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Army of Darkness

Army of Darkness

1993
Comedy, Fantasy
1h 21m
Bruce Campbell stars as Ash, a hapless housewares clerk time-warped back to the Dark Ages by the demonic power of the Necronomicon. Now armed with only a '73 Oldsmobile, his trusty chainsaw and a 12-gauge double-barreled S-Mart shotgun, our knuckleheaded hero must battle vicious she-bitches, a diabolical Evil Ash and the relentless hordes of the medieval dead.

Army of Darkness

1993
Comedy, Fantasy
1h 21m
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Avg Percentile 59.94% from 6565 total ratings

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Rated 14 Feb 2019
95
91st
Giddy, blood-splattering fun of the highest order. Has more quotable lines than you can shake a boomstick at. Bruce Campbell is a god among men.
Rated 28 Jul 2014
80
83rd
This movies was a crazy combination of campy humor and tons of special effects. Don't even try to take it seriously, it is very stupid, but it is also funny and provides many laughs.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
100
98th
The ultimate test if you're cool or not: liking this movie. Bow before the Man-God Bruce Campbell!
Rated 29 Oct 2017
85
85th
As a kid, I remember seeing this on cable and instantly being drawn to how ridiculous it looked. I think it was during the scene where the skeletons were storming the castle. It looked so cheesy yet...alluring? When we think of Ash, this film's Ash is what we think about.
Rated 23 Aug 2015
90
63rd
This movie is awesome! Taking the lead character back in time to see an EARLY Evil Dead was cleverly done. While it doesn’t go for loads or blood and gore like it’s predecessors, it has the exact same tone as the previous movie and I would argue that this was Campbell’s best performance as Ash. While a lot of the effects are still purposefully bad, a lot of them are surprisingly great, particularly the production design and practical effects. An oddball in the series, but a great one!
Rated 31 Aug 2011
90
92nd
A really, really good episode of Xena without Xena or taking place in the world of Xena.
Rated 31 Mar 2008
90
97th
Besides Labyrinth, this is the movie I've watched most growing up. It's such a fantastic blend of gory, funny, goofy, quoteworthy and cool(y?) that it will probably be eternally rewatchable for me. This rating is totally subjective and I don't give a damn. 5 out of 5 blood-fountains from deathpits containing bonusmonsters. I wish I was wearing my S-Mart shirt while typing this. "It's a trick, get an axe". Campbell rules. EvilAsh rules. Skeleton army rules. I'm rambling now. I don't care! Groovy.
Rated 19 Aug 2009
9
91st
Quotable to no end. Bruce Campbell is fantastic. Not much more to add besides that this movie is drop dead funny.
Rated 17 Sep 2018
8
87th
In some way or form, this is viewed as the finale in the Evil Dead trilogy, and while it's ties are few and far between, it plays on so many tropes from the first 2. It's incrdibly goofy from the start, and Bruce Campbell is still a bad ass, and it still has Sam Raimi finger prints all over it with the absurd dark humor and purposely bad affects. It's really hard to have a bad time with this. You've got to give it credit for switching it up, even if it's not quite Evil Dead status.
Rated 25 Jul 2013
50
58th
You can be badass, but you'll never be Campbell with a chainsaw instead of a hand badass.
Rated 23 Mar 2009
70
40th
I have a soft spot for Bruce Campbell. A lot of this movie isn't really worth much beyond the action and explosions, but I love pretty much every stupid line of Campbell's dialogue. Raimi does a few interesting things with the camera as we go along and the story is fun enough, but it's only Bruce Campbell that makes this worth watching.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
90
92nd
This is the movie that gave me B-madness. After this one, I learned to appreciate camp as a different section of quality that deserves just as much recognition as films that strive for conventional greatness.
Rated 22 Jan 2007
86
86th
Absolutely hilarious movie. Bruce Campbell's best performance in my opinion. It's a very funny and fun horror movie. In fact I wouldn't even consider it horror because it's far more funny than scary.
Rated 16 Jul 2019
31
3rd
Beats FRIDAY THE 13TH in terms of "how the hell did we get here?" when comparing the first episode of a franchise to the last - while "Yo, She-Bitch" is an easy laugh, it can't compensate for nearly 90 minutes of overstated, campy nonsense around it which seems to be striving (too hard) for cult status, again hampered by Campbell's absurdly over-exaggerated emoting - perhaps the point is you are supposed to enjoy this ironically, but there's just too much irony here for this viewer!
