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Same as 25th anniversary with alternate cover and a digital copy

Reviewed in the United States on November 30, 2016

Researched this for a while and couldn't find too many details on this product so I bought it to check it out. To start with this is the exact same disc as far as I can tell, as the Lionsgate (25th anniversary) release, it even has the same artwork on said disc. The runtime listed is completely wrong, this is the same cut of the movie as the Lionsgate version with a run time of 84 minutes. If you already own the other version you can skip this one, its just a box art swap and an included digital copy (ultra violet).

Normally I like to know what special features I'm getting so I'll list those below (mostly taken straight off the box):
- Audio Commentary with Sam Raimi, Bruce Campbell, Scott, Spiegel, Greg Nicotero
- "Dead by Dawn" - the film makers reflect on the long journey this sequel took to reach the screen.
- "The Chosen Ones" - interviews with Bruce Campbell, Sarah Berry, Danny Hicks, Ted Raimi, Kassie Wesley, and Richard Domeier
- "Madman Sam" - cast and crew react to working with Sam Raimi
- "Dead Effects" - a look at the special effects with Mark Shostrom, Greg Nicotero, Howard Berger, Robert Kurtzman, Shannon Shea
- "Re-Animated" - animators Doug Beswick, Tom Sullivan, Rick Cazitone detail the stop motion work
- "Method to Madness" - a close look at the cinematography and production design along with cast memories on set
- "Rosebud" - a detailed examination of the films editing, original release, and eventual cult-class status
- "Road to Wadesboro" - an all-new journey back to the original shooting location with property master and filmmaker Tony Elwood
- "Cabin Fever" - a series of production videos taken on set of the film by Greg Nicotero
- Featurettes, Still Galleries, Trailers

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Josh

Digital copy can't be redeemed

Reviewed in the United States on December 13, 2018

Lionsgate does not use Movies Anywhere. Takes me to Vudu, which I have an account on, but this code is not recognized and this edition of the movie (4K remaster) is not in their database. Why couldn't Lionsgate just partner with Disney on the whole Movies Anywhere thing? It works flawlessly with other studios.

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Forest Nymph

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Reviewed in the United States on April 10, 2021

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After well-meaning people forced this on me in one way or another throughout my teens and twenties, I still never managed to actually sit down and really pay attention to it. It was the kind of thing that was on at a party or in the background while I was with someone. People rave about it being a cult classic, and I guess it is...just not my cult.

ED2 starts out with a promising atmosphere only to degrade fairly quickly in a jumble of action. There's some soap-opera style side story with people finding pages to the book of the dead, then the animation starts. That's when the film becomes unbearable to me. I thought maybe as I matured as a horror fan if I sat down to watch this on my own I'd see what everybody was on about.

No.

I much prefer the first Evil Dead from 1981, and even more prefer the 2013 remake to whatever this is.

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Andrew Clanter

Strange Damn Thing

Reviewed in the United States on November 17, 2021

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I don’t know how this movie came about, but apparently the Ash character goes back to the murder house with his girlfriend because the last trip was so enjoyable. And there’s a tuned piano there. And the bridge has been rebuilt with sturdy pylons. I guess they had a better budget and wanted to recreate the financial success of the first film. Or re-imagine it. Bruce Campbell’s always fun to watch, so there’s that.

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Inspector Gadget

Too similar to the first one.

Reviewed in the United States on October 31, 2000

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Just for the record, this is not a remake, but a sequel. Sam Raimi could not get the rights to re-use scenes from Evil Dead so he re-shot some of them to explain what is going on and how Ash and Linda got to the cabin. But there still is a major sense of deja vu.

Ash barricades himself into the cabin after the events in the first film and finds himself going crazy. The furniture starts laughing at him, his reflection talks to him and an evil force is determined to take him over. It manages to possess his hand and so he cuts it off. It starts scuttling around the floor on its own and randomly attacking him. Strangers show up in the hope of finding the Professor, who was staying there, and lock Ash in the cellar. They assume he is responsible for the bloody carnage.

People die, people turn into monsters - same old same-old. It's hard to imagine why this is such a cult favorite when it is obviously a badly made movie. Or perhaps Raimi just works the best he can with a low budget (although many times higher than the original) and the shoddy production values are a result of that.

He goes over the same ground he did before, except with more resources for gore and mayhem. Very little of this makes sense and none of it is scary. There are a couple of good moments, like when Ash's hand beats him up and when he is chased through the house by the unseen evil force. Campbell is a terrific physical actor and he is a delight to watch, but I doubt whether he understood what on earth he was doing, or why.

Having a low budget does not excuse a bad storyline and although this looks more professional than Evil Dead, it still looks like a student film. The best part is the cliff-hanger ending that leads to Army Of Darkness.

The DVD comes in a great package, is in Dolby 5.1 and is anamorphically enhanced at 1.85:1.

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Kindle Customer

Evil Dead 2 DVD: not what I expected.

Reviewed in the United States on April 23, 2020

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I just received my movie. I'm pretty sure I ordered a New DVD, but I received a Used one. Needless to say, I'm a little disappointed. Cover has a small hole and the DVD itself has some scratches.

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JT Kennedy

Came completely damaged, still one hell of a movie though

Reviewed in the United States on May 2, 2022

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Came completely damaged, still one hell of a movie though

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CHKM

Two Stars

Reviewed in the United States on April 30, 2018

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Video quality is more like standard DVD than Blu-ray.

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C Ann

Two Stars

Reviewed in the United States on August 2, 2018

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Not a favorite...

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C. DONALDSON II

Incredible movie - terrible looking transfer

Reviewed in the United States on June 28, 2009

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title says it all, the movie is a classic, but the source material (film, very old, very cheap, film) shows all of its flaws. Grainy, dark (or badly contrasted), and frustrating to watch. I'd rather watch my VHS copy than this one again. I love the movie, but this one BADLY NEEDED CLEANING before it was put on blu-ray

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