A funny, violent cult masterpiece

Rating: 8/10 (21 May 2001)

Evil Dead was a somewhat funny, scary, and cheaply made movie that definitely brought back a hefty profit. Evil Dead two was even better. Perhaps the greatest of the three Sam Raimi zombie films, it is definitely the funniest and was a little bit less of a sell-out movie, so to speak. I'm going to turn to Kevin Smith for a prime example in the thinking of saying that Army of Darkness, although an awesome movie, was still reeking of selling out while Evil Dead two was pure genius (well...): Clerks, the first movie in the Jersey trilogy featuring the charcaters Silent Bob and Jay and all written and directed by Kevin Smith. Clerks was a materpiece in independent film making. It was deeply insightful, hiarious, and overall entertaining. It was made in a distinct style that quickly famed Kevin Smith. Mallrats: the next movie in the Jersey trilogy, was a little bit more of, as said before, a sell-out movie. It was made entirely not to provide deep theme or insight, but to make money. That is what Army of Darkness is to Evil Dead two. Evil Dead two is a pure, funny, gorey movie that shouldn't be missed if you're into "scary" movies that just end up being funny.