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Post by Conan on Jun 18, 2006 18:02:43 GMT -5
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Post by HNT on Jun 19, 2006 18:55:12 GMT -5
4 from me. this is still a very good movie, but I had to ump it down one as it is not anywhere near as good as the first two. I'd probably give it 4.5 stars if that was an option
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Post by Punk18 on Jun 21, 2006 19:33:15 GMT -5
They call this horror? Yuck, I hated it. I gave it a 1 out of 5, if there was a o out of 5 then I'd vote for that. A disgraceful movie to be called a horror. Ha
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Post by CK on Jun 21, 2006 20:04:35 GMT -5
Technically it isnt really a horror movie punk, more of a slapstick comedy horror, but your young so I'll let you off with a warning, I dont know if Conan will be as nice LOL, maybe we should introduce you to Kevin LOL. By the way 5/5 for me one of Sam Raimie's greatest movies ever.
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Post by Canetoad on Jun 21, 2006 20:54:59 GMT -5
I got news for you pal. You ain't leading but two things right now... Jack and Shit. And Jack just left town.
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Post by CK on Jun 22, 2006 9:48:18 GMT -5
Well hello Mr. Fancypants!!!!! You know by the first 15 mins. of this movie you should relize that this isnt a blood and guts horror film, it was never intended to be that.
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Post by Bloodycamper on Jun 22, 2006 14:27:26 GMT -5
I loved the comedy aspects of this movie! I used to watch this film daily in my teen years whilst at college.
You loved me once!
yeah but baby ya got real ugly!
quality!
Awesome quotes in this flick..
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Post by Conan on Jun 22, 2006 15:41:04 GMT -5
They call this horror? Yuck, I hated it. I gave it a 1 out of 5, if there was a o out of 5 then I'd vote for that. A disgraceful movie to be called a horror. Ha Youth today..were have we gone wrong. I have never seen someone talk this way about Army of Darkness.
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Post by Canetoad on Jun 22, 2006 18:28:57 GMT -5
Well hello Mr. Fancypants!!!!! You know by the first 15 mins. of this movie you should relize that this isnt a blood and guts horror film, it was never intended to be that. That wasn't aimed at you CK, it was a response to Punk's assertion that ''They call this horror? Yuck, I hated it. I gave it a 1 out of 5, if there was a o out of 5 then I'd vote for that. A disgraceful movie to be called a horror. Ha'' Wasn't quick enough on the draw in responding I guess... Army of Darkness was a great film, and the comedic approach taken was the right one, otherwise the film ran the grave risk of being a very repetitive feeling rehash of the first two.
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Post by Punk18 on Jun 22, 2006 18:42:24 GMT -5
They call this horror? Yuck, I hated it. I gave it a 1 out of 5, if there was a o out of 5 then I'd vote for that. A disgraceful movie to be called a horror. Ha Youth today..were have we gone wrong. I have never seen someone talk this way about Army of Darkness. Yeah I forgot this was a hybrid horror/comedy sorry. Other than what this movie was the only thing that made me laugh was when the skeleton hand put its hand in Ash's mouth. Lmao, gross.
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Post by CK on Jun 22, 2006 19:34:51 GMT -5
Well hello Mr. Fancypants!!!!! You know by the first 15 mins. of this movie you should relize that this isnt a blood and guts horror film, it was never intended to be that. That wasn't aimed at you CK, it was a response to Punk's assertion that ''They call this horror? Yuck, I hated it. I gave it a 1 out of 5, if there was a o out of 5 then I'd vote for that. A disgraceful movie to be called a horror. Ha'' Wasn't quick enough on the draw in responding I guess... Army of Darkness was a great film, and the comedic approach taken was the right one, otherwise the film ran the grave risk of being a very repetitive feeling rehash of the first two. I know it wasnt toadie I was trying to lure you into a quotation game lol. GL and Conan are familiar with them.
