Ideal evening: Army of Darkness and Bruce himself

Rating: Null/10 (2 March 2004)

The first time I saw this movie was at a screening of Evil Dead, EDII and AoD. After the completion of ALL THREE, who should walk on stage but Bruce himself for a hilarious question and answer session. His answer to when EDIV might come out "It will come out...when monkeys fly out my butt!" It seems that Sam Raimi took particular delight in torturing Bruce throughout the trilogy (mostly in EDII and AoD).
As for AoD, it is easily my favorite of the three. It is hilarious from beginning to end, with the obvious 3 Stooges references to the more subtle spoofs of earlier movies such as the Disney flick "Bedknobs and Broomsticks". Yes, the effects are cheesy and the castle is a matte painting but WHO CARES? I'm sick of movies with bloated budgets and computer-generated actors. Not everyone has a 100 mil budget to work with and Sam Raimi was making this on a shoestring budget (for the time).
Possibly the funniest scene in the film is Ash versus the mini-Ashes in and around the windmill. This is NOT a scene to be missed and fits perfectly into the topsy-turvy world that Ash has fallen into and now has to get himself out of. Bruce Campbell is quite possibly the quirkiest actor in the business (yes, even quirkier than Johnny Depp!). He has no hesitation about doing small parts if they're interesting ("Escape from LA" and "Spiderman", notably) yet has the presence and talent to carry off leading roles with penache.
More power to you Bruce and may AoD live forever!