Holds up

Rating: 8/10 (21 August 2016)

I ended up seeing "Army Of Darkness" first and being blown away by how massive it is. I guess it's only because of that, that I am not giving this a higher score. The movie did take awhile to get really good. It's still pretty worth it when it really gets there. It's weird, because I thought this was going to be the movie that had the most iconic scenes like Ash losing his arm or everything in the room laughing. Yeah, I was a bit disappointed. Still, I definitely liked this movie.
In terms of its reputation as one of the goriest films ever, it's nowhere near as bad as "Caligula" or "Cannibal Holocaust". Maybe it didn't come off as too scary for me. It's still great to see these impressive sets and costumes hold up. The stop motion isn't bad, but I never really was into that. I still love the atmosphere that this film creates and how it really is ahead of its time in terms of character development and playing with the horror movie tropes. It's quite unpredictable and is worth your time if you're a horror movie fan. Yes, boo me for liking AOD more, but I still acknowledge this film as the launch of a genre. ***