Editing Evil Dead II (section)

==Reception==
===Box office===
''Evil Dead II'' opened on March 13, 1987, to an unimpressive weekend gross of $807,260, due to its [[limited release]] in 310 theaters at the time. However, after spending a little over a month in theaters, it ultimately grossed $5,924,421 worldwide.<ref name="BOM">{{cite web|url=https://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?page=main&id=evildead2.htm|title=Evil Dead 2 (1987)|work=[[Box Office Mojo]]|publisher=[[IMDb]]|access-date=November 15, 2019|archive-date=April 15, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160415161612/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?page=main&id=evildead2.htm|url-status=live}}</ref>

===Critical response===
{{Rotten Tomatoes prose|88|7.5|82|Less a continuation than an outright reimagining, Sam Raimi transforms his horror tale into a comedy of terrors -- and arguably even improves on the original formula.|ref=yes}} {{Metacritic film prose|72|18|ref=yes|access-date=May 21, 2010}} ''[[Empire (magazine)|Empire]]'' magazine praised the film, saying "the gaudily gory, virtuoso, hyper-kinetic horror sequel uses every trick in the cinematic book" and confirms that "Bruce Campbell and Raimi are gods".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://empireonline.com/reviews/reviewcomplete.asp?DVDID=5047|title=Evil Dead II|author=<!-- Staff -->|work=[[Empire (magazine)|Empire]]|access-date=February 11, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150211212832/http://www.empireonline.com/reviews/reviewcomplete.asp?DVDID=5047|archive-date=February 11, 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref> Caryn James of ''[[The New York Times]]'' called it "genuine, if bizarre, proof of Sam Raimi's talent and developing skill."<ref>{{cite news |url=https://movies.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=9B0DE2D6103EF930A25750C0A961948260 |work=The New York Times |title=''Evil Dead 2'' Movie Review |date=March 13, 1987 |access-date=February 8, 2015 |archive-date=October 29, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029233214/http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=9B0DE2D6103EF930A25750C0A961948260 |url-status=live }}</ref> Leonard Maltin originally rated the film with two stars,<ref>Maltin, 2001, p. 426.</ref> but later increased the rating to three stars.<ref>Maltin, 2009, 424.</ref>

[[Roger Ebert]] of the ''[[Chicago Sun-Times]]'' gave the film three stars out of four, describing it as "a fairly sophisticated satire, that makes you want to get up and shuffle." He praised the film's sense of surrealism, comedic timing, and "grubby, low-budget intensity." Ebert states that "if you know it's all special effects, and if you've seen a lot of other movies and have a sense of humor, you might have a great time at ''Evil Dead 2''."<ref name="ebert">{{cite news|author-link=Roger Ebert|first=Roger|last=Ebert|url=http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/19870410/REVIEWS/704100304/1023|title=Evil Dead 2: Dead By Dawn|work=Chicago Sun-Times|publisher=rogerebert.com|date=April 10, 1987|access-date=February 6, 2012|archive-date=June 3, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120603065315/http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=%2F19870410%2FREVIEWS%2F704100304%2F1023|url-status=dead}}</ref> Richard Harrington of ''[[The Washington Post]]'' wrapped up his review stating that "the acting is straight out of '50s B-movies. The exposition is clumsy, the sound track corny, the denouement silly. Then again, who said bad taste was easy?"<ref name="WP">{{cite news|first=Richard|last=Harrington|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/style/longterm/movies/videos/evildead2deadbydawnnrharrington_a0aa40.htm|title=Evil Dead 2: Dead By Dawn|newspaper=The Washington Post|publisher=washingtonpost.com|date=April 30, 1987|access-date=February 6, 2012|archive-date=July 24, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080724134455/http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/style/longterm/movies/videos/evildead2deadbydawnnrharrington_a0aa40.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> Conversely, Pat Graham of ''Chicago Reader'' disliked the mix of horror and comedy, writing in his review that "the pop-up humor and smirkiness suggest Raimi's aspiring to the fashionable company of the brothers Coen, though on the basis of this strained effort I'd say he's overshot the mark."<ref>{{cite web|title=Evil Dead II|work=[[Rotten Tomatoes]]|url=https://rottentomatoes.com/m/evil-dead-2/reviews/?sort=rotten|access-date=November 15, 2019|archive-date=March 13, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210313172936/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/evil-dead-2/reviews?sort=rotten|url-status=live}}</ref>

