Evil Dead II
Groovy. Of course I had to start with that iconic word, uttered by an iconic antihero in an iconic cultflick from an iconic director. Yes, I love this one. How could you tell? After the intense low budget horror that was the first 'Evil Dead', Sam Raimi returned with a bigger budget and a different look on the material. This is sort of a sequel/reimagining, but this time you get an insane rollercoaster that is immensely quotable (but perhaps not as quotable as the third installment in the series). Ash and his girlfriend Linda head out to a remote cabin for a romantic weekend, but when they discover a taperecorder they soon find out that something dark and twisted lurks in the woods. By playing said recorder, an ancient demon is unleashed that quickly possesses Linda. This forces Ash to kill her. With a spade. She doesn't stay dead, though. And now he goes full on total bodily dismemberment with a chainsaw. And this is not the end of our protagonist's hellish adventu...
