I wasn't overwhelmed by it, to say the least. "Evil dead Trap 2" is a sequel in name only, since the story has no relation to the first film. I found it a confusing mess of a movie, to be honest, this second one. Granted, it's some kind of artistic mess (the film looks pretty good and there are some nice visuals in it), but I didn't understand one bit of the story. It throws random elements in the mix, and they don't make the slightest bit of sense to me. But it's not boring to sit through, at least. And the last 15 minutes are pretty intense, gory and stylish even, so it's worth a watch for only those sequences (I'd like to give the movie an extra point for it even, but I'm just not feeling that generous today).
19 Reviews
Bloody and Weird
stepstonefilms12 January 2005
I purchased this film on DVD in all it's Unrated, Uncut gory glory, expecting something special, expecting a quality horror film, something like the many other great films to come from Japan, China or Korea etc. The fact that the writer of 'Akira' was the director also caught my interest. But a 'Ring','Dark Water','Tale of Two Sisters' this ain't! First of all, the film is low-budget. Very low-budget! But that's not bad, low-budget films can be great. But the story seemed slim. The first half of the film was alright though, it kept me watching, wondering and wanting to know how the characters develop. I especially liked some of the odd performances from the varied cast members.
The scenes of gore throughout the film were a little disturbing and quite weird, this is definitely not mainstream horror. The violent scenes were surprisingly not that many though, until the end that is, but when they happen, they are bloody! Very Bloody!! The last act of the film I thought was utter madness. I kind of lost what was happening, it all just went kinda mad...and went on and on and on...and I was glad when it was over. It made no sense and was just plain NOT VERY GOOD.
Overall I would not recommend this film to anyone, not even Asian horror fans, except maybe the hardcore, but that is only my opinion. I just didn't think it was that good. Gory horror can be fun, but without a good enough story and script it can be terrible. Their was a theme to it though, but I won't go into detail as it might spoil it for you. If I had listened to others opinions I would not have watched it, but I did, because you have to know for yourself, don't you.
The scenes of gore throughout the film were a little disturbing and quite weird, this is definitely not mainstream horror. The violent scenes were surprisingly not that many though, until the end that is, but when they happen, they are bloody! Very Bloody!! The last act of the film I thought was utter madness. I kind of lost what was happening, it all just went kinda mad...and went on and on and on...and I was glad when it was over. It made no sense and was just plain NOT VERY GOOD.
Overall I would not recommend this film to anyone, not even Asian horror fans, except maybe the hardcore, but that is only my opinion. I just didn't think it was that good. Gory horror can be fun, but without a good enough story and script it can be terrible. Their was a theme to it though, but I won't go into detail as it might spoil it for you. If I had listened to others opinions I would not have watched it, but I did, because you have to know for yourself, don't you.
Bizarre J-horror suceeds in some areas... fails in others
bettetojason14 December 2019
I gotta praise the atmosphere of this film, it's a totally unnerving experience... though it doesn't make a whole lotta sense (I watch a lot of Lucio Fulci, so I'm used to that), the gruesome nature of the film is enough to make those who aren't used to it sick to the stomach... but that's sort of the point.
6/10
For those that aren't aware, this film is not a sequel to the original Evil Dead Trap... I'm guessing the producers saw the final cut, were perplexed and decided to use the success of "Evil Dead Trap" to sell the film to distributors more easily (and perhaps to sell the audience the misleading idea of a sequel)...
It tries to tie into "Evil Dead Trap" by using a creepy child, who seems more like a ghost, appear from time to time and is named "Hideki" (an obvious nod to Evil Dead Trap) and seems to be able to possess the 3 main characters at different times in the film... at least that seems to be the case
It tries hard (and almost succeeds) to be one of those films that constantly hold you in a state of "shock and disgust" (films that succeed at this are: Andrzej Zulawski's "Possession", and Pascal Laugier's "Martyrs" (unrated of course))... however, the non-gore scenes which make up a large part of the film don't hold the viewer in that rare state of "glued to the screen watching something truly abhorrent and riveting"... and it's truly confusing at times.
