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
Customer Reviews:
Forget Citizen Kane watch Evil Dead II.......2007-11-29
The greatest film ever made. I first saw this film in 1988 and it's still the best film I've ever seen.
Perhaps good for posterity.......2007-10-27
I was a great fan of the original, however I was just a kid then,
and it scared the pants off me. This one is along the same lines,
but with a much more tongue-in-cheek humour aspect.
It didn't work for me, I suppose because I expected it to scare me
like the original and was not expecting the many one-liners etc.
Still, I can appreciate it's appeal, and the fact that I am quite a bit older now!
Quick Reviews!.......2007-10-06
A favourite of horror and gore fans everywhere, and virtually a remake of the first film as Ash again finds himself trapped in a house in a solitary forest which becomes overrun with zombies and deadites. It seems that the Necromonicon up to it's old tricks! Campbell again steals the show, one of the most under-used and underrated actors around. Raimi keeps the film moving at a quick pace, and some of the camera work, including the chase shots through the house as doors explode off hinges, lots of strange POV shots etc etc show his flare as a director if not as a storyteller. But the main selling point is the gore, of which there is lots, and the set-pieces involving a flying eye and a possessed hand. Again the effects are good by today's standards-with today's technology, stop motion could be very effective. This sequel is much more of a comedy than the first film, and while it does have a few scares it relies much more heavily on humour than the first film did. This does not detract from the quality of the film though, and it is a must-see for horror fans. The extras here are ok, with a good commentary and making of.
Incredible stuff - funny and fantastic.......2007-08-26
This is an amazing horror with plenty to laugh at and some of the best chainsaw action you ever saw. Lots of zombies (or is it deadites?) having their stupid selves mashed to bits by one pissed off one handed guy with a shotgun. Buy this at once or be completely unprepared if the same thing happens to you.
Buy This Film.......2007-08-19
This movies just doesn't get old, I can not stress enough just how good this film is. Bruce Campbell is an absolute ledgend. Shame about the 3rd one though. but still any one who reads this, if you like old horror or just horror films in general, trust me, you'll love it
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
Customer Reviews:
Forget Citizen Kane watch Evil Dead II.......2007-11-29
The greatest film ever made. I first saw this film in 1988 and it's still the best film I've ever seen.
Perhaps good for posterity.......2007-10-27
I was a great fan of the original, however I was just a kid then,
and it scared the pants off me. This one is along the same lines,
but with a much more tongue-in-cheek humour aspect.
It didn't work for me, I suppose because I expected it to scare me
like the original and was not expecting the many one-liners etc.
Still, I can appreciate it's appeal, and the fact that I am quite a bit older now!
Quick Reviews!.......2007-10-06
A favourite of horror and gore fans everywhere, and virtually a remake of the first film as Ash again finds himself trapped in a house in a solitary forest which becomes overrun with zombies and deadites. It seems that the Necromonicon up to it's old tricks! Campbell again steals the show, one of the most under-used and underrated actors around. Raimi keeps the film moving at a quick pace, and some of the camera work, including the chase shots through the house as doors explode off hinges, lots of strange POV shots etc etc show his flare as a director if not as a storyteller. But the main selling point is the gore, of which there is lots, and the set-pieces involving a flying eye and a possessed hand. Again the effects are good by today's standards-with today's technology, stop motion could be very effective. This sequel is much more of a comedy than the first film, and while it does have a few scares it relies much more heavily on humour than the first film did. This does not detract from the quality of the film though, and it is a must-see for horror fans. The extras here are ok, with a good commentary and making of.
Incredible stuff - funny and fantastic.......2007-08-26
This is an amazing horror with plenty to laugh at and some of the best chainsaw action you ever saw. Lots of zombies (or is it deadites?) having their stupid selves mashed to bits by one pissed off one handed guy with a shotgun. Buy this at once or be completely unprepared if the same thing happens to you.
