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DJEvil
02-16-2000, 06:52 AM
It's MINE! MINEMINEMINEMINEMINEMINEMINE!

As the liner notes state (from Bruce Campbell, himself), this is the film that Sam Raimi originally turned in to Universal. It's widescreen, it's unrated, and it needs to be spanked.

This movie oozes with cool. Starting with the cover. Wow. Ash done serious justice (holy crap, lookit the chainsaw).

The movie itself is pretty Raimi (it's a verb now, damn you). The fight scenes are extended a bit (Ash picks off more mini-Ash's, rambles a bit with Bad Ash, the entire battle scene at the end is longer). Along with that are a few fistfuls of extra Ash nuggets of wisdom (While he buries Bad Ash: "A man's body is his own personal property...Don't let anybody try to take that away from em."). A few of our favorite lines weren't in the original cut (instead of, "Good...bad...I'm the guy with the gun," we get, "I ain't that good."). My favorite line: "Keep your filthy bones outta my mouth."

The Windmill scene is pure Raimi. It's a direct link to the first Evil Dead. Quiet, creepy, lengthy, spooky as Sissy Spacek being your girlfriend. More of the original Evil Dead in these two minutes than in the entire film (I'm impressed).

As for the original ending, it's ok. Even truer to form with Evil Dead 2: Dead By Dawn, I guess (though I thought the S-Mart ending was WAY cooler).

The deleted scenes are interesting to watch. The original beginning is creepy, yet bewildering, compared to the rest of the movie. Ash takes on Arthur (Stick it to the man!) The windmill scene I blabbered about is EXTENDED (HELL, YEAH!). Finally, there's a scene with Ash asking Henry the Red for help (it's so-so).

This version is much closer to the spirit of the first two (...okay the second one, anyway), but the final version made Ash WAY bad-ass. This version is for anyone who desperately needs their Ash kicked (by that, I mean the true fans).

You also kinda-sorta see Embeth Davitz's boobies.

Army of Darkness (Director's Cut): $20.00

12-gauge double-barreled Remington (S-Mart's top-of-the-line): about $109.95

Watching Embeth Davitz make out with a zombie then get run through with a spear? Priceless.

This film is better than edible underwear.

chenzzo
02-16-2000, 10:46 AM
most important though...

WHERE DID YOU GET IT?

DJEvil
02-16-2000, 04:55 PM
Hamilton Mall in Chatanooga. GO GO GO!

Jason Pollock
02-16-2000, 08:37 PM
It's very common on VHS. You just have to make sure you get the right one-It's in a GOLD clamshell, it has foil logos, and the most noticable change-it has the EURO art on the box-A painting of Bruce throwing his hands over his head, as the attached chainsaw sprays an arc of blood. Beneath him-Deadites. Above-Evil Ash-blue lit and snarling. A great painting.

Little disappointed in this cut, as well as some of the extra footage n the end. The intro DJ mentioned is in the shooting script, but it's very poorly done, and was subsequently left off of every print I have seen. The rest of the footage, however, appears on the television version of the film, so there's absolutely no reason for it to look as grainy and sad as it does here. Also-I think the "I'm not that good" was shot for euro audiences, as they have different attitudes toward guns. In the Asian version, the "Yeah, and I'm a Chinese jet pilot" line is cut in a similar fashion.

I think the reason the new line was inserted was to make it more P.C. which frightens me.

Anyway, this cut helps me, bcause I can use it to achieve my goal of making a definitive AoD cut, integrating all known footage-and for the first time-It's almost all in the same place.

Darth Bigglesworth
02-18-2000, 12:12 PM
I have the double disc set en route to me from Columbia House. Unless they are out of stock it should come within the next week or so. I am particularly looking forward to the Campbell/Raimi commentary track.

BTW, in July I believe, according to DVDNightmare, a Special Edition of Evil Dead 2 will be released with a Campbell/Raimi commentary. Can't wait for that!

Jason Pollock
02-18-2000, 02:24 PM
I've had that for a year on Elite Laserdisc http://www.chud.com/board/ubbhtml/smile.gif ...

I believe DJEvil would say "neener".

DJEvil
02-18-2000, 07:42 PM
In response to HAM, I'd say, "I swear, if it ain't f*ckin DVD, it's laserdisc. Are you James Cameron?"

That's what DJEvil'd do.

Jason Pollock
02-18-2000, 08:00 PM
No I'm not James Cameron.

BUT I AM THE KING OF THE WORLD!!!

...hail to the king, dj...