [1987] [DVD] (DVD)
The quality of my battered VHS copy of this is appalling so the crystal clear imagery of this DVD is a refreshing change.
Unfortunetly this is the major problem with the DVD, the digitally remastered footage allows the viewer to see all the monofilimate wires controlling props especially when "Henriettas" eyeball flies into "Linda's" mouth. It is also very easy to see that the cabin is a studio now, as the roof is clearly visible in many shots.
These minor details aside (as in many ways they don't really matter) the DVD is excellently put together. The commentaries are brilliant and rather than seperate Sam Raimi and Bruce Cambell onto different tracks as in the first DVD, this time they are together which makes hilarious viewing as they constantly argue and mock each other. As well as this, there is the original theatre trailer and "making of" documentry shot by the special effects team which includes there own short: "Evil Dead Baby".

All in all although the quality may spoil it for some, fans of the film will consider this an compulsary purchase.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Evil dead 2 dvd
This has to be my favorite horror movies of all time as it has the perfect combination of scare's, good special effects, comedy and acting from Bruce Campbell. Read more
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3.0 out of 5 stars Shabby
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4.0 out of 5 stars "Evil Dead II" is one of the most hilarious, over-the-top but.....,
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The greatest film ever made. I first saw this film in 1988 and it's still the best film I've ever seen.
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I was a great fan of the original, however I was just a kid then,
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