RedLetterMedia Army of Darkness Commentary

[@PrimarchX]

The story that Bruce Campbell tells is that Sam Raime wrote the, "Give me some sugar, baby" line on the spot while doubling over with the giggles since he was going to make his friend say that in a major motion picture.

[@Rampageotron]

I remember being a kid and thinking Evil Dead 2 was the greatest movie ever, only to see the trailer for Army of Darkness on tv and completely losing my shit in the living room. My brothers took me to a midnight screening of it and it was everything I wanted and more.

[@fkaiba94]

Old mf

[@thebatmanbadass30000]

Army of darkness is my favorite

[@banquo3873]

@@thebatmanbadass30000 It was my favorite as a kid, and I absolutely love it to this day. But I have to say ED2 is my favorite of the trilogy .

[@MrCalel1337]

I saw this in the theater at 12 years old and thought it was the greatest movie I'd ever seen. Now, in my 40s I still think it was great and you all should be ashamed of yourselves. Great movies don't always have to be great art, just great fun. Stop ruining my childhood. Who do you think you are? Disney???

[@yourcheapdate4564]

'what's that on your face' before he shovels dirt onto his face is one of the best things in a movie EVER!

[@MrKbonez]

"See how that works?"

[@eol6632]

As far as Ash getting dumber each time on film.....he has taken ALOT of head injuries & PTSD. That why in the show the continuity makes sense ...it all happened to Ash, the movies, video game; even the one where he played poker with Brock Sampson. The drugs, head trama , time travel just makes it a little foggy.

[@frankb3347]

The way I see it the movies getting wackier reflect his descent into madness.

[@Pioneer5118]

Ash is socially dumb. He is an engineering wiz considering he fixed his car with Middle Ages tech.

[@GenmaTheDestroyer]

@Skynet1 Yup, he's referencing Poker Night at the Inventory 2. That table was Ash Williams, Brock Sampson, Sam (Sam and Max) and Claptrap. Also in attendance around the Inventory were Mad Moxxi, Glados, Steve and Max.

[@JoeSyxpack]

I saw this opening night in a packed theater and I had no clue it was part of the Evil Dead franchise until it started. It was a fun experience because most of the crowd were fans, so there was a lot of whooping and hollering. It was more like watching a football game than a movie. I was in Michigan at the time so the place just erupted at the "boomstick" scene. That was the last time I remember going to a movie where everyone stood up and clapped at the end.

[@lasarousi]

And that's why I don't go to theatres.

[@Draliseth]

My dad rented it when I was going through my Evil Dead phase and I was clueless it was the third movie. I was heartbroken when he told me after returning the video.

[@Tom_Van_Zandt]

@@lasarousi Because the audience stood up and clapped at the end of the movie?

[@bionicRod]

My buddy and I loved ED 1 and 2 and we also saw this in the theater. We were not disappointed. I had to order the VHS when it came out because none of the rental places had it.

[@Maehedrose]

When I saw the 'South Park' movie in the theater we had such a crowd. We were singing along and clapping, quoting and cheering - it was so much fun. I think the only experience I've had at a movie to top it was when I camped out 3 days for 'Phantom Menace' (3 days alongside other superfans; singing the Ewok song and debating the morality of Han Solo).

[@evildoughboy7773]

Everything wrong with this movie is what makes it right. This is one of the champion B movies of all time. Hail to the king, Baby.

[@JaxStravig]

Ya'll are nuts, one of the best movies ever. The little Ashe's are amazing too.

[@1D991]

This was definitely one of my favourite movies as a kid, and it still holds a special place in my heart

[@monkeydust100]

Army of darkness is one of the greatest story's ever told.

[@HappyBowser777]

Bridget Fonda is the wife of Danny Elfman who composed March of the dead for Army of Darkness.

[@mathewkolakwsk]

Army of Darkness is a true gem. So quotable, full of laughs and b-movie-esque charm, and extremely re-watchable like few other movies can say… it somehow defines a real part of the male personality that just makes sense. Personally I put it right up there with the Big Lebowski and Monty Python and the Holy Grail. “Yeahhhh Baby!”

[@Tom_Van_Zandt]

Although the Holy Grail is obviously a comedy classic, I don't find it to be nearly as funny as I did when I was in middle and high school. A lot of the jokes just don't hold up for me in my old age. And I've always hated it when one person quotes a line from that movie it's inevitable that 1 or 2 other people will respond in kind with a different line from the movie, which prompts the 1st person to keep it going with another quote, and they all laugh and mention how much they love the movie. I don't know why, but that has always irritated me.

