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Date: 2005-04-17 22:03:15

Comment:

As can be heard in DVD commentaries and just about EVERY interview EVER given by Campbell and Raimi:

When Raimi made Evil Dead 2 he DID NOT HAVE THE RIGHTS TO THE FOOTAGE OF EVIL DEAD.  It was a different production company and in order to show re-cap footage from the original movie he would have had to fork up a lot of cash. Yes, it is strange and ironic that a director can't even use footage from his own movie in the sequel when he has the rights to the everything else, title, characters, etc...  That's Hollywood for you.  So rather than go through legal hassles or pay out the nose, it was decided to just film new footage for the recap. Of course not all the actors were available, and so forth...so the filmed the re-cap CAUSE THEY HAD TO.  Not having a recap was the only other option, but Raimi obviously felt the audience needed to be brought up to speed somehow. SAME EXACT THING HAPPENED WITH AOD.  Plus Bridget Fonda called up Raimi and requested a small part, she was a fan.  All of this can be found on Bruce Campbell's website, or in any google search of [bruce campbell interview]  And since the continuity was screwed up anyhow cause of the recaps, Raimi and Bruce felt justified in taking small liberties throughout the films.  So, NO, EVIL DEAD 2 was NOT MEANT to be a remake, But continuity got shot to hell due to LEGAL PROBLEMS with PROPERTY RIGHTS