an insane, wicked, and utterly hilarious sequel!!

Rating: 10/10 (6 January 2006)

Sam Raimi's bigger budgeted follow up to his horror masterpiece The Evil Dead (1981) is one of the greatest horror-comedies of all time!
After a brief re-enactment of the first film, Ash is once again stuck in that possessed cabin as those pesky evil spirits run wild!
Evil Dead II mixes horror and comedy as no other film ever has. It's a wonderfully over-the-top ride from beginning to end, like the original Evil Dead the sequel plays out like a relentless high-speed roaster coaster ride. Raimi's touches of horror are gory and shockingly good, while his moments of slap-stick humor are outrageously funny. The special makeup FX are effectively freakish whether they make you laugh or scream!
Bruce Campbell returns as our terrorized hero Ash. Campbell does a tremendously funny performance as he is a champion of physical-comedy! The part in which his hand becomes possessed is especially memorable.
A wickedly fun horror-comedy all the way, Evil Dead II ranks among Raimi and Campbell's greatest work.
*** 1/2 out of ****