A great movie that is often misunderstood.

Rating: 10/10 (22 October 2001)

I remember seeing Army of Darkness for the first time nearly two years ago. I immediately became obsessed with it and the other films as well in the Evil Dead trilogy. While Evil Dead is great, and Evil Dead II has its moments, it is Army of Darkness that stands at the head of the pack and deservedly should be recognized as the greatest B-movie of all-time.
The genius behind this film is that it appears to hypes itself up to be some great horror masterpiece but is really a comedy instead(just read the back-cover of the movie before watching it and you'll see.) Every cliche that is commonplace in bad horror movies is made apparent in Army of Darkness, yet the movie does nothing to disguise itself from the fact that this was done on purpose to ridicule the common faults of bad horror movies.
I love watching people complain about this movie. "That isn't possible, there is no way a belt can knot itself around a chain like that" or, "How can he shoot off 32 rounds from a shotgun without reloading?" People who mutter these comments often miss the point of the movie. Those things were added on purpose. YOU ARE NOT SUPPOSE TO DISSECT THIS MOVIE AND TALK ABOUT WHAT IS AND ISN'T POSSIBLE. You are supposed to just sit back, forget about the laws of nature, and enjoy the great one-liners by Bruce Campbell(God of B-movie actors) and the hilarious and idiotic plot created by Sam Raimi. This is a movie about pure entertainment, not dramatic and artistic values.
In this way, Army of Darkness is often a misunderstood film. People try to look and find substance when substance isn't there to begin with(which is the reason people love it in the first place.) If you have never seen this film, go out and watch it as soon as you can. However, as I have warned you above, don't try looking too deep into it. Just sit back, get ready for some cheesy lines and a plot made out of velveeta, and enjoy.