Buy This Film.......2007-08-19
This movies just doesn't get old, I can not stress enough just how good this film is. Bruce Campbell is an absolute ledgend. Shame about the 3rd one though. but still any one who reads this, if you like old horror or just horror films in general, trust me, you'll love it
Customer Reviews:
A mid-winter's tale of murder, schemes and terror.......2007-08-13
Katie McGovern (Mary Steenburgen) is about to encounter a lot of problems. She's an aspiring actress who answers an audition call held by Mr. Murray (Roddy McDowell). She passes and agrees to journey to upstate New York where she'll prepare herself for the part and make an audition tape. She and Mr. Murray head north in a bad snow storm. After a long drive, they reach their destination, an old, isolated mansion where their host is an elderly, wheel-chair bound psychiatrist, Dr. Joseph Lewis (Jan Rubes). Over the next few days, Katie will master her part for the video recording which will be sent, she's told, to a film director. She learns the speech patterns and vocal mannerisms of a woman who looks like her. She's told this woman was the star of the film but had a break down and will have to be replaced. She makes the tape to the great satisfaction of Dr. Lewis and Mr. Murray. So far, so good. Then Katie discovers some photographs of the actress, very dead. The car, the only way back to civilization, won't start. The phone lines are out. She appears to be drugged part of the time. She tries to escape through the snow but is tracked down and forcibly returned by Mr. Murray, still the soul of politeness as he forces her back. She makes her way to the attic, a gloomy place stuffed with boxes and chests. She nearly steps in a huge bear trap. And in a chest she finds the body of the person she was trained to imitate. One morning she awakens from a drugged sleep and sees fresh blood stains on her pillow and the sheet...and sees a bandage on her hand where one of her fingers has been cut off. Then she learns the dead woman has a wealthy sister who also looks like her...and who is walking into the mansion for a meeting with Dr. Lewis. Katie McGovern is going to have to be ruthless and smart if she's going to survive the day.
The story is a nice, complicated tale of murder, blackmail, and things that go bump in the night, especially in the attic. Steenburgen is an actress who is so open and natural that she has a high likeability factor. Even though you know much of the time what to expect, Steenburgen makes getting there nerve-wracking. Roddy McDowell as the obsequious, excitable and murderous manservant to Jan Rubes does a very nice job. Rubes turns in a solid performance as a ruthless murderer who can lie to your face and make you believe it.
The movie has some holes in the story, but it's such a well-handled genre piece -- the spooky, isolated mansion, the heroine in distress, the things that jump out -- that, in my opinion, it's a lot of fun. Arthur Penn has done some first-rate films (Bonnie and Clyde, Little Big Man). He knows how to keep a story moving and how to build atmosphere. One of his best films, Night Moves, is going to be released on DVD soon. The DVD picture is just fine.
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
Customer Reviews:
Forget Citizen Kane watch Evil Dead II.......2007-11-29
The greatest film ever made. I first saw this film in 1988 and it's still the best film I've ever seen.
Perhaps good for posterity.......2007-10-27
I was a great fan of the original, however I was just a kid then,
and it scared the pants off me. This one is along the same lines,
but with a much more tongue-in-cheek humour aspect.
It didn't work for me, I suppose because I expected it to scare me
like the original and was not expecting the many one-liners etc.
Still, I can appreciate it's appeal, and the fact that I am quite a bit older now!
Quick Reviews!.......2007-10-06
A favourite of horror and gore fans everywhere, and virtually a remake of the first film as Ash again finds himself trapped in a house in a solitary forest which becomes overrun with zombies and deadites. It seems that the Necromonicon up to it's old tricks! Campbell again steals the show, one of the most under-used and underrated actors around. Raimi keeps the film moving at a quick pace, and some of the camera work, including the chase shots through the house as doors explode off hinges, lots of strange POV shots etc etc show his flare as a director if not as a storyteller. But the main selling point is the gore, of which there is lots, and the set-pieces involving a flying eye and a possessed hand. Again the effects are good by today's standards-with today's technology, stop motion could be very effective. This sequel is much more of a comedy than the first film, and while it does have a few scares it relies much more heavily on humour than the first film did. This does not detract from the quality of the film though, and it is a must-see for horror fans. The extras here are ok, with a good commentary and making of.
Incredible stuff - funny and fantastic.......2007-08-26
This is an amazing horror with plenty to laugh at and some of the best chainsaw action you ever saw. Lots of zombies (or is it deadites?) having their stupid selves mashed to bits by one pissed off one handed guy with a shotgun. Buy this at once or be completely unprepared if the same thing happens to you.
Buy This Film.......2007-08-19
This movies just doesn't get old, I can not stress enough just how good this film is. Bruce Campbell is an absolute ledgend. Shame about the 3rd one though. but still any one who reads this, if you like old horror or just horror films in general, trust me, you'll love it
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