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Army of Darkness

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Army of Darkness

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Fantasy horror comedy starring Bruce Campbell and Embeth Davidtz. The second sequel to the original Evil Dead finds Ash back in medieval times and desperate to return to the present. But to do so, it means having to take up arms against an army of familiar old foes.

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A star rating of 2 out of 5.

Alan Jones

As a loose remake of A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court filmed in the style of the Three Stooges, director Sam Raimi's hopelessly juvenile effort just about scrapes by as a humdrum knockabout parody. As the second sequel to his classic Evil Dead, however, it's a vapid exercise in watered-down horror kitsch that betrays the whole ethos of the sublime original. After a recap of the first two movies, Bruce Campbell battles with pit monsters, sword-wielding skeletons and his evil clone to find the sacred "Book of the Dead" that will help him escape the Dark Ages and return to the present. This cardboard comic-book fantasy has plenty of in-jokes for the discerning horror buff but little actual horror, while the second half of the movie is nothing more than an endless battle full of interminable head-banging and skull-smashing. The only unexpected shock here is how dull and ordinary it all is.

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7.4/10

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rolenameAsh / Evil AshBruce CampbellSheila / Evil SheilaEmbeth DavidtzArthurMarcus GilbertWisemanIan AbercrombieDuke HenryRichard GroveGold ToothMichael Earl ReidBlacksmithTimothy Patrick QuillLindaBridget FondaPossessed witchPatricia TallmanCowardly warriorTed RaimiFake ShempIvan Raimi

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rolenameDirectorSam Raimi

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Released on

1993-06-11

Languages

English

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Available on

video, DVD and Blu-ray

Formats

Colour

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