The Return of the Evil Dead is the second installment of Amando de Ossario's Blind Dead series. This film is more formulaic than the original Tombs of the Blind Dead. Ossario owes a tip of the hat to George Romero on this on in that it follows the plot of Night of the Dead almost to the point of being the same film moved to a Spanish locale. <br /> <br />None of this makes it any less a classic of the EuroHorror genre. The blind knights are back on the 500th anniversary of their execution to wreak havoc on the village of Bouzano. The casting is a little better, the plotting a little tighter and the story a little more predictable. But the reason that you've gotten this far is that you are a fan of Ossario or his creation. The best part of the film is that the horsemen get more screentime in this outing (truth be told perhaps too much screentime). The makeup and costume effects for the early 1970's are not to be missed. <br /> <br />Blue Underground has done the best they could with the flawed source material. There was a distinct hum on the mono audio of the Spanish version of the film. The Spanish version is presented in its full 91 minute running time. If you are more inclined also included is the slightly shorter 87 minute American version. It is my understanding that some of the more gratuitous violence was removed from the opening sequences and some of the tame by today's standards nudity was also excised. <br /> <br />The disc contains the original trailers in both English and Spanish and a stills gallery. <br /> <br />Bottom line: this is one for the fans. While it may be the strongest film in the series it lacks a little of the originality of the original. Well worth a rental but purchase only if you are a true fan.

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Price: $14.98 Updated on 5-25-2009.