possibly the funniest movie of all time

Rating: 10/10 (9 March 2016)

**Some minor spoilers ahead**
The plot of ED2 concerns a young man named Ash (portrayed brilliantly by Bruce Campbell) bringing his girlfriend to a remote cabin the woods. There, they find a mysterious and sinister book called "The Necromonican." They accidentally activate the book in a way that summons "the evil dead" - creatures which are either undead or demons. The rest of the film concerns their torment at the hands of these creatures.
In one scene, Ash's hand is possessed by a demon. In a wonderful slap stick sequence, the hand, now with an evil mind of its own, begins to bludgeon Ash by breaking dishes over his head. Desperate, Ash decides to cut off his own hand. But the hand is still alive and menacing him, so he places it under a bucket, then puts a heavy book on top of the bucket. The title of the book: "A Farewell to Arms." To this date, there are still people who believe this movie was meant as straight horror. It is, in fact, possibly the most most hilarious movie I've ever seen.
A sequel to the origin "Evil Dead" - an imaginative film which was nonetheless more horror than comedy - director Sam Raimi, operating with a slightly higher (but by no means high) budget than the original, really outdoes himself here. The camera work, editing and special effects are all meant to amplify the humor and camp, and all of it works beautifully.
Interestingly enough, those who do not respond to the humor in this movie seem to find it incredibly scary as horror. So I would recommend this film to anyone who either appreciates black humor or simply enjoys a good horror film. If you don't fit into either category, you can skip it but then you're missing out on a true low budget classic.
Props to those who recognize that when Ash says "groovy!" the actor is doing a perfect impression of Clint Eastwood.