It was said in Empire Magazine that Evil Dead II was a remake of a previous film .
Empire magazine praised the film saying `` the gaudily gory , virtuoso , hyper-kinetic horror sequel uses every trick in the cinematic book '' and confirms that `` Bruce Campbell and Raimi are gods '' and Caryn James of The New York Times called it `` genuine , if bizarre , proof of Sam Raimi 's talent and developing skill . ''
Evil Dead II