#deeply funny absurdist black comedy‚ this one kind of foregoes the horror all together to concentrate on being a zany comedy film about a
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Army of Darkness (1992)
"Are all men from the future loudmouthed braggarts?"
"Nope. Just me, baby. Just me."
#army of darkness#evil deadology#horror imagery#horror film#1992#american cinema#sam raimi#ivan raimi#bruce campbell#embeth davidtz#marcus gilbert#ian abercrombie#richard grove#timothy patrick quill#bridget fonda#patricia tallman#michael earl reid#ted raimi#bill moseley#joseph loduca#danny elfman#i get why this is as beloved as it is but regretfully i think it's my least favourite of the og trilogy; i still had a whale of a time but#where fhe first film was a stripped down pared back bone chiller of an exercise in pure horror and the second built on that to stir in some#deeply funny absurdist black comedy‚ this one kind of foregoes the horror all together to concentrate on being a zany comedy film about a#fish out of water. ok so it's still quite gloopy in places‚ but the sense of dread‚ the palpable horror is gone. Campbell is still superb#of course and Ash is still very baby girl. but he and Raimi are mostly going for straight laughs instead of uncomfortable giggles#the laughing scene in ED2 is the perfect Moment of these films: an absolute nailing of the blend of disturbing uncanny with absurd ott goof#i missed that blend a little. still a great time like i say and still a worthy third film in an unlikely triumph of an indie trilogy
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