
Ash is transported with his car to 1,300 A.D., where he is captured by Lord Arthur and turned slave with Duke Henry the Red and a couple of his men. When Ash is thrown into a pit, he defeats two monsters and wins respect of Arthur's army and vassals. The Wiseman points Ash as The Chosen One that will retrieve the Necronomicon but Ash is only interested in returning home. When he learns that the only way to return to his time is using the Necronomicon, Ash decides to travel to... (Full plot summary below)
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Ash is transported with his car to 1,300 A.D., where he is captured by Lord Arthur and turned slave with Duke Henry the Red and a couple of his men. When Ash is thrown into a pit, he defeats two monsters and wins respect of Arthur's army and vassals. The Wiseman points Ash as The Chosen One that will retrieve the Necronomicon but Ash is only interested in returning home. When he learns that the only way to return to his time is using the Necronomicon, Ash decides to travel to the unholy land of the Deadites. The Wiseman advises that he must say the words "Klaatu Barada Nikto" to safely get the evil book. However, Ash forgets the last word and an army of the dead resurrects to attack Arthur fortress and recover the Necronomicon. The battle between the living and the dead is about to start and the support of Henry the Red is the only way to help Ash and Arthur to defeat the army of darkness.
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| eFilmCritic.comRob GonsalvesRaimi approaches this scenario as if someone had given him a deep pail of Magic Markers and told him to draw the ultimate comic book. |
| The A.V. ClubScott TobiasIt’s just pure pleasure for 81 minutes, and that’s it. |
| Boston GlobeJay CarrNo matter what your opinion is of the movie, you're unlikely to be bored. |
| CitysearchDan FazioDie-hard horror buffs beware: 'Army' gives the genre a giant 'Three Stooges'-style slap to the face. |
| FromTheBalconyBill ClarkA masterpiece of lunacy and oddball creativity. |
| Under the RadarAustin TrunickMore than anything, Army of Darkness is a tribute to the Ray Harryhausen adventure epics (Clash of the Titans, Sinbad, and the like) that Sam Raimi grew up loving. |
| CinefantastiqueSteve Biodrowskia director, Raimi's strength lies in his manic inventiveness %u2013 which is somewhat in abeyance here, as he tries injecting some traditional plot elements into the old formula. |
| Washington PostDesson ThomsonNo matter what your opinion is of the movie, you're unlikely to be bored. |
| Chicago TribuneDave KehrEasily the most unique film in the trilogy, and in many ways the most fun. |
| Creative LoafingMatt BrunsonOnly a primitive screwhead would find zero entertainment value in the third Evil Dead movie. |