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Title: Army of Darkness
Post by: Squishy on September 15, 1999, 12:48:13 PM
This is old news for fans, but Briget Fonda is the helpless maiden in Housewares at the end, which was a last-minute patch job when the original, darker ending didn't go over with test audiences (no spoiler, let's just say Ash REALLY screws up). This original ending is intact in the Japanese video version (titled, "Captain Supermarket"!!!) and the American comic-book adaptation.


Title: Army of Darkness
Post by: athenachri@aol.com on November 07, 1999, 04:09:08 PM
Actually, Bridgette Fonda is Ash's "revised" girlfriend at the beginning of the film.  The original girlfriend was someone else,but Fonda follows in her aunt's (Jane Fonda, Barbarella) footsteps and finds a place among the classics.


Title: Army of Darkness
Post by: lex_particle@hotmail.com on November 25, 1999, 05:39:16 PM
Well in Europe, we got the different ending on the video...


DON'T READ UNLESS YOU WANT TO KNOW WHAT HAPPENS...

Ash is given the sleeping potion, miscalculates the drops and wakes up in London(!) in a post-apoco-apoca-appocy- (ah, you know what I mean... look, it's 10.30 and I'm tired, okay...)

Where was I...?

Ah yes, Ash wakes up in the future.  And everything has been destroyed... The film ends with him shouting something to the effect of "too many... too many drops!!" or similar...

I believe this ending is included on the special edition DVD...

Cheers,

Lex


Title: Army of Darkness
Post by: Splice on December 29, 1999, 11:17:01 AM
This is my favorite movie of all time, I own all three parts of the trilogy. They just released a special edition CHS with 15 minutes of extra footage, like a scene where Ash breaks one of the skeleton arms in half and says "Keep your damn filthy hands out of my mouth." and instead of saying "Good, bad, I'm the guy with the gun." he says "I'm not that good.". The original ending is also attached to this film, but as many other people have pointed out the S-Mart ending is far superior. There is also practically no chance for fan fiction or a sequel with the original ending, unless there are some appocalyptic survivors. An interesting fact is that Ash only takes one extra drop, transporting him only a hundred years in the future, AND the buildings seem to stll be smoking, implying that the appocalypse just took place. Interesting...


Title: Army of Darkness
Post by: JoeDabomb@netscape.net on December 31, 1999, 11:56:26 PM
This Movie combines the aspects of a good and bad movie! Altogether it is probably the coolest action, fantasy, horror, and cheesiest movie of all time! I hope that they make a fourth one someday!


Title: Army of Darkness
Post by: reignsong@yahoo.com on January 06, 2000, 03:16:15 PM
This movie would have been the greatest of all time if Briget Fonda was naked, then we'd have the ultimate flick.  That aside, this movie kicked hard!  I am almost inspired to read my aunt's copy of "The Necronimicon," but I am still too chicken. I'll stick to "tree hugger" magick. This movie was cool just for the fact they delved into the occult, much like it's pre-quals.


Title: Army of Darkness
Post by: Paul H. on January 24, 2000, 03:32:43 PM
Good movie but lacks the true genuis of the first two movies.  I guess it simply had too much money and went two far into comedy.  I looks better than evil dead 1 and 2 and Bruce Cambell is still one of the three best actors alive.  The supporting cast just lacks a little charm.  (no BOBBY JOE!!!!)

7.25 out of 10 (4 green globs for actual quality)
(5 green globs is possible because in parts in is very good and can be rewatch several times)


Title: Army of Darkness
Post by: Adam on February 05, 2000, 10:06:25 PM
I remember driving like a bat out of hell to see this as my boss made me work a bit late and there was no way I was going to miss this movie.It is a lot of fun but I was much more mesmorized by Evil Dead 2 which I saw during its theatrical run nearly 13 years a go.One of the best times I have ever had at the theater.


Title: Army of Darkness
Post by: Chris K. on February 25, 2000, 08:32:40 AM
I am A fan of the Evil Dead series. I loved the first one, I laughed at the second one, and I liked the third one. ARMY OF DARKNESS (originaly planed to be called EVIL DEAD 3, and it should have been that way) continues with our slapstick hero Ash travels back to the Middle Ages and fights a army of skelitons. Originaly 92 minutes, Universal Studios (damn their evil distribution ways!) cut the film down to 86 minutes and added a new ending because movies today need a "happy" ending (makes you wonder if it ever occured to them that some independent films break the laws of filmaking, like how Herschell Gordon Lewis made the first gore film, but that's another story). Anchor Bay Entertainment has just issued out the original "Director's Cut" of the film under it's original 92 minutes plus with the original ending and four rare deleated scenes. So watch this flick for scares and inyentional laughs, but if you want to be scared watch THE EVIL DEAD (1979).


Title: Army of Darkness
Post by: on April 09, 2000, 06:01:56 PM
I found EVIL DEAD boring, I found EVIL DEAD 2 awesome, but ARMY OF DARKNESS only made me wish that MST3K had picked it up. I thought it was too funny for its own good. The first two were serious horror, this was just childish humor. I enjoy childish horror movies, but this was ridiculous. Sam Raimi should have known better. But I'm surprised you noticed the cable on Ash's back. I had to rewind it a few times to finally see it clearly.


Title: Army of Darkness
Post by: Paul Westbrook on June 01, 2000, 03:34:16 PM
Army of Darkness is without a doubt, the best of the Evil Dead series. Bruce Cambell redefines his role as Ash, the rebel outsider who always seems to have the unfortunate task  of destroying hordes of Zombies. The effects are top rate. I was fortunate to obtain the special edition, which contains both endings. Anyone on this site who wants to correspond with me, contact me, at chaplin889@hotmail.com. I will be very interested in comments on any movie related topics. Thank you.


