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A movie that only true horror buffs could love, Army of Darkness is officially part 3 in the wild and wacky Evil Dead trilogy masterminded by the perversely inventive director Sam Raimi, who would later serve as executive producer of the popular syndicated TV series Hercules: The Legendary Journeys. Raimi's favorite actor, Bruce Campbell, returns as Ash (hero of the first two Evil Dead flicks), a hardware-store clerk who is magically transported--along with his beat-up Oldsmobile and a chainsaw attachment for his severed left forearm--to the brutal battlefields of the 14th century. He quickly assumes power (who else in the Middle Ages packs a shotgun and a chainsaw?), and unites his band of medieval knights against the dreaded Army of the Dead. Raimi gleefully subverts almost every horror-movie cliché as he serves up a nonstop parade of blood, gore, and vicious sword-bearing skeletons--an affectionate homage to animator Ray Harryhausen's classic Jason and the Argonauts. The frantic action is fun while it lasts, but even at 80 minutes Army of Darkness nearly wears out its welcome. You know that Raimi can maintain the mayhem for only so long before it grows tiresome, and fortunately this madcap movie quits while it's ahead. --Jeff Shannon
Special Features
This unrated, limited edition director's cut of Army of Darkness includes 15 additional minutes, 4 deleted scenes, and liner notes by Bruce Campbell (Ash). Only 50,000 copies will be available, each individually numbered.
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
By JIBAutolycus
Format:Blu-ray
I've probably seen Army of Darkness a hundred times and on several different formats over the years. When I watched this Blu-Ray edition it was like watching it for the first time. I found myself smiling the whole way through and noticed little details that only hi-def can provide. It's great that they can make old movies people love look brand spanking new. That being said, the disc doesn't contain much else, but none of the other Army of Darkness releases did either. It has the theatrical cut only, which I actually prefer as the directors cut changed some key one-liners. You can watch the Alternate ending seperately, and there is the featurette on creating the deadites which we've seen before. Oh, and the audio commentary.So nothing new except the quality, but thats enough reason to pick this up. Plus it sounds amazing. If you want a bunch of Evil Dead special features then pick up the Evil Dead blu-ray or ultimate edition DVD. It has tons of stuff, but sadly I don't see many AOD extras coming anytime soon, as I dont think much behind the scenes stuff exists. But don't let that get you down you primitive screwheads. This is still one to pick up!
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
Anyone who's going try and take this movie serious and say that the acting is bad and the specialfx are poor are not the people they had in mind to watch this film.This is the movie they wanted to make and those of us with a true sense of humour will agree that it's genius.It's over the top,funny,witty and very entertaining.Just lastnight I played this movie for a buddy of mine for the first time and he was in stitches and kicked himself for not seeing it sooner.I'm not a big horror movie nerd, but this movie along with evil dead II are in my top 50 list for sure.And as far as the special fx go,I find they give this movie it's own dreamscape and make it very twisted and creepy and the same goes for evil dead I and II.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
By Trauma
Format:DVD
Over the past few years ive introduce my spouse to The Evil Dead films mainly the first two since ive been waiting for them to stop releasing numerous versions of the third one.
So I bought The BoomStick Edition and her and I watched it and she was in tears from start to finish.
She finally agreed with me that yes Bruce is the man.
Army of Darkness is so stupid yet totally watchable even if it does fail to live up to the franchise expectations.
Bruce has allready proven his chops recently with Bubba Ho Tep so im hoping that an allout final big boy finale for the Evil Dead series will follow.
As much as I would like see Freddy vs Jason vs Ash that will not count no matter how good it may turn out to be as the big finale im craving to see.
So I bought The BoomStick Edition and her and I watched it and she was in tears from start to finish.
She finally agreed with me that yes Bruce is the man.
Army of Darkness is so stupid yet totally watchable even if it does fail to live up to the franchise expectations.
Bruce has allready proven his chops recently with Bubba Ho Tep so im hoping that an allout final big boy finale for the Evil Dead series will follow.
As much as I would like see Freddy vs Jason vs Ash that will not count no matter how good it may turn out to be as the big finale im craving to see.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Hilarious!
This third installment of the Evil Dead trilogy is just all-out hilarious. Ash doesn't take crap from anyone, and it seems like nothing surprises him anymore, in this cheesy,... Read more
Published 28 days ago by Samantha K Krewulak
4.0 out of 5 stars
"This... is my BOOM STICK!!"
Army of Darkness-The Screwhead Edition is a good addition to my ever-growing movie collection. I was very happy with this since I own the original Evil Dead films and this... Read more
Published 1 month ago by The Nexus
4.0 out of 5 stars
Amazing movie series
Loved all the Evil Dead movies and am so glad I got to add this to my collection. Very disappointed about the new Evil Dead movie coming out. No one can replace Bruce Campbell. Read more
Published 2 months ago by Andrew Brown
5.0 out of 5 stars
Hail to the King, Baby!
Being the final installment to the Evil Dead series, this movie stands up to its precedent stories, although the treatment is different here. Read more
Published 15 months ago by Omnes
4.0 out of 5 stars
3 1/2 stars for the third in this Bruce Campbell-fest!
Army of Darkness(released in Oct/92)finds our hero Ash back,played by Bruce don't-call-me-Ash Campbell. Read more
Published 19 months ago by Robert Badgley
1.0 out of 5 stars
same as the other one
description is wrong. it is not the director's cut with 15 more minutes. it is the exact same blu-ray as the Screw-Heah Edition that already exist. do not buy
Published 22 months ago by eric m
3.0 out of 5 stars
THESE MOVIES ARE PRETTY WEIRD-- BUT COOL
EVIL DEAD 3 IS NOT AS GOOD AS 2 BUT BETTER THEN 1. ONLY A SELECTED FEW CAN LOVE THESE MOVIES.THE EVIL DEAD SERIES IS A MIX OF HORROR AND WEIRDNESS. Read more
Published on Dec 30 2005
5.0 out of 5 stars
great movie!
Another great Evil Dead movie staring the best B movie actor Bruce "Don't Call Me Ash" Campbell, great fun and great story! Read more
Published on Aug 20 2004 by Deimos
5.0 out of 5 stars
Dissapointing release. Find the definitive version!
I don't need to ramble on about how great this film is, but I strongly recommend purchasing the Region 3 version by MGM. Unfortunately it cannot be purchased via Amazon. Read more
Published on Aug 3 2004
1.0 out of 5 stars
A Bad and Tasteless Film
This by far is the worst film I have ever seen. Sure, I've had my fair share of bad films, but this one tops them off. The acting stunk in a very big way. Read more
Published on Jun 23 2004
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