Army of Darkness

Thoughts

Army of Darkness is an exceptional B-movie and has peak Bruce Campbell. I think the fact that this movie is directly related to the much more serious Evil Dead movies makes it even better.

There are some scenes in this film that are easily in my all-time favorites/iconic list:

• Ash jumping up and “catching” his chainsaw while in the pit, and right after using his belt as a whip to ride the chains up
• The ending scene where he’s blasting the lever-action rifle

“My name is Ash, and I am a slave.”

“Hail to the king, baby.”

“Yo, she-bitch! Let’s go.

“What, were you raised in a barn? Shut the door!

“It got into my hand and it went bad, so I lopped it off at the wrist. But that didn’t stop it. It came back — big time.

“Lady, I’m afraid I’m going to have to ask you to leave the store.

“Alright — who wants some?

“Well hello Mister Fancypants. Well, I’ve got news for you pal, you ain’t leadin’ but two things right now: Jack and shit, and Jack left town.”

Film Versions

Generally, I much prefer the theatrical edition of Army of Darkness, but there are quite a few differences between it and the other versions, especially the Director’s Cut. If not for the ending of the latter, I would like it a lot more. There are certain things that are noticeably absent from all versions from each other. I’ve been tempted more than once to try editing a new supercut of the movie of my own that combines my favorite aspects of both! Check out this website for a complete rundown of the differences between the films!

“Keep your damn filthy bones outta my mouth!

Other Memories

This movie sometimes reminds me of the old iOS game, Army of Darkness - Defense, that I had way back in the day! I think when I played it, I had it on my first iPad.