Army of Darkness
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Ash, a handsome, shotgun-toting, chainsaw-armed department store clerk, is time warped backwards into England's Dark Ages, where he romances a beauty and faces legions of the undead.
What critics thought
Army of Darkness traded the genuine dread of its predecessors for slapstick medievalism, and critics were split on whether that trade was worth making. Bruce Campbell's deadpan swagger and Sam Raimi's inventive visual craft kept many on board, but a meaningful number felt the comedy-horror balance had tipped too far into self-parody, leaving the film stranded between genres.
“The movie isn't as funny or entertaining as Evil Dead II, however, maybe because the comic approach seems recycled.”
Roger Ebert·Chicago Sun-Times
“Mr. Campbell's manly, mock-heroic posturing is perfectly in keeping with the director's droll outlook.”
Janet Maslin·The New York Times
“This spoofy cast of thousands looks a little too much like a crew of bland Hollywood extras. By the time Army of Darkness turns into a retread of Jason and the Argonauts, featuring an army of fighting skeletons, the film has fallen into a ditch between parody and spectacle.”
Entertainment Weekly
Genres
Fantasy, Horror, Comedy
Cast & Crew
Sam RaimiDirector
Bruce CampbellAsh
Embeth DavidtzSheila
Marcus GilbertArthur
Ian AbercrombieWiseman
Richard GroveDuke Henry
Michael Earl ReidGold Tooth
Timothy Patrick QuillBlacksmith
Bridget FondaLinda
Patricia TallmanPossessed Witch
Ted RaimiCowardly Warrior / Second Supportive Villager / S-Mart Clerk
Deke AndersonTiny Ash #1
Bruce ThomasTiny Ash #2
Joseph LoDucaComposer
Ivan RaimiWriter
Bill PopeCinematographyArmy of Darkness
Ash, a handsome, shotgun-toting, chainsaw-armed department store clerk, is time warped backwards into England's Dark Ages, where he romances a beauty and faces legions of the undead.
What critics thought
Army of Darkness traded the genuine dread of its predecessors for slapstick medievalism, and critics were split on whether that trade was worth making. Bruce Campbell's deadpan swagger and Sam Raimi's inventive visual craft kept many on board, but a meaningful number felt the comedy-horror balance had tipped too far into self-parody, leaving the film stranded between genres.
“The movie isn't as funny or entertaining as Evil Dead II, however, maybe because the comic approach seems recycled.”
Roger Ebert·Chicago Sun-Times
“Mr. Campbell's manly, mock-heroic posturing is perfectly in keeping with the director's droll outlook.”
Janet Maslin·The New York Times
“This spoofy cast of thousands looks a little too much like a crew of bland Hollywood extras. By the time Army of Darkness turns into a retread of Jason and the Argonauts, featuring an army of fighting skeletons, the film has fallen into a ditch between parody and spectacle.”
Entertainment Weekly
Genres
Fantasy, Horror, Comedy
Cast & Crew
Sam RaimiDirectorBruce CampbellAshEmbeth DavidtzSheilaMarcus GilbertArthurIan AbercrombieWisemanRichard GroveDuke HenryMichael Earl ReidGold ToothTimothy Patrick QuillBlacksmithBridget FondaLindaPatricia TallmanPossessed WitchTed RaimiCowardly Warrior / Second Supportive Villager / S-Mart ClerkDeke AndersonTiny Ash #1Bruce ThomasTiny Ash #2Joseph LoDucaComposerIvan RaimiWriterBill PopeCinematographyStream
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