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.

[@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?"

[@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???

[@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).

[@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.

[@1D991]

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

[@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.

[@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]

👍💯

[@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.

[@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.

[@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"

[@grantkarren3472]

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

[@noneya3635]

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

[@Rudy_86]

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

[@spockjones1521]

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

[@armyofuno8196]

Definitely

[@mr.coomcoom]

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

[@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.

[@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

[@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

[@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!!

[@thelastbro1710]

this is one of the greatest movies ever made

[@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

[@capttrips1523]

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

[@paulkerr2654]

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

[@fitnessabcvideo]

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

[@sconni666]

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

[@executioner_ecgbert884]

One of my favorite movie film pictures

[@shane5896]

Army of Darkness is absolutely amazing. End of story.

[@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

[@cellophanezebra4663]

That story of the Necronomicon was amazing

[@GreenwoodQuake]

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

[@DerivativeWorker]

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

[@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.

[@chriscorben-green2640]

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

[@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.

[@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.

[@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.

[@Bryan-fb8dh]

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

[@tommytoes]

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

[@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?

[@thefdvproduction]

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

[@jjm152]

I had the same thought. It was uncanny.

[@MaximumCarter]

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

[@CarbsLVR]

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

[@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.

[@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)

[@AMultipolarWorldIsEmerging]

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

[@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.

[@idiot_city5444]

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

[@robotkai7904]

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

[@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."

[@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

[@Pdotta1]

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

[@Whiteshell204]

*Happy Halloween!*

[@Blueknightsoul84]

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

[@Blackadderthefourth]

Tickled your funny bone

[@Shuxy]

One of the best films! I love this movie!

[@jamesbuckley8917]

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

[@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.

[@chucheeness7817]

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

[@lilcody69]

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

[@ohwellwhatevernevermind4590]

Very good review fellas

[@LeonSKennedy7777]

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

[@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.

[@Turnabout]

I love this film. I always will.

[@jayfanes1125]

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

[@joshuaDstarks]

Is this you just ripping BanyaBat’s video off, completely without the Sam Raimi bits added by them? These weird edits in the video lead me to believe that’s exactly what you’ve done.

[@530skeptic]

Certainly looks like it.

[@haloboi09]

At first it seemed to be its own, and then it's the exact same sounds from BanyaBat's video.

[@jacquestube]

I'm curious does Banya bet rip his audio from red letter media's intellectual property?

[@Diesel0514]

So that explains why I had deja vu seeing this video in my feed, I could've sworn some other hack fraud posted this

[@freddied8479]

@@jacquestube I asked that on one of his videos. He said it's all free content, so I think RLM is okay with it.

[@LordTalax]

Shop smart, shop s-mart

[@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.

[@TheBruceKeller]

* best movie

[@LaidOffProd]

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

[@JonathanSteinert]

I love that the subtitles say "If you want to send us something weird nazi" when Rich says "weird and artsy"

[@mikaeldarander3458]

I loved this movie as a kid.

[@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....

[@PaulLembo]

This movie was so much fun. ❤

[@ZachFett]

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

[@thebatmanbadass30000]

Army of darkness is pure awesomeness

[@swarlly]

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

[@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.

[@Kantoro]

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

[@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"

[@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.

[@slckb0y65]

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

[@Kaydin66]

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

[@nikitamoore7357]

red letter media

[@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.

[@ukmedical4206]

Entertainment from start to Finnish... an amazing film

[@kingcosworth2643]

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

[@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

[@TSP-HIKER]

Worst movie? No man. This is awesome!

[@montgomerypowers7205]

That movie cover makes me feel things.

[@erroneous6947]

Imo house was the first horror comedy.

[@erroneous6947]

William katt (greatest American hero), and George wendt (cheers).

[@Vaporvice84]

Whats the synthwave music at the end?

[@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.

[@nickporter574]

This movie is great! Classic! I used to laugh so hard. There are so many memorable scenes.

[@saku0207]

This movie is excellent..

[@Morganwrath]

Because the chain was wet, it was coming up out of the water...it would have been slippy to grab with your hand.