Army of Darkness (1993)

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• Jonathan H

  
  It definitely smacks of a "third installment plot idea," and Evil Dead fans are generally quick to dismiss it (in large part because Raimi tones down the horror in favor of the slapstick), but as a send up to the Marx Brothers and The Three Stooges, Army of Darkness works… More
  It definitely smacks of a "third installment plot idea," and Evil Dead fans are generally quick to dismiss it (in large part because Raimi tones down the horror in favor of the slapstick), but as a send up to the Marx Brothers and The Three Stooges, Army of Darkness works and Raimi is in complete control at all times. By the way, is there a better POV director around? It's amazing what the man can do with the camera.

• John H

  
  Even for a B-movie, it's bad. so whimsical and outrageous that its stupid and unfunny.<br/><br/>I did not like Army of Darkness at all. I loved the first two Evil Dead movies....loved the few characters it had and how much could happen in a small cabin...the 3rd was… More
  Even for a B-movie, it's bad. so whimsical and outrageous that its stupid and unfunny.<br/><br/>I did not like Army of Darkness at all. I loved the first two Evil Dead movies....loved the few characters it had and how much could happen in a small cabin...the 3rd was just silliness drawn from cheap slapstick humor that did not work as part of a? horror trilogy.

• Christopher H

  
  Although some may be disappointed that the film is the more leaned towards comedy than the previous two, Army of Darkness still delivers another dose of wildly non-sensical fun. Bruce Campbell delivers insanely quotable one-liner after another. Raimi walks the fine line between… More
  Although some may be disappointed that the film is the more leaned towards comedy than the previous two, Army of Darkness still delivers another dose of wildly non-sensical fun. Bruce Campbell delivers insanely quotable one-liner after another. Raimi walks the fine line between tongue-in-cheek and parody, and he succeeds with flying colors.

• KJ P

  
  "Army of Darkness" is technically a movie on it's own, but it has the feel of a threequel as the first 10 minutes of the film reflects the end of the second, which was already a bizarre conclusion. They have begun to milk the series by now, but they have done a damn… More
  "Army of Darkness" is technically a movie on it's own, but it has the feel of a threequel as the first 10 minutes of the film reflects the end of the second, which was already a bizarre conclusion. They have begun to milk the series by now, but they have done a damn good job of it. Most of the time you will find yourself laughing at how much hollywood cheese is in it, but that only adds to the epic-ness that the end of the movie holds. The movie definitely shows a balance of freshness and complete rehashing of the first two, but overall, "Army of Darkness" is a welcome addition to the series. Bruce Campbell delivers his hilariously awesome one liners, the believability is brought to a knew low (which is great), the shots are far more superior and not as "stretchy" as some of the older ways, and the final battle is new heights to action that this trilogy has never seen before. Still, it's not as fresh "The Evil Dead" films, but as a movie on it's own, it is awesome!

• AJ V

  
  I couldn't understand all the people who said this was the best of the Evil Dead Trilogy. I think it's the worst, it's not even a horror movie, it's just a plain comedy with a bunch of gross stuff added to make it look like it should fit with the rest of the… More
  I couldn't understand all the people who said this was the best of the Evil Dead Trilogy. I think it's the worst, it's not even a horror movie, it's just a plain comedy with a bunch of gross stuff added to make it look like it should fit with the rest of the trilogy. It's ridiculous, goofy, and stupid for the most part. Sometimes I kinda liked that about it, but for the most part, not.

• Lewis C

  
  "Honey, you got real ugly." I thought The Evil Dead and Evil Dead 2 were fantastic. Their low budgets didn't preclude them both from being some pretty entertaining horror movies in their own unique ways. Army of Darkness totally eschews all pretense of being a horror… More
  "Honey, you got real ugly." I thought The Evil Dead and Evil Dead 2 were fantastic. Their low budgets didn't preclude them both from being some pretty entertaining horror movies in their own unique ways. Army of Darkness totally eschews all pretense of being a horror movie, and goes solely for a campy vibe that revolves around Bruce Campbell's character, Ash. This will be right up some people's alleys, but I can't say I loved the change. As the movie picks up where Evil Dead 2 left off, Ash is transported back through time. The evil of the Deadites and the power of the Necronomicon still wait for him in England's Dark Ages, however, and he's unwillingly thrust into a battle to save a castle full of people from the an army of undead. Some people will probably welcome the shift in scope and total change in tone, but I really missed the vibe of the first two flicks. Sure, they were way over-the-top and occasionally campy/silly, but Army of Darkness is a completely different animal. I'll stick to the original two films over the silly action hijinks of Army of Darkness.

