Evil Dead II: Sequel or Remake? - Blu-ray Forum

LordCrumb · 03-17-2011, 10:04 PM

What are your thoughts, and how do you justify them?

Is Evil Dead II: Dead by Dawn a sequel to The Evil Dead, or just a remake, updating and enhancing the original?

csdot · 03-17-2011, 10:09 PM

its a sequel. the beginning is just a modified recap of the original.

Foggy · 03-17-2011, 10:21 PM

Sequel, remake, does it really matter, it's ****ing awesome!!!

Adam_ME · 03-17-2011, 10:26 PM

Remake. I think Raimi said they had to do a recap of the original using fewer actors because of rights issues, but it still made it seem like less of a sequel and more of a retelling of the first movie along with what came after it.

Now Army of Darkness is even harder to pinpoint. It's a sequel, but the ending of Evil Dead II ends on a completely different note than the one AoD begins on.

ArmyOfDarknessAW · 03-17-2011, 10:30 PM

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Remake. I think Raimi said they had to do a recap of the original using fewer actors because of rights issues, but it still made it seem like less of a sequel and more of a retelling of the first movie along with what came after it.

Now Army of Darkness is even harder to pinpoint. It's a sequel, but the ending of Evil Dead II ends on a completely different note than the one AoD begins on.

Evil Dead 2 ends with him getting sucked into the vortex and Army starts with him falling from it.

Foggy · 03-17-2011, 10:37 PM

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Evil Dead 2 ends with him getting sucked into the vortex and Army starts with him falling from it.

Well EDII ends with Ash being loved by the Crusaders, but Army of Darkness starts with him being captured by the Crusaders

Ator the Invincible · 03-17-2011, 10:38 PM

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Evil Dead 2 ends with him getting sucked into the vortex and Army starts with him falling from it.

No, Evil Dead 2 ends with Ash coming out of the vortex and killing a deadite. All the knights then bow down to him and herald him their savior. Army of Darkness ignores that and re-films his arrival in the past quite differently.

Ator the Invincible · 03-17-2011, 10:33 PM

It's a sequel according to both Raimi and Campbell. Five minutes in it picks up at the exact moment the first one ends. Raimi wanted to do a recap of how Ash got to the cabin for those who never saw the first. Legal issues prevented that, and so we get the re-filmed, streamlined recap that makes up the first 5 minutes of part 2. Remember, the end of part 2 doesn't match up with the start of Army of Darkness either. But it's still clearly a sequel.

LordCrumb · 03-17-2011, 10:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Ator the Invincible

It's a sequel according to both Raimi and Campbell. Five minutes in it picks up at the exact moment the first one ends. Raimi wanted to do a recap of how Ash got to the cabin for those who never saw the first. Legal issues prevented that, and so we get the re-filmed, streamlined recap that makes up the first 5 minutes of part 2. Remember, the end of part 2 doesn't match up with the start of Army of Darkness either. But it's still clearly a sequel.

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Keep your thoughts coming folks!! much appreciated and interesting to hear other peoples thoughts.

Scooby Blu · 03-17-2011, 10:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Foggy

Sequel, remake, does it really matter, it's ****ing awesome!!!

Well stated !

dallywhitty · 03-17-2011, 11:18 PM

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Originally Posted by csdot

its a sequel. the beginning is just a modified recap of the original.

Most definitely. I find myself wanting to die every time somebody labels it a remake.

F13BluRay · 03-17-2011, 11:27 PM

OMG! i never even knew people considered this a remake! That actually makes me mad

OF COURSE ITS A SEQUEL!!!!!!

Marcus Wright · 03-19-2011, 05:38 PM

I think its a remake. (a better one if you ask me)

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03-17-2011, 10:04 PM	#1
LordCrumb Moderator Top contributor Member since:May 2009 Location:New Zealand Home Theater Gallery:4 4K collection:405 Blu-ray collection:2924 DVD collection:109 Blu-ray reviews: 12 Trading Score:67	Evil Dead II: Sequel or Remake? What are your thoughts, and how do you justify them? Is Evil Dead II: Dead by Dawn a sequel to The Evil Dead, or just a remake, updating and enhancing the original?

03-17-2011, 10:09 PM	#2
csdot Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Jan 2009 Location:Interzone Blu-ray collection:927 DVD collection:93	its a sequel. the beginning is just a modified recap of the original.

03-17-2011, 10:21 PM	#3
Foggy Blu-ray Grand Duke Top contributor Member since:Dec 2008 Location:UK 4K collection:29 Blu-ray collection:3592 DVD collection:47	Sequel, remake, does it really matter, it's ****ing awesome!!!

03-17-2011, 10:26 PM	#4
Adam_ME Blu-ray Knight Member since:Sep 2007 Location:Katy, TX 4K collection:1220 Blu-ray collection:2102 DVD collection:83 Digital collection:5038 iTunes collection:272 Prime collection:312 Trading Score:695	Remake. I think Raimi said they had to do a recap of the original using fewer actors because of rights issues, but it still made it seem like less of a sequel and more of a retelling of the first movie along with what came after it. Now Army of Darkness is even harder to pinpoint. It's a sequel, but the ending of Evil Dead II ends on a completely different note than the one AoD begins on.

03-17-2011, 10:33 PM	#8
Ator the Invincible Power Member Top contributor Member since:Oct 2008 Location:Scranton, PA, USA 4K collection:502 Blu-ray collection:6292 DVD collection:2715	It's a sequel according to both Raimi and Campbell. Five minutes in it picks up at the exact moment the first one ends. Raimi wanted to do a recap of how Ash got to the cabin for those who never saw the first. Legal issues prevented that, and so we get the re-filmed, streamlined recap that makes up the first 5 minutes of part 2. Remember, the end of part 2 doesn't match up with the start of Army of Darkness either. But it's still clearly a sequel.

03-17-2011, 11:27 PM	#12
F13BluRay Power Member Top contributor Member since:Apr 2008 Location:Massachusetts 4K collection:164 Blu-ray collection:623 DVD collection:56 MA collection:668 Digital collection:214 iTunes collection:122 Blu-ray reviews:1 Trading Score:85	OMG! i never even knew people considered this a remake! That actually makes me mad OF COURSE ITS A SEQUEL!!!!!!

03-19-2011, 05:38 PM	#13
Marcus Wright Blu-ray Samurai Member since:May 2010 Location:Toronto, Canada Home Theater Gallery:17 Blu-ray collection:143 Blu-ray reviews:13 Trading Score:23	I think its a remake. (a better one if you ask me)

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