Director: Sam Raimi
Year: 1992
Country: USA
Alternate Titles: N/A
Genre: Horror/Comedy
Plot:
Still trapped in the medieval assault, Ash leads the Knights holding him captive in a fight against the awakened Deadite army, looking to retrieve the captured Necronomicon he needs to return to his present time, using his wits and sarcasm to fend the undead horde off.
Review:
Overall, there's not a whole lot really wrong with this one. Obviously, one of the best qualities present in this one is the utterly uproarious comedy here, as there's a noticeable shift away from a Horror/Comedy into a Comedy with Horror elements. Many of the film's best scenes come from the film's supposedly creepy scenes that instead offer up truly gut- busting laughs, as the scenes of him with the group at the pit after defeating the witch and the deformity there, the goofiness of how he deals with the possessed villager in the castle and the first battle here all manage to go for the comedy rather than the scares here despite all of them appearing to be set-up as horror-based scenes either featuring solid slapstick or hilarious one-liners.
The hilarity continues on for two of the funniest, most laugh-out-loud moments in the genre where this one really earns itself the best marks as the battle with the mini-Ash's in the windmill offers plenty of full-scale gags, just utter creativity in the unique situations required to pull them off and a relentless attitude that sends them careening off at such a speed that there's no rest in between the next one. There's also the other big scene of the graveyard resurrection after taking the book through dubious means allows for the glorious wordplay and even better physical gags here that really cement this one as a full-on comedy.
It goes on into a comedic Action/Fantasy epic with the finale being the Deadite Army leading the raid on the castle as the defense tactics produce some amazing action, the swordplay makes for a delightful time and the entire scene is truly a lot of fun as there's the use of more modern warfare and tactics against the traditional swordplay here featured together for a ground time in this section of the film. It also continues on with the typical possession here with some truly fantastic scenes involving the deranged ghouls that showcase the spectacular make- up that this one's been known for as there's the zombie skeleton-like Deadites and the seriously deformed and rotting ghoul featured here with the witch which mall manages to featured something here with the comedy, the action and adventure parts of the film to give this one enough positives to hold out as one of the better efforts in the genre. About the only thing truly wrong here is the individual reaction to it all, who may see it all as too much of a shift in story, focusing on the comedy instead of the horror, but that has nothing to do with the movie itself. Otherwise, this is a flawless movie.
Overview: *****/5
The funniest, yet driest, of the series, this one turns into full-bore Horror/Comedy rather than the straightforward horror of the amalgamation of the previous entry, leaving this with a lot to like. Viewers who appreciate that shift, enjoy Horror/Comedies, or are hardcore fans of the series to this point will have a lot to like here, while most others might want to heed caution.
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