Evil Dead II (1987) The lone survivor of an onslaught of flesh-possessing spirits holds up in a cabin with a group of strangers while the demons continue their attack.
Bruce Campbell. | Director: Sam Raimi | TV-MA-V. 9:05 PM PST. IFC.
Who’s laughing now? You will be when you watch this. Bruce Campbell cements is place in cinematic history with this film. If he’d never made another film he’d still be a star. TCM tomorrow night is having a “Mutants” theme in prime time with The Beast From 20,000 Fathoms, It Came From Beneath the Sea, The Monster That Challenged the World, and Them!.
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Bruce is a national treasure.
This would probably make my list of top ten favorite movies of all-time, and I’m not even kidding. Deliriously funny and scary, and Campbell is absolutely brilliant in the lead. How is it that a bunch of film-school dropouts made this (along with the original ED) for next to nothing, while most big-budget Hollywood horror movies suck so badly?
What about his performance in “Bubba Ho-Tep”? As an Elvis fan that’s my favorite.
The commentary on the laser disc (and probably the DVD, but I haven’t checked) is the funniest I’ve ever heard. Just as many quotable lines from the talk track as there are in the movie! Next time you dust off the DVD/LD, give it a listen. You won’t be disappointed.