| Evil Dead 2 (25th Anniversary Edition) [Blu-ray] | ![Evil Dead 2 (25th Anniversary Edition) [Blu-ray]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51s8AoFFA8L._SL160_.jpg) | Actors: Bruce Campbell, Dan Hicks, Ted Raimi
Studio: Lions Gate
Category: DVD
List Price: $14.99
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Seller: Clover Media
Sales Rank: 5,079
Format: AC-3, Closed-captioned, Color, DTS Surround Sound, Widescreen
Languages: English (Subtitled), English (Original Language)
Rating: R (Restricted)
Media: Blu-ray
Region: 1
Discs: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Running Time: 84 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.6
Dimensions (in): 6.7 x 5.3 x 0.5
MPN: LGEBR31537
UPC: 012236116233
EAN: 0012236116233
Release Date: November 15, 2011
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Product Description
Ash (Bruce Campbell), the sole survivor of THE EVIL DEAD, returns to the same cabin in the woods and again unleashes the forces of the dead. With his girlfriend possessed by the demons and his body parts running amok, Ash is forced to single- handedly battle the legions of the damned as the most lethal – and groovy – hero in horror movie history! Welcome to EVIL DEAD II, director Sam Raimi’s infamous sequel to THE EVIL DEAD and outrageous prequel to ARMY OF DARKNESS!
Writer-director Sam Raimi's extremely stylized, blood-soaked follow-up to his creepy Evil Dead isn't really a sequel; rather, it's a remake on a better budget. It also isn't really a horror film (though there are plenty of decapitations, zombies, supernatural demons, and gore) as much as it is a hilarious, sophisticated slapstick send-up of the terror genre. Raimi takes every horror convention that exists and exaggerates it with mind-blowing special effects, crossed with mocking Three Stooges humor. The plot alone is a genre cliché right out of any number of horror films. Several teens (including our hero, Ash, played by Bruce Campbell in a manic tour-de-force of physical comedy) visit a broken-down cottage in the woods--miles from civilization--find a copy of the Book of the Dead, and unleash supernatural powers that gut every character in sight. All, that is, except Ash, who takes this very personally and spends much of the of the film getting his head smashed while battling the unseen forces. Raimi uses this bare-bones story as a stage to showcase dazzling special effects and eye-popping visuals, including some of the most spectacular point-of-view Steadicam work ever (done by Peter Deming). Although it went unnoticed in the theaters, the film has since become an influential cult-video favorite, paving the way for over-the-top comic gross-out films like Peter Jackson's Dead Alive. --Dave McCoy
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