Dark comedy that's more comedy than dark

Rating: Null/10 (9 October 2000)

Sam Raimi and Bruce Campbell are the masters of the horror/adventure movie spoof. Scary and funny things happen at the same time, so you're not sure whether to yell or laugh. Ash is a kick-butt hero who's just selfish enough to make him fun. The Deadites are gruesome and sarcastic. Reading the quotes doesn't do justice to Campbell's delivery of his lines. Plus any hero with a chainsaw for a hand just has to be impressive. Sam Raimi never denigrates horror movies in the process of making this- he just adds another, more humorous, dimension.