Title: Army of Darkness
Post by: Pantsman on June 13, 2000, 03:54:14 PM
This is the cornest movie ever made......I looooved it. It was sweet. I got the collecters edition, it had the original and S-mart ending. I like the S-mart ending more. Bruce Campbell is perfect for a role as Ash. With that lantern jaw, he looks corny! How couldn't this get nominated for a oscer? Bad dialoge( hail to the king, baby), bad special effects, bad acting, Bruce Campbell. This movie had everything! Hell, even my mom liked it. Not as violent as the first two.....But just as good.}:)


Title: Army of Darkness
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Title: Army of Darkness
Post by: Swamprat on November 25, 2006, 04:09:49 PM
Okay kiddies...A love-hate situation with this one. First the hates...More money sequels just never measure up. Money, money, everywhere. But Ash isn't the totally hapless twit he was in the first two. He's a hybred now, a homegrown-self made super hero. Situations are now contrived, and predictable. Most of the humor is forced. Bruce Campbell isn't really being Ash, he's an actor doing shtick...Now the loves...Well...Bruce Campbell doing shtick! The guy is hilarious. The contrived situations, again, hilarious. I knew what was going to happen and was waiting and wanting for it. Did anyone notice that he has a double barreled shotgun, but he fires it three times before reloading it? The first time I thought I caught a typical sloppy oversite...but after keeping count through the rest of the movie...Allright Sam! That's a good one. Inside joke for the bad movie buffs! The freshness of the first two Evil Dead films is what's sorely lacking here, but Army of Darkness is still funny and worth watching. If this had been the first one made, it would have been a horror fantasy comic masterpiece...but as is, its just a souped up quasi-sequel to what was really one idea to start with. Three attempts at the same idea, each one with a little more money to work with than the one before. Evil Dead 2 is and will remain my favorite of the series. As far as the endings are concerned, I liked both the S-mart and the DVD versions. The DVD one is more fitting to the feel and spirit of the two earlier films. The S-mart ending is more of a send-up of the whole three film series in a nutshell. I laughed out loud at the S-mart ending, laughed inside while nodding my head at the DVD...I knew it was coming. If you like either of the other two films, you'll like this one. It's a fun, if not fresh, movie...and as always, Bruce Campbell doing Three Stooges shtick with the dead is a riot. A bunch of mini-Ashes running around looking for weapons is a riot. The skeleton army getting its ass kicked to pieces is a riot. Ashes one liners are a riot. This has been a great idea, but I think the series should end here. As far as I know, it has.


Title: Army of Darkness
Post by: B-Man on September 03, 2000, 08:26:40 AM
I laughed, I cried, I kissed two bucks goodbye.  What can I say?  Army Of Darkness, like its predecessors is just so darn likeable and engaging.  Campbell's Ash will never, ever win an Oscar, which is really a shame because, in many ways, the character has evolved on the same lines as some of our greater screen heroes.  That is to say yes, he's a clod-hopper, yes he seems to constantly screw up at times when he needs to be the most focused, and yes he's a real selfish ol' Jim-Jim.  Like Oscar-worthy characters, however, I find myself feeling sympathetic to him, his plight, and earnestly interact with the film hoping that he will eventually succeed.  Oh, and I also giggled my dang silly head off for pretty much the whole movie.


Title: Army of Darkness
Post by: SSG Chris H. Brown on November 25, 2006, 04:10:12 PM
  Just finished watching "Army of Darkness" again.  Lord knows how many times I've watched that film and I never grow tired of it.  Even my parents thought the movie was hilarious.
  I enjoyed the original ending, typical Ash luck, but I must admit I prefer the S-Mart ending.  When I saw the movie in the theater I was so hoping they'd put out "Army of Darkness 2", still am hoping.  
  Another great thing about this film is it caused me to meet a fellow B-Movie fan here in my unit.  I was talking to one of the women I know in passing from the unit and she was heading off to the PX to do some shopping.  Of course I said "Shop smart," to which she responded "shop S-Mart."  I stopped, looked at her and continued "Lady, I'm afraid I'm going to have to ask you to leave the store."  We then proceeded to do the lines for the rest of the movie from that point with me as Ash and her as the She-b***h.  Needless to say other soldiers nearby just sort of looked at us with that weird look the uninitiated give.
  It's great to find someone to watch B-Movies with.  We've gotten together several times so far and she's just as bad as me in mocking them.  Now if she just didn't already have a boyfriend but I digress from the original point of this e-mail.  Hey, it's 2248 hours (10:48 P.M. in civilian time) on a Sunday night and I'm still exhausted from a long hard week and the weekend is over.  Fortunately it's a short week with the 4th of July coming up.
  "Army of Darkness" rocks and Bruce Campbell is the man!!!


Title: Army of Darkness
Post by: Justin on November 25, 2006, 04:09:03 PM
The third film in the Evil Dead delivers yet again another cult classic. All though the horror aspect of the movie is far from sight, the comedy is funny. I never thought Bruce Campbell can actually BE funny. The storyline is different which gives the film series a new feel. I was surprised to see Bridget Fonda playing the role of Linda. I enjoyed the film to the to the limit. I also hope that Bruce and Sam will return with a fourth film to add to this amazing series.


