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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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Reviews for Army of Darkness

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2.5/5

Uncle Creepy

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

Full Review Source: | comment 1 Comment | Sep., 11 2009 12:24 PM

Dread Central

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Jonathan Rosenbaum

This is old-fashioned fun until the climactic battle, which almost comes across like routine bone piling after all the flights of fancy.

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | May., 29 2009 03:00 PM

Chicago Reader

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2.5/4

Josh Larsen

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

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | May., 28 2009 11:14 AM

LarsenOnFilm

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Steve Biodrowski

a director, Raimi's strength lies in his manic inventiveness %u2013 which is somewhat in abeyance here, as he tries injecting some traditional plot elements into the old formula.

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Mar., 09 2009 07:56 PM

Cinefantastique

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B+

Christopher Smith

Camp isn't just an undercurrent here--it's the grindhouse force that drives the movie, with Bruce Campbell clearly happy behind the wheel.

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Aug., 01 2007 07:34 AM

Bangor Daily News (Maine)

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5/5

Rob Gonsalves

Raimi approaches this scenario as if someone had given him a deep pail of Magic Markers and told him to draw the ultimate comic book.

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Jul., 23 2007 07:16 AM

eFilmCritic.com

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1/4

Thomas Delapa

A bloody and fairly lifeless witch's brew of medievalism, Jonathan Swift and the Three Stooges.

Full Review Source: | comment 1 Comment | Aug., 14 2006 12:35 PM

Boulder Weekly

N/R

Geoff Andrew

Click to read the article

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Jan., 26 2006 03:16 AM

Time Out

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A-

Bill Clark

A masterpiece of lunacy and oddball creativity.

comment Comment | Oct., 28 2005 11:19 AM

FromTheBalcony

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4/4

Phil Villarreal

To watch the movie is to join its chaotic flow of hyperactive energy.

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Apr., 29 2005 07:37 AM

Arizona Daily Star

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3/5

Greg Maki

No review available.

comment Comment | Jan., 07 2005 02:40 PM

Star-Democrat (Easton, MD)

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A-

Louis-Jérôme Cloutier

Army of Darkness s’impose comme un film diablement amusant, un summum dans le genre et à seulement quelques échelons d’Evil Dead II

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Oct., 31 2004 05:51 AM

Panorama

N/R

Janet Maslin

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Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Aug., 30 2004 10:17 PM

New York Times

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2/5

Matt Kelemen

No review available.

comment Comment | Mar., 11 2004 05:02 PM

Las Vegas CityLife

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3.5/5

Christopher Null

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Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Mar., 04 2004 05:01 PM

Filmcritic.com

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4/5

Rebecca Murray

No review available.

comment Comment | Feb., 24 2004 02:08 PM

About.com

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MaryAnn Johanson

[W]ickedly witty...

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Oct., 31 2003 12:54 PM

Flick Filosopher

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10/10

Dan Fazio

Die-hard horror buffs beware: 'Army' gives the genre a giant 'Three Stooges'-style slap to the face.

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Sep., 03 2003 04:50 PM

Citysearch

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3/5

Ryan Cracknell

No review available.

comment Comment | Aug., 01 2003 01:01 AM

Movie Views

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3/5

Walter Chaw

No review available.

comment Comment | Jul., 31 2003 07:28 PM

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Latest News for Army of Darkness

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...

December 20, 2007: Sam Raimi Wants to Drag Me to Hell
Over the past few months, we've talked a lot about Sam Raimi's busy schedule as a producer, but his directorial follow-up to Spider-Man 3 has remained a mystery -- until now,... More...

May 05, 2007: Campbell Open to Evil Dead 4 and Bubba Nosferatu
Even though he's in charge of the massive "Spider-Man" franchise and in the running for films like "The Hobbit," Sam Raimi always says he wants to make... More...

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