High Fidelity on Evil Dead II
Rob: What would it mean to you, that sentence: “I haven’t seen Evil Dead II yet” ?
Barry: Well, to me it would mean that you’re a liar. You’ve seen it twice. Once with Laura — oops — and once with me and Dick remember? We had that conversation about that guy making Beretta shotgun ammo off-screen in the 14th century.
Rob: Right. But let’s just say that I hadn’t seen it. And I said, “I haven’t seen Evil Dead II yet.” What would you think?
Barry: I’d think that you’re a cinematic idiot and I’d feel sorry for you.
I have owned all three Evil Dead movies for several years now, and have yet to see the second one. I should get around to that. Thanks for the reminder! =)
I love this scene. It shows how the interpretation of one word (yet) in a particular sentence can have such bearing on its meaning.