Groooovy! "Evil Dead 2" at the Fremont

As far as cult classics go, "Evil Dead 2" was a watershed.

Following 1981's "The Evil Dead," Sam Raimi's gruesome and frequently hilarious flick made mammoth-chinned Bruce Campbell a B-movie icon.

It wedded shotgun and chainsaw as the deadliest pair to ever hit the big screen.

It gave hope to poverty-stricken film students everywhere with lint in their pockets and gore on their minds.

Most importantly, Raimi's mixture of Stooges-style stunts, oddball dialogue and gross, low-budget special effects cemented the comedy-horror genre.

Without Raimi and George Romero, there'd be no "Shaun of the Dead." And that, dear readers, would be a sad, sad day for humanity.

Lucky for us, "Evil Dead 2" is playing tonight at The Fremont theater, 1025 Monterey St. in San Luis Obispo.

The screening starts at 7:30 p.m., following a half-hour trivia contest with prizes.
Tickets are $7.50.

If you don't make the screening, rent this one. You'll remember how great it really is.

For moviegoers who like their entertainment zombie-free, however, the Fremont will screen Leonard Bernstein's classic musical, "West Side Story," on Jan. 15.

-- Sarah L.

("Evil Dead 2" image courtesy of MovieWeb.com.)