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Evil Dead II: Dead by Dawn [Blu-ray]

starring: Sarah Berry, Denise Bixler, Bruce Campbell, Richard Domeier, Lou Hancock
directed by: Sam Raimi

: Evil Dead II: Dead by Dawn [Blu-ray]
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Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Audience Rating: Unrated
Binding: Blu-ray
Brand: Anchorbay
EAN: 0013138300683
Format: Anamorphic, Color, Dolby, Subtitled, Widescreen
Label: Anchor Bay Entertainment
Manufacturer: Anchor Bay Entertainment
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Anchor Bay Entertainment
Release Date: October 02, 2007
Running Time: 84 minutes
Sales Rank: 1931
Studio: Anchor Bay Entertainment
Theatrical Release Date: 1987




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Product Description:
Studio: Starz/sphe Release Date: 10/02/2007 Run time: 91 minutes Rating: R

Amazon.com:
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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Rating: 2 out of 5 stars - Evil dead II wax fest.
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Rating: 4 out of 5 stars - Fun and Gory
Loved this movie when it came out in the 80's. It's not scary as much as gory. Crazy chaotic evil fun. ... Read More


Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - Groovy.....another cult gem
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Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - Paying Homage at the Altar of Raimi; This One's for Me.
My friends and I have spent a lot of time this Halloween season trying to dig up hidden horror gems for each ... Read More


Rating: 4 out of 5 stars - Welcome to the evil book of the month club...
If you liked the first Evil Dead movie then this will be a nice refresher of some very similar scenarios. After ... Read More

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