Los Angeles Times, 03/13/1987, p.C14, "...There are images of satanic grace that actually recall Bosch, thanks to the darkly mischievous power of Raimi's bizarre imagination....Raimi is a dynamo who knows how to make a movie as cinematic as possible....DEAD BY DAWN is a terrific trip..."
New York Times, 03/13/1987, p.C18, "...EVIL DEAD 2 is one of the goofiest, goriest movies this side of the grave....Genuine, if bizarre, proof of Sam Raimi's talent and developing skill..."
Entertainment Weekly, 05/23/2003, p.32, "...Gore just doesn't get any giddier than Raimi's sequel-slash-remake..."
Total Film, 11/01/2000, p.110, "...EVIL DEAD 2 delivers the goods nonstop..."
New York Times, 10/18/2005, p.E3, "The effects -- a combination of puppetry and stop-motion animation -- are both inventive and obvious enough to lift the grotesque humor safely into the realm of high stylization."
Variety, 03/11/1987, "...A flashy good-natured display of special effects and scare tactics..."
"The first passage will allow the demon to manifest itself in the flesh."--Annie (Sarah Berry)
"Why the hell would we want to do that?"--Ash (Bruce Campbell)
"You're goin' down."--Ash to a demon
"I'll swallow your soul! I'll swallow your soul!"--Demon
"Swallow this!"--Ash, as his puts a shotgun to its head
DVD Features:
Special Packaging
Widescreen - 16.9
Additional Release Material:
Audio Commentary - 1. Sam Raimi - Director, Bruce Campbell - Star, Scott Spiegel - Co-Writer, Greg Nicotero - Special Make-Up Effects
Trailers - 1. Original Theatrical Trailer
Featurettes - 1. EVIL DEAD 2: BEHIND THE SCREAMS
2. THE GORE THE MERRIER
Text/Image Galleries:
Biographies - Cast
Additional Products:
Tom Sullivan EVIL DEAD Illustrations
In this sequel-remake of the original EVIL DEAD, a group of people are trapped in a cabin while ancient evil lurks outside and threatens a fate worse than death. Can brawny wiseguy Ash save the day, or will his dead girlfriend come back to cause more trouble? An influential comic horror movie from director Raimi.