The BEST OF THE EVIL DEAD FILMS - Awesome!

Rating: 8/10 (8 May 2005)

Bruce and Sam deliver on EVERY level. The laughs are non-stop. The gore is gruesome. And I swear, Bruce's performance was Oscar-worthy.
This is the kind of film I wish were made today. Seems like most people don't focus on story or performance, they just toss some blood in and maybe some T&A. But Evil Dead & Evil Dead II were different. They made me life-long Sam Raimi and Bruce Campbell fans.
And Evil Dead II is the best of the lot. Worth watching over and over!
Stand-out scenes: Ash battles his own hand. Just thinking about it makes me laugh. From the beating Ash takes from his hand, while it's still attached, to Ash hunting for his then severed hand, with a shotgun.
Also, Ted Raimi in the enormous old woman zombie suit is funny. Poor kid was abused by his brother (Sam) something awful.