Rated 28 Mar 2018
95
97th
It relies heavily on Campbell's charisma like the second one (and to a lesser extent the first) did, but that's fine because he's awesome. This is even less of a horror than Evil Dead 2, leaning way more into over the top action. I love how silly the franchise got, moving from a great horror flick to a medieval action movie. Lots of wonderful one-liners, fun action, inventiveness. Almost on par with Evil Dead 2, but so bonkers it's a must-watch.
Rated 05 Aug 2017
83
87th
The third film in "The Evil Dead" series is the campiest of the bunch. Bruce Campbell's performance in the most comedic film of the series produced the most quotable "Ash", and my childhood favorite. "Hail to the King, baby; This is my...BOOMSTICK" however, now as an overall movie this one doesn't seem to hold up as well by comparison. Although still plenty entertaining, personal preference now favors the more "serious" splatter horror/comedy over the more comedy/horror-fantasy/adventure here.
Rated 20 Feb 2016
78
75th
This movie impressed the living hell out of the 10-year-old in me. Been missing that guy.
Rated 14 Sep 2012
85
76th
This is a total one-man show, but when that one man is Bruce Campbell, it still ends up being amazing. One of the most qoutable movies ever made.
Rated 25 Sep 2010
72
86th
Ultimate cheeseball horror comedy. Numerous quotable lines and Campbell's charm and gift for physical humor make this endearing.
Rated 21 Jan 2010
75
71st
Pretty absurd sequel to evil dead 2 that I saw twice in the theater when it came out. It's basically a supercharged Sam Raimi film and completely over the top ridiculous fun. You literally have to turn your brain off and not analyze why the skeletons make one line quips before getting blown up and why Ash is such a cult figure in spite of (or because of?) being a total jackass. If you enjoy intentional B-movie camp, the undead, and lots of cheesy one liners then Army of Darkness is for you.
Rated 21 Jan 2010
55
25th
It's imaginative, and Raimi's style is fun and unique, but my praise ends there... The film is childish, poorly paced and way too self aware. The final act of the film is so lengthy and poorly lit that it lost my attention several times. On top of that, Ash has gone from likeable to obnoxious.
Rated 10 Jan 2010
72
81st
Extra nostalgia points for Duke Nukem taking so many lines from this.
Rated 16 Feb 2009
66
12th
Not as cleverly campy as Evil Dead II, just campy for camp's sake it seems.
Rated 13 Feb 2009
83
80th
The third in the Evil Dead series, Army of Darkness peels away from the more intense gore of the previous two installments and relies more on the slapstick. Gore or not, it's still a blast to watch. Bruce Campbell continues to provide countless memorable moments. Hail to the King, baby.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
84
87th
Classic. Period.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
82
78th
Snappy one-liners and battles with the medieval dead. Cinematic kismet? You bet.
Rated 12 Jul 2007
93
85th
Incredibly cheesy. But Bruce Campbell is the kind of guy who shines brightest in those roles.
Rated 22 Mar 2022
87
85th
This one still kicks ass. The skeleton army is delightful, and for me this is where Ash becomes a consistently great character - fish out of water with a chip on his shoulder. The frustration of a man deprived of two girlfriends and his right hand. The one let down I had was that the chainsaw inexplicably disappeared after ten minutes. It's only in the first scene! Seems like wasted potential.
Rated 23 Sep 2021
85
59th
Viewed September 14, 2021. The series' third entry expands the palette a bit by moving the action to medieval times and by completing Ash's transformation into an arrogant, picturesque, one-liner-spouting action hero. The latter is especially effective, as so many of the best gags here spring from the way Sam Raimi and Bruce Campbell set up Ash's heroic bonafides and then promptly tear down that same image.
Rated 04 Jul 2020
98
63rd
So damn good.
Rated 08 Mar 2020
88
67th
A-
Rated 14 Apr 2019
73
71st
The horror was always my favorite part of The Evil Dead, so I'm sad to see it mostly gone here (but definitely not forgotten). Ignoring the franchise roots though, Army of Darkness is still a uniquely fun fantasy-comedy.
Rated 09 May 2017
60
45th
The third Evil Dead film basically eschews the horror and the gore for a (comparatively way more accessible) full-blown, eccentric type of goth-comic-book fantasy. The 1300 A.D. setting did feel a little dysfunctional and I did miss the horror element but, if you can accept the tonal difference, you'll probably have a good time and appreciate this for what it is: a minor but enjoyable medieval take on Evil Dead with beautiful imagery and a thrilling, full-on battle against the Army of Darkness.
