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Army of Darkness (Evil Dead 3)

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Evil Dead II

Related to:

Evil Dead: An Animated Tribute (S)

Original title

Army of Darkness (Evil Dead 3)aka

AKA

The Evil Dead 3: Army of Darkness

Year

1992

Running time

83 min.

Country

United States

Director

Sam Raimi

Screenwriter

Sam Raimi, Ivan Raimi

Cast

Music

Joseph LoDuca. Theme: Danny Elfman

Cinematography

Bill Pope

Producer

Dino de Laurentiis, Renaissance Pictures, Universal Pictures

Genre

Adventure. Fantasy. Horror. Comedy. Action | Sequel. Time Travel. 13th Century. Middle Ages. Exorcism / Evil Possession. Horror Comedy. Cult Movie

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Evil Dead

Synopsis

In the third film of "The Evil Dead" series, our gun-totting, chainsaw-handed hero, Ash (Bruce Campbell), has been transported to England in the 13th century where he has been prophesized as the one who will find the Necronomicon, the Book of the Dead, and deliver the people from the terrors of the Deadites, who quest for the book, too. But he is mistaken as a spy from a rival kingdom and forced to fight two Deadites before the people find out what he is here for. He also falls for a woman named Sheila (Embeth Davidtz) before he searches for the book. But after finding it, he says the wrong words that will allow the wisemen to use the book to send him back and stop the Deadites and accidentally awakens the Army of the Dead, led by his clone, Evil Ash. Now, Ash must use his 20th century wits and skills to beat Evil Ash and his army of skeletons.

Rankings Position

#17 Best Horror Comedy Films
#103 Best Sequels in the history of film
#118 Best Horror Movies

Awards: 1992: Sitges Film Festival: Official Selection

1993: Avoriaz International Fantastic Film Festival: nominated to Grand Prix (Best Film).

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Critics' reviews

"The movie isn't as funny or entertaining as "Evil Dead II," however, maybe because the comic approach seems recycled (...) Rating: ★★ (out of 4)"

Roger Ebert: Chicago Sun-Times
"Taken on its own terms, 'Army of Darkness' displays some ambition and wit, though not nearly enough to lend it broad appeal."

Janet Maslin: The New York Times
"Army Of Darkness belongs to the 'cinema of cool,' that pantheon of movies with enough style and attitude to reduce critical thinkers into drooling fanboys and fangirls."

Scott Tobias: AV Club
"All sword and sorcery movies are parodies, but Sam Raimi's 'Army of Darkness' is the best intentional parody that hardware-heavy genre has ever seen"

Jay Carr: Boston Globe
"Dipping wittily into myth, the macabre and the modern, it's an effervescent adventure that's as amusing as it is genuinely gripping"

Desson Thomson: The Washington Post
"Blending almost nonstop violence with humorous parody, Sam Raimi's latest excursion into horror-kitsch seems more like an irreverent "A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court"

Peter Besas: Variety
"Raimi has created the cinematic equivalent of fast food (...) It may not be much good for you in the end, but consuming it is loads of fun."

Dave Kehr: Chicago Tribune
"Apart from the budget-tempered ineptitude of the effects, which most would count as part of its deliberate whimsy, it is relying almost completely on Campbell’s oafish humour (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"

Ian Nathan: Empire

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58 Guilty Pleasures: Bad Movies I'm Into (55)
64 My Favorite Movie Sequels (20)

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