Gore hounds of Fulci and others like him will find a lot to like in "Hideki"... but not for "beginners" in horror... and especially, not for the faint of heart.
6/10
For those that aren't aware, this film is not a sequel to the original Evil Dead Trap... I'm guessing the producers saw the final cut, were perplexed and decided to use the success of "Evil Dead Trap" to sell the film to distributors more easily (and perhaps to sell the audience the misleading idea of a sequel)...
It tries to tie into "Evil Dead Trap" by using a creepy child, who seems more like a ghost, appear from time to time and is named "Hideki" (an obvious nod to Evil Dead Trap) and seems to be able to possess the 3 main characters at different times in the film... at least that seems to be the case
It tries hard (and almost succeeds) to be one of those films that constantly hold you in a state of "shock and disgust" (films that succeed at this are: Andrzej Zulawski's "Possession", and Pascal Laugier's "Martyrs" (unrated of course))... however, the non-gore scenes which make up a large part of the film don't hold the viewer in that rare state of "glued to the screen watching something truly abhorrent and riveting"... and it's truly confusing at times.
Gore hounds of Fulci and others like him will find a lot to like in "Hideki"... but not for "beginners" in horror... and especially, not for the faint of heart.
Argento would be proud
now_its_dark19 January 2001
A sequel in name only, this second entry in the EDT-series is easily the most satisfying one. It's as gory as one might expect from an Asian horror film -I've seen this film round eight times, but still have to look away when the breaking-the-arm-over-the-radiator bit comes along- but this one has an ingenious plot and decent acting to boot.
Far less derivative than the original, EDT 2 involves a young, timid girl who goes on a killing spree, her self-loathing fueling the fire. There's also a sub-plot of an abortion gone awry, and the re-appearance of Hideki, probably the scariest child in movie history. Dream-logic, most of it, but it works.
The photography is perversely stylish, the pacing hypnotic. Some images, like a wounded victim staggering forward against a full-neon backdrop, or the twisted ballet of protagonist and antagonist battling in a mesh of white sheets, will stay with you for a very long time. The soundtrack, a Goblin-inspired celesta-theme, is breath-taking, and extremely well used troughout the film.
EDT 2 is top-notch film-making all the way, and will have you looking under the bed for nights to come. Argento would be proud. ........
Far less derivative than the original, EDT 2 involves a young, timid girl who goes on a killing spree, her self-loathing fueling the fire. There's also a sub-plot of an abortion gone awry, and the re-appearance of Hideki, probably the scariest child in movie history. Dream-logic, most of it, but it works.
The photography is perversely stylish, the pacing hypnotic. Some images, like a wounded victim staggering forward against a full-neon backdrop, or the twisted ballet of protagonist and antagonist battling in a mesh of white sheets, will stay with you for a very long time. The soundtrack, a Goblin-inspired celesta-theme, is breath-taking, and extremely well used troughout the film.
EDT 2 is top-notch film-making all the way, and will have you looking under the bed for nights to come. Argento would be proud. ........
The writing goes from weak to "what," and the rest doesn't matter
I_Ailurophile26 September 2022
I found 1988's 'Evil dead trap' mildly enjoyable, but sadly disappointing. Strong direction, atmosphere, and gnarly horror visuals and ideas were dulled by bland slasher vibes for too much of the runtime, to say nothing of outright excess length, that diminished my engagement and did all their damage long before the reveal or climax. Far be it from me to exercise fastidious judgment in the movies I watch, however; why not give the 1992 sequel a try? I admit that under the circumstances I had a hard time approaching this with an open mind, but I did try. Though there's no real connection between this movie and its nominal predecessor, they are comparable in at least insofar as to stand the two features side by side, this makes the first look exemplary.
At first blush 'Evil dead trap 2' is notably more subtle, or at least reserved when it comes to its plot development and realization of any genre elements. Despite tastes of blood and gore and an early suggestion of where the story might go (emphasis on "might"), it takes a very long time for the plot to feel like it's advancing in any shape or form. As it more or less does the writing is still decidedly less than direct, characterized by not just a lack of clarity, but seemingly little rhyme or reason. Not unlike in the 1988 film, the most interesting and engaging aspects of the title don't roll around until quite late in the runtime. By the time they do, viewer engagement has been sufficiently dulled by the unimpressive preceding length that the best value is diminished, and it's hard to particularly care.
