Evil Dead II (1987) Reviews & Ratings

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Evil Dead II reviews

Evil Dead II holds a 7.5/10 average from 3,667 TMDB ratings.

The Flaming Groovy! Yes indeed, Sam Raimi and Bruce Campbell are back to shake some action with this remake of their own The Evil Dead (1981), only this time with more money and more overt humour. A quick prologue sets things up nicely, then BAM! Ash (Campbell) and his squeeze are in the cabin of doom and about to be part of a night of unholy demonic terror. It's a nightmare of the black comedy kind, where Raimi and…
— John Chard (8/10)

RELEASED IN 1987 and written & directed by Sam Raimi, “The Evil Dead” chronicles events when two Michigan State students (Bruce Campbell & Denise Bixler) travel to a remote cabin in western Tennessee for spring break wherein they discover a copy of the Book of the Dead and an audiotape whose incantations resurrect demons in the woods. The daughter of the archeologist who made the tape (Sarah Berry) also visits the c…
— Wuchak (6/10)

Not really much of a fan of slasher/gore films, but friends suggested I give this a try purely because the film does not try to take itself too seriously, and despite the fact there is lots of gore here, none of it looked particularly realistic and only adds to the extremely black humour of the whole affair. But what attracted me to this film was the charisma of the lead actor Ash, played by Bruce Campbell. He is no…
— tmdb40011370 (9/10)

Ash Williams and his girlfriend Linda find a log cabin in the woods with a voice recording from an archeologist who had recorded himself reciting ancient chants from "The Book of the Dead." As they play the recording an evil power is unleashed taking over Linda's body.

Movies like Evil Dead II

If you enjoyed Evil Dead II, these movies have a similar feel:

• Creepshow 2 (1987)
• Army of Darkness (1992)
• Trick 'r Treat (2007)
• Return of the Living Dead Part II (1988)
• Night of the Demons 2 (1994)
• High Spirits (1988)
• The Cabin in the Woods (2012)
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• Boo! A Madea Halloween (2016)
• Fright Night (1985)
• Bride of Re-Animator (1990)
• Fright Night Part 2 (1988)

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