Booty’s Alphabetic 80’s Movie Challenge

[Wang Chung]

I will get my review up after I get home from work.

 

[JakeYourBooty]

Now that we are at E it works out well that it’s almost October because the next movie is

Evil Dead II (1987) ⭐ 7.7 | Comedy, Horror

1h 24m | R

www.imdb.com

Evil Dead 2

October 18th is is the due date
@Death By Looch
@Jimmy King
@Fuji Vice
@Wangman Page
@Chris
@Crocker
@Canadian Dragon

 

[Death By Looch]

I reckon I don't need to watch the first to watch the second... right?

 

[JakeYourBooty]

I reckon I don't need to watch the first to watch the second... right?

Nope because it’s more a remake then a sequel

 

[Death By Looch]

Nope because it’s more a remake then a sequel

Perfect! Thank you, Booty.

 

[Chris]

Yeah they basically summarizes the first movie in the first couple minutes with some slight differences since they actually reshot it I believe lol and they're completely different in tone too, I love both movies but it's not necessary to watch the first at all

 

[JakeYourBooty]

Yeah they basically summarizes the first movie in the first couple minutes with some slight differences since they actually reshot it I believe lol and they're completely different in tone too, I love both movies but it's not necessary to watch the first at all

It’s the only time I could really even imagine that working in anyway. But it did and it’s brilliant.

 

[Wang Chung]

I will get my review up after I get home from work.

I fell asleep, sorry.

I remember when I was younger, not thinking I would like this flick. I liked it a lot as I liked Steve Martin from The Jerk, Three Amigos, and other films at the time.


The chemistry between both Caine and Martin was great. The fact that they had a contest to swindle someone for their money and then Steve Martin acts slow and asks to go to the bathroom and pisses himself right there I could help but laugh.

As I have gotten older, I appreciate some of the humor I didn't get as a young kid watching it.

The movie still holds up to this day.

7.5 for me.

 

[Wang Chung]

Now that we are at E it works out well that it’s almost October because the next movie is
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Evil Dead II (1987) ⭐ 7.7 | Comedy, Horror

1h 24m | R

www.imdb.com

Evil Dead 2

October 18th is is the due date
@Death By Looch
@Jimmy King
@Fuji Vice
@Wangman Page
@Chris
@Crocker
@Canadian Dragon

Such a great film. Can't wait to rewatch this.

 

[Jimmy King]

I love Evil Dead 2 it’s the first movie of this movie challenge I own on blu-ray.

 

[Jimmy King]

Balls to the wall fun is the best way to describe this movie. It’s a great mix of horror, comedy, and supernatural. My favorite scenes are the ones where his possessed hand breaks a plate over his head, and the other one where he loses his mind and starts dancing with the spirits. Army of Darkness is my favorite Ash movie but this one is right up there with it.

9.5/10

 

[JakeYourBooty]

Thanks Jimmy
I’ll extend this another week

 

[Fuji Vice]

Before we get started, there has long been the question as to whether this movie is a remake or a sequel to Sam Raimi's original classic. Though every fiber of my brain tells me that it's a loose remake, my personal head canon says that it's a sequel and Ash, being Ash, just completely forgot about the events of the first movie. For some reason, that makes a lot more sense to me, and so I always approach it with that in mind. However, regardless of which side you fall on, it's pretty obvious that Evil Dead 2 is a bonafide classic in its own right, and the perfect synthesis of Sam Raimi and Bruce Campbell's love of all things Three Stooges. It is a slapstick masterpiece, a career defining performance for its star and remains the ultimate standard by which the horror/comedy genre is measured. Let's put it this way; Return of the Living Dead is one of my favourite movies and I'd still say Evil Dead 2 was better. Get it? Got it. Good.

When I say that this movie features a career defining performance for Bruce Campbell, it's the farthest thing from hyperbole. While he was certainly a highlight of the original, here he's given more of an opportunity to improvise with reckless abandon, which he does in spades. A particular highlight from early on is his little dance that he tries to do in time with all the other weird happenings in the cabin. The bending knees never fail to get a charge out of me, nor does his excellent work fighting his own hand. While I consider John Ritter the unparalleled king of this sort of broad physical comedy, I do believe that Campbell is at least on par with him here. He also manages to bust out some seriously maniacal facial expressions, particularly during the "who's laughing now" sequence involving said hand.

Campbell's performance is so overpowering here that it actually does a disservice to the supporting cast, though, to be fair, I'm fairly certain they knew whose show it was. They're all serviceable, though, and each makes at least a solid attempt to convey the horror of being thrust into the situation they find themselves in. I actually feel bad for them, because acting opposite Campbell's manic characterization was probably quite difficult, but each do a good job and for that they should be applauded. Meanwhile, the movie LOOKS superb, and I think the real stars (aside from Campbell, of course) are set designer Elizabeth Moore, Art Director's Randy Bennett and Philip Duffin, the entire special effects and makeup department and, DOP Peter Deming and editor Kaye Davis. I'm actually surprised Davis didn't do much after this movie, because her cuts are amazing and really help keep the whole thing coherent. Sam Raimi obviously deserves a lot of credit for not only hiring these folks and directing the picture, but also for being able to reinvent something he'd basically just invented while still finding time to poke fun at himself.

The bottom line here is, if you've seen Evil Dead 2 a few times, you haven't seen it enough. This will always be one of my go to flicks when I'm looking for a distraction, a laugh, or just a good old fashioned eyeball on a string flying into someone's mouth. 8.5/10

 

[JakeYourBooty]

I’m gonna pause this for a little bit cuz I’m working out an idea but @Marty McFourth
If you wanna catch up on the 5 movies you missed please do