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Army of Darkness

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Army of Darkness (1992)

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Reviews Counted:36

Fresh:27

Rotten:9

Average Rating:7/10

Runtime: 2 hrs 57 mins

Genre: Horror/Suspense

US Box Office: $0

Synopsis: Through a magic spell, Ash, a modern-day discount-store employee, finds himself back in the middle ages. Given the key to return home by an alchemist, he bungles the incantation and, instead,... Through a magic spell, Ash, a modern-day discount-store employee, finds himself back in the middle ages. Given the key to return home by an alchemist, he bungles the incantation and, instead, releases the forces of darkness. Now Ash has one job to do before transporting to the future: defeat the army of the evil dead... if they don't defeat him first. [More]

Starring: Bruce Campbell, Embeth Davidtz, Marcus Gilbert, Ian Abercrombie

Starring: Bruce Campbell, Embeth Davidtz, Marcus Gilbert, Ian Abercrombie, Richard Grove

Director: Sam Raimi

Director: Sam Raimi
Screenwriter: Sam Raimi, Ivan Raimi
Composer: Danny Elfman

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Richard Harrington
Richard Harrington
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Cory Cheney
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Urban Tulsa Weekly

...a comical send-up of sword-and-sorcery epics...filled with imaginative touches, but long flat stretches, too, and a good deal of sophomoric humor.

Full Review Source: DVDTown.com | comment Comment
05/28/01
John J. Puccio
John J. Puccio
DVDTown.com

Raimi and his camera never slow down, which is good because many of the gags don't stand up to scrutiny.

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05/28/09
Josh Larsen
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Marc Savlov
Marc Savlov
Austin Chronicle

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Matt Kelemen
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Roger Ebert
Roger Ebert
Chicago Sun-Times
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A bloody and fairly lifeless witch's brew of medievalism, Jonathan Swift and the Three Stooges.

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08/14/06
Thomas Delapa
Thomas Delapa
Boulder Weekly

I'll probably take heat for saying so, but this flick kind of sucks.

Full Review Source: Dread Central | comment 1 Comment
09/11/09
Uncle Creepy
Uncle Creepy
Dread Central

Oh, the sugar that Raimi once gave.

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03/04/03
Alex Sandell
Alex Sandell
Juicy Cerebellum

A masterpiece of lunacy and oddball creativity.

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10/28/05
Bill Clark
Bill Clark
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In his own special way, Bruce Campbell is an icon of cool

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October 21, 2008: Fourth Evil Dead Still on Raimi's Back Burner Opens in new window
Remember a few months ago, when Sam Raimi hinted that he and his brother Ivan might be sitting down to write a fourth "Evil Dead" movie in August? Well, there still isn't a script. More...

August 15, 2008: Bruce Campbell Talks Evil Dead 4 Opens in new window
Sam Raimi's been teasing the press with comments about a possible Evil Dead 4 lately, and Bruce Campbell has joined in, telling MTV "When he's ready, I'm ready." More...

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May 05, 2007: Campbell Open to Evil Dead 4 and Bubba Nosferatu
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