Chirphymium
It's entirely possible that sending the audience out feeling lousy was intentional
Brendon Jones
It’s fine. It's literally the definition of a fine movie. You’ve seen it before, you know every beat and outcome before the characters even do. Only question is how much escapism you’re looking for.
Nayan Gough
A great movie, one of the best of this year. There was a bit of confusion at one point in the plot, but nothing serious.
Billy Ollie
Through painfully honest and emotional moments, the movie becomes irresistibly relatable
Prismark10
I found myself tittering a lot when watching this film which is strange as it is supposed to be gore laden horror film. Sam Raimi along with his leading man, Bruce Campbell deliver a low budget, manic, effects filled horror film with lashings of comedy.Ash (Bruce Campbell) is taking his girlfriend Linda to a secluded where he find a tape recorder and a book. The tape was found by a professor who translates the the book of the dead which unleashes malevolent spirits that possess Linda, leaving Ash to chop her head off. Later on Ash hand starts to attack him as it turns evil due to Linda's bite. Ash has to cut it hand off.Later on the professor's daughters turns up with a few other people but faced being attacked by possessed people and the only way out is to read a passage that drives the evil away.I do not know how Raimi managed to do some of the special effects and gore in such a low budget, there is stop motion animation, a tribute to the manic slapstick comic styles of the Three Stooges and Tex Avery. Campbell's broad acting style certainly gets results here.
WubsTheFadger
Short and Simple Review by WubsTheFadgerThe story picks up right after the first film. The first seven minutes of the film are a recap of the first film with some minor changes. The story in this movie is way better then the first. The entire movie is full of suspense and thrills.The acting is once again B movie quality. There are some humorous senses throughout, but the over the top acting kinda makes not funny. Bruce Campbell's character Ash does have some awesome senses which make him seem like a badass.The gore and the monsters are the best part of this film. The monsters are detailed, hideous creatures that bring a great sense of terror. The gore is also great.Pros: Compelling story, awesome monsters, fast pacing, some humorous parts, Bruce Campbell's Ash is bad, and great use of goreCons: B movie acting and an over the top ending that seemed out of placeOverall Rating: 8.0
rdoyle29
One of the best horror sequels ever made, and a key film in the development of the horror comedy in the 1980's (the most significant decade in that genre's development). Raimi walks a very fine line successfully ... reproducing all of the elements that were most loved about the original film while altering the tone enough to make what is essentially a remake seem completely fresh. While I still marginally prefer the first film to this one, this is a rare example of a sequel that equals the original film in nearly every aspect.
groovybucatini
Lately I've been binge watching tons of 80s horror films and this movie is by far the very best.With the first film being as terrific as it is, its no wonder fans (and Stephen King) demanded a sequel. Sam Raimi could have done what every other horror movie sequel writer does, replicate the plot of the first film and throw in some lazy jump scares, but instead Sam Raimi took what made "The Evil Dead" brilliant and added some humor (and a demonic hand!) and made a movie more iconic than its predecessor.After the very confusing flashback sequence, that makes you stop and think "is this idiot stupid enough to go back to that cabin", you are taken along on the continuing story of Ash Williams and the evil dead.The movie is not likely to keep you up at scared at night, but it will induce some mighty laughs. This horror movie sequel is as "groovy" as they come.