The Evil Dead
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Movie Reviews of The Evil Dead
Movie Review: THE, "ULTIMATE" EDITION, BUT STILL NOT THE, "PENULTIMATE" EDITION...
Summary: 3 Stars
First off, anyone who loves this film knows, that the now out of print, "Elite" edition, has the best over all picture quality (just compare the scene where Ash gives Linda the necklace, between the two versions, and you'll see that the Anchor Bay version is soft, almost to the point of being out of focus, where as the Elite version is much sharper) and it seems that no matter how many times Anchor Bay, "Remasters" their print of, The Evil Dead, they just can't seem to make it look any better.
So what we have in this new, "Ultimate" edition, is the same old tired transfer of the film, this time in both wide and full screen formats (of which the major consensus is that the full screen version is the director's preferred aspect ratio, which is made even more evident during the commentaries for Anchor Bay's previous, "Evil Dead" edition (the one cropped to widescreen, but with both commentaries on the same disc) during the scenes where things in the picture are referred to, even though the widescreen matting on the top and bottom has covered them up, case in point, white rocks placed at the bottom of the cabin's front porch, which one of the commentaries refer to as looking like teeth, making the cabin look like a skull, are cropped out, in order to get the full shot of the large moon in the top of the frame (we where obviously meant to see both).
And as for the, "New" material, it consists mainly of a 59 minute retrospective, with no Bruce or Raimi participation (although Rob Tapert and the, "Ladies of the Evil Dead", along With the, Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz director and the Cabin Fever, Hostel director, to name a few, pipe in through out) which doesn't really tell you any more info then you already know, and also a couple of, "Ladies of the Evil Dead" talk sessions, which although interesting, aren't really all that worthy of an upgrade.
Of Note: one of the, "Ladies of the Evil Dead" mentions at some point, having been at a commentary session with the other two girls, and since this commentary doesn't appear on this, "Ultimate Edition", DVD set, then it can only lead one to believe that another edition is in the works (probably, "The Ladies of the Evil Dead", Edition).
There's also a, "From the Cutting Room Floor" feature, which is really just a cleaned up version of the deleted /alternate scenes, which already appear in both the last Anchor Bay and Elite editions.
So, unless you can't get your hands on the, Elite DVD, to get the full screen version, want to see the, "Soccer Moms of the Evil Dead", are a completest (my particular affliction... lol) or just want to fork over more hard earned cash to the people at Anchor Bay, then this edition can be skipped, and you can begin to save up for the next edition.
Hope this helps :)
Movie Review: A rebuy worth getting.
Summary: 5 Stars
If you're buying this DVD, its obviously for the extras. That being said, this is something I will be picking up because of my love for the series makes me want to dig deeper whenever possible to get more information about this little indie film that could.Movie Review: Everyone's entitled to their opinion
Summary: 2 Stars
I like this movie as much as any fan, but come on--how many times are we going to have to buy this before we have the absolute final edition? I don't believe that there is anything included here that couldn't have been put with any of the previous ones. And so I'm afraid I'm going to have to side with those of a cynical perspective (I don't like to be cynical...) and give this movie two stars. Great movie, but it's the same in all editions! The film itself is the core of the product, so why do I have to spend over $30 to buy it ONCE AGAIN? I realize that it's unreasonable to expect them to accomodate those of us who have bought it several times, but we are the true fans and I feel some sort of loyalty is due in our favor. I also realize that, of course, this is good business on the part of the studio... but in the long run one could spend several hundreds, thousands, tens of thousands... buying multiple editions of many 'collectible' movies over time. How can I justify buying the same movie in the same medium (I understand converting from vhs to dvd of course) when that money could be spent on a different film or some invaluable outdoor activity, or... crazy notion... giving the money to charity? $30 can feed a whole family for more than a month in some countries. Just a thought.
On an added (somewhat unrelated) note--I don't like to include references to other reviews in my own (waste of time and wholly irrelevant) but why do some people attack the negative reviews of others? We are all entitled to our personal opinions of a product as a whole, and we ought review it as such. I like this movie alot, but based on my reasons given above I would rate this edition two stars. As a slightly more diplomatic reviewer, I might give the product AS A WHOLE, four stars, for those who haven't yet 'taken the plunge'. The reasoning behind four stars and not five is that even with all the extras, close to $30 dollars is still overly expensive (collector's items?! These aren't Picassos and Stradivari we're talking about here... they're plastic and cardboard!)
Now, if you don't like my review--too bad. Deal with it. But if you don't find it HELPFUL, then you can click "no" towards the end. Alternatively, you can click "yes". It's easy when you know how, eh?
Movie Review: CANT WAIT !!
Summary: 5 Stars
I will buy it again. I just did this review to boost the ratings !! You guys are funny. When a dvd comes out bare-bones with no xtras alot of you start to cry and bad comments are made against the dvd companie. Now we have a chance to have all those xtras but you still cry !! Just dont buy it ! Just dont review it !! Keep your old copie and leave us alone !
**** just went to buy this dvd and this is the best box set anchor bay has pout out, even nicer then the dawn of the dead one ! cant wait to pop it in tognight man !!! *****
Movie Review: Pleased
Summary: 4 Stars
I think this verison of evil dead will be the best one on dvd
but the fact it took many other editons to get to this one pisses me off.
i love this movie and the other 2 so that why im buying for the behind scences and other extras this movie has a great vibe in it and would want to know more about the process it took to make it BUT GOD DAMN THIS LONG TO GET A AMAZING VERISON the price is fair and this is my favorite one so its a must buy for me