I don't think Army of Darkness was a natural progression. It's not the action I take issue with at all, that's to be expected. It's the tone. Gone are the dark elements, gone is the elements of groundedness from 2, it's full camp, Ash is self-parody and doesn't feel like the same character, and it's like watching a cartoon. It was very cringey for me to watch.

I liked Evil Dead 2 because it was the perfect marriage of horror and comedy. I'm not really a fan of the first Evil Dead either because it was too horror.

Anyways, I think I've said all I can really say on the matter.

Oh, and @Power Lord X, I'm a she. And funny enough, I hated the tonal shift of Alien to Aliens, but Terminator 1 to Terminator 2 was a welcome one for me. So it really just depends.