Army of Darkness Reviews

Too much comedy, not enough horror.... bad comedy at that.

Haven't seen this for a while, but I remember it being quite funny. I love that Bruce Cmapbell cheese.

so ridiculously good entertainment! :D

Yup, probably my favorite horror/comedy

It pretty much is the Three Stooges meets the Zombie Apocalypse but it actually works. All I can say is Bruce Campbell kicks ass!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Funny as hell...Best of the Evil Deads

The chainsaw wielding gun slinger in Medieval Times! Lol this one was way too cheesy and silly. But for some reason I kind of liked it, it was kind of entertaining. The first two were much better though.

The best movie you will ever see. Period. Who can go wrong with Bruce Campbell, undead baddies and some of the best (and oft-repeated) one-liners?

Before taking the time to tackle the Evil Dead remake, I took a sit-down with the original Evil Dead trilogy. Parts 1 and 2 were just as excellent as ever and I ended the evening with this terrific cap-off. Though not as frightening as its predecessors, it doesn't try to be anything like them. Army of Darkness is a flat-out comedy with horror elements and a damn good one at that. I really think my main hook to this entry is the character of Ash himself. Ash went through hell and back via the first two entries and has progressed into one major badass here. He threatens the authority, swoons the ladies, nails the one-liners, and is so high on himself. Quite the opposite of the quivering/frightened Ash I knew so well in the original Evil Dead. Bruce Campbell gives his best performance as Ash here, full of confidence and dry wit. His stance within the genre is stapled and he is the star here. Amazing. Embeth Davidtz back up Bruce well and does what is asked of her. Marcus Gilbert took the role very seriously and that made him all the more hilarious in his shenanigans. Ian Abercrombie gave the movie some levity as the Wiseman. Richard Grove doesn't show up much but when he did, he ruled. Bridget Fonda shows up in a small role as the third Linda in yet another re-enactment of the first flick. Raimi doesn't calm down after two of these already and is just as nuts with the camera. The POV of the demon is there, as well as tons of weapon POV shots. The pace is lightning quick, the creative shots are present and the energy doesn't subside. Hail to the King... Now, even though this one doesn't have much fear bits attached, the elements are there and the comedy that's attached is hilarious. If you love the character of Ash, you'll love what's to come because it's all centred around him. Fighting his doppelganger, contemplating a puzzle with getting 'the right book' or warding off the townsfolk/spirits with his super-macho attitude. All was a sight and a hoot to watch for 2/3 of the flick. The only issue I had was with the final battle. In all its build up and hilarious bits, I expected it to be more grandiose or epic in some form. Instead we get some bad stop-motion/green screen effects and a lot of collapsing bones. Where's the bloodshed? Where's the demons(a few, but hardly enough to satisfy this guy)? Where's the intensity? Where's the one-liners? I guess I was underwhelmed a little bit. Once was all said and done, the movie ended with a bang on left me on a very high note. This is an excellent round I had with one of the best trilogies in the horror genre and ever. Try a marathon or if horror isn't your thing, have some beers and watch this one alone in all its cheesy glory. Your call!

A good conclusion to the Evil Dead Trilogy.

Definitely the funniest/craziest of the 'Evil Dead' films! Once again, it recaps the last two films in about 3min, then it's straight into Ash being trapped in the 14th century with some knights, fighting demons with his "boom stick"! Plenty of purposely corny dialogue and bionic hand action, not to mention a doppelganger and an army of cartoon-looking skeletons! It's not scary at all and has plenty of stupid/funny moments, especially the ending.

As the third outing of the Evil Dead franchise, it is notable for being action-packed and even more imaginative without losing its attachment from its predecessors. However, its effectiveness is hit-or-miss and not as infectious as the first two.

Decent lines. But...honestly even as a tongue in cheek, its not great

As much as I love the first two Evil Dead movies... this does not fit in with the series one bit. I had never really known much about this movie, and I just recently re-watched Evil Dead 2 since I hadn't seen it in a few years, so when I saw the ending to it again and then watched this one I was really disappointed. The whole Renascence style of this movie does not fit nor belong in the series, and there is no horror and no gore to it at all. It's just a boring, over the top, action comedy movie. It sticks out like a sore thumb compared to the first two. I don't know why Sam Raimi decided to go in this direction with the series, but I really hope it gets fixed with Evil Dead 4 or Army of Darkness 2... or whatever it's gonna be called.

This is quite a bit worse than the first two, but it's still a mildly enjoyable movie. I just wish that it had a similar tone relative to the first two.

Though 'Darkness' may be entertaining in its own right, it ultimately suffers from too much of what I would consider to be Campbell's (and the franchise's) worst nemesis- dialogue.

Nothing compared to the others but still enjoyable.

It's a horror-comedy that is neither funny nor horrific. Imagine there's no Evil Dead 2 and you watched this after seeing the original Evil Dead feature... you would wonder why the hell Sam Raimi would ever go this direction. Well it isn't the only conclusion to a trilogy that he's fucked up.

I don't hold the series in high regard, but this is easily the best of them.

This was absolutely ridiculous and I loved every minute of it!