Title: Army of Darkness
Post by: BTW on November 25, 2006, 04:10:12 PM
BTW, the lines from the book are from The Day The Earth Stood Still, not Forbidden Planet. And although not certain, Bruce seems to think that it was probably Sam's idea to put it in. Also, an interesting fact; the invisible evil force is actually a camera mounted to a quad motor bike. Even more interesting, at the end of Evil Dead 1 (SPOILER SPOILER!!!!) when Bruce is almost hit by the quad before the camera stops... well, let's just say it wasn't so "almost". BTW, Sam was driving. :)


Title: Army of Darkness
Post by: TC Clark on November 25, 2006, 04:09:03 PM
Within in all the words many have written few have failed to see the artistry of this film that tells a story needed
to be known, from the Evil dead it came but much to harsh for the children to understand the story, so thus in this way it is told, I find this movie to be my all time favorite
for it tells all of history and time to come in a form that is easy on the eyes with a smile on your face as you veiw
the story of the creation of man and the complex workings of its mind, each showed as the show plays before you.


Title: Army of Darkness
Post by: Reaver on November 25, 2006, 04:10:12 PM
Excellent movie, lots of "tag lines" ( Shop smart, shop S-Mart!) There was actually a store in a nearby city to me that was called S Mart!  Every time I drove past the place I had myself a little chuckle.  Now, my only gripe with the story.....Ash, my man, are you nuts?  Leaving the medieval world and that first-class babe Sheila to come back to the mundane world????? Okay, maybe I'm biased from being in the SCA.  Anyway, the undead effects were great,  the final battle was a hoot, and the supporting cast was pretty darn good.  One question:  what happened to the poor wenches that the Army of Darkness had captured while they were still "recruiting" ?


Title: Army of Darkness
Post by: Thomas Grant on November 25, 2006, 04:09:49 PM
This movie is one of the best movies I've ever seen besides the Godzilla series.I like this movie better then the first two.The first one is just nasty and scary but the second one is funny and scary but the third one is hilarious!Ash is cool and funny.I first saw it when we rented it at the library.My intire family liked it but I loved it!I've only seen the S Mart ending but I don't want to see the other ending because I don't want to see the Earth dersted.Ash did great in Army Of Darkness.I hope there will be a fouth one.Army of Darkness should have a aword.Its funner then most funny movies.My brother Scott has the first two but when I go to Wallmart I'll try and get the third one.It's my favrite Evil Dead movie.I like when he's in the S Mart and the part when he comes out of the pit and I like all of the rest of the funny parts.It's a great movie.You sould see it.


Title: Army of Darkness
Post by: Bizz on November 25, 2006, 04:09:49 PM
Ok, kiddies..Here's the rundown.  The first ED was ok.  It was really disgusting when I was twelve and the fact that the hacked parts that moved were random(the wrist, part of the forearm) made me squirm.  It was nothing I celebrated though.  The series became speacial for me with . That was an intense EC comic ride.  Fun from Start to finish.  Idon't even need the first one now.  it truly pales in comparison.  AOD is a romp.  It is the kind of movie I wish had been made when I was in Junior High. A ton of energy and a ton of attitude. Sometimes Fun is Fun.


Title: Army of Darkness
Post by: Bobi on November 25, 2006, 04:10:12 PM
This is my all time favorite movie!  I love this movie!  Its campy, its funny, the skeletons are a scream.  Okay, the basic plot leaves a lot to be desired, but its not really a horror film - its SUPPOSED to be funny.  This movie is worth watching just to see/hear what the marching skeletons do and say.  And all the "in joke" references to other old horror movies are fun to look for.  Like the phrase "Klatu Verata Nikto" from "The Day the Earth Stood Still."


Title: Army of Darkness
Post by: Ed on November 25, 2006, 04:09:49 PM
AOD is one of the best movies I've ever seen. I own the VHS version with the alternate ending. Probably the best part in the whole movie is when Ash is attacked the the Deadites after screwing up the incantation. Great homage to the Three Stooges!


Title: Army of Darkness
Post by: Chris on July 30, 2001, 01:02:40 PM
I really like this one just as the first and the second one but too anybody Briget Fonda was in the begining not the endding. That was a diffrent girl. So if they do make another one will sign me up!


Title: Army of Darkness
Post by: deaddwarf on November 25, 2006, 04:09:03 PM
This trilogy is the best trilogy I know - actually I have tried to find other movies with sequels that are this good but havent found any?

Every film has its value of entertainment.
Evil dead - great horror
Evil dead2 - awesome horror/comedy
Evil dead3 - superb adventure/horror/comedy

I really hope there will be one more movie!


Title: Army of Darkness
Post by: Michael on November 25, 2006, 04:10:12 PM
This movie wsa interesting to say the least. I like the S-Mart ending better, for many reasons. like to old zombi-foed lady, I like the "Ash: Housewares" and most of all, I like the zombie lady flying through the air after going for a little "bounce." I had no idea old crusty evil ladies we that agile until I saw this film. The origonal ending with the world being destroyed reminded me of Planet of the Apes.  "It was Earth all along. EARTH!"
Anywho, its a good movie if your high or bored.


The End


Title: Army of Darkness
Post by: Big Drew on November 25, 2006, 04:10:12 PM
The S-Mart girl at the end of the movie is the same actress that played Adam Sandler's ex-girlfriend Linda in "The Wedding Singer."  "Hey, take off my Van Halen t-shirt before you jinx the band and they break up!" (sadly prophetic)
AOD is one of those rare films that I could watch every day and still laugh every time.