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Post by CT on Jun 22, 2006 20:14:11 GMT -5
Awesomely hilarious horror comedy. Ash is the man. 4/5
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Post by Conan on Jun 23, 2006 0:59:03 GMT -5
one of my favorite quotes. "Lady, I'm afraid I'm gonna have to ask you to leave the store."
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Post by CK on Jun 23, 2006 6:45:13 GMT -5
"Thats just what we call pillow talk baby!"
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Post by GL on Jun 24, 2006 11:42:21 GMT -5
“Army of Darkness” is the funniest of the Evil Dead trilogy.
**SPOILERS**
Arriving out of the wormhole, Ash, (Bruce Campbell) his car and a tree find themselves in the middle of a battle during the crusades. After the battle is over, Ash is taken prisoner by the victorious sides' leader, Lord Arthur. (Marcus Gilbert) believing him to be a mercenary for the losing side's leader, Duke Henry the Red, (Richard Grove) Ash is forced into a battle pit and barely survives, due to an unlikely helper (Ian Abercrombie). convinced that Ash is from the future like he claims, they let him stay in the castle overnight, where he beds local wench Sheila (Embeth Davidtz) and is told that he must quest for the powerful Necronomicon, the Book of the Dead that can return Ash to his time period. Along the quest, Ash accidentally raises the Deadites, an undead army of skeletons that also want the book. Fighting them off and returning the book to castle, Ash quickly trains the remaining soldiers how to fight off the Deadites so that he can return back to his time.
The Good News: I simply cannot say enough about how funny this movie is. It is funnier than most of the comedies made during that time, which was no small feat. Ash really comes across as a smart-alek here, even more than in the previous installments. His constant barrage of one-liners and putdowns are hysterically funny. What adds to the laughter is that Ash speaks like his is from his time to people in the ancient times, so Ash's slang use is totally wasted on them. Too many lines are funny, so I won't reveal them here. Even better for the film, is the very high slapstick humor moments in the movie. Two of them immediately come to mind: Ash is running in the forest away from a demon, and stops inside a windmill. He thinks that something is not right, so he checks outside. Convinced nothing has happened, he goes back inside and smacks into a mirror and breaks it. Each chard of glass contains a little miniature Ash. What follows is five minutes of pure slapstick that would make the Three Stooges proud. Hitting his head on a steel pipe three times, each time being believable hit, having barrel of soap dumped on his head, then slipping and sliding on the slippery floor, and many other implements of physical comedy that are used as torture throughout the scene left me and my friends on the floor in stitches after watching that scene. Keeping in mind that scene was over five minutes gives one a great respect for the scene. The second one is just as funny. As Ash is in the graveyard with the Necronomicon, he mispronounces a spell that is required to prove that the seeker of the book is in good intentions. By mispronouncing it, Ash awakes the undead army of skeletons, who proceed to perform another Three Stooges routine on Ash, this time as the world's greatest slap fight. There are many other great, funny scenes in this movie, but I don't want to spoil more than I already have. Just know that this is easily the funniest of the Evil Dead movies. Also present again is Sam Raimi's traditional 'demon eye-view' shots, where we follow the arrow or the monster chasing after Ash or another person. I was also very impressed with the amount of actual FX work went into making the movie. The Deadites are very well done, and they look like real skeletons that have come to life. They don't look like regular CGI creations, which would've destroyed any threat that they had. Well done.
The Bad News: Fans of the Evil Dead movies are sort of expecting the movies to always be pushing the limits of the MPAA on violence, but this is one is the driest of the other movies. We do see one very well done fountain of blood that looks like the famous 'bed of blood' from the original 'Nightmare on Elm Street,' so you should get an idea what that scene does look like, but that is the only gore in the movie.
The Final Verdict: Other than not enough blood and gore, this is a flawless movie. Fans of the series will plenty to love about in the movie, and horror-comedy fans will love to see one of the originals in the genre. It is highly recommended to all others as well.
Rated R: Adult Language, Graphic Violence, a brief shadowy sex scene and Brief Nudity
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