Having been sucked through a vortex and in to the dark ages, Ash finds himself captured by knights who believe him to be allied with an enemy kingdom. But they soon come to believe he is the chosen one, sent from the heavens to defeat the Deadites who plague them.
In order to do so, and to get back home, Ash must quest for the Necronomicon and speak the magic words that will free it in to his possession. But when something goes wrong, he accidentally unleashes an army of Deadite soldiers led by an evil version of himself. Now he has to stop the Deadite conquest using his limited 20th century equipment and technology, combined with the weapons and tactics of the day.
Army of Darkness is a direct sequel to Evil Dead 2, which ended with Ash finding himself stranded hundreds of years in the past. The film is a bit toned down in terms of gore, and continues the trend of the previous film in terms of increasing humour. Yet it does so in a way that, unlike some series that went a similar direction, remains appealing and a lot of fun. Ash is now the bad ass he has been gradually becoming, and is placed in a situation which forces him to take on the stereotypical heroic quest and battle against evil.
While Army of Darkness is a great film, it still doesn't compare to the original Evil Dead. But we can all tingle a little with excitement about the recent news that there will be a new Evil Dead film released in 2013. Reportedly it does include Bruce Campbell, although details are few and far between as to whether it will be a new sequel, or a remake/reboot.
5 S Marts out of 5
Rated R for violence and horror.
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