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.