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The Evil Dead (1981) vs Evil Dead II (1987)


which is better?

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I guess the second is a little slicker, but I prefer the first one.

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I go back and forth on this. At the moment I'm leaning towards The Evil Dead (1981).

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I have never liked TED2. I was pissed in the theatre as I loved TED. But TED2 was like a redo, mindfuk. I still dont get it.

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The first 7 1/2 minutes of TED2 is a stripped down retelling of the first movie, it's all new after that.

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They are very close for me. II had a bigger budget and is much more polished and funnier. I love the very low budget, kind of amateurish but also very inventive quality of the first, though.

I'd have to rate II just a little higher, though.

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Gonna have to go with the first. Tight margin tho.

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Evil Dead II

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Yea the original is so weird & stuff & it's kinda funny too with all that giggling! I hated how it was so grainy & blurry though. Part 2 did look more polished with way better picture quality.

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I only saw the second one once, and found it a bit ridiculous. I had enjoyed the first one so much, which was more serious, that I found the attempt at silly comedy a bit much.

Having said that, I enjoyed Army Of Darkness and the Ash vs The Evil Dead series, so maybe it'd be worth rewatching the second one and going into it knowing more what to expect. I might prefer it more.

As it stands though, I'll go the first one.

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