Evil - In the Time of Heroes (2009)

Evil 2 picks up right where the original left off and explains where the "evil" came from originally. Melitis, Marina, Jenny, and Vakirtzis are still on the run from the endless horde of ... See full summary »

Director:

Giorgos Nousias

Writers:

Claudio Bolivar (story), Christos Houliaras (story)

Stars:

Andreas Kontopoulos, Argiris Thanasoulas, Meletis Georgiadis

1 win & 1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Andreas Kontopoulos	...	Vakirtzis (as Antreas Kontopoulos)
Argiris Thanasoulas	...	Argyris (as Argyris Thanasoulas)
Meletis Georgiadis	...	Meletis
Pepi Moschovakou	...	Marina
Ioanna Pappa	...	Vicky
Hristos Biros	...	Kyr-Kostas (as Christos Biros)
Eftyhia Giakoumi	...	Olga (as Eftychia Giakoumi)
Drosos Skotis	...	Mageiras
Thanos Tokakis	...	Johnny
Apostolis Totsikas	...	Androkles
Yannis Katsimihas	...	(as Giannis Katsimichas)
Billy Zane	...	Prophitis - Messenger
Dinos Avgoustidis	...	Nikias
Orfeas Avgoustidis	...	Alkiviades
Yannis Tsimitselis	...	(as Giannis Tsimitselis)

Storyline

Evil 2 picks up right where the original left off and explains where the "evil" came from originally. Melitis, Marina, Jenny, and Vakirtzis are still on the run from the endless horde of undead that are devouring all of Greece. As it turns out; this is not the first time that "the evil" has taken over Greece and as before, a "messenger from the gods (Billy Zane)" has come to Earth to find "the heroes" who will defeat the evil and save the world.

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Plot Keywords:

zombie | greek | ancient greece | 

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Taglines:

The prophecy speaks about the hero who will send the Evil to... Hell

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Genres:

Comedy | Horror

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Did You Know?

Trivia

All of the zombies where amateurs and volunteers.

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Connections

Follows Evil (2005)

User Reviews

A Step Down From the Original, But Still Decent

Picking up where the first film left off, the survivors are now on a race against time to defeat the evil that has trapped Athens before international forces drop the bomb that will destroy them all...

The first film probably should have ended where it did without this follow-up. While I appreciate the attempt to explain the evil's origin, the introduction of the world outside Greece... and the presence of Billy Zane (who either speaks Greek or has a person who does voiceovers with his tone perfectly), it just cannot compare to the first film.

The effects are cheaper, the plot is thinner (which is a bold claim for a zombie film)... and overall it was just not as fun. The increased supernatural elements were a big turn-off. I liked the introduction of militant groups that take advantage of the chaos, but they did not have time to be developed and I have no idea what their motives or anything were. Perhaps they had none?

Worth watching? Not so much, but maybe if you really need to see who survived the first film and how...

Details

Official Sites:

Official site [Greece]

Country:

Greece

Language:

Greek

Release Date:

1 October 2009 (Greece)

Also Known As:

Evil - In the Time of Heroes

Filming Locations:

Athens, Greece

Box Office

Budget:

EUR740,000 (estimated)

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$88,437

Company Credits

Production Co:

Audio Visual Enterprises, Boo Productions, Ekso Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

88 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1