It's worse than that, though. It would be one thing if the storytelling were simply understated, but I don't feel that there's a great deal of substance to it in the first place. Ultimately the narrative as it presents comes across as confused, disordered, imbalanced, and altogether deficient. There comes a point where I can no longer ascertain what the plot actually is, and 'Evil dead trap 2' becomes a flurry of meaningless violence and horror imagery. Meanwhile, the visual presentation in and of itself isn't especially noteworthy - even with the most jarring blood, gore, or otherwise nastiness - and what good ideas there are herein are too scattered to really make a mark. It's difficult to care about the contributions of the cast, or those behind the scenes, when the material they're working with is all over the place, fragmented and messy.
I didn't find the movie very inspiring from the start, but I held onto hope for a slow-burn genre flick as vague notions of plot swirled about the first hour. Somewhere thereafter it just completely dispenses with any sense of a cohesive, coherent story, and with it any reason for the viewer to make note of the craft otherwise. It's not often that a feature manages to take as much as a nosedive as this one did, but when all is said and done I'm just kind of mystified. I hope other folks get more out of 'Evil dead trap 2' than I did, but for my part I just can't fathom why I'd ever recommend this to another person.
At first blush 'Evil dead trap 2' is notably more subtle, or at least reserved when it comes to its plot development and realization of any genre elements. Despite tastes of blood and gore and an early suggestion of where the story might go (emphasis on "might"), it takes a very long time for the plot to feel like it's advancing in any shape or form. As it more or less does the writing is still decidedly less than direct, characterized by not just a lack of clarity, but seemingly little rhyme or reason. Not unlike in the 1988 film, the most interesting and engaging aspects of the title don't roll around until quite late in the runtime. By the time they do, viewer engagement has been sufficiently dulled by the unimpressive preceding length that the best value is diminished, and it's hard to particularly care.
It's worse than that, though. It would be one thing if the storytelling were simply understated, but I don't feel that there's a great deal of substance to it in the first place. Ultimately the narrative as it presents comes across as confused, disordered, imbalanced, and altogether deficient. There comes a point where I can no longer ascertain what the plot actually is, and 'Evil dead trap 2' becomes a flurry of meaningless violence and horror imagery. Meanwhile, the visual presentation in and of itself isn't especially noteworthy - even with the most jarring blood, gore, or otherwise nastiness - and what good ideas there are herein are too scattered to really make a mark. It's difficult to care about the contributions of the cast, or those behind the scenes, when the material they're working with is all over the place, fragmented and messy.
I didn't find the movie very inspiring from the start, but I held onto hope for a slow-burn genre flick as vague notions of plot swirled about the first hour. Somewhere thereafter it just completely dispenses with any sense of a cohesive, coherent story, and with it any reason for the viewer to make note of the craft otherwise. It's not often that a feature manages to take as much as a nosedive as this one did, but when all is said and done I'm just kind of mystified. I hope other folks get more out of 'Evil dead trap 2' than I did, but for my part I just can't fathom why I'd ever recommend this to another person.
Just plain awful...
jmaruyama6 November 2003
"Shiryo No Wana 2: Hideki" is a vile and repulsive movie which tries in vain to emulate the success of the first "Evil Dead Trap" but ultimately ends up as a vastly inferior sequel(in name only). While "Hideki" is visually quite intriguing, the story is a contrived mess filled with unlikable characters, an inane plot and cheap gross out effects that are more laughable than terrifying. Unlike genuinely creepy Japanese Horror films like the recent "Ringu", "Uzumaki", "Ju-On" and "Spiral", "Hideki" has less to do with atmospheric horror and more to do with over-the-top splatter similar to late 80's and early 90's films like "Hellraiser", "Re-Animator" and "Naked Lunch". Director Izo Hashimoto (who directed episodes of the campy Japanese TV show "Sukeban Deka" [Juvenile Cop]) tries too hard to go for the cheap thrills and scares. This is a real disappointment as I liked his "Sukeban Deka" TV work. To be avoided.
