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Better Late Then Never

It’s fine. It's literally the definition of a fine movie. You’ve seen it before, you know every beat and outcome before the characters even do. Only question is how much escapism you’re looking for.

The thing I enjoyed most about the film is the fact that it doesn't shy away from being a super-sized-cliche;

Picks up where evil Dead 2 left off. But this one is much more action and comedy than horror. Features some of the greatest one-liners and the stop motion effects towards the end are amazing. Also the main theme to this is probably the most uplifting and "f'ck yeah!" inducing medieval/swashbuckling inspired piece of music! Hail to the King baby!

A book awakens evil forces and sends Bruce Campbell into a magical past resembling Highlander medieval times with Scottish people. Just before sending him to this other realm, the book which is alive enters into his body and Bruce must chop off his hand with a handy-dandy chainsaw. He then puts the chainsaw in place of his right hand. In the other realm, he is captured by soldiers wearing English knight armor and Renaissance uniforms. At their castle the soldiers all throw Bruce into a pit where he kills a zombie. Even though they confiscated his chainsaw, he recovers it from a sorcerer who throws it in there so that he does not die. The magical sorcerer also lobbed Bruce's shotgun below. He releases the other prisoners who were about to be throw in the pit after him. With the shotgun he makes the rules now! So, basically, he is King in this realm because of his technology. Fortunately, his car was sent with him as well. He uses it in the final battle against the forces of Evil, the Evil Dead Army. Bruce Campbell's character fights witches and skeletons along the way.

Watching Army of Darkness is basically a requirement for all geeks everywhere, on the same level as being able to quote Monty Python by my estimation. It's a film that is entirely enjoyable on the surface level as a low budget, easy to quote, fun film that's quick and painless. But from the filmmakers perspective, it's a lovable piece that wears its cheapness on its chest. That's a wire, there's a green screen, that's a voice over on a plaster skeleton standing in place. It's so endearing.The cheapness isn't what makes this movie fun for me, it's how much fun the actors are having. Bruce Campbell is a joy to watch, spouting one liners and having plaster skeletons thrown at him from off-camera. The extras waving their swords haphazardly are having a blast, the director is, the stars are, and it translates to a big dumb smile on you, the viewers, face.I don't have to explain this movie to you. Most likely, you've already seen it. If you haven't, you're missing one of the best B-movies of all time, a spoof of the sword and sorcery genre disguised as a silly horror movie disguised as an homage to the Three Stooges.

There are movies that were made into what they are thanks to the limited resources of their creators, forcing them to compensate the lack of money, production and special effects. „Army of darkness" is on those sequels that brought all those things, but lost the connection to the first two parts, turning the entire concept into a teenage comedy. Sporadically, Bruce Campbell will make you laugh, but the overall sense will be quite empty. „Army of darkness" signals the end to the entire genre in every major aspect.