I already reviewed the Evil Dead 2 - Book of the dead 2 as a single edition, just wanted to add that there is a region 2/EUROPE+JAPAN/, version available with English DTS 5.1 sound, released in CZECH Republic by Bonton Home Video /also in Poland rel.by Vision/, it has 1 making of /about 30min./, commentary, trailer. It was released by end of 2004 /beginning of 2005/, I am not sure, I think it was Dec.2004.
Just one more: Book of the Dead 2 is made in CHINA.
Evil Dead 1 & 2 Limited Edition Gift Set
The Evil Dead -
Sam Raimi's "The Evil Dead" is an amazing start off to a trilogy of horror and three stooges slapstick. I have never seen a horror movie so many times, heck I've never seen any movie so many times. Sure the special effects are discouraging but who could of better been cast as the reluctant hero than Bruce Campbell? It has cheaply thrown in nudity and unusual amounts of blood which give it that early 80's horror film feeling. It's easy to pick out flaws and inconsistencies throughout the films, but thats not the point. The point is to make you laugh, and then scare your pants off.
Evil Dead II -
The first Evil Dead film was pure horror. The third is pure comedy. Sam Raimi's "Evil Dead II" is a mixture of both horror and comedy - which is why it works so well. The film manages to make you go "Urgh! Gross!" AND laugh at the same time. Here's an example: in one scene there's a zombie trying to get out of a cellar through a trap door. Two men try to keep the trap door closed by standing, lying and jumping on it. But the zombie's head sticks out at the same time they're jumping on it. Whaddya get? A squashed head. And whaddya get when that happens? An eyeball that pops out of the head - one that goes flying across the room and goes straight into a screaming woman's mouth!!! HAHAHAHA. This film is hilarious! And the "possessed hand" scene is awesome.
The "Book of the Dead" edition of The Evil Dead features:
1.85:1 Anamorphic Widescreen
English DTS-ES 6.1
English Dolby Digital 5.1 EX
English Dolby Surround 2.0
French Dolby Digital 5.1
Audio Commentary by Director/Writer Sam Raimi and Producer Robert Tapert
Audio Commentary by Actor Bruce Campbell
Theatrical Trailer
4 TV Spots
Poster And Still Gallery
Talent Bios
"Fanalysis" documentary
"Discovering Evil Dead" featurette
Behind The Scenes Footage & Outtakes
24-Page Collector's Booklet
The "Book of the Dead" edition of Evil Dead II features:
Hi-Def Divimax Transfer
1.85:1 Anamorphic Widescreen
English Dolby Digital 5.1
English Dolby Digital 2.0 surround
Audio commentary with director/co-writer Sam Raimi, actor/co-producer Bruce Campbell, co-writer Scott Spiegel, and special make-up effects artist Greg Nicotero
"The Gore The Merrier" featurette
"Evil Dead II: Behind The Screams" featurette
Theatrical trailer
Bonus trailers: "Man with the Screaming Brain", "Dead & Breakfast", and "Evil Dead: Regeneration (video game)"
Photo & poster gallery
Cast & crew filmographies and biographies
Stop Complaining
To everyone complaining that there are way too many versions of the Evil Dead movies, stop complaining. To date, there have been 9 region 1 versions of Evil Dead produced, 6 of which are out of production and there have been 6 region 1 versions of Evil Dead 2 produced, 2 of which are out of production. The dvds included in this set are not new releases; the version of Evil Dead is a re-release of the now out of production Book of the Dead and the version of Evil Dead 2 is the newly released Divimax version of the Book of the Dead 2. So while you complain that they keep releasing new versions of the dvds just to make money, (yes, production houses like to make money), it is completely unfounded. This is a limited edition due to the fact that they are reproducing the original Book of the Dead for the people who weren't able to get their hands on a copy during the first release. And to whoever says that they hate widescreen movies, buy a bigger television. Widescreen movies are far superior to that of pan and scan editions. If you love the movie so much, you aren't doing it justice by having just over 25 percent of the movie chopped off.
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... More Info about this DVD Actor(s): Bruce Campbell Director(s): Sam Raimi DVD Release Date: Released the 11 March 2003 This item is currently not available.
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Writer-director Sam Raimi's extremely stylized, blood-soaked follow-up to his creepy Evil Dead isn't really a sequel; rather, it's a remake on a better budget. It also isn't really a horror film (though there are plenty of decapitations, zombies, supernatural demons, and gore) as much as it is a hilarious, sophisticated slapstick send-up of the terror genre. Raimi takes every horror convention that exists and exaggerates it with mind-blowing special effects, crossed with mocking Three Stooges humor. The plot alone is a genre cliché right out of any number of horror films. Several teens (including our hero, Ash, played by Bruce Campbell in a manic tour-de-force of physical comedy) visit a broken-down cottage in the woods--miles from civilization--find a copy of the Book of... More Info about this DVD Actor(s): Bruce Campbell - Sarah Berry Director(s): Sam Raimi DVD Release Date: Released the 29 August 2000 Usually ships in 24 hours
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Ok, I'm sure this production diaries are great, but this people want to get their investment (lot of cash) back since day one...I`m sure this King Kong movie will have like 14 DVD versions...King Kong, King Kong Extended Edition, King Kong Super Extended Edition plus a little monkey pet..and so on... More Info about this DVD Actor(s): Naomi Watts DVD Release Date: 13 December 2005
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The ultra-low-budget exploitation flick STREET TRASH (1987) certainly lives up to its name in more ways than one. Not only is it rather trashy when it comes to generally poor or histrionic acting, bawdy humor, gore, and several lingering flashes of T&A, but it is also one of the few films set in New York City's skid row that was actually filmed almost entirely in authentic skid-row venues.
The centerpiece of the paper-thin plot is a case of decades-old hooch called Tenafly Viper, discovered in the miasmic basement of a skid-row liquor store by the store's proprietor. The unscrupulous vendor decides to exploit his seemingly serendipitous find and pad his pocket by selling the stuff to local winos for a buck per bottle. But unbeknownst to him and his unwary customers, the... More Info about this DVD Director(s): James Muro DVD Release Date: Released the 30 August 2005 Usually ships in 24 hours
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After hearing about how this film was banned, I, like anyone else HAD to see it! There is kind of an eerie silence throughout the movie which gives it a unique kind of feel. I think the Santa Claus could have been much scarier if he had some twisted/ugly face but instead it's a good looking 18-year-old saying things like "Naughty" and "Punish". The gore in the movie is quite good and scary, mostly using an axe to do his dirty work and also uses a bow and arrow and hammer to kill among other tools. I have yet to see Part 2 and the other sequels but am looking forward to seeing them! You can't beat the storyline of a killer Santa Claus, it distinguishes this movie from the rest! More Info about this DVD Director(s): Charles E. Sellier Jr. DVD Release Date: Released the 07 October 2003 Usually ships in 24 hours
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