10 Sequels That Were Nothing Like The First Movie

6. Army of Darkness

Batman And Robin
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The Original:

Made for a minuscule budget, Sam Raimi's breakout feature quickly transcended its status as a cult classic to become a bona fide box office smash, grossing almost $30m against a budget of $350,000 and earning a reputation as one of the most terrifying horror movies of all time, deftly balancing the gore with pitch-black humor.

The Sequel:

Evil Dead II may have introduced more humor to the series, but it was 1992's Army of Darkness that went full-blown screwball comedy, about as far a departure from the original as anyone could imagine. Transporting Ash to the Middle Ages sees Raimi let his imagination run wild, with the threequel more indebted to Ray Harryhausen than John Carpenter.

Army of Darkness' reviews weren't quite as enthusiastic as those that greeted the first two installments, as many seemed to be taken aback that the movie was more of a swords-and-sorcery adventure than the stripped-back horror of the first two entries in the franchise. It was still groovy, just in an entirely different way.

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