Rated 09 May 2017
70
45th
Bewilderingly funny without ever being reduced to straight parody, "Army Of Darkness" is what "Evil Dead II" should have been, a gloriously over the top romp featuring chainsaw-arms, skeleton armies,and more sword and sorcery shenanigans than you could shake a boomstick at, that sucessfully finds the balance between horror, camp, and pure unbridled fun. Hail to the king, baby.
Rated 25 Dec 2015
73
78th
Raimi/Campbell clearly had more commercial aspirations with this installment, but it's so friggin' bonkers that it's bizarre to think they actually believed it stood a chance of being a hit. Drawing more heavily on his childhood influences, Raimi pulls out all the stops, creating a deliriously over the top horror-comedy with an eccentric streak a mile wide. Campbell's gonzo performance cemented his status as b-movie legend, while the stop motion skeleton army pays loving tribute to Harryhausen.
Rated 05 Dec 2015
100
97th
the movie that started it all for me.
Rated 25 Sep 2015
59
62nd
The most campy, ridiculous entry in the series. Still brings the unique blend of violent horror, relentless comedy, and outright stupidity that made the other entries likable. Bruce Campbell more than earns his paycheck.
Rated 21 Sep 2015
100
99th
Good....bad...I'm the guy that gave it a 100.
Rated 26 Aug 2015
100
91st
Officially part 3 in the wild and wacky Evil Dead trilogy. Bruce Campbell, returns as Ash (hero of the first two Evil Dead flicks), a hardware-store clerk who is magically transported--along with his beat-up Oldsmobile and a chainsaw attachment for his severed left forearm--to the brutal battlefields of the 14th century. He quickly assumes power (who else in the Middle Ages packs a shotgun and a chainsaw?), and unites his band of medieval knights against the dreaded Army of the Dead.
Rated 12 Jul 2013
78
67th
My brain has melted.
Rated 22 Jun 2013
70
58th
Revels in its camp and corniness. Its practical effects keep it indicative of a time and place, and adds to its charm. It knows what it is and doesn't waste time pretending to be something it's not.
Rated 06 Jun 2013
100
95th
This film might be a hard one for people to like now a days. Thankfully I saw it a long time ago. Hail to the King, Baby.
Rated 09 Apr 2013
75
69th
In the beginning I was still wondering whether this film takes itself seriously. I stopped wondering after three minutes and had a great time with bad-taste costumes, surprisingly witty lines and classy B-movie stop motion.
Rated 07 Aug 2012
67
41st
This movie might have been considered creme once but (say it with me) "baby - you got real ugly".
Rated 10 Jul 2012
77
65th
As a film in its own right, this quirky Ray Harryhausen tribute (a skeleton army) rocks. As an Evil Dead film, though, it's ultimately not funny, scary or gory enough.
Rated 07 Feb 2012
97
97th
This is my boomstick! There are so many great one-liners here. It is a fitting introduction into whatever you call the horror comedy hybrid that Sam Raimi loves to unleash. This one is heavier on the comedy than the others, but that makes it more accessible to those that don't want demons chewing up the inhabitants of a cabin.
Rated 30 Mar 2011
90
95th
Pure horror comedy. And I mean funny comedy. Has lots of lines you will be shouting at your mates for months ("This is my BOOMSTICK!"). You don't need to see the first two as it does a quick recap at the beginning and it doesn't really make much difference to the veiwing pleasure - I hadn't seen either before seeing this. Get it if you haven't seen it... if you have, get it again
Rated 21 Feb 2011
75
81st
Well, they went for the PG-masses with this one, splatterless reshoots of part 2 included. It's great to see what raimi can do with more budget, but the result is comparatively streamlined, digestible and comedic, with lots of slapstick and self-parody that doesn't always hit the mark. And there's definitely NOT enough chainsaw in this! Evil ash is a neat antagonist, though, and it's just too much of a fun time to whip up any valid criticism here.
Rated 18 Jan 2011
85
60th
Actually my favorite of the Evil Dead Trilogy. I love the slapstick and Ash Williams has made his full transformation from an unassuming nice guy to complete jerk, which is hilarious.
Rated 18 Dec 2009
34
7th
Reminding me of a combination of The Princess Bride (the cheezy hero), Monty Python (the witty humor), Lord of the Rings (the battle for Helm's Deep) and Planet Terror (the ridiculous slashing), Army of Darkness failed to impress me. While hilarious at times, the film failed to grasp my attention, the SFX looked extremely dated (granted, it's a B-movie), and even though it's only 85 mins long, I yawned all the way through. The combination of horror and comedy just doesn't seem to work for me.
