When I first saw Army of Darkness way back in its theatrical release, being of the five people lucky enough to catch it during that week in 1993, I don't exactly remember my reaction, but I'd describe myself as somewhere between entertained and slightly disappointed. So yes, I was, in effect, disappointed to some degree by Army of Darkness . It certainly wasn't the same material as either of the previous films, but rather than be more entertaining than the film that came before, was slightly less.
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The image quality is only fair, because this DVD is incredibly dark, and some of the footage looks like crap because this is, of course, a reassembled edition taken from various sources. The director's cut itself is a far, far, far superior version than the one me and those four other suckers saw back in 1993. By the end of the movie, and after listening to the director's commentary, I had come full circle back to a full appreciation of Army of Darkness , and while I still don't view it as highly as the second movie, I think it stands on its own strengths and is truly good. And it's truly good as an American product. There's a horrible little secret that no one really likes to admit, especially not in the US of A, about the influence of national character over the art it produces.