"Evil Dead" trilogy's saving grace

Rating: 8/10 (26 October 2009)

Fortunately, I saw "Army of Darkness" before seeing "The Evil Dead" or "Evil Dead II". God knows had I seen the others first, I might not have even been able to make it to this one.
Amazingly enough, despite the fact I hated the first two movies in the trilogy, I do like this one. Sure it's corny, but it's supposed to be. I don't consider "Army of Darkness" to be a "B-movie", I think it is an imitation B-movie, and at that it succeeds.
If you haven't seen the other films in the series...DON'T! You can watch this one and still get the same effect. The opening moments of this movie recap the events of the last, and do so effectively so you won't need to see the other movies to understand what's going on. Trust me, you won't want to watch them. I learned the hard way.
On its own, "Army of Darkness" is a cheesy horror comedy that makes for a few good laughs. I would recommend checking it out. Bruce Campbell is pretty entertaining with his many one-liners.