There, or There, Not Here
frankgaipa12 September 2002
I try to keep to the old Cahiers du cinema dictum (I forget exactly whose) to remark what's remarkable and ignore the bad and the ordinary. The best and only thing I can think of to say about Evil Dead Trap 2 , a.k.a. Hideki, is it made me realize how good, in comparison, was the original "Evil Dead Trap." The original film was mappable in space and time. Its horror, beginning with the maybe overdone steal from Un chien andalou , grew in fits and starts, with the rhythm of life. Characters we barely knew, with overlapping points of view, roaming a terrain that in its emptiness, indoor and out, foreshadowed that of Kairo...But save that for the comment I may yet write there.
Any who let sympathy for EDT2's corpulent heroine trap you into excusing the rest of the film would do better to seek out Junji Sakamoto's wondrous and just as lethal, in its own way, Kao (face) or even Catherine Breillat's hard to watch Á ma soeur! a.k.a. Fat Girl .
Any who let sympathy for EDT2's corpulent heroine trap you into excusing the rest of the film would do better to seek out Junji Sakamoto's wondrous and just as lethal, in its own way, Kao (face) or even Catherine Breillat's hard to watch Á ma soeur! a.k.a. Fat Girl .
A surreal, beautiful and bizarre "sequel"
DVD_Connoisseur12 April 2007
"Evil Dead Trap 2" has very little in common with its predecessor apart from, perhaps, some industrial settings, impressive gore and a small element of body-morphing horror.
A somewhat confusing tale which contains a myriad of ideas, "Evil Dead Trap 2" bravely has an unconventional lead, Shoko Nakajima. Nakajima is not the usual beauty that we'd expect to see in a film of this nature. Her character, although initially sympathetic, soon takes a turn into classic horror territory. Rie Kondoh plays the beautiful reporter whose character is also not as it initially appears.
Beautifully shot, and directed by Izô Hashimoto, this Asian horror film may be confusing but it's very watchable and atmospheric.
7 out of 10.
A somewhat confusing tale which contains a myriad of ideas, "Evil Dead Trap 2" bravely has an unconventional lead, Shoko Nakajima. Nakajima is not the usual beauty that we'd expect to see in a film of this nature. Her character, although initially sympathetic, soon takes a turn into classic horror territory. Rie Kondoh plays the beautiful reporter whose character is also not as it initially appears.
Beautifully shot, and directed by Izô Hashimoto, this Asian horror film may be confusing but it's very watchable and atmospheric.
7 out of 10.
What was that !?
vdbwim2 October 2001
Ok, this is bad, very VERY bad. I do not know how anyone could find this movie interesting, in any way...The plot sucks bigtime, the music, well 'sounds' are nerve wrecking, and the slasher-scenes are numb...What a dull piece of Japanese non-cinema ! It's supposed to be 'shock-cinema', so I expected something in the line of Cannibal Holocaust, or C. Ferox, etc. But this is a joke !! Perhaps I do not grasp the fine art of oriental cinema, but MY GOD is this a major flunker !!! There are so many opportunities that are left alone, so many gaps in the story, so petty acting !! No horrorfan can just sit back and enjoy EDT2, it is a disgrace to the genre...after 1 hour and 28 minutes you see one or two better scenes (breaking the arm is one of them, but still not impressive), and that's about it I'm affraid. So if you see this one on the shelf, start running the other direction, it SUCKS bigtime !!! Trauma !
Not quite as brutally horrifying as the original, but very original.
freakus1 July 1999
The best part of this movie is the choice of the protagonist. It's not often you see a female in the role of serial killer and Aki is not a supersexy villain type either. She's a very average, plain woman in a boring job. The fact that she's also a twisted killer is that much more of a contrast than your average Hollywood production. That this all may stem from abortion trauma gives this film an unusual spin.
I love this!