[@Maehedrose]

@@Tom_Van_Zandt You should really see 'Spamalot' on stage if you want to rekindle that fun you had as a child. I saw it with friends when I was in my early 30s and we all loved it - it isn't just a rehash of 'Holy Grail' as I had feared it would be.

[@kingcosworth2643]

@@Tom_Van_Zandt You sound like you have become jaded over time, a group of people enjoying 'a moment' irritates you...

[@theelder4797]

👍💯

[@grantkarren3472]

“His fiancé died yesterday” that shit kills me every time lol

[@WuTangBoomerang]

One of my childhood movies right here. I'd always quote the skeleton saying "let's get thee hell out of heya!".

[@funkydiabetic2442]

Haha, same here. Prolly gonna start again now!

[@fajile5109]

I do it and no one gets it. They way he says it so quirky lol.

[@gweedohatsis8404]

@@fajile5109 The skeleton is welsh. Which is the most sing songy and hilarious accent on the planet.

[@Rudy_86]

One of the best movies of all time. This movie is so quotable, and the one liners are phenomenal.

[@mikecurran230]

"They don`t know why they kept getting a R rating" Rob Tapert - "I always wanted to see skeletons dragging around naked girls in chains"

[@kingcosworth2643]

"We've got plans for you party girl"

[@spockjones1521]

The US Theatrical ending is possibly the best epilogue in world cinema history.

[@armyofuno8196]

Definitely

[@noneya3635]

"someone stole a page from the Necronomicon..." crowd gasp noise! Well done son.

[@mr.coomcoom]

This is the greatest (bad) movie ever made, you guys are out of your minds.

[@TheAndroidBishop]

Saw this on the big screen recently with Bruce Campbell on stage giving the behind the scenes scoop and talking mad shit on the movie. He's even more over the top in real life than his character is in the movies. Absolute legend

[@thelastbro1710]

this is one of the greatest movies ever made

[@williamgomez1903]

they’re here shitting on the movie. not saying they’re wrong, because they’re totally right. but everything they’re saying is exactly why i LOVE about this movie

[@peterzerfass4609]

"The original ending is more appropriate for Ash as a character" So true. Ash is defined as the (unlikely) hero who, just as everything seems to be coming together, loses big time and the end of his movies. That's one of the things that made the Evil Dead 2 and Army of Darkness so unique at their time (nowadays it's a bit of a trope but at the time it really wasn't). Still love these movies - each in a totally different way.

[@ColdWarAviator]

6:37 Mike is trying to say the Scene in Monty Python's Holy Grail where the old man asks 3 riddles to get across the bridge, and Jay thinks he's talking about the Black Knight scene... Lol

[@FlintFireforge]

Ohhhh, you done did it now! I love this movie!!

[@GreenwoodQuake]

Bridget Fonda was in Sam Raimi's "A Simple Plan," so she is part of the "Raimi fold."🙂

[@capttrips1523]

I love when Arthur raises his sword in challenge. Ash shoots his blade in half and says “yeah”

[@axelwulf6220]

Horror and Action separated by a single thin line That line breaks when one particular element is added The Badass Badasses have no fear, have no hesitations, and show no mercy They can bleed, but ain't got time to, that large monster is running amuck and needs to be BEATEN He can be a scientist, an architect, a painter, a cook, a wild man, or even a gardener, and go on an adventure to thwart the plots of overlords, dragons, demons, and despots Ash is a Stockboy who experienced the dark underworld, and though feels personally responsible for unleashing Hell, will fight back to avenge his friends, and his severed hand

[@executioner_ecgbert884]

One of my favorite movie film pictures

[@shane5896]

Army of Darkness is absolutely amazing. End of story.

[@paulkerr2654]

You're all high as a fucking kite, this is the greatest film ever!

[@DerivativeWorker]

That thing about the missing pages of the necronomicon sounded like something you could make a movie out of!

[@Demonanimator]

I was 4 years old when I first saw this movie, and seeing those little Ashes, then one of them literally growing out of his body scared the living piss out of 4 year old me. Its funny as hell now. LMAO

[@sconni666]

Saw it the theater. I was thoroughly entertained. Still am.

