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Army of Darkness

1992 Directed by Sam Raimi

Trapped in time. Surrounded by evil. Low on gas.

A man is accidentally transported to 1300 A.D., where he must battle an army of the dead and retrieve the Necronomicon so he can return home.

Bruce Campbell Embeth Davidtz Marcus Gilbert Ian Abercrombie Richard Grove Timothy Patrick Quill Michael Earl Reid Bridget Fonda Patricia Tallman Ted Raimi Deke Anderson

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Review by SilentDawn ★★★★ 5

76

"Don't touch that please, your primitive intellect wouldn't understand alloys and compositions and things with... molecular structures."

Bruce fucking Campbell.
Review by DirkH ★★★★½ 6

This film concludes a horror franchise I consider to be one of the greatest ever conceived.

It is the trilogy's Santa Claus, adding joy, merriment and laughter.

And chainsaws.

And Deadites.

And time travel.

And cloning.

And magic.

Ok, so it's nothing like Santa at all, but you get my point.

Oh, and I'm so proud! I managed to do this without one quote!

Groovy!

....bollocks....
Review by SilentDawn ★★★★ 4

76/100

An atmospheric blast of old-school adventure and classical horror, Army of Darkness is a wacky example of distinct energy and grotesque low-budget beauty. Castles, skeletons, fog, and monsters; every trope adds to a modern reinvention of palpable mood and thrilling escapades. Sam Raimi and Bruce Campbell are one of the great director/actor duos.
Review by Mark Barrett ★★★★ 10

Army of Darkness, the third installment of the Evil Dead trilogy, directed by Sam Raimi and written by both the Raimi brothers. Anybody expecting a cabin in the woods horror here will be sorely disappointed!

Ash was last seen in Evil Dead 2, sucked through a portal and dumped on the ground in 1300AD, surrounded by knights. The story here picks up from there - the knights, led by Arthur, initially think Ash is part of the oppositions army and take him prisoner. The wiseman thinks Ash is the chosen one from a prophecy, chosen to lead them against the forces of darkness. Arthur does not buy this and throws Ash into a pit where he has to fight a…
Review by Hollie Horror ★★★ 30

I LOVE skeletons and the army of the dead were adorable but I can not handle all of the action hero one-liners and the super long battle scene. We watched the director's cut this time and I have the hardest time deciding which ending I prefer, this or the theatrical?? They're both kinda dumb, but maybe I like the director's cut version better because it has less "quotable" dialogue. Army of Darkness thrived in the scenes that called on the 3-stooges humor that worked so well in Evil Dead and Evil Dead II, but sadly this was made in a different decade and relied a little too heavily on what was relevant at the time. *pause for dramatic effect* "Quotable conclusion"
Review by kyle97 ★★★ 9

Sam Raimi capped off the Evil Dead trilogy with Army of Darkness, a rather pale movie compared to its predecessors. As someone who enjoyed the goofy and macabre Evil Dead and Evil Dead II a great deal, I was slightly disappointed by this one. This is largely because the movie comes up short on horror and long on comedy. Army of Darkness follows the chainsaw-armed Ash (the badass Bruce Campbell) who leads a battle against the dark spirits after being transported to A.D. 1300 by the Book of the Dead. Though bigger in scale, this one lacks the sense of dread that characterizes the narratives of the first two films.

Raimi seemed to be more interested in the promise of…

Recent reviews

Review by Dave ★★★★★

So. Much. Fun. The perfect blend of Three Stooges slapstick, Harryhausenesque special effects, and that irresistible Ash swagger/buffoonery. And all those quotable lines…

Alright. Who wants some?

This... is my BOOMSTICK!

First you wanna kill me, now you wanna kiss me. Blow.

Good. Bad. I'm the guy with the gun.

Hail to the king, baby.

You've got to be a primitive screw-head not to love this movie.
Review by ComicSolution54 ★★★★

This...is my BOOMSTICK!!!
Review by dominiquenicole ★★★★★

This movie is a masterpiece.
Review by scottequila

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Review by donkeybonner ★★★★½

This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.

An essential survivor guide if you ever get sent back in time and had to deal with:

Getting some sugar from medieval babes.

People with primitive intellect unable to understand alloys and compositions and things with molecular structures.

Tiny clones of yourself.

An army of undead raised by your evil clone.

PROPERLY counting the number of drops of a sleeping potion.
Review by Kyle Lewis ★★

Too catch phrasey and needed to be rated R.
Review by Joshua Maddock ★★★★½ 2

Still amazing
Review by Kyle Scarselli ★★★★

Yo, She-Bitch...let's go.
Give me some sugar, baby.

Army of Darkness is fucking awesome and hilarious. The dialogue in particular is one of those things that had to get worse to get better. My God, it was terrible, but so funny. The skeleton marching band absolutely killed me. Raimi's tale of the medieval dead is nonstop zingers and action, and Bruce Campbell breezes through it as the coolest motherfucker alive.

Hail to the King, baby!
Review by jack_wc ★★★

Bruce Campbell you are my hero. It didn't live up to the hype of Evil Dead II but was still very entertaining. There wasn't much horror compared to the previous films. It merely focused on the comedy and that let it down in my opinion.