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Today, Sam Raimi is known as
the guy who directed the mega-blockbuster, Spider-Man.
But not long ago, he was just some guy whose strange horror films turned to cult
classics...
After awakening the spirits of the necronomicon -- the book of
the dead -- in the movie Evil Dead II, Ash Williams (Bruce Campbell) is sent back
through time to the thirteenth century. He finds himself in the middle of a battle --
and is taken captive by a bunch of angry villagers who throw him into a pit of monsters
and wait for him to die. But when he escapes from the pit, the villagers start to take
him seriously, and some wise old guy informs them that Ash must be The One who, it was
prophesied, was supposed to come from the future and rescue them from the evil that’s
growing around them. He tells Ash that the only way to get back to his own century and
his job at S-Mart (“Shop smart -- shop S-Mart!”) is to retrieve the necronomicon from the
big scary graveyard and say the magic words.
But when Ash mis-repeats
the magic words, instead of destroying evil, he brings it to life -- and an army of the
dead rises up to fight the village.
In case you haven’t figured it out
yet, Army of Darkness isn’t your normal, everyday horror movie. It’s more of a
bizarre slapstick horror film, filled with odd props (like the chainsaw attachment that
Ash affixes to his handless arm) and goofy lines (“Well helloooooo fancy pants!”).
Imagine a horror movie starring Larry, Moe, and Jim Carrey.
It’s goofy.
It’s wacky. It’s got hideous monsters and an army of skeletons and all kinds of scary
guys. And, well, I have to admit that it got to be a little too much for me after a
while. It was even a bit too ridiculous for me (if you can believe
that).
Then again, if you’re a big fan of the Three Stooges (and/or Jim
Carrey), I’m sure you’ll love it...
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