Title: Army of Darkness
Post by: Rob on November 25, 2006, 04:10:12 PM
Well, first of all, does anyone know how to get in touch with Rory Dul? His review is somewhere on this page and I am rather ashamed that he speaks the same language I do.

Getting on to the subject of the movie, I have to say that it rocks! It is one of those movies that somehow manages to get better every time you see it, like "Ghostbusters" or "The Princess Bride." But since "Army of Darkness" is a b-movie, this fact makes it even more remarkable.

I saw it at the tender age of 13 (and being raised by a Catholic mother, it was hard for me to see R-Rated movies until I was about 15 or 16), and I still refer to it whenever I speak of one-liners or anti-heroes. It is very well-written, and Ash is one of the most down-to-earth characters I have ever seen. That line he shot to the deadite version of Sheila was just brilliant ("Honey, you got real ugly"), and the scorn he felt towards these people at the beginning (and still kind of did at the end) was also admirable. I've always enjoyed anti-heroes more than "white hats vs. black hats," and the two examples I always cite are Snake Plissken (Kurt Russell) and Ash.

This movie opened up the door of b-movies for me, and I have been collecting them ever since (course, I have it easier than my predecessors; the internet is a useful tool for hunting). I will always have deep respect for Sam Raimi, and for Bruce Campbell.


Title: Army of Darkness
Post by: Sane Jake on November 25, 2006, 04:10:12 PM
Feh, Gareth's opinion means Jack and Squat to me, and Jack left town.  Primitive screw-head.

Personally, I think Ash is more endearing in Evil Dead 2 as he's loopier... but I love how he acts like a cartoon character in Army of Darkness.  No matter WHAT happens to him, he is determined to somehow... SOMEHOW... get it back.  (First exposed when he's determined to shoot his hand, and amplified later)

I viewed the movie as a live cartoon -- one that does a FAR better job than any movie that actually meant to be a live cartoon.  (Such as using a spatula to scrape his face off a hot stove, and the mini-Ashes finishing "London Bridge" when Ash gets wallopped)  Personally, I didn't see "horror", just the comedy.  It has the spirit of a classic (uncut) Warner Bros. cartoon.

I can see how one might be split between ED2 and AOD as the better film.  One thing that IS fun is watching Ash's personality evolve in each film -- from the wimp in ED, to the I'm-Not-Taking-Any-More-Of-Your-Crap in EO2, to being completely sick and tired of anything evil, anything dead and anything irritating.  He retains the sentimentality in each film (whether it be cheap jewelry or seeing his girl again in the midst of a battle) but he seems to learn in each one.  (Such as pre-emptively smashing the mirror in AOD... doesn't work, but worth a shot)  He seems to become a better fighter in each film, too.

Still... I'd think AOD should have gotten an extra half drop at least.  


Title: Army of Darkness
Post by: Luke Bannon on November 25, 2006, 04:09:49 PM
This has to be one of the best horror/comedies I have ever seen. Nothing more needs to be said except BUY THIS MOVIE! You'll thank me for it. 10/10


Title: Army of Darkness
Post by: wheresthecarrot on November 03, 2002, 06:25:58 PM
Simply outstanding in every way.


Title: Army of Darkness
Post by: Karlo on November 25, 2006, 04:09:49 PM
Hey, what if they made a sequel (4th in the series) from the apocalyptic ending. Imagine this, Bruce Campbell (definitely still playing where he left off from AOD)meeting a descendant from his outrageously weird bloodline, and then battling it out with spaced-out, futuristic zombies and stuff. It would be rad if Jim Carrey, who looks similar to Bruce be his co-star, no?

Ok, I'm just desperate for another installment of the Evil Dead Series, can't Mr. Raimi take a hint?


Title: Army of Darkness
Post by: James Perry on November 25, 2006, 04:10:12 PM
I rented this when it first hit the video store and was somewhat disappointed.  I expected Ray Harryhausen, but got some "ripoff".  Now, before you fillet and broil me over a torch flame...I was from the school of Jason & The Argonauts and Sinbad & The Eye Of The Tiger AT THE TIME.  But 2002 I gave this another try, along with the others in the series (as a part of my yearly Halloween month with 3 horror movies a day) and fell in love with all of them!  They were the highlight!  Change ripoff to inspired, I think.  The Harryhousen stuff is great!  And how about the 3 Stooges?!  Hurt yourself funny!  I bought 2 copies...one with and one without the awesome extra footage (inspired by The Time Machine, I do believe).  These will be highlights from now on...


Title: Army of Darkness
Post by: James Perry on November 25, 2006, 04:10:12 PM
I've been reading "If Chins Could Kill" by Bruce.  Damn good read!  I grew up much like him except I ended up in a lame small town radio job (REAL radio is dying, in case you didn't know).  But these films are superb examples of jumping into filmmaking and going from b-movie to big budget Hollywood.  These guys deserved everything they have!  If I could go back in time I'd volunteer to be their voice guy.  I can hear it now, BRUCE: "Here comes that weirdass Jimmy guy who just moved into the neighborhood and says he knows the future.  Sam, he says you'll make a zillion dollars turning Spider-man into a movie.  Ha ha haha!  And I'll write a book called 'If Chins Could Kill'.  HA HAHA!"


Title: Army of Darkness
Post by: Thomas Sutton on November 25, 2006, 04:09:49 PM
I love this movie I've seen the directors cut at least 100 times, and I'm not just saying that when I was little my older brother's friend would bring to our house when he came over so I saw it almost every month if not week fom about ages 6-9 and it never got old i still watch a lot now but I've only actually seen the theatrical release's ending 2 or 3 times I thought it was good but Sam Raimi's orriginal appocoliptic ending is much better.


