Groovy.

Rating: 8/10 (5 February 2008)

Sam Raimi's third entry in the Evil Dead has certainly evolved from the intentions of the first. Whereas The Evil Dead is coined "the ultimate experience in grueling terror," this one is more righteously "the ultimate experience in horror with comedic medieval skeleton warriors-Bruce Campbell one-liners... and a boomstick!" The Army of Darkness seeks to take the comedy element of the series and put it at the forefront. When I view this I can't help but think of a mash-up between my dad's Three Stooges collection, Conan the Barbarian (not the one with Arnold!), and... well... any movie with Bruce Campbell!
Some people who have not ever seen this film will believe it to be a truly scary film as it is rated R and additionally due to the fact that it appears in the horror section of most rental stores. Do not be fooled though, there is only spots of language and I don't think that there is one jumpy scene in the whole movie (although the eyeball in the shoulder ALWAYS makes me squirm a bit) and it really doesn't feature much gore. The Army of Darkness is a culmination of the comedy element of Evil Dead 2 amplified 10x, tossed in a blender with the skeletons from Conan and a handful of mini-Ashes!
The movie picks right up where we left off in Evil Dead 2 with Ash and his Oldsmobile being transported back in time through a warp opened by the Necronomicon. He lands, and instead of being praised as savior like the end of 2 shows, he is questioned as one of King Henry's men and taken as prisoner back to the castle to be thrown into the pit. "Into the pit with those blood-thirsty sons of whores!" Ash manages to escape and must seek out the Necronomicon to return home. The movie unfolds at an unrelenting pace relying on action sequence after action sequence and more special effects than you can shake a boomstick at.
This movie is truly hilarious. If you enjoy slapstick comedy, Bruce Campbell, the concept of a man with a sawed-off shotgun and a chainsaw for an arm fighting hordes of skeletons and monsters, outrageous one-liners, early 90's special effects, and good movies in general, do yourself a favor and grab a bowl of popcorn and copy of Army of Darkness this weekend, you won't be let down.