Here's the real deal to the begining of this ridiculous classic

Rating: Null/10 (18 June 2003)

Lots of people think the begining of Evil Dead II is a remake of the original. The truth is, when filming EDII, the creators couldn't get the rights to use footage from the first film, Evil Dead. So, Sam Raimi had to redue the scenes to make his "recap" of Evil Dead. When Ash and Linda go to the cabin, Ash finding the Book of the Dead, Linda becoming possessed etc. That was all just a "recap" of the first film, not an actual remake, even though the actress for Linda was different and Ash's other friends weren't present, it was just kind of a prologue of EDII, to set the basis of the story, just like how in EDII's sequel; Army of Darkness, they do a prologue. But, Evil Dead II's story doesn't actually start until the morning when Ash is found in front of the cabin and then hurled through the trees etc. That was the begining of EDII, the earlier events were just a "recap" of the first Evil Dead. No, this is not a remake of Evil Dead, this is what happened the morning and following time after the events of Evil Dead.