Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
Bruce Campbell | ... | Ash | |
Embeth Davidtz | ... | Sheila | |
Marcus Gilbert | ... | Lord Arthur | |
Ian Abercrombie | ... | Wiseman | |
Richard Grove | ... | Duke Henry the Red | |
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Timothy Patrick Quill | ... | Blacksmith |
Michael Earl Reid | ... | Gold Tooth | |
Bridget Fonda | ... | Linda | |
Patricia Tallman | ... | Possessed Witch | |
Ted Raimi | ... | Cowardly Warrior (as Theodore Raimi) | |
Deke Anderson | ... | Mini-Ash #1 | |
Bruce Thomas | ... | Mini-Ash #2 | |
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Sara Shearer | ... | Old Woman |
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Shiva Gordon | ... | Pit Deadite #1 |
Billy Bryan | ... | Pit Bitch |
Ash is transported with his car to 1,300 A.D., where he is captured by Lord Arthur and turned slave with Duke Henry the Red and a couple of his men. When Ash is thrown into a pit, he defeats two monsters and wins respect of Arthur's army and vassals. The Wiseman points Ash as The Chosen One that will retrieve the Necronomicon but Ash is only interested in returning home. When he learns that the only way to return to his time is using the Necronomicon, Ash decides to travel to the unholy land of the Deadites. The Wiseman advises that he must say the words "Klaatu Barada Nikto" to safely get the evil book. However, Ash forgets the last word and an army of the dead resurrects to attack Arthur fortress and recover the Necronomicon. The battle between the living and the dead is about to start and the support of Henry the Red is the only way to help Ash and Arthur to defeat the army of darkness. Written by Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
At the end of Evil Dead 2 Ash is sucked back in time through a time warp. He returns to medieval times where he is mistaken for the prophesied saviour. He is sent to recover the lost Necronomicon to save the people but also return him to his own time. Typically he makes a mistake when reading the book and he reserectes the army of the undead onto the land. Ash must fight to defeat yet more undead fiends!
The third in the series sees the gore drop off and the comedy step up even more. The previous two were both darkly funny but this is just plain hilarious. The sheer raft of one liners and silly/horror set ups keeps you laughing all the way. The horror is not scary as before mainly because the gore is gone, however I prefer this as the stop motion stuff gives it an old fashioned feel that adds to the value of it it's hard to explain but I really enjoy this because it feels like an old Harryhausen film.
Campbell is brilliant I bet he can't believe hi s luck, the rest of his career he's struggled but Rami seem to love him. And rightly so, he is like Jim Carrey but has so much more talent and is a classic B-movie leading man type. The rest of the cast are so-so but really this is an one man show and he does it really well.
Overall this is a great little film. Fans of the series will love it, fans of comedy should love it and fans of B-movie cheese should enjoy it. And the less gore means fun for all the family (almost).