When I saw this movie I expected to see something like a hammer-horror or an independent classic. I had no idea it was a sequel! I watched and got kind of hooked when the zombies rise from the dead. It only happens after 10 minutes! Some evil Templar Knights get their eyes burned out and have to track their modern day victims by sound. It's a good idea. They ride zombie horses and carry rusty swords and the make up is very good. After a woman escapes from their clutches, she goes to the town where everyone is celebrating the Templars burnings. A nice welcome home present by the community. After a bloody battle in the village some of the remaining survivors take shelter in a church. The characters like the Mayor and Howard are pure scum. They are really bad acted and funny though! Jack Marlowe is quite a likeable hero and he has a good fight with Howard. The other misfits in the church include Mertel the village idiot, Burt the gullible idiot, The escaped woman idiot and Burts idiot wife and child. They try to escape but end up getting slaughtered. The legend says that the Templars return by dawn so why didn't everyone stay put! The Templars couldn't have gotten in and they had enough food and water until help arrived. Overall, the make up is good, the characters are funny, its really fun to watch and it has a nice spanish atmosphere apart from the awful music! 7 out of 10.
Review of Return of the Evil Dead
