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. Dennis has offered his thoughts on David Lean’s Summertime (1955) on regular Blu-ray from the Criterion Collection. Stephen has just posted his thoughts on Hirokazu Kore-eda’s Air Doll (2009) on Blu-ray from Dekanalog via Vinegar Syndrome.

After the cult success that director Sam Raimi, actor Bruce Campbell, and producer Robert Tapert had with the previous Evil Dead films, it was only natural that the adventures of Ash going up against the Deadites would continue. Rapid editing and effects are poorly done, but both deficiencies seem blatant enough to suggest that this is meant to be a self-mocking schlock-fest of the strangely macabre.

minutes of storyboards, and The Men Behind the Army, a 19-minute vintage featurette that takes a look at the practical effects. It's a smorgasbord of the popular director's wildest childhood inventions, full of medieval magic and fantasy, horror and tasteless violence, as well as a celebration of The Three Stooges. 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 HDR presentation of the theatrical cut, which is a vast improvement from its Blu-ray predecessor. Some nice uses of LFE pops up from time to time as well – again, quite effective during the end battle.

No other information at this time, but we'll keep you posted if anything else comes up, including special features and release dates!Factory] will be doing ARMY OF DARKNESS early next year, which will be the first title we have done from scratch", since there's no other 4K transfer for the film as of yet, so they'll be doing the restoration themselves. The original ending, which involves Ash accidentally sleeping too long and waking up in a dead world, just doesn’t seem to jive with the thrill ride that came before it. Porting over the same excellent assortment of DTS-HD MA soundtracks and supplemental material, this UHD SteelBook is highly recommended for every die-hard fan and should be proudly displayed in their cult 4K library. For them, it was a different ballgame when the studio asked them to make changes to the film after some initial test screenings.