If You Think AoD is Horror...

Rating: 9/10 (15 March 1999)

...you're sorely mistaken. AoD is a throwback (and a parody, much as Monty Python & The Holy Grail is ) of the big box-office epics of stuff like Excalibur. The "horror" elements are basically relatively insignificant, and AoD effortlessly parodies fantasy action/adventure f;ocls by transposing a modern-day man into medieval times (much like A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court). The first two Evil Deads are basically an excuse for this movie, so don't look for any real continuity either in plot or Ash's characterization. You can see the seeds of Raimi's revisionist/historical Hercules/Xena here, whether in the non-existent nod to historical accuracy, or the goofy fight scenes.