Rated 06 Dec 2009
85
92nd
Stupid movie. The Evil Dead trilogy is so repetitive, which makes the 3rd installment's comedy great.
Rated 02 Dec 2009
80
71st
Grab beer, grab friends, have fun.
Rated 27 Nov 2009
90
93rd
Definitive Sam Raimi. Makes a virtue of it's low budget and is inventive and funny as hell. One of the most quotable movies I know, so listen up you primitive screwheads! This is my BOOM-STICK!
Rated 13 Oct 2009
60
10th
Not even Ash can withstand the law of diminishing returns.
Rated 12 Oct 2009
100
99th
The Citizen Kane of movies involving chainsaws, shotguns, skeleton armies, shopping malls and Bruce Campbell.
Rated 22 Jul 2009
83
87th
I can't help but love this ode to horror, slapstick, and classic sci-fi/fantasy.
Rated 27 Apr 2009
90
85th
The best of the trilogy by far. Awesome movie from a director that clearly understood his fans.
Rated 21 Apr 2009
35
29th
Evil Dead 2 was a good mix of genuine horror and humor. This, the third film in the series, went to far into silliness.
Rated 02 Mar 2009
57
46th
Take _Evil Dead II_, extract most of the horror, and cross it with a Three Stooges version of _A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court_, and it comes out like this. Ambitious but frustrating. Truckloads of not-so-subtle homages are paid to everything from _The Day the Earth Stood Still_ to _The Manster_. A breathless pace and Campbell's patented form of deadpan comic line reading help make this fun.
Rated 03 Jan 2009
92
97th
The movie that has people who never heard of Bruce Campbell instantly fall in love with the guy, and his terrific use of 90's slang. It's fun, it has horror, comedy, action, adventure, and war all in one great movie. You can watch it without seeing the Evil Dead movies, but you should just see those anyway.
Rated 15 Dec 2008
75
62nd
Actually don't think I liked it as much as Evil Dead II.
Rated 21 Sep 2008
85
78th
buy smart, buy S-MART! Really cool third part of the Evil Dead Trilogy! Love it! clatu verata $&%%$/
Rated 24 Aug 2008
74
36th
Starts off great w/ Ash thrown into a completely new setup where humans are bad news too, the first thing you notice (esp in the night scenes) is how much better cinematography looks when a Hollywood budget's funding things. Ash's intentionally absurd comebacks also works well at first, as do the familiar but fun variations on Ash-gets-the-sht-kicked-of-him scenes . Once the Deadite army is raised though it all becomes too predictable even if Raimi has alot of energy & inventiveness to burn.
Rated 31 May 2008
8
82nd
Hilarious would be an understatement. Bruce is the man.
Rated 19 May 2008
65
40th
Fantastic to watch with friends if you've got a lot beer on hand. Pointless to watch otherwise.
Rated 14 Sep 2007
2
0th
No, goddamnit, it's not so bad it's good. It's just plain terrible. Completely irredeemable bullshit through and through. I hate Bruce Campbell and I hate everyone who says he's the best actor ever. Oh, of course, it's ironic! Well I ironically hate the film and ironically hate everyone who praises it. Earns two points for inventing the "boomstick" line.
Rated 06 Sep 2007
65
28th
Bruce Campbell, Sam Raimi, living dead, what more do you need?
Rated 14 Aug 2007
93
92nd
Seen it! Loved It! It became a part of me. Then it turned into an evil version of me and tried to take over the world. Bruce Campbell is God.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
70
52nd
Hilariously silly and endlessly quotable.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
85
87th
This film captured my attention while running on cable TV many moons ago, and since then before my VHS copy I'd always make room to watch it whenever it was on. Often times my mom would kicked me out of the family room into the dark living room so she didn't have to watch such garbage. Plus stop motion skeletons, what more could one ask for?
Rated 14 Aug 2007
15
11th
It's suppoed to be the definitive B-Movie at all time. I just found it to be really stupid.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
89
91st
Endlessly quotable, lots of fun. Nobody but Bruce could do this.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
79
66th
yes yes yes
Rated 05 Aug 2007
80
73rd
Over-the-top, unabashed splatter-horror-comedy.
Rated 02 May 2007
9
94th
"Are all men from the future loud-mouthed braggarts?" "Nope. Just me baby... Just me."
Rated 27 Mar 2007
81
79th
A real classic, and the only direction the Evil Dead movies could have taken to be even more awesome.
