EVIL DEAD 2 This week we crawl into the fruit cellar to take on the high-octane semi-sequel to Sam Raimiâs cult hit The Evil Dead has nearly eclipsed its predecessorâs reputation thanks to an endless barrage of hyperkinetic camera acrobatics, rapid-fire editing and âsplatstickâ gore effects ⦠not to mention a truly goofy performance by Bruce Campbell. Nearly the entire storyline of the previous film has been re-shot and presented in a drastically condensed form within the first few minutes: rock-jawed but clueless âheroâ Ash (Campbell) now visits the mountain cabin only with girlfriend Linda. Upon arrival at the cabin, Ash discovers the Sumerian Book of the Dead, the ritual dagger and a reel-to-reel tape containing the professorâs translations of the bookâs hieroglyphics. The incantations summon an unseen, growling spirit from within the woods, which bursts into the cabin and takes possession of Lindaâs soul. Ash is forced to decapitate her with a shovel, after which he buries her in the forest. At first dawn, Ash tries to make his escape, but is promptly set upon by the spirits, given a solid thrashing and nearly possessed himself, saved only by the arrival of sunlight. Cut off from the outside world, Ash is forced to hole up in the cabin and wait for the next demonic onslaught â which arrives sooner than expected, led by Lindaâs rotting corpse. The obvious glee with which Raimi and company present this cavalcade of slime-drenched monstrosities and Three Stooges pratfalls makes it impossible to take seriously as a horror film, but Evil Dead 2 is nevertheless essential viewing among connoisseurs of truly demented cinema. The filmâs sardonic coda opened the way for a slightly less successful sequel, Army of Darkness
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