• xGary X

  
  Ash finds himself in the 14th century where he must battle an army of the dead to prevent them getting their hands on the necronomicon and laying waste to the world. Evil Dead 2 was an undeniably ridiculous film and its combination of over the top gore and humour makes it one of my… More
  Ash finds himself in the 14th century where he must battle an army of the dead to prevent them getting their hands on the necronomicon and laying waste to the world. Evil Dead 2 was an undeniably ridiculous film and its combination of over the top gore and humour makes it one of my favourites. Army Of Darkness follows on directly from the end of that film (sort of...there's a little Saturday morning serial style re-writing going on!) that gives Sam Raimi the opportunity to throw some swashbuckling and Monty Python And The Holy Grail humour into the mix. Imagine A Connecticut Yankee In King Arthur's Court if the Yankee were an obnoxious, smart mouthed convenience store clerk and King Arthur's Court were full of zombies. The humour is if anything even broader this time around, as the evil minions are subjected to the kind of slapstick violence that you'd usually associate with an Itchy And Scratchy cartoon. The skeletal plot is little more than an excuse for a series of one liners and sight gags and the "horror" elements are so comic strip it has an almost family friendly feel about it; in fact the formula of a feckless coward caught up in medieval swordplay reminded me of Bob Hope in something like The Princess And The Pirate more than anything. It's a deeply silly film that doesn't take itself remotely seriously and taken as such is very entertaining but don't expect anything even vaguely challenging or thought provoking!

• Phil H

  
  This the best of the trilogy for me, its like a twisted Harryhausen monster flick haha the effects are cheesy and tacky but somehow look great. The makeup and monsters all look cool and actually kinda eerie in places. Campbell is on top form here with the wise cracks and the look is… More
  This the best of the trilogy for me, its like a twisted Harryhausen monster flick haha the effects are cheesy and tacky but somehow look great. The makeup and monsters all look cool and actually kinda eerie in places. Campbell is on top form here with the wise cracks and the look is just classic. Its got everything really..a cross between 'Indiana Jones', 'Mad Max', 'Conan', 'Clash of the Titans', 'He-Man', 'Princess Bride', 'Escape from NY', 'Krull', all with a delicious dark and evil twist haha a real cult with a legendary hero.

• Lorenzo v

  
  <i>"Trapped in time. Surrounded by evil. Low on gas"</i> A man is accidentally transported to 1300 A.D., where he must battle an army of the dead and retrieve the Necronomicon so he can return home. <center><font size=+2 face="Century… More
  <i>"Trapped in time. Surrounded by evil. Low on gas"</i> A man is accidentally transported to 1300 A.D., where he must battle an army of the dead and retrieve the Necronomicon so he can return home. <center><font size=+2 face="Century Schoolbook"><b><u>REVIEW</u></b></font></center> This third installment in the cult series has a thin connection to its predecessors. Ash (Bruce Campbell) is whisked back in time to medieval days where he must locate the "Book of The Dead", the tome that originally summoned the "Evil Dead" from beneath a cabin floor. The guy is such a dope that he only remembers part of the simple incantation for summoning the creatures and sending them back to their resting place. More a Harryhausen-style fantasy flick than pure, juvenile horror, it is, nevertheless, insanely entertaining if you're prepared to run with its non-stop craziness. The climax, which involves an army of skeletons marching on a castle, is pure, old school Harryhausen and even recalled a great Al Sarrantonio novel I'd read, "Skeletons", in which skinless nasties get up out of their graves and proceed to do bulk damage to the human race. Raimi's direction is inventive and the effects are wonderful. More deliberately comical than the other two, not as gory as the second entry, but a great piece of pulp entertainment, nonetheless.

• Jeff "

  
  With Army Of Darkness, Sam Raimi decided to use his effective Horror-Comedy formula and use that for this whacked out Horror-Comedy. Army Of Darkness is one of the best sequels in the trilogy, and is quite quotable. The one liners are great, the Comedic elements will make you laugh… More
  With Army Of Darkness, Sam Raimi decided to use his effective Horror-Comedy formula and use that for this whacked out Horror-Comedy. Army Of Darkness is one of the best sequels in the trilogy, and is quite quotable. The one liners are great, the Comedic elements will make you laugh out loud and you will have the time of your life watching this film. This is one great addition to The Evil Dead trilogy, it has strong wit, and clever one liners. The film also has a good dose of action thrown in the mix, and with that, Army Of Darkness is an achievement in Horror-Comedy that should appeal to fans of the first two films, as well as fans of Horror Comedy film. You are guaranteed a good time watching this film, Groovy!

• Dean M

  
  This is one of the best <i>Evil Dead</i> series with mixed genres - comedy, action, fantasy and horror - from the start to end. This is a great re-telling of sorts of <i>Jason and the Argonauts</i> story, only with a little more schlock, however in some… More
  This is one of the best <i>Evil Dead</i> series with mixed genres - comedy, action, fantasy and horror - from the start to end. This is a great re-telling of sorts of <i>Jason and the Argonauts</i> story, only with a little more schlock, however in some scenes, like the skeletons giving Ash (played by Bruce Campbell) "Three Stooges" treatment, there is a little too much schlock. Don't get me wrong though, the film is funny and does have some great one-liners, such as Ash introducing his sawed off shotgun as his "boomstick", and calling some of the men "primitive screw-heads". The effects are great, and the direction is superb, especially scenes of the <i>Army of Darkness</i> riding horseback and attacking the castle. Also this film has an enormous amount of quotable lines. Bruce Campbell is THE MAN! The way he says stuff is just great!

