![]() ![]() ![]() 1992’s Army of Darkness directly continues Evil Dead II, with Ash battling Ray Harryhausen-esque Deadites in the Middle Ages (after essentially remaking the events of the first and second film again for a brief prologue), but copyright restrictions meant that the 2015 TV series Ash vs Evil Deadwould have to ignore the that movie. ![]() Evil Dead would be about gore and Three Stooges gags, not strict continuity. Whatever explanation fans gave to smooth over the transition between the first two movies, it set a precedent for everything that followed. To expand the audience, Evil Dead II opens not by picking up where the first left off, with Campbell’s beleaguered Ash Williams potentially possessed, but by remaking the first movie, at least in its opening act. Where the first movie introduced the world to director Sam Raimi‘s dynamic style, as well as star Bruce Campbell‘s unique charisma, its independent production meant that it only rose to the level of a cult hit. Since the late 1980s, one of the key characteristics of a budding cinephile was the ability to explain the relationship between 1981’s The Evil Dead and 1987’s Evil Dead II. This post contains light spoilers for Evil Dead Rise. ![]()
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