4/10
And that's being generous because of my unending love for number 1 and of course Bruce.

That being said this is a load of Garbage and never ever will be a perfect way to end this trilogy.
This is absolutely and completely ruined and made a mockery of everything that's come before and nobody in their right mind would ever think this everrrrr belongs anywhere near the
Evil Dead franchise.

This was entertaining
WHEN I WAS 14yrs old
Bur even than I said this just doesn't fit with what's come before. It's like trying to push a square block through a circle hole, it's never going to fit.
This joke of a movie that's not even funny should have never been made (by a 6yr old it would seem) and I am so glad that the
Evil Dead 4 never came to pass and the script is sat on a shelf somewhere never ever to see the light of day, because how shit Army of Darkness is I would dread to think what kind of Abomination
TED4 would be.

X FINAL THOUGHT:
This is stupid and silly and nit in a good way, no gore,
No nudity, no bad language, no horror and bull-crap production and the fx have gone back to the 1960s. This is a complete spit in the face to anybody that respects and Loves 1 and 2 and the horror genre.
What a boring waste of time, what the Hella went wrong,
I know it's been snowflaked and neutered,
Completely castrated.

What a shame that this once to of the list of being one of the leading movies of Horror has come down to this naddy panddy pile of poo.

The Army of Darkness is not part of the evil dead the true number 3 is the 2013 Evil Dead remake/retelling, that movie is frickin awesome and really it should just be
The Evil Dead uncut/unrated
The Evil Dead ucut extended cut 2013
in the franchise
anything else is just 2 fingers to the true and pure fans of horror.

Bruce Campbell at his "gimme some sugar Baby" best.
Klatu Verada mumble mumble...
What could possibly go wrong!?!?

This is just a fun, entertaining movie.

My name is Ash and I am a slave. Close as I can figure, the year is thirteen hundred A.D and I'm being dragged to my death.

Army of Darkness is directed by Sam Raimi and Raimi co-writes the screenplay with his brother Ivan. It stars Bruce Campbell, Embeth Davidtz, Marcus Gilbert, Ian Abercrombie, Richard Grove and Timothy Patrick Quill. Music is by Joseph LoDuca and cinematography by Bill Pope.

Ash (Campbell) is transported to 1300 A.D., where he must battle an army of the dead and retrieve the Necronomicon so he can return home.

Unofficially it's Evil Dead III, but as the fans will atest, this is a very different animal to the two films that preceeded it. Blending high energy jinks in medieval times with comedy horror staples, it's a riotous idea that mostly works. Of course one has to accept it on its riotous terms, this for sure isn't a pic for the highbrow crowd. Though it should at least be given the chance to brighten a dark day.

Campell as Ash is put through the mangler once again, with some nifty physical comedy nestling nicely with that of Ash's anachronistic verbalities. It's all breakneck stuff that's performed with a wonderfully self mocking attitude that's easy to warm to. It's a comic book brought to life and it never sags, but some of the cartoon sequence beasties sadly do look a little flat.

Great fun if prepared for what type of pic it is, it's not hard to see why it is so beloved in Evil Dead fan circles. 7/10

Footnote: There are alterante ending versions, of which I have only seen the downbeat time potion one - but being the miserable sod that I am, I love this ending.

"Ash" (Bruce Campbell) is a bit of a loud-mouth hardware salesman who somehow manages to get himself, and his car, transported back seven hundred years and into a mediaeval combat zone! "Lord Arthur" (Marcus Gilbert) is his new master and together with his fellow prisoner "Duke Henry the Red" (Richard Grove) is soon facing doom at the bottom of a deadly pit! Luckily, he has a few useful things in the boot of his car, and the timely use of a chainsaw helps him escape and become the designated saviour who will retrieve the "Necronomicon". His quest will involve a treacherous journey through the land of the "Deadites" in search of a sacred book. Only the immortal words of Michael Rennie himself: "Klaatu Barada Nikto" can save the day... Well, needless to say, none of this grand plan actually works. He forgets half of his magic phrase and only succeeds in resurrecting a somewhat narked army of dead folks who are determined to lay siege to their castle and retrieve the book for themselves. Enemies soon become friends, arrows become strapped to dynamite, trebuchets start lobbing high explosives and all are now hoping to defeat, well, the already dead! This actually benefits hugely from not having a star. The whole ensemble cast join in to create a quickly paced, "Camelot" style action adventure that borrows heavily from twentieth century references (I'm sure the script has a bit of Jack Hawkins from "Ben Hur" here too) and Ian Abercrombie does a fine job as the wiseman. There's plenty of pyrotechnics and swordplay, a generous amount of rather daft humour and, for my money, is one of Sam Raimi's better, more entertaining features. Derivative? Yes - it is, but that doesn't stop it being an enjoyable romp through history and legend that is well worth an afternoon in front of the telly.

Army of Darkness is such a mix bag for me, on one hand it is a very fun and whimsical fantasy adventure but on the other it is such a step away from the franchise that it feels out of place. It is marketed as a horror film, but there is absolutely zero tension or spooks to be had in its entire runtime, luckily the movie was actually quite funny. Raimi tried to do a bit too much in the special effects department, leaving many of the effects feel cheap and out of place. The green screen technology especially just was not there for the time. Raimi's direction was very relevant, and his signature touch on the film really helped. The performances and writing absolutely save the film. Bruce Campbell is the best he's ever been, with incredible line delivery that had be legitimately laughing out loud. The quick witty dialogue between characters was hilarious. Overall, Army of Darkness is by no means a bad movie, but it does take a step a little too far from the source material, which just didn't resonate with me as much.

Score: 67% 👍
Verdict: Good