Army of Darkness - Director's Cut
by Sam Raimi
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Actor: Bruce Campbell, Embeth Davidtz, Ian Abercrombie, Marcus Gilbert, Richard GroveDirector: Sam Raimi
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 (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo
Format: Anamorphic, Color, DVD, Limited Edition, NTSC, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.66:1
Running Time: 96 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2000-07-25
Audience Rating: Unrated
Studio: Starz / Anchor Bay
Movie Reviews of Army of Darkness - Director's Cut
Movie Review: Must Have Even If A Few Flaws....
Summary: 5 Stars
I have noticed others complained about this DVD. Of course, they fail to realize that time has past. We all expect the super clear digital quality, but as time goes normal film prints fade down. And not that the original theatrical release was all that perfect either. If you look and watch carefully, you can see scratches, hairs, etc. on the screen (closeups, even the graveyard scenes). Second, we as Americans come to expect the hero lives and thrives so the eventual sequel is made. Whop-ti-do. The fact that Ash (in this director's cut) screws up and damns himself to a world destroyed is more ironic that bringing the "evil" back with him. (BTW, anyone care to note that the wise man was to use a spell to rid of the evil forever? Even though they don't show it, it is heavily applied throughout he would. That would mean even if Ash screwed up the words, the evil would be dead and could not follow him) I enjoyed the director's ending when I moved to Europe and bought the British release of the video. In Europe, the movie was released almost the same except it contained the original ending, some of these scenes included in this disc in place of other scenes that where cut short. The little Ash scenes where heavily butchered. Plus Ash says "I ain't THAT good" when he shoots Evil Ash instead of "Good...Bad...I'm the guy with the gun." The ending was in place to stop the Evil Dead movies. Universal forced him to make the "american" ending (surprise, suprise! as it was only shown in American theaters with the "S-Mart Ending",) as they wanted to cash in just in case it was a money maker. We as Americans expect the good guy to go on. I think Sam had a good sense of irony that only can be discovered if we experince more out of life than the over-the-top ending. Try living in Europe for two years. I still laugh when Ash falls to his knees and cries out "OH NO! I'VE SLEPT TOO LONG! " It reminds me of PLANET OF THE APES. So, in short: Just experience the movie and stop trying to worry about the clarity of the picture or the difference. It still stands on its own. BTW, check out DARKMAN...it was made just before AOD.
Summary of Army of Darkness - Director's Cut
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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