Army of Darkness
by Sam Raimi
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Actor: Bruce Campbell, Embeth Davidtz, Ian Abercrombie, Marcus Gilbert, Richard GroveDirector: Sam Raimi
Brand: Universal Studios
Producer: Bruce Campbell
Cinematographer: Bill Pope
Writer: Sam Raimi
Editor: Bob Murawski
Producer: Dino De Laurentiis
Producer: Robert G. Tapert
Writer: Ivan Raimi
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown), Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround; English (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled); English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround; French (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD, Letterboxed, NTSC, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.85:1
Running Time: 81 minutes
DVD Release Date: 1998-08-19
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Studio: Universal Studios
Movie Reviews of Army of Darkness
Movie Review: Universal DVD Beats Anchor Bay Version Hands Down!
Summary: 5 Stars
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)
Summary of Army of Darkness
A movie that only true horror buffs could love, Army of Darkness is officially part 3 in the wild and wacky Evil Dead trilogy masterminded by the perversely inventive director Sam Raimi, who would later serve as executive producer of the popular syndicated TV series Hercules: The Legendary Journeys. Raimi's favorite actor, Bruce Campbell, returns as Ash (hero of the first two Evil Dead flicks), a hardware-store clerk who is magically transported--along with his beat-up Oldsmobile and a chainsaw attachment for his severed left forearm--to the brutal battlefields of the 14th century. He quickly assumes power (who else in the Middle Ages packs a shotgun and a chainsaw?), and unites his band of medieval knights against the dreaded Army of the Dead. Raimi gleefully subverts almost every horror-movie cliché as he serves up a nonstop parade of blood, gore, and vicious sword-bearing skeletons--an affectionate homage to animator Ray Harryhausen's classic Jason and the Argonauts. The frantic action is fun while it lasts, but even at 80 minutes Army of Darkness nearly wears out its welcome. You know that Raimi can maintain the mayhem for only so long before it grows tiresome, and fortunately this madcap movie quits while it's ahead. --Jeff ShannonSimilar DVD Movies
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