Groovy!

Rating: 8/10 (6 April 2000)

Bruce Campbell is ultra-cool in this follow up to the wonderful "Evil Dead 2". This movie is a lot different in tone than that classic flick- this is more of a slap stick comedy/adventure about a normal guy sent back in time to Medieval Times to fight the forces of evil. Sure, thought of as a sequel to "Evil Dead 2" it's a little disappointing, but I guess that's why it's not called "Evil Dead 3", they didn't want people to think it was another haunted cabin movie. And I'm glad they did something different instead of getting repetitive and doing the same thing over and over like other horror series.
"Army of Darkness" stands on it's own as a great movie (despite annoying parts, like when Ash illogically builds a mechanical hand instead of keeping the awesome chainsaw hand he starts the movie out with). Ash is a great hero, a wise-cracking guy who's always in over his head. I think this movie should have been rated 'PG-13', not 'R', as there is no gore or anything, just a guy fighting cartoonish skeletons. It's in the same spirit as the Brendon Fraiser "Mummy" movie, although much more witty.
I guess that's all I have to say about this movie. It's good. Thank you.