Evil Dead II
Rosebud Communications Releasing | Release Date: March 13, 1987 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
72
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 18 Critic Reviews
Positive:
13
Mixed:
4
Negative:
1
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Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
100
EmpireWilliam Thomas
The gaudily gory, virtuoso, hyper-kinetic horror sequel/remake uses every trick in the cinematic book, and confirms that Bruce Campbell and Raimi are gods. Read full review
100
Time Out
Using the same breathless pacing, rushing camera movements and nerve-jangling sound effects as before, Raimi drags us screaming into his cinematic funhouse. Delirious, demented and diabolically funny. Read full review
100
Film ThreatJeremy Zoss
Thanks to Sam Raimi’s inventive style and Bruce Campbell’s hysterical performance, the horror-comedy genre has grown into a legitimate genre, but Evil Dead 2 will forever be the king. Read full review
90
IGNR.L. Shaffer
I wholeheartedly love Evil Dead II. It's a great midnight movie, and one of the best horror-comedies ever made. Read full review
90
Los Angeles TimesKevin Thomas
Evil Dead 2: Dead by Dawn never lets up, continually introducing new characters and adding new thrills and chills right up to the last frame… A terrific trip, although admittedly not one that everybody would enjoy taking. [13 Mar 1987, Calendar, p.6-14]
89
Austin ChronicleMarjorie Baumgarten
In many ways even more hellish and stylish than its predecessor... A horror cult classic. Read full review
80
BBCMatt Ford
Not so much a follow-up as a ruthless self-parody, Evil Dead II ranks as one of the most visually inventive, relentless, and truly original films ever made. Read full review
80
The A.V. ClubJoshua Klein
But Evil Dead 2's rampant inventiveness and manic energy have ensured that it will endure as a cult classic. Read full review
75
ReelViewsJames Berardinelli
For those with a taste for outrageousness and an appetite for horror, there's no juicier meal than the Evil Dead movies. Read full review
75
Slant MagazineFernando F. Croce
Sam Raimi’s sequel/remake is full-on gore slapstick, more Tex Avery than Dario Argento. Read full review
75
Chicago Sun-TimesRoger Ebert
The grubby, low-budget intensity of the film gives it a lovable quality that high-tech movies wouldn't have. Read full review
75
Chicago TribuneDave Kehr
Evil Dead 2 is, pardon the expression, consistently lively--a ghoulish splatter comedy that uses wildly excessive gore to provoke the kind of shock that lies between a laugh and a scream. [10 Apr 1987, Friday, p.M]
70
TV Guide MagazineStaff (Non Credited)
A deliriously cinematic experience for those with a taste for Grand Guignol, this is a relentlessly energetic nightmare world where quite literally anything can happen--and does. Read full review
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