Title: Army of Darkness
Post by: aL on November 25, 2006, 04:10:12 PM
I've seen both versions of "Bruce Campbell vs. Army of Darkness" in the Boomstick Edition, and there's a hell of a lot to talk about & comment on.  To correct a quote from one of the top posts, on the Director's Cut, Ash doesn't say, "Keep your damn filthy hands out of my mouth," during that exchange with those bewiching arms, but instead "keep your damn filthy BONES out of my mouth."

Watching it with the commentary option enabled, I noticed something I didn't notice & probably wouldn't've noticed if Sam Raimi didn't mention it.  He said it was an Internet rumor that surfers swear to, but that it isn't true, and Campbell agreed with him.  After rewinding it & looking though, there's no way it can't be true.

During the scene where the classic spirit chases Ash through those alpine woods (with one eye usable, I'm hoping), it splits though 3 trees in a row, and when the final one splits, there is an odd face/mask on the left half of the split tree.  It's so obvious that it's there after he pointed it out, yet the two biggest creators say that it definitely IS NOT there -someone...just explain this to me.  Watch it, see it, and explain it to me!  Thank you!


Title: Army of Darkness
Post by: aL on November 25, 2006, 04:09:49 PM
To correct my previous post, I mixed Sam & Bruce up.  Sam was so sure that there wasn't a face as he was the one who went jaw-first through that tree -but I think he just didn't notice it.


Title: Army of Darkness
Post by: Brendon Mize on August 13, 2003, 09:14:30 PM
It is amazing that over four years worth of reviews are still being written for this movie.  That should be the sign of an American Classic.  Army of Darkness, hell, all of the Evil Dead Films, are right up there next to Gone With The Wind and Casablanca.  If you have a foreigner ask you what is a good American movie, tell him to Shop Smart... Shop S-Mart!


Title: Army of Darkness
Post by: Dan Lyon on November 25, 2006, 04:10:12 PM
"Shop smart...shop S-Mart". Incredibly fun movie, four thumbs up.


Title: Army of Darkness
Post by: Scott on November 25, 2006, 04:10:12 PM
I don't think it's fair to call this one a bad movie. Not on the level of so many of the other movies on this site. I mean, sure, the harness can be seen when Ash is being "sucked into the vortex", as can the pad he lands on in medieval England...and it's hard to believe that his car would run in the battle scene after dropping out of the sky like it did, or that it would conveniently have a chemistry book in the trunk...or even that the wiseman would know the modern names of all the chemicals needed to make explosives. At least it's funny and entertaining. And it has a happy ending (and a sad ending if you've got the DVD.)


Title: Army of Darkness
Post by: Kooshmeister on November 25, 2006, 04:10:12 PM
A truly awesome movie. Corniest thing I've ever seen, but that's what makes it so fun! This was actually the very first movie in the Evil Dead Trilogy that I saw (I've never seen the original Evil Dead, or the so-called 'fourth' film, Within The Woods, which is actually an embryonic version of Evil Dead, but I *hase* seen Evil Dead 2.) My favorite parts in the movie are Ash's battle against the Deadites in the pit, his quest to obtain the Necronomicon (which covers the creation of Evil Ash to his screwing up the incantation in the cemetary later), and the final battle. I own the "Official Bootleg Edition" of the movie, which has a fun commentary by Sam Raimi, Ivan Raimi, and the Human Chin himself, Bruce Campbell, plus some deleted scenes and so forth. I'm told it's virtually identical to a previous Director's Cut release, but I knew I had to buy it when I saw the way the packaging is designed to make it *seem* extra cheap; the keepcase is designed to look like a crumpled paper grocery bag. My only gripe is that they didn't include the alternate ending. Seeing the original ending, with Ash waking up after the apocalypse, was cool, but I really, really loved the other ending where he's back in the present and heroically saves a bunch of people at S-Mart from the sudden appearance of a Deadite. Oh well. It still has the other scenes I love so much.


Title: Army of Darkness
Post by: (Brian) On:11 - 29 - 2003 on November 25, 2006, 04:10:12 PM
Army of Darkness is still one of my favorite movies of all time. I laugh so hard everytime I watch it and I think it's still one of the greatest horror movies. But does anyone know there is also an original beginning?(see Army of Darkness: Boomstick Edition)It was supposed to run parallel with the original ending. It was really dark and spooky wich probobly wouldn't run well with the humor of the movie. It opens with Ash talking to the camera. You can only see his eyes being lighted by a red light. He basically explains everything that happened in Evil Dead 2. The Necronomicon, sawing off his hand, and then shows him making the glove that connects the chainsaw to his wrist (not seen in original). Then it shows him reading the passage in the Necronomicon that opens the time portal, then picks up to where he gets sucked through. All the time this happens there is really creepy music. But still this is a great movie. "Give me some sugar, baby"


Title: Army of Darkness
Post by: Ashleigh on November 25, 2006, 04:10:12 PM
Army of Darkness is a great film! I loved the ending (the S-Mart ending). I own the Boomstick 2 Disk Special Edition. I also own the Special Edition Evil Dead DVD where the case is the Necrinomicon, filled with tons of cool extras! I have Evil Dead 2 on DVD, but did they make a special edition? I remember seeing Evil Dead 2 the first time, laughing my head off at the dancing corpse scene, but when Linda jumps out in Ash's face, I screamed! Then I started laughing at myself. Seriously, I thought Evil Dead 2 sucked. Then, I decided to give it another try. I'M GLAD I DID. AOD was just soooooooooo funny, especially when Evil Ash can't say "forth", and when Evil Ash first appears. My password onto my username (not for my screenname) is raimi, and my desktop pic is Ash! Oh, one more thing..... BRUCE CAMPBELL IS SOOOOOOOOOOO FRIGGING HOT!!!!!!!!!


