A Schlock Masterpiece

Rating: 8/10 (13 September 2017)

Watching Army of Darkness is basically a requirement for all geeks everywhere, on the same level as being able to quote Monty Python by my estimation. It's a film that is entirely enjoyable on the surface level as a low budget, easy to quote, fun film that's quick and painless. But from the filmmakers perspective, it's a lovable piece that wears its cheapness on its chest. That's a wire, there's a green screen, that's a voice over on a plaster skeleton standing in place. It's so endearing.
The cheapness isn't what makes this movie fun for me, it's how much fun the actors are having. Bruce Campbell is a joy to watch, spouting one liners and having plaster skeletons thrown at him from off-camera. The extras waving their swords haphazardly are having a blast, the director is, the stars are, and it translates to a big dumb smile on you, the viewers, face.
I don't have to explain this movie to you. Most likely, you've already seen it. If you haven't, you're missing one of the best B-movies of all time, a spoof of the sword and sorcery genre disguised as a silly horror movie disguised as an homage to the Three Stooges.