Army of Darkness

Freddie Miles Fanclub wrote on IMDB:

Most people would say you can check your brain at the door before you watch this film, but I beg to differ. This is genuinely intelligent stuff here folks. The director, Sam Raimi, reminds us in this film what it is like to have fun. From the film itself, as well as the DVD featurettes, it is apparent that Mr. Raimi is having a blast doing what he does best. It shows too. Granted, there is not much in the line of plot or theme, but these would be totally gratuitous in this escapist piece. Instead, we are given a fantastic adventure, appropriately tongue-in-cheek special effects, and an ode to The Three Stooges. The facial expressions of Bruce Campbell alone make this film well worth its 80 minutes. I don't want to give away a single joke, because the experience is just too much fun. So, do yourself a favor. Watch this film without being so hard on yourself. Yes, you are allowed to laugh. There can be non-sardonic humor in modern day America. Sam Raimi proves it.

Scott LeBrun wrote on IMDB:

Ash (Bruce Campbell), the main character from the two "Evil Dead" movies, has ended up in medieval times where he ends up on a quest to find the Book of the Dead (a.k.a. 'Necronomicon'). He's so dense he only remembers two of the three words that he has to say before grabbing the book, and he ultimately resurrects a legion of skeletal warriors, led by an 'evil' version of himself.

"Army of Darkness" is not as rooted in the horror genre as its predecessors - although it has its horrific elements - but it seems to be first and foremost a comedy - with lots of one-liners and slapstick. It's kind of a delirious combination of horror, comedy, fantasy, action, and adventure. Campbell is hilarious as Ash, firing off his one-liners as obnoxiously as possible and dominating the screen. Embeth Davidtz makes an appealing movie debut as 'Sheila', and several of co-writer/director Sam Raimi's colleagues (including his brothers Theodore and Ivan) have roles.   [ show more ]

"Army of Darkness" is for the most part very well paced and does not take many breathers. It relies on special effects a lot, but the effects are often entertaining. It is a slick major studio effort from Raimi that concludes this trilogy on a high note.

Incidentally, just how many times has this been released and re-released on DVD?!?

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LebowskiT1000 wrote on IMDB:

I remember when this film just came out in the theater, I didn't know anything about the Evil Dead films and in fact hadn't even heard of them. From the previews I had ZERO desire to see this film. The years went by and in late 2000 or maybe 2001 I finally decided to watch it, cause I'd heard so much about it and just couldn't take it anymore, I had to see what the fuss was about. I was NOT disappointed! This is probably one of the funniest movies I've ever seen!!!

This movie is definitely not for everyone though. The comedy in this film is VERY odd, so I could understand if someone didn't find it funny at first. First thing you need to keep in mind is that this movie IS NOT trying to be serious, and most definitely doesn't take itself seriously. The movie is just plain weird, but that's what makes it so great. You really can't explain this movie to someone that hasn't seen it, you just need to see it for yourself.   [ show more ]

Also, if you didn't already know this, this is the 3rd installment to a series. Evil Dead and Evil Dead 2 are the first two installments, then Army Of Darkness. You don't even need to see the first two to understand what's going on or anything like that. In fact, to this day I still haven't seen Evil Dead. When I watched Army of Darkness, I hadn't seen either Evil Dead or Evil Dead 2. Since then, I have seen Evil Dead 2, but neither film is a prerequisite for this film.

Also this film has an enormous amount of quotable lines. Bruce Campbell is THE MAN! The way he says stuff is just great!

Well, I truly hope that you'll watch this movie. But watch it with an open mind and remember that this IS a STUPID movie, but it's supposed to be. Thanks for reading,

-Chris [ show less ]