Talk:Evil Dead II

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Contents 1 Revenue Estimate 2 Full screen? 3 Remake Theory 4 Validity of claims 5 My Edit 6 Remake or Sequel? neither 7 A Farewell To Arms 8 Dan Hicks 9 Fair use rationale for Image:Evil-dead-2-book-of-the-dead-limited-edition-20050923115402419.jpg

[edit] Revenue Estimate

Surely the revenue estimate of under six million is too small. Does this include the DVD sales or is it just the Cinema takings? As a film with a "classic horror" status I would have thought that it returned much more than this... 194.69.198.242 (talk) 09:51, 20 December 2007 (UTC)Illuvater01

[edit] Full screen?

Was the film originally shot in 1.33/1 and then matted for DVD release (like the original Evil Dead), or shot in 1.85/1?

[edit] Remake Theory

In my opinion everything that happens up until Ash is thrown through trees is a remake. The beginning is just a retelling without Ash's pals and only his girlfriend.--suit-n-tie 20:16, 15 August 2006 (UTC)

I think so, too, but not the whole film is a remake. --81.62.8.243 (talk) 18:05, 25 December 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Validity of claims

I've noticed some of these trivia bits are taken from the IMDb, which is often quite unreliable. I think someone should put a tag or something on this.

I don't see one that isn't backed up by either the audio commentary on the DVD, Bill Warren's Evil Dead Companion (ISBN 0-312-27501-3), or Bruce Campbell's autobiography (ISBN 0-312-29145-0). Is any item in particulary troublesome to you? --SB | T 03:12, 22 August 2006 (UTC)

Actually, I just removed two items that I couldn find no sources for (about it being Matt Groening's favorite film, and the "La Casa" Italian release material).--SB | T 05:36, 27 August 2006 (UTC)

The "Boomstick part of the In Other Media section should be removed, as this is a reference to the third evil dead movie, Army of Darkness, not the second. 194.69.198.242 (talk) 09:41, 20 December 2007 (UTC)Illuvater01

In the 2007 film Planet Terror from Grindhouse, character Cherry Darling gets bitten by a zombie. Losing her leg to this bite, she attaches a machine gun to the stump of her leg, perhaps alluding to Ash's chainsaw hand.

Cherry doesn't attach the machine gone. El Wray attaches it. It's also misleading to say that her leg was "bitten by a zombie." She is attacked by a group of zombies, and one is seen walking/running off with her leg. C d h (talk) 13:28, 20 March 2008 (UTC)

[edit] My Edit

Although no one cares, I have edited out the boyfriend/research partner with simply research partner. Not once was Ed called what's her name's boyfriend.--suit-n-tie 01:57, 30 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Remake or Sequel? neither

i'd like to redo this section but obviously not without a strong concensus. while many people argue about whether it is a remake or a sequel, there is a STRONGER argument that it is truely neither, but does incorporate aspects of both. the main reason that it is NOT truely a remake is that although the beginning of the film is 75% true to form of the original certain key aspects (storyline deviations) make it clear that is not a remake. first of all, three less characters arrive in the woods intially and secondly, Ash destroys the Necromonicon at the end of Evil Dead. Also the storyline incorporated from part 1 accounts for less than of part 2, since the similarities end after Ash deals with his dead girlfriend. Now the obvious reason that this IS NOT a sequel, which came to me after watching Evil Dead II, seems rather obvious, that in Evil Dead II, none of the events from Evil Dead I have taken place, in fact, they take place within the movie Evil Dead II. Let's clear up the confusion in this article. --AlexOvShaolin 18:26, 21 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] A Farewell To Arms

I changed the reference to this to being "the classic novel by Ernest Hemingway" to "by Stubby Kaye. This is presumably a reference to the classic novel of the same name by Ernest Hemingway" but someone changed it back as comedian Stubby Kaye didn't really write this novel.

Regardless of the only "real" book titled "A Farewell To Arms" being written by Hemingway, the prop in the movie clearly says "by Stubby Kaye" - this is also mentioned by Sam Raimi in the audio commentary. Accordingly I have changed it back, with clarification. "Stubby" is presumably a joke by the filmmakers in reference to Ash's missing hand. Pearce.duncan 21:24, 23 May 2007 (UTC)

I am watching the movie as I write this and in the scene where you clearly see the book "Farewell to Arms" there is no "by Stubby Kaye" or mention of any other author, at least not that I can see. I realize that they joke about it on the commentary, but I really think you guys are misremembering the movie. I'll at least like to see some screencap of this as proof. As it stands I'm going to edit this because I think it's misinformation. Uselesswarrior 16:34, 15 July 2007 (UTC)

Hi-lariously we just went over this issue on this very page *including screencaps* and I wouldn't be shocked if had happened earlier in the history as well. Perhaps this time the conversation should be left here to try and head off future attempts to change it. Blahaccountblah 13:32, 30 July 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Dan Hicks

He's been flagged for possibly lacking notability - anyone care to help expand his article? - Dan Hicks (actor)
Bladeboy1889 13:21, 6 October 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Fair use rationale for Image:Evil-dead-2-book-of-the-dead-limited-edition-20050923115402419.jpg

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