''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'' ranked the film #19 on their list of the "Top 50 Cult Films".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://bloody-disgusting.com/news/26668/evil-dead-ii-25th-anniversary-edition-dated-for-blu-ray/|title='Evil Dead II: 25th Anniversary Edition' Dated for Blu-ray|last=Miska|first=Brad|date=October 10, 2011|website=[[Bloody Disgusting]]|access-date=February 6, 2020|archive-date=February 6, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200206143858/https://bloody-disgusting.com/news/26668/evil-dead-ii-25th-anniversary-edition-dated-for-blu-ray/|url-status=live}}</ref>

''[[Sight and Sound]]'' ranked it #34 on their 50 Funniest Films of All Time list. In 2008, ''Empire'' magazine included ''Evil Dead II'' on their list of ''The 500 Greatest Movies of All Time'', ranked No. 49.<ref>{{cite magazine | title =The 500 greatest movies of all time | url =https://empireonline.com/500/88.asp | magazine =[[Empire (magazine)|Empire]] | access-date =September 14, 2009 | archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20081119033831/http://www.empireonline.com/500/88.asp | archive-date =November 19, 2008 | url-status =dead }}</ref>

J.C. Maçek III of ''[[PopMatters]]'' wrote, "Equal parts remake and sequel, the second film brought back Bruce Campbell as Ash and was every bit as gory and horrific as the first film with more tree rape and dismemberment and blood splatters than ever. On the other hand, ''Evil Dead II'' is also an absolutely hilarious and uproarious intentional comedy."<ref name="PM">{{cite web|work=[[PopMatters]]|title=Books of the Dead: The Followers and Clones of 'The Evil Dead'|first=J.C.|last=Maçek III|date=2013-04-26|url=https://popmatters.com/pm/column/170551-books-of-the-dead-the-followers-and-clones-of-the-evil-dead/|access-date=November 15, 2019|archive-date=August 30, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130830001425/http://www.popmatters.com/pm/column/170551-books-of-the-dead-the-followers-and-clones-of-the-evil-dead/|url-status=dead}}</ref>

In 2016, James Charisma of ''[[Playboy]]'' ranked the film #12 on a list of ''15 Sequels That Are Way Better Than The Originals''.<ref name="Playboy">{{cite magazine | title = Revenge of the Movie: 15 Sequels That Are Way Better Than The Originals | magazine = [[Playboy]] | url = http://www.playboy.com/articles/15-sequels-better-than-the-original | author = Charisma, James | date = March 15, 2016 | access-date = July 19, 2016 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160726093750/http://www.playboy.com/articles/15-sequels-better-than-the-original | archive-date = July 26, 2016 | url-status=dead }}</ref>

===Accolades===
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|- style="background:#b0c4de; text-align:center;"
! Award
! Subject
! Nominee
! Result
|-
|rowspan=3|[[15th Saturn Awards|Saturn Awards]]
|[[Saturn Award for Best Horror or Thriller Film|Best Horror Film]]
|[[Sam Raimi]]
|{{Nom}}
|-
|[[Saturn Award for Best Special Effects|Best Special Effects]]
|Vern Hyde, Doug Beswick, and [[Tom Sullivan (special effects artist)|Tom Sullivan]]
|{{Nom}}
|-
|[[Saturn Award for Best Make-up|Best Make-up]]
|[[Mark Shostrom]]
|{{Nom}}
|-
|rowspan=1|[[Sitges - Catalan International Film Festival]]
|rowspan=2|Best Film
|rowspan=2|Sam Raimi
|{{Nom}}
|-
|rowspan=1|[[Fantasporto|Fantasporto Awards]]
|{{Nom}}
|-
|}