Title: Army of Darkness
Post by: VA on November 25, 2006, 04:09:49 PM
This is one of my favorite B-rated movies. Its one of those I can keep watching over and over and not get bored(there is only a few of those). Sam Rami is the best(except for Spiderman) The whole trilogy is excellent. The character Ash is hillarous and has alot of rememberable comments that are great for everyday use, baby. This is definately a movie everyone has to see whether or not they like it. It an experience you just can't miss out on.


Title: Army of Darkness
Post by: jackiedee on November 25, 2006, 04:10:12 PM
This movie was one of those that you have to see at least twice before you fully appreciate all of it's splendor and glory...and flat out hilarious lines! I mean, really, "hail to the king, baby"??? So funny.


Title: Army of Darkness
Post by: Austin on November 25, 2006, 04:10:12 PM
Undoubtedly one of the true classics.  I still enjoy Evil Dead 2 a bit more, due to the fact that there's a slightly darker feel to it, but this movie is still in my top 3 favorite movies of all time.  You just can't beat the one-liners ("Hey - you got something on your face.").  If you're not familiar with this movie, then come out from under the rock you've been hiding under and rent it.


Title: Army of Darkness
Post by: john on November 25, 2006, 04:09:49 PM
Evil Dead .. Godzilla ... Gamera.  this is a great site!  AOD is one of my all tiem fave films.  I'm surprised at the cult that has grown from this film in the past five years or so, especially since there were only three other people at the theater when I origianlly saw this film.


Title: Army of Darkness
Post by: BoyScoutKevin on November 25, 2006, 04:10:12 PM
What can one say, now that I have seen the film all the way through. Bruce "The Chin" Campbell is probablely a better actor, then some people give him credit for being. And he has a way of getting off a line that few actors have. But . . . the problem I have with his character is that he starts off so unlikeable, and while he gets more likeable toward the end, I never could cotton to him. And consuming oneself is wierd beyond belief.


Title: Army of Darkness
Post by: Brendo on November 25, 2006, 04:10:12 PM
"Alright you primitive screwheads..Listen up"
"You see this??.....THIS is my POST!"

I first saw this movie when i was 12 ....i remember hired it because the cover looked cool : ) but i must have hired it like 20 times over the next few years hehehe.
So this has been by a LARGE margin my favourite movie for almost 10 years now but..strangely enough i have yet to see the previous 2..hmmmm.

Here, 2 independent sources verify the degree to which AOD rules:

maddox.xmission.com/aod.html
www.seanbaby.com/oldstuff/bruce.htm

Anyways...enough preaching to the converted for today.

"You got that"?!?!?!



Title: Army of Darkness
Post by: HEHE on July 01, 2005, 12:48:09 PM
I thought the movie was quite interesting in a goofy entertaining sort of way.Goofy or not, I happen to own army of darkness and evil dead.Just one more to collect.


Title: Army of Darkness
Post by: Just me on November 25, 2006, 04:09:03 PM
I love this movie.
I really think the guy who plays Ash in this and evil dead is a cool actor.


Title: Army of Darkness
Post by: WitchKing on November 25, 2006, 04:10:12 PM
  Each entry in the "Evil Dead" series has a markedly different tone, which is exactly what makes them all so memorable.  The first is the most gruelling and harrowing (the most typically "horrific" if you will), the second has great doses of black comedy mixed in with absolute delerium, and "Army of Darkness" is the most lighthearted and adventurous of the three.  Ash is less of the psychopath-on-auto-pilot he was in Part 2 and has softened into a endearing and unlikely hero.  Still thick as a brick, but less ragged around the edges.  It has a quaint old-fashioned feel to it, much like a Ray Harryhausen film.  The "safest" of all the films, but infinitely fun and enjoyable.  


Title: Army of Darkness
Post by: Lobster on November 25, 2006, 04:09:49 PM
The only thing i'd like to add is: Hail to the king, baby! :D


Title: Army of Darkness
Post by: Jamdodge on November 25, 2006, 04:09:49 PM
I haven't seen Evil Dead but I love evil dead two because it's really funny and Army of Darkness has some great action moments. A must see for all Horror/Action fans who have a dark sense of humour.


Title: Army of Darkness
Post by: Sora the B-Movie Alchemist on November 25, 2006, 04:09:03 PM
This movie was brilliant. Bruce Campbell is awesome. Pure gold.

Violence: *****
Goofiness: *****
Monster: *
Actors: **
Overall: ****


Title: Army of Darkness
Post by: Eagle on November 25, 2006, 04:10:12 PM
I love it, I love it, I love it! This one is just over the top. But its sad that Raimi won´t make a fourth part. Because he went to make hollywood-movies, uaaah. Well, Spiderman is ok, but its just mainstream for me! The last good movie he made was Darkman, which had also lots of humor in it. Allthough the special-effects of Army of Darkness won´t stand the fx of today, I really enjoy them. Imagine an army of skelletons animated by a computer. They wouldn´t look as cool as they do in this movie! "Is there any director/producer out there, who will make a cool movie like this?" Yes? Then go ahead guys!