• Lenny M

  
  Not my kind of movie but entertaining nevertheless.

• Megan S

  
  Definitely my favorite movie of the Evil Dead trilogy.

• Wahida K

  
  Sick sense of Humor of if your prefer Dark sense of Humor. Not exaclty Horror. Brilliant.

• Jens S

  
  After two pretty spooky films, the third Evil Dead movie decided not to take itself seriously anymore at all. What follows is an 80 minute ghost train ride with cheesy lines, mediocre special effects and hilariously funny fights. Bruce Campbell's Ash is the coolest mofo… More
  After two pretty spooky films, the third Evil Dead movie decided not to take itself seriously anymore at all. What follows is an 80 minute ghost train ride with cheesy lines, mediocre special effects and hilariously funny fights. Bruce Campbell's Ash is the coolest mofo imaginable, throwing out snotty lines by the minute. If you don't take this too seriously, you're in for a fun ride. Just don't expect logic , depth or consistency. So bad that it's good, but at least intentionally so. Unbelievable that director Raimi went on to make Spider-Man blockbusters.

• Conner R

  
  The most epic B-movie out there. Bruce Campbell truly made a great performance, it is such a stylized character that only he could achieve. He's just this complete badass with a chainsaw strapped to his stub of a hand. They certainly made the transition from horror to adventure… More
  The most epic B-movie out there. Bruce Campbell truly made a great performance, it is such a stylized character that only he could achieve. He's just this complete badass with a chainsaw strapped to his stub of a hand. They certainly made the transition from horror to adventure quite seamlessly, fitting right in with the insane nature of the first two incarnations. While it's not gore-fest, it kept everything you loved and more.

• Josh L

  
  Another hilarious and fun filled adventure with our favorite macho man (Ash). I actually like this one more than the second one. It has better pacing and the story is still pretty cool even when the characters aren't taking it very seriously. The first half is better than the… More
  Another hilarious and fun filled adventure with our favorite macho man (Ash). I actually like this one more than the second one. It has better pacing and the story is still pretty cool even when the characters aren't taking it very seriously. The first half is better than the second because the second half is just lots of action and little of the trying to be funny variety of the first half.

• Anthony L

  
  With out a doubt Bruce Campbell's best film. It's probably Sam Raimi's best too! (But only just in front of Crimewave). It's very quotable, very funny and loads of fun. Definitely in my top 10 favourite films of all time!

• Cassandra M

  
  At the end of Evil Dead 2 Ash is sucked back in time through a time warp. He returns to medieval times where he is mistaken for the prophesied saviour. He is sent to recover the lost Necronomicon to save the people but also return him to his own time. Typically he makes a mistake when… More
  At the end of Evil Dead 2 Ash is sucked back in time through a time warp. He returns to medieval times where he is mistaken for the prophesied saviour. He is sent to recover the lost Necronomicon to save the people but also return him to his own time. Typically he makes a mistake when reading the book and he reserectes the army of the undead onto the land. Ash must fight to defeat yet more undead fiends! The third in the series sees the gore drop off and the comedy step up even more. The previous two were both darkly funny but this is just plain hilarious. The sheer raft of one liners and silly/horror set ups keeps you laughing all the way. The horror is not scary as before ? mainly because the gore is gone, however I prefer this as the stop motion stuff gives it an old fashioned feel that adds to the value of it ? it's hard to explain but I really enjoy this because it feels like an old Harryhausen film. Campbell is brilliant ? I bet he can't believe hi s luck, the rest of his career he's struggled but Rami seem to love him. And rightly so, he is like Jim Carrey but has so much more talent and is a classic B-movie leading man type. The rest of the cast are so-so but really this is an one man show and he does it really well. Overall this is a great little film. Fans of the series will love it, fans of comedy should love it and fans of B-movie cheese should enjoy it. And the less gore means fun for all the family (nearly).

• Greg S

  
  Following the events of EVIL DEAD II, Ash finds himself flung backwards in time into a medieval land, where his failure to retrieve the Book of the Dead enables evil forces to muster a massive army of stop-motion animated skeletons. Raimi tried to take the elements he thought worked… More
  Following the events of EVIL DEAD II, Ash finds himself flung backwards in time into a medieval land, where his failure to retrieve the Book of the Dead enables evil forces to muster a massive army of stop-motion animated skeletons. Raimi tried to take the elements he thought worked best from EVIL DEAD III---the ghoulish slapstick and Bruce Campbell's campy action-hero parody---and hammer them relentlessly, resulting in a movie that feels a bit forced but is still a wacky good time.

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