[@fitnessabcvideo]

Every god damn time, I watch this I piss myself with laughter

[@cellophanezebra4663]

That story of the Necronomicon was amazing

[@seanspreckelsen3496]

Army of darkness is amazing. What are you talking about when you say how bad it is? All of the bad cuts, special effects, continuity issues, cheesy lines, etc etc. It's all done purposefully.

[@hondothepirate]

My buddy and I just watched this movie with Bruce Campbell on Saturday at winnipeg comic con. It was my friends first time seeing army of darkness and he loved the movie, laughed the whole time.

[@matthewhearn9910]

Considering how their Gremlin's been looking lately, I think it's a good thing Tom Sullivan didn't give Mike the skull page.

[@chriscorben-green2640]

Years after appearing in this, Bridget Fonda would get married to Rami's regular composer Danny Elfman.

[@plasticflower]

When I was a kid I used to always listen to casette tapes while falling asleep. Some of them I recorded myself. And on one tape I had for some reason recorded the audio of this movie. I listened to it every night for who knows how long. So I couldn’t just *quote* the movie, I could 100% recite it. Can you beat that?

[@MillennialDiligence-sx8re]

The embodiment of goofy entertainment. It’s one of the silliest movies ever and I cherish it.

[@DavidMoore-bl7gb]

Critiquing Evil Dead as if it is in the same category of any other film... It is a spiritual successor to 40's ,50's and 60's movies like Danny Kay, Jerry Lewis, or 3 Stooges.

[@CarbsLVR]

In Lord of the Rings, there is a scene with gunpowder for a bomb and a lit candle is moved away. Homage?

[@MaximumCarter]

"Yo... she-bitch" ~ Ash Williams Edit: Respectively disagree... it's one of the best movies ever made! 😉

[@tommytoes]

Man I’m glad you guys agree with me about this movie. Absolutely nothing wrong with this movie perfection

[@Bryan-fb8dh]

This movie is Amaaaaaazing!! Pocket your pretention guys. It is for fun and it is.

[@deborahlepage1789]

I saw it in theaters. And as things went on with Ash's trauma while going to fetch the book, I leaned over and asked my friend "and now, what were those three words?" I had never actually seen that movie where " klatu, verat, niktu "

[@spacedinosaur8733]

"Klaatu barada nikto" from The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951)

[@Maehedrose]

I saw this in the theater and loved it. There used to be a scene or two more with the army, where you see nazi skeletons, but they seem to have cut it out later. You have to go into this accepting that it'll be cheesy and silly so your critical mind isn't too worried about the idiocy.

[@idiot_city5444]

Weird that they stopped making these. Their best content by far

[@AMultipolarWorldIsEmerging]

Seriously one of the best movies of all time - it’s hilarious, I love the pacing, its sooo fun

[@jamesbuckley8917]

Modern comedy horror movies made before Evil Dead II: Gremlins, Young Frankenstein, Little Shop of Horrors, An American Werewolf in London

[@Turnabout]

I love this film. I always will.

[@thefdvproduction]

14:13 Mike’s Bruce Campbell impression is stunningly good

[@jjm152]

I had the same thought. It was uncanny.

[@Shuxy]

One of the best films! I love this movie!

[@larelare1]

There was a mobile castle defense game made with sound bites from this movie. Great little sound clips like that "You can count on my steel, and I'll bend my bow for you."

[@Pdotta1]

You guys just have no sense of fun! This movie is pure gold.

[@LeonSKennedy7777]

Thanks for releasing this.. just in time for Halloween 👻 🎃🎃

[@Kantoro]

I would argue that the R rating was due to the suggestive rape scene with Evil Ash and the heroine.

[@gutsberserkerofdoom4861]

Thank you so much! Finally, I have a new 15 minute mini cut to fall asleep to. Please release more. I need more variety in my sleep schedule, and my sleep timer is in increments.

[@Empress_Theresa]

Why not just listen to the original audio on Bandcamp?

[@gutsberserkerofdoom4861]

@@Empress_Theresa Not on youtube

[@thebatmanbadass30000]

Army of darkness is pure awesomeness

[@ross4814]

I did not know about the alternative ending, which I love. Ash fighting in the future apocalypse sounds awesome. I actually paid full price to see Army of Darkness in the theater and I don't regret it at all.