Title: Army of Darkness
Post by: Rob on November 25, 2006, 04:10:12 PM
Pure brilliance!!!! One of Sam Raimi's finest directing momenents, forget Spiderman! Great stunts, great fight scenes, hilarious Three Stooges-style goofery, and Bruce Campbell. As a little kid I was never scared of guys like Freddy or Jason because I knew Ash could whoop them both!I also personally like this ending better than the original, seeing as how it draws a nice "happy ending" conclusion to the Evil Dead trilogy.


Title: Army of Darkness
Post by: Crazed Fan on February 18, 2006, 02:13:09 PM
I love this movie in every way!!  This is the greatest movie ever made! Sam Raimi and Bruce Campbell are genuises! Fun for the whole family.


Title: Army of Darkness
Post by: Jon Colson on November 25, 2006, 04:09:49 PM
     I thought Army Of Darkness was a pretty good cross between horror and comedy.  Some for-instances below.
1. Demon hand being cut off with chainsaw and landing on old hag's face.
2. Skeletal hands poking, punching and picking at Ash in scary graveyard.
3. Freaky-ass book tryin' to eat Ash.
     I especially liked the plot.  My mother saw it and said it was the stupidst thing ever (I'm 15).  I loved it though.


Title: Re: Army of Darkness
Post by: 316zombie on September 11, 2007, 05:20:15 PM
bruce campbell is a god,sam raimi is a genius,and if i could pick only 3 movies to watch for the rest of my life,it would be the evil dead trilogy!nuff said!


Title: Re: Army of Darkness
Post by: korngirl95616 on November 21, 2007, 06:57:17 AM
Rumor has it there's going to be a fourth one, and the Raimi brothers are collaberating on a script. Here's the link:
http://www.moviehole.net/news/20070503_ivan_raimi_to_write_evil_dead.html


Title: Re: Army of Darkness
Post by: 888yu2 on May 11, 2008, 04:57:48 AM
very overrated...i hate this movie... :thumbdown:


Title: Re: Army of Darkness
Post by: Brandon on May 18, 2008, 12:42:01 PM
(http://i237.photobucket.com/albums/ff132/SMB-6-6-6/army_of_darkness.jpg)


The Plot
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Picking Presistaly Were Evil Dead II:Dead By DawnASh Has To Team up With The People Of The Early Times To Get Back To His Time---------------------------
My Review
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Ash Dumb As Hell

http://youtube.com/watch?v=UD_82kvQLkA


Title: Re: Army of Darkness
Post by: SimJim on June 30, 2008, 12:58:40 AM
you cant honestly call this a B grade movie?? You should say a low busget film... but it makes the top grade i reckon...its great.... its a classic!


Title: Re: Army of Darkness
Post by: Lydia the Tatooed Mommy on July 16, 2008, 08:57:14 AM
Ok, so my boyfriend and I are huge dorks... we just had a son 5 weeks ago.. and we named him Ashley :cheers:


Title: Re: Army of Darkness
Post by: Jonas on September 28, 2008, 08:35:48 PM
Funny Army of Darkness parody...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0mgO80pKx9I


Title: Re: Army of Darkness
Post by: Jordan on February 08, 2009, 12:31:13 AM
Is it me, or did you knock down your slime rating on "AOD" Andrew? I thought it had four originally.....


Title: Re: Army of Darkness
Post by: ds21 on February 09, 2009, 12:12:47 AM
just watched it...such a fun film, but I wish they hadn't kept switching Ash's character from cowardly to awesome.  Just keep it awesome.  That's how we like it.

Nevertheless, a fun ride from beginning to end.  And the skeletons were hilarious, too, by the way.


Title: Re: Army of Darkness
Post by: Trevor on February 09, 2009, 06:11:57 AM
 :smile: :bouncegiggle: :bouncegiggle: :teddyr:

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5 mins - You know, "The Gods Must Be Crazy" would have been more interesting if the main guy had found a chainsaw instead of that bottle

 :bouncegiggle: :teddyr:


Title: Re: Army of Darkness
Post by: Andrew on February 09, 2009, 07:05:13 PM
Is it me, or did you knock down your slime rating on "AOD" Andrew? I thought it had four originally.....

It was a four under the older system that had a maximum of five.  I thought for quite a while about whether it should be a three or a four under the newer system.  Call it a three and a half?


Title: Re: Army of Darkness
Post by: elDuendeVerde on February 09, 2009, 07:41:54 PM
I enjoy this movie, but I find the first two movies to be far superior.  I remember the first night I saw this.  Me and my roommates rented Evil Dead.  Loved it so much that we ran back out to Blockbuster and rented Evil Dead 2.  Loved it even more, but by this time blockbuster was closed for the night.  So, one of my roommates made some calls and found someone who had a burned copy of it, so we borrowed it from him and watched it.

Maybe I had seen too many movies that night, maybe it was too late, or maybe it wasn't what I expected after seeing the first two; but I really hated Army of Darkness that first time I saw it.  I bought it a few years later (I had already bought the first two and I'm something of an OCD completionist) and popped it into my dvd player and enjoyed it quite a bit.  Not as great as the first two (ED2 is my all time fav), but still pretty good.


Title: Re: Army of Darkness
Post by: kornula on April 21, 2010, 02:03:23 PM
When I was given the link to this site, my initial reaction was "cool!" .. now I see its run by a bunch of trolls who post every single movie just to get a rise out of people  I mean;  the Evil Dead trilogy are fun movies which everyone enjoys and understands their humor.   That the point of these movies; to combine the elements of cheesy bad movies with good filmmaking. which is brilliant.   And well received and loved by many fans.  So why is this labeled a bad movie?    Why is Hedgwig and the Angry Inch labeled a bad movie?  It receives praise and detractors - as most brilliant films do (Brazil, 2001 etc..)

