Rating: Summary: Army of Darkness -OK entry in Evil Dead series Review: Army of Darkness is in no way superior to Evil Dead 2, the best Evil Dead flick. Campbell is transported to 1300 A.D. and must get the Book of the Dead to get out. Very un-original- almost every scene has something Three Stooges-inspired about it. Some very good sequences and undeniably the most comedic of the series, this is an OK film. Rated R for violence, profanity, gore and shadowed nutidy. Also: The recap of Evil Dead 2 is great.
Rating: Summary: Great movie, but the "Director's Cut" is a waste of money Review: I watched this entire DVD in utter disbelief of how washed-out and grainy the video quality was in comparison to the "original" DVD release. The five deleted scenes included on this DVD look worse than the Zapruder film, and it's a shame... a few of them would have been worthwhile additions to the movie. While it was nice to finally see the "Rip van Winkle" alternate ending, the "S-Mart" ending is not included anywhere on the DVD. For any Evil Dead/Bruce Campbell fan, this DVD is a severe disappointment.
Rating: Summary: Campbell rocks Review: The best of the Evil Dead series this film is a campy funfest. Campbells commentary alone is well worth it as he rips all the cheesy effects. The original ending is interesting and though the directors cut is included, some of the best lines are still in the theatrical release. If you liked the film originally, this version is a definate winner.
Rating: Summary: AOD Director's Cut isn't as bad as it's made out to be. Review: Having been a diehard Evil Dead/AOD fan (I saw Evil Dead in the movie theaters as a kid), I was willing to fork over for the Director's Cut when I recently bought a DVD player. I didn't have the theatrical version on DVD, but I did have a VHS copy. I do have both versions now. The quality problems just don't seem that obvious to me. Didn't detract from my enjoyment of the movie at all. The Director's Cut contains 15 minutes of extra footage, but doesn't state where they are (mostly the windmill scene). My only real complaints with the movie are: 1) Does not contain the S-Mart ending. Considering the Theatrical version contains the alternate ending, this was a real blunder. It's a DVD, guys, there's plenty of room for that stuff, and I expect a limited-edition Director's Cut to contain lots of goodies. 2) Doesn't make it easy to find out where the 'new' footage is. I'm an AOD fan, but I do have a full-time job, and simply can't afford to sit there and memorize the movie backwards and forwards. That said -- I was happy with it. I do have some questions as to why Raimi made the changes that he did for the Director's Cut version. (The windmill scene could've been cut for length, I can buy that. But why, why, why, would he change out 'Good...bad...I'm the guy with the gun' for a throwaway line like "I ain't that good" in the director's cut? The line in the theatrical version is much more memorable and cooler. I thought the special effects featurette was cool as well.
Rating: Summary: Fairly ok finale of the evil dead triology! Review: Apart from the campy dialogue and the not so Oscar worthy acting: The story line is much better in Army of Darkness VHS ~ Bruce Campbell, then the two previous movies. Campbell is hilarious as Ash, the manager working for S Mart. I especially liked the scene when he becomes a copy of himself. The ending is a bit tacky though. It seemed as if the director was counting on yet another sequel. The skeleton armies where pretty well made, and the combat scenes where not to shabby.
Rating: Summary: Enjoyable. Review: Bruce Campbell plays hero in an atypical time-traveling epic. Whenever he addresses a situation, a quip or pun is not far behind, acting as Kevlar. I liked this film but thought it could shore-up the ending a little bit. Fun, laughs, action, terrific special effects.
Rating: Summary: Good move bad other stuff Review: I found that this dvd was good for all the stuff it had on it but what i didn't like was that the detail and qulitie of the picture was very poor it's just like watching a vhs so i found that u should by this one instead of the limated edition just because there practaly the same
Rating: Summary: Army Of Darkness Review: i think this movie ius another hit with the pour wether in the winter this is a great movie to wach
Rating: Summary: Universal DVD Beats Anchor Bay Version Hands Down! Review: OK, here it is. For those of you looking for a superb quality version of Army Of Darkness on DVD, buy the Universal Pictures version. It only includes Bios of Bruce Campbell, Embeth Davidtz, Sam Raimi, Production Notes, and the Theatrical Trailer as bonus material, but the sound and picture quality of the film are 100 times better than the horrible Anchor Bay version (either the director's cut or theatrical). Take it from someone who owns every version available, the Universal DVD is the one you want if good quality is your thing (I know it's mine). The only good thing on the Anchor Bay version are the extras: audio commentary (on director's cut version which has added scenes that look even worse than the regular film transfer. That's right, even the normal parts look bad on this DVD compared to Universal), a short making of featurette (on the Anchor Bay theatrical DVD) hosted by Bruce Campbell, and a film/storyboard feature on the Director's Cut that's interesting. People upset that the trailer isn't on the Director's Cut should know that's because when it was a 2 Disc Set the trailer was put on the Theatrical Disc (which is still available as a single now). When I heard a special edition of Army Of Darkness was coming out I assumed it would be released by Universal Pictures. Their Collector's Edition DVD's are very impressive. I'll even tell you that when I bought the Anchor Bay version I took it back because I thought it was defective (it appeared as if their were blemishes on the disc, in fact every copy I've seen had these blemishes on them) only to find out that they were all like that. Anyone defending Anchor Bay should know that Elite Entertainment released the Special Edition of the first Evil Dead movie and it looks great. So if the first film can look that good there's no excuse why 'Army couldn't recieve the same wonderful treatment, regardless that it's a bigger movie with more locations, which means more work creating a decent transfer. Let me add that Evil Dead 2 is being rereleased by Anchor Bay as a Special Edition, so lets just hope and pray they do a better job with Part 2 than they did with Part 3. Oh, and Universal, if you're listening, I'm sure I speak for every Army Of Darkness fan when I say we'd love if you'd release your own Collector's Edition DVD of this great movie and show the little guy (Anchor Bay) how real Special Edition's are made. ("Give Me Some Sugar Baby!") 5 Stars for The Universal Pictures DVD 1 Star for The Anchor Bay Versions (because of the extras)
Rating: Summary: This movie rules! Review: The third part of Evil Dead is best viewed as this Director's cut. Great seans, great ending. I sugest this, Evil Dead, and Evil Dead 2: Dead by Dawn for any horror/comdy fan.
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