(Reviewed by LakeDeadite) - You can't go into Army of Darkness expecting something on the line of The Godfather,Star Wars,or High Noon,those are excellent films that will stand the test of time.Army of Darkness is an excellent film in a different way,it's entertainment value.Army of Darkness is great because it is fun. Bruce Campbell gives the performance of his career as the one-liner shouting Ash.The plot takes place after the events of Evil Dead II,Ash is sent back in time by the Necronomican to the Middle Ages,and is mistaken for a promised one from the skies to lead the people against evil.Ash isn't a hero,heck even his creator Sam Raimi doesn't say so.You love Ash because he is a different type of hero.He works at a sleazy department store,he likes his normal routine and he doesn't want to be involved with the deadites(the monsters Ash fights) He wants to get back to working in the Housewares Department at S-Mart.We can easily say Ash is a hero close to home.He is what we'd be like in these situations.He eventually has a good heart under all the one liners and cocky attitude.When being offered to be sent home to leave the people in the castle to die,Ash knows he can't do this and pulls through for them.Most of the Bruce Campbell/Sam Raimi fans know that this is the third entry of The Evil Dead trilogy.The original Evil Dead has to be admired after reading about how the film was made,it was extremely low budget to the point where cans of dog food were used for body parts.Yet you look aside and the film is an effective horror masterpiece among the greats.Army of Darkness is nothing like Evil Dead,in fact the horror element is completely gone except for the deadites.The film is an action/comedy/horror hybrid.As a fan of the original Evil Dead I was not disappointed in the outcome,you will be entertained in a different way than Evil Dead. 10/10

 

(Reviewed by Snake-666) - Fun, fun, fun!  Bruce Campbell returns as the hapless hero Ash in this third instalment in Sam Raimi's exceptional ‘Evil Dead' series. In ‘Army of Darkness' Ash is transported back through time to 13th Century England where he must yet again do battle with the evil deadites if he is to ever stand a chance of being transported back to his own time. Continuing the comical feel that ‘Evil Dead 2: Dead By Dawn' so brilliantly executed and now almost steering clear of any horror aspect, ‘Army of Darkness' is nothing more than a stylish comic romp with the usual sheer brilliance of Sam Raimi's unique direction. The story, albeit far-fetched, plays perfectly and very little of the movie fails to entertain. There are some obvious plot-holes but unlike the original, and to a small extent the first sequel, this is not in any way a serious movie but in fact a well thought out and well scripted comic fantasy. Having said that there are still many horror elements to the movie, but they are there more for the comedy rather than to shock or scare. Fans of the previous movies will be treated to an Evil Ash, an army of skeletons and the typical deadites that we came to love (well you know what I mean) in the first place. Bruce Campbell is at his zany best as Ash, once again delivering his one line catchphrases the way only he can and unlike the previous two movies he is aided this time around by a relatively strong supporting cast including Embeth Davidtz in an early career role as the female lead Sheila. Campbell and Davidtz seem to share some type of special on-screen chemistry which makes their interactions with each other throughout the movie all that more distinctive. Once again the viewer is treated to some top notch special effects and inspired direction which come together magnificently to produce the wonderful ‘Army of Darkness'. Despite perhaps being overly camp at times and being rather distant from the beginnings of the series I personally rate ‘Army of Darkness' as one of the better movies of the 1990's and would recommend it as an accomplished and different second sequel. Not much horror but as a horror-comedy fantasy it's hard to beat! My rating for ‘Army of Darkness' – 7.5/10.