I wish you guys would focus on generally accepted bad films - and chuck the films that receive split reviews

otherwise you guys are sad trolls


Title: Re: Army of Darkness
Post by: Andrew on April 21, 2010, 06:17:27 PM
When I was given the link to this site, my initial reaction was "cool!" .. now I see its run by a bunch of trolls who post every single movie just to get a rise out of people  I mean;  the Evil Dead trilogy are fun movies which everyone enjoys and understands their humor.   That the point of these movies; to combine the elements of cheesy bad movies with good filmmaking. which is brilliant.   And well received and loved by many fans.  So why is this labeled a bad movie?    Why is Hedgwig and the Angry Inch labeled a bad movie?  It receives praise and detractors - as most brilliant films do (Brazil, 2001 etc..)

I wish you guys would focus on generally accepted bad films - and chuck the films that receive split reviews

otherwise you guys are sad trolls

Have you read the review and actually looked around the site?  We celebrate everything from cult movies to truly awful creations of cinema.  The interest is if a movie is entertaining.  I rated "Army of Darkness" at 3 out of 4 slimes (call them stars) and said the following in the review:

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I like "Evil Dead 2" more than "Army of Darkness." Yet, this is an entertaining cult film. You could even call it a gruesomely groovy comedy. The movie is filled with Three Stooges-style slapstick, and the head-bangs and eye-pokes are so well done that I get nostalgic to watch some old Stooges' shorts. Still, the reason that everybody loves Ash is that he has some great lines, the likes of which haven't been seen since the Stallone and Schwarzenegger action films of the 1980s, and he delivers them with style.

What about the review does not say that I liked the movie a lot?  Even more telling is that most of the reader comments say that the person liked or even loved the movie. 

Please provide a basis for your insulting comment that this is a site full of trolls.


Title: Re: Army of Darkness
Post by: Rev. Powell on April 21, 2010, 09:12:50 PM
When I was given the link to this site, my initial reaction was "cool!" .. now I see its run by a bunch of trolls who post every single movie just to get a rise out of people  I mean;  the Evil Dead trilogy are fun movies which everyone enjoys and understands their humor.   That the point of these movies; to combine the elements of cheesy bad movies with good filmmaking. which is brilliant.   And well received and loved by many fans.  So why is this labeled a bad movie?    Why is Hedgwig and the Angry Inch labeled a bad movie?  It receives praise and detractors - as most brilliant films do (Brazil, 2001 etc..)

I wish you guys would focus on generally accepted bad films - and chuck the films that receive split reviews

otherwise you guys are sad trolls

Andrew gets this complaint over and over again from people who just do not get the basic concept of "bad" movies or of the site.  Because Andrew or someone else reviews a movie on a "bad movie" site does not mean that the movie is unentertaining or without merit.  It just means that it's a movie of interest to the badmovies.org audience.  Some people seem to think that just placing one of their favorite movies inside the "badmovies.org" domain is a way of insulting the film; that's not the case at all.  Movies with high slime ratings are entertaining and worth seeing (even if "bad" by conventional standards) and movies with low ratings or skulls should be avoided.  It's as simple as that. 


Title: Re: Army of Darkness
Post by: CalrissianFoxxSteele on November 02, 2011, 06:31:39 PM
Only thing I have to say...this movie does not belong on this site.
None of the 'Evil Dead Series' does.


Title: Re: Army of Darkness
Post by: Trevor on December 12, 2011, 09:59:39 AM
I just read what kornula had to say so I say to you Jy is 'n poephol. I will not translate that.

Thanks for the review, Andrew: I saw this for the first time last night on the MGM channel of all places. Great review: great movie and both are very funny.


Title: Re: Army of Darkness
Post by: JPickettIII on December 15, 2011, 12:48:57 PM
Only thing I have to say...this movie does not belong on this site.
None of the 'Evil Dead Series' does.

Dude, they are bad movies.  They are movies that we love with our hearts and will have a special place with most of us, but they are bad.  This is Badmoives.org.  They belong here.

Later,

John


Title: Re: Army of Darkness
Post by: zelmo73 on October 15, 2014, 03:33:33 PM
I have always thought that the term "B-movie" was short for "Bad movie". Not all bad movies are literally "bad movies." Many are extremely entertaining anecdotes of film that earn the B-movie ranking due to their low budgets, minor league actors, fledgling directing careers, producers who are just starting out in the industry and raiding everything from Warner Bros' discarded movie prop recycle bin to Cousin Ernie's tool shed looking for spare parts, etc. Bad movies are the heart & soul of the filmmaking industry because they often tell stories on film that the A-list movie production companies would never touch because A-listers are usually hindered by marketing strategies, or how much money that a movie will rake in at the box office. That being said, I have seen truly godawful bad movies like Godzilla (1998) and The Hobbit (2012) being given the royal A-list treatment simply because they were a big box office draw; truly bad "good" movies that make good bad movies like Army of Darkness (1992) look like masterpieces in comparison.

This was a great review, by the way. I love in-a-nutshell summaries like this because it teaches film reviewers like me who talk too much in their movie reviews that sometimes, "less is more!" On a side note, I believe that Bridget Fonda made her little cameo appearance in this movie because she was a friend of Bruce Campbell's or Sam Raimi's or something. Or she probably just lost a bet or needed the rent money.  :teddyr: