Army of Darkness (Collector's Edition)

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The new 4K disc with both the Theatrical Cut and the Special Longer Version on it is exclusive to this set and when they’re gone, they’re gone. When Ash is being chased through the woods or moving through the cemetery, speaker to speaker activity is appropriately showcased. Celebrating its 30th Anniversary, Scream Factory unleashes the dogs of war with a four-disc 4K Ultra HD set showcasing an impressive and highly-satisfying Dolby Vision video of the theatrical cut while porting over the same excellent assortment of DTS-HD MA soundtracks and bonus features.

However he does show up in some commentary tracks, including optional commentary with Campbell on a 3-minute alternate opening and 11 minutes of deleted scenes. One thing’s for sure: if that decision hadn’t been made, we might not have gotten the Ash vs Evil Dead TV series. Several sequences were shortened, additional scenes were shot, and a new beginning and ending were concocted. Meanwhile, black levels are inkier with excellent gradational differences between the various shades and strong shadow detailing during the many nighttime and poorly-lit sequences, providing the 1.The International Cut plays more like the Theatrical Cut, but also utilizes moments from the Director’s Cut, including the re-institution of a love scene, an extended Bad Ash antagonization and burial scene, an extended cemetery scene, and many, but not all, of the alternate lines of dialogue and footage during the end battle.

It isn’t perfect as grain from scene to scene is more uneven than any other version, but it’s otherwise watchable. One thing’s for sure though: if that decision hadn’t been made, we might not have gotten the Ash vs Evil Dead TV series. Matt Paprocki has critiqued home media and video games for 20 years across outlets like Washington Post, Variety, Rolling Stone, Forbes, IGN, Playboy, Polygon, Ars, and others.On Disc Three, which contains the international version of the film, you get the aforementioned TV version; the international theatrical trailer; a set of still galleries with behind-the-scenes photos from production designer Anthony Tremblay, visual effects supervisor William Mesa, special make-up effects artist Tony Gardner, and KNB EFX, Inc. Tags 1990, action, Angela Featherstone, Anthony Tremblay, Army of Darkness, Bill Moseley, Bill Pope, Blu-ray, Blu-ray Disc, Bob Murawski, Bridget Fonda, Bruce Campbell, camp, Christopher Doyle, comedy, Dino De Laurentiis Communications, Embeth Davidtz, Evil Dead, Evil Dead III, Gary Jones, Greg Nicotero, horror, horror sequel, Howard Berger, Ian Abercrombie, Ida Gearon, Ivan Raimi, John Cameron, Joseph LoDuca, KNB Effects, KNB EFX Inc, Limited Edition, Marcus Gilbert, Michael Earl Reid, Patricia Tallman, Red Shirt Pictures, Renaissance Pictures, review, Richard Grove, Robert Kurtzman, ROC Sandstorm, Sam Raimi, Scream Factory, sequel, Shout Factory, Shout!

It’s too bad that all versions of Army of Darkness couldn’t get the same kind of treatment as the Theatrical Cut, but even so, this is still a fine set.Disc One contains no extras but Disc Two features Medieval Times: The Making of Army of Darkness, a great documentary by Red Shirt Pictures on the making of the film. Specular highlight are crisp and brilliant with a tight, narrow glow from the light of the torches and the many moments of explosions during the climactic battle while the metal armor comes with a realistic sheen and sparkle in the sunlight.

The director’s cut doesn’t seem to have had any work to it, although the International cut features a 4K scan from the interpositive. Personally, I’m usually partial to directors’ visions, so this disc has the one I like, including the aforementioned original ending that was changed after preview audiences gave the film poor scores. The TV Cut is a standard definition pan and scan presentation with most of the bad language taken out and some of the deleted scenes put back in.Army of Darkness turns gangbusters for its finale, the setup complete, Ash defined, and the tributes endless. Tim has reviewed Stephen Soderbergh’s Out of Sight (1998) on 4K Ultra HD from Kino Lorber Studio Classics, as well as Kenneth Branagh’s Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein (1994) on 4K Ultra HD from Arrow Video. The Director’s and International Cuts are the same transfers and Blu-ray discs as the previous releases, likely prohibited by cost or rights issues. The windmill scene is also more truncated than any other version, and the ending is the same as the theatrical version.