Actually a 7.5 for Campy Humor and Allot of Fun !!!

Rating: 8/10 (27 January 2008)

Not having seen Evil Dead movies, in any form, up pops Bruce Campbell vs. the Army of Darkness, a quirky , off beat , campy film of the Fantasy genre, that pins Bruce against the evil forces, in a medieval setting, not at his discretion....
I can only imagine that when Sam Raimi, Director and co-script writer, and Bruce Campbell got together, they were both on the same page as what kind of movie they wanted to make, and they did a fine job of it.
Ash(Bruce Campbell) gets transported from present time to 1300 A.D. for trying to read prohibited material about the undead . Thought to be a prophet, he becomes the love interest of Sheila(Embeth Davidtz), and must recover the Necomicron(a book of the dead), to return home. Not the brightest bulb on the tree, he doesn't completely recite the 3, count them 3, little words that he needs to get him home, Klatu Baratta Nicktu, sound familiar ?, yeah, they are from the 1951 film, "The Day The Earth Stood Still", a science fiction classic. Those words were to be delivered to Gort, the giant robot, after Michael Rennie was shot.
Anyway, the battle scenes between the skeletons is where the conflict reaches its' zenith, and it is a most memorable one...The battle scenes are a little uneven because the lack of consistency of the special effects....but Bruce carries the film nicely, and delivers a fine performance .
So,if you want to escape reality for about 81 minutes, then you should try this tasty morsel, for your viewing pleasure .
Campy fun , for the young at heart !!!