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Army of Darkness (1992)

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Reviews Counted: 32 Fresh: 25  Rotten:7 Average Rating: 7/10

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Runtime: 2 hrs 57 mins

Synopsis: Through a magic spell, Ash, a modern-day discount-store employee, finds himself back in the middle ages. Given the key to return home by an alchemist, he bungles the incantation and, instead, releases the forces of darkness. Now Ash has one job to do before transporting to the future: defeat... Through a magic spell, Ash, a modern-day discount-store employee, finds himself back in the middle ages. Given the key to return home by an alchemist, he bungles the incantation and, instead, releases the forces of darkness. Now Ash has one job to do before transporting to the future: defeat the army of the evil dead... if they don't defeat him first. [More]

Genre: Horror/Suspense

Starring: Bruce Campbell, Embeth Davidtz, Marcus Gilbert, Ian Abercrombie, Richard Grove

Director: Sam Raimi
Screenwriter: Sam Raimi, Ivan Raimi
Composer: Danny Elfman

DVD Info

Release:

Jun 26, 2007

[DVD Details]

HD DVD Features:

Audio:

  • Dolby Digital Plus 5.1 Surround - English
  • Dolby Digital Plus 2.0 Stere0 - Spanish
  • Subtitles - English (SDH), French, Spanish - Optional

Additional Release Material:

  • Trailer - Theatrical Trailer

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B+

Camp isn't just an undercurrent here--it's the grindhouse force that drives the movie, with Bruce Campbell clearly happy behind the wheel.

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08/01/07
Christopher Smith
Bangor Daily News (Maine)
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5/5

Raimi approaches this scenario as if someone had given him a deep pail of Magic Markers and told him to draw the ultimate comic book.

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07/23/07
Rob Gonsalves
eFilmCritic.com
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1/4

A bloody and fairly lifeless witch's brew of medievalism, Jonathan Swift and the Three Stooges.

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08/14/06
Thomas Delapa
Boulder Weekly
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01/26/06
Geoff Andrew
Time Out
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A-

A masterpiece of lunacy and oddball creativity.

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10/28/05
Bill Clark
FromTheBalcony
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4/4

To watch the movie is to join its chaotic flow of hyperactive energy.

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04/29/05
Phil Villarreal
Arizona Daily Star
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3/5

No review available.

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01/07/05
Greg Maki
Star-Democrat (Easton, MD)
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A-

Army of Darkness s’impose comme un film diablement amusant, un summum dans le genre et à seulement quelques échelons d’Evil Dead II

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10/31/04
Louis-Jérôme Cloutier
Panorama
N/R

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08/30/04
Janet Maslin
New York Times
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2/5

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03/11/04
Matt Kelemen
Las Vegas CityLife
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3.5/5

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03/04/04
Christopher Null
Filmcritic.com
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4/5

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02/24/04
Rebecca Murray
About.com
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[W]ickedly witty...

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10/31/03
MaryAnn Johanson
Flick Filosopher
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10/10

Die-hard horror buffs beware: 'Army' gives the genre a giant 'Three Stooges'-style slap to the face.

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09/03/03
Dan Fazio
Citysearch
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3/5

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08/01/03
Ryan Cracknell
Movie Views
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3/5

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07/31/03
Walter Chaw
Film Freak Central
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3/4

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03/23/03
Robert Roten
Laramie Movie Scope
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4/5

In his own special way, Bruce Campbell is an icon of cool

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03/19/03
Brian Mckay
eFilmCritic.com
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4/5

Oh, the sugar that Raimi once gave.

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03/04/03
Alex Sandell
Juicy Cerebellum
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3/5

No review available.

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02/28/03
Philip Martin
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
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