BandSAboutMovies27 October 2020
Warning: Spoilers
Evil Dead Trap 2 has moments of absolute beauty and scenes of frightening horror, often within the very same frame. It's about three people who are brought together by a serial killer who isn't just murdering people throughout Tokyo, but tearing their organs out and leaving them in the open for all to see.
They are a projectionist named Aki Ôtani (Shoko Nakajima), who is forever behind the scenes of the movies she shows from the projection booth of her work, hiding from the world that she wants to love her but feels that they never will because she doesn't have the body or looks that see as ideal. And oh yeah, she's haunted by a small boy's ghost who pushes her into scenarios of abject horror.
Then there's Emi Kageyama, her best friend, who is more traditionally beautiful yet also someone who is sexually excited when she gets near the murder scenes that she crosses her legs, so overcome with passion that her hardened crew is disquieted.
And finally there's Kurahashi, the man that Emi tries to set up with Aki, who ends up being married and that's the very least of his secrets.
Then everything stops making sense and gets really interesting.
This is the kind of movie that you can watch and try to figure out the story and never really get there. That's because at its heart it is just as much a giallo as it is a slasher. It wears its devotion to Argento not only on its sleeve, but in every frame, with a battle between Aki and another killer that emulates the white sheets sprayed with gore from Tenebre. There's also a moment where the very theater itself comes to life as if it wants to destroy Aki, sending echoes of Demons through my mind (and yes, I realize that Argento didn't direct that film, but let's be honest, his vision is all of that one).
Director and co-writer Izô Hashimoto also wrote the script for the anime version of Akira, as well as the movie version of the manga Shamo.
This really has nothing at all to do with the original, but why should that both you? It also makes zero to no sense by the end of the movie, which made me love it even more.
There's a moment in this movie where the neon of Tokyo is captured in one wide shot, but as you take in that colorful incandescent beauty, you notice in the corner of the screen that the killer is stabbing someone in the water over and over and over. It's a near-perfect shot and close to something that even Argento would be proud of. If all this movie had was that one shot - and it certainly has so much more - I would still recommend it to you.
They are a projectionist named Aki Ôtani (Shoko Nakajima), who is forever behind the scenes of the movies she shows from the projection booth of her work, hiding from the world that she wants to love her but feels that they never will because she doesn't have the body or looks that see as ideal. And oh yeah, she's haunted by a small boy's ghost who pushes her into scenarios of abject horror.
Then there's Emi Kageyama, her best friend, who is more traditionally beautiful yet also someone who is sexually excited when she gets near the murder scenes that she crosses her legs, so overcome with passion that her hardened crew is disquieted.
And finally there's Kurahashi, the man that Emi tries to set up with Aki, who ends up being married and that's the very least of his secrets.
Then everything stops making sense and gets really interesting.
This is the kind of movie that you can watch and try to figure out the story and never really get there. That's because at its heart it is just as much a giallo as it is a slasher. It wears its devotion to Argento not only on its sleeve, but in every frame, with a battle between Aki and another killer that emulates the white sheets sprayed with gore from Tenebre. There's also a moment where the very theater itself comes to life as if it wants to destroy Aki, sending echoes of Demons through my mind (and yes, I realize that Argento didn't direct that film, but let's be honest, his vision is all of that one).
Director and co-writer Izô Hashimoto also wrote the script for the anime version of Akira, as well as the movie version of the manga Shamo.
This really has nothing at all to do with the original, but why should that both you? It also makes zero to no sense by the end of the movie, which made me love it even more.
There's a moment in this movie where the neon of Tokyo is captured in one wide shot, but as you take in that colorful incandescent beauty, you notice in the corner of the screen that the killer is stabbing someone in the water over and over and over. It's a near-perfect shot and close to something that even Argento would be proud of. If all this movie had was that one shot - and it certainly has so much more - I would still recommend it to you.
whazzup? they don't know either
besht0317 April 2006
The crew who made this film of a murderous love triangle set in a wasteland of urban Japanese anomie (revolving around an overweight movie projectionist, her spiffy TV- correspondent friend, and the man they both share, more or less) needed to decide what the heck was happening here before they went ahead into production. Sure, maybe the result would have been no less weirded out and non-linear than the mishmash fema-slasher-post-abortion-psycho-angst-fest they ended up with--but they would have made conscious decisions about how the weirdness did or did not fit together as a plot. Deliberately chosen incoherence might have jelled into a more compelling and less aimless flick. Personally, I enjoyed the film's unconventional post-Bergman moodiness: but the evident lack of storyboarded logic emphasizes budget and production shorftalls, dragging down the project.
