Thursday, August 28, 2008

Klatu Verada Nicto, or something like that

Things that I love about Army Of Darkness:
  • Ash calling his Remmington a boomstick
  • Ash's metal hand
  • Ash's chainsaw-hand (that click's into place mid-air!)
  • This quote: Well hello, Mister Fancy-pants. Well, I've got news for you pal, you ain't leadin' but two things right now: Jack and shit... and Jack just left town.
  • The plastic skeletons that are thrown at Bruce Campbell during the fight scenes.
  • Seeing the cables carrying Bruce Campbell into the wormhole.
The entire movie is a cinematic gem. It's hard for me to think of any other film that can be so incredibly bogus and slapstick, but with such success. It's one of those movies that the academy would never, in a million years watch, making it all the better. What this movie does so well, that echoes in the best comedies I have seen, is that the comedy isn't immediately apparent.

At first glance, Army Of Darkness just appears to be the worst horror/action-movie ever made. Scenes are over the top, lines are cliche and catchy, and the the main character over-acts like his life depends on it. As soon as you accept these 'flaws', and start to actually look for them in the movie, it becomes hilarious. It forces you to embrace the utter ridiculousness of it, similar to The Office, or Extras, or Meet the Parents.

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