[@kingcosworth2643]

Me neither, and the scene where he is running in midair at the windmill, I haven't seen that before either.

[@ross4814]

@@kingcosworth2643 How weird is it to finally see this stuff all these years later. Before the age of the information super highway.

[@LaidOffProd]

I bought an Evil Dead 2 crew shirt from Tom Sullivan and had Bruce sign it a few years later.

[@TomVCunningham]

The MPAA rated this movie R because they wanted to get back at Sam Raimi for dodging around the ratings board and releasing Evil Dead 2 without submitting it to them.

[@robotkai7904]

Bro this isn’t a bad movie. This shit is classic af.

[@JamalGleeson]

I’m guessing none of them have worked in retail? So that “I’m Ash Williams, and I am a slave.” makes sense then, very apt.

[@lilcody69]

What's the reupload count on this, like 4/5? And damn it I will watch it each time!

[@chucheeness7817]

I haven't seen Army of Darkness in a loooong time and the HD quality is amazing for me lol

[@mikaeldarander3458]

I loved this movie as a kid.

[@ed1726]

There is no doubt that this movie is very, very flawed in really obvious, basic ways (the entire plot is just broken for example). There is also no doubt that overall it's great fun and has some truly iconic, memorable moments which elevate it far above many movies with far less obvious flaws. You just have to take the rough with the smooth, it's a great movie.

[@PaulLembo]

This movie was so much fun. ❤

[@TheBruceKeller]

* best movie

[@scott4092]

That's pretty epic, they lost a page of the Necronomicon, and you found it. Taken out of context, that sounds like a serious Lovecraftian story....

[@LordTalax]

Shop smart, shop s-mart

[@jayfanes1125]

You guys are bugging Army of Darkness is the greatest movie ever made.

[@Whiteshell204]

*Happy Halloween!*

[@ukmedical4206]

Entertainment from start to Finnish... an amazing film

[@Rekaert]

I love the Evil Dead movies for all their demented batshit lunacy, and that includes this one. The first was pure horror. The second horror-comedy, and then this was straight up comedy. It's just glorious. This movie plus some beers and mebbe a pizza, good night.

[@saku0207]

This movie is excellent..

[@kingcosworth2643]

I have never seen some of the scenes in the windmill before or the dystopian ending.

[@ohwellwhatevernevermind4590]

Very good review fellas

[@Blueknightsoul84]

I love this movie. The skeletons always cracked me up.

[@Blackadderthefourth]

Tickled your funny bone

[@R3DSC]

BEST movie ever!

[@swarlly]

A horror comedy staple. I can't tell you why Horror Comedy speaks to me but it just does.

[@AGHathaway]

The fact that you guys are analyzing this film to an extreme degree shows that you don"t appreciate what a comedic masterpiece it truly is.

[@XiKrazyK]

Anyone noticed the edited version for tv has a bit different scenes When I had seen it on the usa network back in the day, completely threw me off

[@cashdingo6386]

Top 10 of all time!

[@larsickenroth7169]

Let's be honest, it's a dynasty: Nada (the guy from They Live), Ash Williams and Duke Nukem.

[@jjm152]

I think you mean BEST MOVIE EVER MADE. This is like, what if some hysterically funny and talented people decided to make a B-movie on a shoestring budget. It's a classic.

[@hayuseen6683]

"I don't know why he'd grab the wet, slimey chain made of smooth metal with one hand instead of using a grippable belt that makes him look badass in a scene"

[@DerivativeWorker]

This film was the grow bed for the Renaissance pictures shows. Scifi Channel would show this movie every 3 hours. There, that's the last bit of trivia deadhead's don't know.

[@Kaydin66]

whoa whoa. is the 'scootching the candle over' by sarumon lotr an omage?

[@bigus]

its supposed to be comic, not supposed to really make sense, so the harsh criticism is pointless. this movie is genius

[@nikitamoore7357]

red letter media

[@twobirds01]

I don’t like how much they hate this movie, it’s my favorite of the evil dead movies

[@pantsedjuniorhayseed4816]

neat

[@TSP-HIKER]

Worst movie? No man. This is awesome!

[@ZachFett]

What's with all the sound effects added during Mike's Necronomicon story?

[@montgomerypowers7205]

That movie cover makes me feel things.

[@slckb0y65]

i can still quote every single Ash lines from that movie ;) absolute cult classic