Synopsis: Ash (Bruce Campbell reprising his role from the first Evil Dead movie) takes his girlfriend to a secluded cabin in the woods where they find a recording of a professor reciting passages from the Book of the Dead. This unleashes an evil force that kills Ash’s girlfriend and turns her into a zombie. Trapped in the cabin, Ash must fight off demonic possession and/or madness with the help of the professor’s daughter and some locals.
My take: Full of classic moments, this has to be one of the funnest movies to watch that I know of. Only Bruce Campbell could have played the role of Ash, he is able to entertain with the low budget props and oddball storyline. I enjoyed how they made Ash go nuts early on, I think this is a realistic angle most horror movies don’t cover – if your girlfriend becomes possessed and you cut off her head, I think most people would lose it. Visually, this is a very weird film – the special effects are cheesy, but appropriate to the style of the film. It would be terrible if it was done with today’s top-of-the-line CGI. The simple plot gets a nice twist at the end to set up another sequel.
Favorite scene: Ash fighting his possessed hand.3 out of 4 Zombie Faces
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