Army of Darkness

Rating: 8/10 (4 July 2002)

When I first watched this I never realized I was watching a piece of horror history. Army of Darkness is the third and funniest installment of the Evil Dead series by Sam Raimi. Bruce Campbell returns as Ash, the chainsaw armed, shotgun toting, deadite killing, one liner spewing, housewares department clerk at S-Mart. In the end of Evil Dead Ash is sucked back in time along with his car into ancient England. I won't give away the movie's plot but Ash royally screws up in a very funny scene in a graveyard and ends up raising an army of darkness which he must help the locals fight off. Bruce Campbell is one of the finest actors on the planet and here he is no exception. While quite possibly it is the weakest of the Evil Dead trilogy it is an awesome movie that nearly anyone would enjoy on a Saturday afternoon. You could do worse with a spare 90 minutes. Recommended to anyone who likes B movies, horror movies, fantasy movies, or comedies.