`hail he who hasÂ… delivered us from the terrors of the deadites!'

Rating: Null/10 (14 November 2001)

Although Director Sam Raimi is renowned for his work on Darkman, three years earlier his real masterpiece was achieved. Evil Dead 2: Dead by Dawn is the archetypal battle of good vs. evil. Raimi pits our hero Ash against hell itself in this black comedy. While aesthetically its appearance is that of a `B-movie' (Raimi in fact intended it to be so) it the content of the film that is the major redeeming factor. Ash, played by Bruce Campbell, is an ordinary man who must ostensibly save the world-a task to be taken seriously. This is however not an easy undertaking as he is stalked by his dead girlfriend, assaulted by his own hand, and injured in almost every manner imaginable. Blood, gore, a chainsaw, and `ole' double-barrel,' need I say more?