Unexpected achievement
trique_79 August 2009
I went into this film expecting an exploitation-style otaku-for-her and was pleasantly surprised by way of the contrary. For as admittedly ghastly as are much of the acts of violence, the filmmakers succeeded wonderfully in somehow making it look somehow beautiful. I'm thinking specifically here of the fight scene between the two female leads with the white "curtains" providing wonderful contrast to the bloodshed. I can't think of a comparable genre in my country to compare with this. It is no mean feat to successfully inject a psycho killer / gore film with enough symbolism and outstanding camera-work and choreography to leave the viewer with the feeling that he or she just experienced some wonderfully violent art film wrought with psychological complexity and morally ambiguous characterization. The film succeeds on many levels but stands highest as an unexpected achievement in genre subversion.
Makes me sad when I see negative reviews for this
joseph_o15 January 2004
Yes, I definitely liked this one. And to think I almost didn't watch it because of a number of very negative reviews. This probably has something to do with this movie not being a typical sequel. It really does not have much to do with the plot of the original Evil Dead Trap and I'm sure that's disappointing to many. They are both fairly gory and have some thematic material in common, but that's about it.
Actually, I can think of so many reasons why people might not like this movie. The main character, Aki, is fat! She's not attractive at all. The rest of the cast is not too great to look at either. So if you agree with Dario Argento and love to watch beautiful women get mutilated in horror movies, this one ain't gonna cut it! Towards the end, this one gets pretty heavy on the surrealism and it's pretty easy to lose track of what's going on. I admit, there were a few moments where I wasn't too sure what I was supposed to be thinking about the what the hell was going on, but hey, that's surrealism and I liked it.
The surreal moments work because they are effective in being very nightmarish. The visuals are fantastic. The pacing is slow, but this was a GOOD decision on the part of the filmmakers. There's no question that it added to the frightening atmosphere of the movie.
If you liked the first, I think there's a good chance you will like this one as well as long as you don't actually expect a continuation. This movie can stand alone and I recommend it even if you haven't seen the first. Many people seem to really dislike this one, but it's worth your time and is much more well-done than you might expect. I was certainly surprised.
One last thing: the kid in this movie is one of the most frightening ever! Usually a "scary" kid in a horror movie makes me laugh and turns out pretty embarrassing, but this kid... creepy!
Actually, I can think of so many reasons why people might not like this movie. The main character, Aki, is fat! She's not attractive at all. The rest of the cast is not too great to look at either. So if you agree with Dario Argento and love to watch beautiful women get mutilated in horror movies, this one ain't gonna cut it! Towards the end, this one gets pretty heavy on the surrealism and it's pretty easy to lose track of what's going on. I admit, there were a few moments where I wasn't too sure what I was supposed to be thinking about the what the hell was going on, but hey, that's surrealism and I liked it.
The surreal moments work because they are effective in being very nightmarish. The visuals are fantastic. The pacing is slow, but this was a GOOD decision on the part of the filmmakers. There's no question that it added to the frightening atmosphere of the movie.
If you liked the first, I think there's a good chance you will like this one as well as long as you don't actually expect a continuation. This movie can stand alone and I recommend it even if you haven't seen the first. Many people seem to really dislike this one, but it's worth your time and is much more well-done than you might expect. I was certainly surprised.
One last thing: the kid in this movie is one of the most frightening ever! Usually a "scary" kid in a horror movie makes me laugh and turns out pretty embarrassing, but this kid... creepy!
