Escape From The Evil Dead Into the Fog Of Dawn

Rodriguez directs as usual: frantic, balls to the wall, no apology rowdy fun. Cartoonish, really, from the guy who had both the balls and the talent to adapt Sin City.
He proposes here a luxurious B-movie, gloriously shot with (then) modern means, and oodles of know-how.
There's a scratch-free version on the other DVD; as much a I find guitar relicing ridiculous, this movie without the artificial analogue artifacts looks to me about as legit as a clean 4x4.

McGowan I knew only from her (atrocious) participation in Conan (the new one, not the good one). She works pretty well in her jaded character. Or she was already wilting inside. From what little I know, she got the short end of the stick, big time.

Willis never was a serious actor. Good, but always tongue-in-cheek. He fits right in. And, OK, he's done some drama also. He's just likable. Despite all the shite he's spewed recently.
Biehn is good as usual. Spoiler, he dies, as usual. (Freddy) Rodriguez I found lackluster.
Fahey is hardly recognizable; Savini is there, because Rodriguez. Ditto for Parks. Ferguson and Shelton play mostly eye-candy. Shelton was quite good albeit incommensurately less hot in Matlock, 30 years later.


This won't win any awards because it's not that kind of movie. But I sure had a good time.