Army of Darkness

Writer/director Sam Raimi returns once again to end his Evil Dead trilogy with Army of Darkness in '93. I remember at the time this film came out I wasn't into horror flicks as much, so when I heard of the film I didn't know what it was, so I actually never got around to viewing it until a year or two after its release. Armed with an even bigger budget, Sam took the film to a larger scale, with a number of make-up, puppet, and special effects to show the army of the undead. The movie has an even lighter and more comedic tone than the previous two and focused less on horror and more on entertainment. Although it's my least favorite in the series, it still ranks high in my list,as it's still a hilarious film with its blatantly obvious cheesy effects.

In this movie we follow Ash as he's sent to medieval times through the portal at the end of the second film. Starting off slightly different than how the second ended, we witness Ash get captured by Lord Arthur's men, as he's mistaken as one of the enemy's men. Thrown into a pit containing a deadite, Ash obviously makes short work of vile creature with his trusty chainsaw. Once shunned by the townspeople, he's now taken in as a hero and is dubbed the "chosen one" that'll rid the world of the deadites. Ash doesn't care much for the "medieval screwheads" and only wants a way back home. The Wiseman explains that the only way back is to reclaim the Necronomicon, and to recite specific words before he retrieves it. Naturally Ash doesn't say the words correctly, which ends up unleashing more evil upon the world, one of which includes "bad ash", which he first encountered while in the process of retrieving the book. Now Ash must help the villagers and the knights to fend off against the army of the undead.

What I've always enjoyed about the Evil Dead films are how each movie had something new to offer. In the first movie we saw a darker, more scary side; the second had a more kick-ass heroic side; and the last had a more fun and hilarious side. Also, a lot of things aren't reused at-nausea like a lot of other horror sequels. For instance instead of Ash reusing the same-old chainsaw, they give him a metallic hand. Its little things like that which makes the trilogy all-the-more enjoyable. Sam has expressed interest in doing another film for years, but it wasn't until recently (especially with news on an Evil Dead remake) that the news seems to be more relevant than ever. Who knows when or how the next film will take the series, but I'll tell you one thing -- another film will be nothing without Bruce Campbell as Ash.

OVERALL

If you enjoyed the previous two films then you'll defintely enjoy this one.

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Bert Lumsden :

Posted 23 days ago

The only thing you can say about this movie is that it is great! If any other actor was casted it would not have done as well so "In Bruce we trust:!!!

s.zombie :

Posted 43 days ago

anything with bruce campbell is great and this is no exeption. although the second is bassically a remake of #1 its still slightly better. still easily 8 of 10

Shara :

Posted 62 days ago

The 1st time I watched this flim it never dawned on me that it was part of the Evil Dead movies , I realized it finally when I saw the flim the a second time. Great flim and Bruce Campbell is a awsome actor, also I loved all the one liners, "Give me some sugar baby."

KrY :

Posted 89 days ago

Im hoping for 2 things 1: Bruce Campell in Evil Dead 4 2: No Evil Dead remake unless it stays at least somewhat true to the original

Devils_Rejects :

Posted 129 days ago

Though my last comment here was posted nearly a 100 days ago i take back what i said this film is amazing and is equally as good as the others a perfect 10.

PAZ :

Posted 200 days ago

All I can Say Is One Thing....HAIL TO THE KING BABY!!!!!

Bigwig :

Posted 200 days ago

why isn't this movie raited 10??? if you voted less then 10... i'll swallow your soul

old dad :

Posted 214 days ago

it's ash......need i say more?

Devils_Reject :

Posted 227 days ago

Great film not as good as the others, needed more deadites and gore, the ending was predictable the alternate ending was better. If they do a Evil Dead IV will be in the future or present where the alternate left off.

ash :

Posted 309 days ago

a good movie. in my opinion, not as good as evil dead 1 and 2, but a good movie none the less. the humor was good, the acting was good and the plot wasn't that bad either. i still love the character "ash" and don't mind watching this movie no matter how many times i have already seen it..
*give me some sugar baby*

Werewolf Hunter :

Posted 329 days ago

Recommended, but definatly NOT the best in the series. The sometimes bland comedy(though most was hilarious!!!) and disconcerningly-low amount of gore occasionally gets on my nerves. Great flick nonetheless!

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