Evil Dead II

I don't know if Evil Dead II was supposed to be a remake or a quasi-sequel to the original Evil Dead, but what I do know is that Evil Dead II is hella awesome. As Glenn has already said here on R3, the plot for both this movie and the original are pretty much identical: some college kids go out to a remote cabin in the woods and are terrorized by demonic forces. But it's the tone of the sequel that really sets it apart from the original, Evil Dead II is scary and gross like the original but it's also kinda funny. Sam Raimi packs the film with visual gags and Three Stooges style slapstick, but never turns it into a straight-up horror comedy. If they ever go ahead with Evil Dead remake/reboot that they've been talking about over the last few years, they'll have a hard time topping what they already did with Evil Dead II.

Rating: Happy Hellaween%

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