079 - Evil Dead II (1987) & My Name Is Bruce (2007)

CW: Orientalism, Transphobia, Homophobia, Sexual Assault It's Bruce Campbell Week on Pod Sematary! We're following up our award-winning* episode on the original Evil Dead (1981) with its first sequel along with a fan-bait vanity project directed Bruce himself! The Classic Film: Evil Dead 2 (1987) "The lone survivor of an onslaught of flesh-possessing spirits holes up in a cabin with a group of strangers while the demons continue their attack" (IMDb.com). Acting as a do-over of sorts for Raimi and Campbell, this sequel is much flashier and funnier than the original, but is that a good thing? The Modern Film: My Name is Bruce (2007) "Mistaken (sic) for his character Ash from the 'Evil Dead' trilogy, Bruce Campbell is forced to fight a real monster in a small Oregon town" (IMDb.com). Are a couple good jokes and the presence of The Man himself enough to save this Three Amigos rip-off with a shiny, fan-service coat? I'll give you three guesses. Plus! --What is rotoscoping? --Our favorite Evil Dead installments --Non-spoiler thoughts on Jordan Peele's Us Get more at podsematary.com! Read our afterthoughts for this episode at https://twitter.com/PodSematary/status/1114685850615312391 Audio Sources: "Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure" produced by De Laurentiis Entertainment Group, et al. "Evil Dead II" produced by De Laurentiis Entertainment Group (DEG) & Renaissance Pictures "Fast Times at Ridgemont High" produced by Universal Pictures & Refugee Films "Fright Night" produced by Columbia Pictures, et al. "Insidious" produced by Alliance Films, et al. "My Name is Bruce" produced by Dark Horse Entertainment & Image Entertainment "Pet Sematary" written by Dee Dee Ramone & Daniel Rey and performed by The Ramones "Spider-Man" (2002) produced by Columbia Pictures, et al. "Spider-Man 2" (2004) produced by Columbia Pictures, et al. "Spider-Man 3" (2007) produced by Columbia Pictures, et al. "Swallowed Souls: The Making of Evil Dead II" produced by StudioCanal & Lions Gate FIlms "Wayne's World" produced by Paramount Pictures *2018's Cutest Podcast presented by Chris' Mom