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Rating: Null/10 (7 March 2002)

Spoiler alert! What a groovy film! Having seen the previous 2 Evil Deads, I was expecting something like the second one- but it was nothing like! We pick up, as the second one did, on where we saw Ash last- dumped in the medieval desert with only that damn car, a double-barreled Remington shotgun, chainsaw and his wits to help him out. From here on in, what we know from the first 2 films hardly applies- only slight gore, no zombies barring Sheila's possession (which we hardly see) and no trees. But this film wasn't intended to be a retread of what had gone before. Instead, we get a prototype of 'The Mummy'- the Brendan Fraser one. There's so many fantastically funny, quotable lines in this that the duller, 'gayer' parts-and ropey effects- can be excused. 'This is my BOOMSTICK!', or 'Klaatu, berada, Ni-(cough)!', or 'You'll die in the graveyard before ya getit!' However, having seen 'The Mummy' before this, I was left feeling that 'Army' could have been of the same quality, if not better. It just feels like it lost its way, sad considering Bruce Campbell rocks so hard, the lines are great, the comedy holds its own blah blah.. If there had been a tighter plot, with a better use of Danny Elfman's score (no big music over the battle, but over Ash preparing his car! WHY? Don't waste it!) and better effects, this would have been a 10/10 film. I give it an 8/10. GIMME SOME SUGAR, BABY!!