Directed By: Sam Raimi
Written By: Sam Raimi & Ivan Raimi
Starring:
Bruce Campbell
Embeth Davidtz
Ian Abercrombie
Hail to the king, baby – Ash
Alright you Primitive Screwheads, listen up! You see this? This… is my boomstick! – Ash
I’ve got news for you pal, you ain’t leadin’ but two things, right now: Jack and shit… and Jack left town – Ash
Bruce Campbell returns to kick undead ass and spurt one-liners as Ash in this madcap third outing in the Evil Dead franchise
After Ash is accidentally transported back to the 13th century, he must retrieve the Necronomicon and battle an army of the dead which he unwittingly unleashed in order to return home
Army of Darkness is clearly the most extravagant of the Evil Dead films. Here Sam Raimi tones down the horror and ups the ante on the humour which undoubtedly make for a more entertaining movie to watch than the first Evil Dead. I am not entirely sure if it was the best of ideas as I really do love the horror aspect of the previous two films.
While Evil Dead 2 was far better for having introduced comedy, to mainly do away with the horror was a bold move but they didn’t go too far wrong, as they did add a combination witty one-liners and more deadite killing action into the franchise which makes for an entertaining viewing
Writing and directing is good in this film and Bruce Campbell is just as great as ever playing an action hero Ash. The special effects are good but by today’s standards are noticeably dated
Army of Darkness may not be great but it is great fun and is definitely worth a watch
7/10 – Cody10/10 – Matthew 6/10 – Jason N/A – Michael N/A – John77%
I am vengeance!… I am the night!… I am Batman! – Batman (From: Batman: The Animated Series)
It’s humiliating to admit Batman has his limits. That none of my abilities makes any difference if the mark doesn’t believe – Batman (From:The Hill)
I am Bane — and I could kill you… but death would only end your agony — and silence your shame. Instead, I will simply… BREAK YOU!’ – Bane (From: Knightfall)
Christopher Nolan does a decent job of bringing his Dark Knight trilogy to a close
Batman being my favorite hero/superhero since I was very young and watching Batman Begins and The Dark Knight in Cinemas when they came out and even going as far as to go to the Batman Begins/The Dark Knight Double Feature in cinema on the Eve of The Dark Knight Rises opening night.
On opening night in the cinema, there was me, front of the line ( I had showed up really early to make sure I was at the front) with my ticket in hand (which I was compelled to buy well in advance) wearing my batman t-shirt so excited to see this film.
I can tell you now after sitting through the 160 minute runtime I was surprisingly underwhelmed.
There are things in this movie that hindered my enjoyment such as plot holes, (which I will not get into as there are spoilers) and Tom Hardy’s Bane voice.
Bane I found to be an interesting villain but I thought the Bane Voice was off-putting, and kinda sounds like hes constipated the whole time (some people found his voice hard to understand, I myself did not have the same problem).
Tom Hardy’s screen presence as Bane is very good however and he manages to do a lot of acting with just his eyes.
Christian Bale does a solid job of playing an older Bruce Wayne a man who now feels that there is nothing else out in the the world for him now that he has hung up his Cape and Cowl.
Catwoman is an interesting character who is played really well by Anne Hathaway although i prefer Michelle Pfeiffer turn as Catwoman in Tim Burton‘s 1992 film Batman Returns. I think Anne Hathaway is better as Selina Kyle rather than here alter ego.Her backstory isn’t gone into in much detail but I feel she is meant to be a little mysterious. But really she’s not even Catwoman, shes either “The Cat” or the “Cat-burglar” which I mean come on Chris are you ashamed of the character i really don’t understand why she can’t be Catwoman. But i digress.
Although Bane isn’t as great a villain as The Joker, Heath Ledger played that role perfectly and he was a near impossible act to follow, Tom Hardy was up to the challenge.
All in all I do think The Dark Knight Rises is alright, but I like it less and less with every viewing. I think we all expected a bit too much from this movie, things that it couldn’t possibly deliver, but that doesn’t make me any less disappointed.
6/10 – Cody10/10 – Michael 6/10 – Matthew 7/10 – Jason 9/10 – John76%
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