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Army of Darkness

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Army of Darkness (1992)

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Reviews Counted: 33

Fresh: 26

Rotten:7

Average Rating: 7.1/10

Runtime: 2 hrs 57 mins

Genre: Horror/Suspense

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... 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]

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

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

Director: Sam Raimi

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

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Jun 26, 2007

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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

Reviews for Army of Darkness

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Raimi's strength lies in his manic inventiveness %u2013 which is somewhat in abeyance here, as he tries injecting some traditional plot elements into the old formula.

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10/15/08
Steve Biodrowski
ESplatter
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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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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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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 masterpiece of lunacy and oddball creativity.

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10/28/05
Bill Clark
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To watch the movie is to join its chaotic flow of hyperactive energy.

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04/29/05
Phil Villarreal
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01/07/05
Greg Maki
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Army of Darkness s’impose comme un film diablement amusant, un summum dans le genre et à seulement quelques échelons d’Evil Dead II

Full Review Source: Panorama | comment Comment
10/31/04
Louis-Jérôme Cloutier
Panorama
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08/30/04
Janet Maslin
New York Times
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03/11/04
Matt Kelemen
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Christopher Null
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02/24/04
Rebecca Murray
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[W]ickedly witty...

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10/31/03
MaryAnn Johanson
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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
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07/31/03
Walter Chaw
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03/23/03
Robert Roten
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In his own special way, Bruce Campbell is an icon of cool

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03/19/03
Brian Mckay
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Oh, the sugar that Raimi once gave.

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03/04/03
Alex Sandell
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Latest News for Army of Darkness

October 21, 2008: Fourth Evil Dead Still on Raimi's Back Burner Opens in new window
Remember a few months ago, when Sam Raimi hinted that he and his brother Ivan might be sitting down to write a fourth "Evil Dead" movie in August? Well, there still isn't a script. More...

August 15, 2008: Bruce Campbell Talks Evil Dead 4 Opens in new window
Sam Raimi's been teasing the press with comments about a possible Evil Dead 4 lately, and Bruce Campbell has joined in, telling MTV "When he's ready, I'm ready." More...

December 20, 2007: Sam Raimi Wants to Drag Me to Hell
Over the past few months, we've talked a lot about Sam Raimi's busy schedule as a producer, but his directorial follow-up to Spider-Man 3 has remained a mystery -- until now,... More...

May 05, 2007: Campbell Open to Evil Dead 4 and Bubba Nosferatu
Even though he's in charge of the massive "Spider-Man" franchise and in the running for films like "The Hobbit," Sam Raimi always says he wants to make... More...

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