A Blisteringly Important Contemporary Masterpiece
indianmansteamer25 May 2005
Evil Dead Trap 2, the film, is many things. It is a brilliantly crafted series of ultra-violent sequences. It is an engaging story of a fat female projectionist in a sick sick world. It is a mind-blowing statement for the wide range of violent acts that it covers. It is a deceptively abstract story centering on perhaps the some of the most meaningless terrors in all of moviedom. Behind all that, Evil Dead Trap 2 is the apex Japanese new-wave cinema. There is not a major director today who has not been influenced by the genius Izô Hashimoto put forth in this blisteringly important contemporary masterpiece. The filmacts as a spring-board centering around a group of weirdos instigating several serial murders, guts/entrails, freely yanked from the victims vaginal cavities, dangle like bleeding wet noodles on a hot summer's day, and goes from there.
From there on, the viewer is thrown into a gloriously chaotic world of violent acts upon violent acts, in which the viewer slowly learns just about everything about young Aki's enthralling depravities. From her trying childhood to her inexplicable visions of the child-like Christ/Antichrist figure, Hideki; to her difficulties relating to others, the story of fat babe Aki is presented for the viewer in a way that few other movies can offer, in a word: magically. Evil Dead Trap 2, undeniably, is THE triumph of World Cinema, and as such thus exceeds by far -- one of the greatest films every created -- it's predecessor.
From there on, the viewer is thrown into a gloriously chaotic world of violent acts upon violent acts, in which the viewer slowly learns just about everything about young Aki's enthralling depravities. From her trying childhood to her inexplicable visions of the child-like Christ/Antichrist figure, Hideki; to her difficulties relating to others, the story of fat babe Aki is presented for the viewer in a way that few other movies can offer, in a word: magically. Evil Dead Trap 2, undeniably, is THE triumph of World Cinema, and as such thus exceeds by far -- one of the greatest films every created -- it's predecessor.
Don't know what to make of it
movieman_kev21 November 2003
Aki is a reclusive film projectionist who is friends with Ami, a news reporter who is currently reporting on young women who are murdered in this in name only sequel to Evil Dead Trap. This film is very dream-like. Not for the sqruimish,I truly can not say for sure if i liked it or not. The only thing I know is it's probably the most anti-abortion film I've ever seen as both the phsyically and psychologicly detrimental affects of that procedure is acknowledged. For that reason alone, this is one of the (very) few films Hollywood would NOT make an Americanized re-make of. On a bizarre note the director also wrote the classic anime "Akira"
My Grade: C
Dvd Extras: Photo gallery; Theatrical trailer; trailers for "Junk", "Devil's Experiment", & "Flowers of Flesh & Blood"; Making of "Guinea Pig"
My Grade: C
Dvd Extras: Photo gallery; Theatrical trailer; trailers for "Junk", "Devil's Experiment", & "Flowers of Flesh & Blood"; Making of "Guinea Pig"
very good sequel to the 1st, different but satisfying.
Vidmayhem11 October 2002
Stylish lighting, Camara angles from Hell and some genuine creepiness makes this sequel a decent surprise to the series. Worth the cash. Very good climactic battle at the end of the film. It takes an eerie quality and turns into nightmare cinema by the end.
Mad follow-up to a genre classic.
RatedVforVinny14 December 2019
No way as strong as the first but just as crazy in the most demented fashion. I can't think of a Western counterpart to the Japanese 'Evil Dead Trap' pictures and this one again pushes the envelope of what acceptable viewing material. One aspect of note, it contains one of the most haunting soundtracks, to accompany some true and most original 'Hardgore'!
Vastly inferior to a film that wasn't that amazing anyway
davelawrence66613 April 2000
I found this very disappointing.
It is vastly inferior to the first, but the most annoying thing is that there was so much potential in the plot and story that there is in there. This could have been a really chilling and stylish horror film. Instead I just found it annoying and rather boring. I found myself waiting for the next death scene and not wanting to take any interest in the plot or characters!
It is vastly inferior to the first, but the most annoying thing is that there was so much potential in the plot and story that there is in there. This could have been a really chilling and stylish horror film. Instead I just found it annoying and rather boring. I found myself waiting for the next death scene and not wanting to take any interest in the plot or characters!
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