Rated 01 Feb 2007
86
92nd
Classic. Bruce Campbell and Sam Raimi being awesome. Basically a crass smart-alec from the future (Campbell) winds up fighting a bunch of undead and deamons. He is eminently annoyed to be the Hero, because working at S-Mart is better than living with the primitives.
Rated 24 Jan 2007
80
84th
"This is my Boomstick" will live forever.
Rated 22 Oct 2024
90
73rd
I liked this movie before I knew anything about the Evil Dead movies.
Rated 16 Oct 2024
75
32nd
Now and then I'll watch a classic for the first time and get a little disappointed that I never grew up with it, watching it endlessly until the VHS tape wore through as I did with others. Army of Darkness is such a classic. It's so removed from its predecessors that it's a different animal altogether, but it's a riotous one nonetheless -- loaded with everything a movie is supposed to do. A Pandora's Box of visual chicanery.
Rated 22 Aug 2024
7
76th
Fever dream of a movie. Everything is over the top in a good way, except for the sexist machismo that aged very poorly. Truly unique, and incredibly entertaining. Luckily, everyone in the past spoke perfect modern american english… nah who am I kidding, I'm not going to nitpick this movie's logic, it's more self aware than I am. Hail to the king baby!
Rated 24 Jun 2024
80
60th
bon nanard
Rated 29 Apr 2024
58
74th
“Army of Darkness” is a classic of B movie entertainment. It is characterized by its deliberate embrace of absurdity, innovative camera work, and sharp wit. Its willingness to indulge in the ridiculous makes it an amusing watch.
Rated 22 Nov 2023
55
34th
How was this ever made?
Rated 15 Oct 2023
55
14th
Muchbetterrightaway+littlemiss:)
Rated 08 Jul 2023
85
49th
Os Trapalhões e o Exército das Trevas, starring Didi Mocó as Ash and Angélica as Sheila.
Rated 18 May 2023
40
24th
I didn't enjoy it as much as the second one. Bruce Campbell's character is more grating in this one, and it's more of a very cheesy action movie with all horror elements lost.
Rated 07 Nov 2022
67
41st
Iiked it more than I remembered. let Bruce Campbell cook
Rated 01 Nov 2022
4
51st
Most movies in this vein kind of annoy me at best and piss me off at worst but the big difference here is this is actually funny. A lot of that comes from a performance of his career by Bruce Campbell. Who is a pretty great slapstick actor when given the opportunity. Great use of his face to get laughs. Loved the scene when the little guys are tripping him up. Loved the skeleton army Ray Harryhausen stuff. Just a blast and probably is my fav of the series and only one that works completely.
Rated 16 Jun 2022
61
9th
If you take it as an absolute joke of a film it’s a 83/100
Rated 06 Jun 2022
88
86th
Somehow they kept getting better.
Rated 23 Mar 2022
75
35th
The highly campy comedy and physical acting just doesn't quite stick for me. A pretty good display of filmmaking otherwise, especially the sfx
Rated 23 Oct 2021
74
79th
Army of Darkness is solid but also I think it's a major letdown. It gets away from the gore, horror, and leans heavily into slapstick, admittedly with mostly great results. I love Bruce Campbell doing Three Stooges bits but I love it more when there's a serious threat AND Three Stooges bits. Oh and skeleton puns, can't forget horror elements and skeleton puns.
Rated 23 Oct 2021
86
62nd
Not quite as consistent as it's predecessors, but still entertaining enough with it's signature Raimi charm. Campbell is fullsending it with camp and goofiness in this movie, and It mostly works for me. It sometimes teeters a far too silly for me. but I still enjoyed the hell out of myself. I give 8 Miss Honeys out of 10.
Rated 03 Feb 2021
97
67th
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Rated 14 Apr 2020
77
70th
76.6
Rated 24 Feb 2020
56
70th
the poster promised me some shirtless hunky action and there was nothing of the sort; i'm sad, disappointed, and i feel betrayed.
Rated 24 Feb 2020
75
65th
vulgar, corny, gratuitous etc etc you get the picture
Rated 08 Jul 2019
80
68th
In a way, it's the least accomplished of the three films, largely because it's the most ambitious. It clearly struggles at the constraint of a budget that won't allow it to do what it really wants. Still, being the least of this trilogy still amounts to a lot. It's a ridiculously fun film with great supporting performances from Embeth Davidtz and Bill Moseley.
Rated 21 Sep 2018
78
92nd
Campbell really makes this flick such a blast to watch. Raimi adds a lot of his style here and has some pretty neat effects for the time.

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