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Batman1980 · 01-21-2010, 10:04 PM

Hooray for ridiculous horror films with good laughs and okay but not great transfers! This movie sure has grown on me a lot since the first time I saw it, Bruce Campbell rocks!

ArmyOfDarknessAW · 01-22-2010, 02:15 AM

This is my first post on this site and i see this on the front page. I just have to say this is one of the best movies ever to me of course.

miller_time22 · 01-22-2010, 03:09 AM

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Originally Posted by ArmyOfDarknessAW

This is my first post on this site and i see this on the front page. I just have to say this is one of the best movies ever to me of course.

Welcome!

And to stay on topic, this movie is all sorts of awesome. Even if I don't like it quite as much as Evil Dead II..

kdo · 04-14-2010, 08:58 PM

I sure get great enjoyment out of this movie, I remember seeing it in the theater and how hard I laughed...However, I must admit that I personally find the Director's Cut far superior (especially the ending)...Not sure I'll ever understand why they did what they did, as the DC ending would've left the door wide open for yet another hilarious sequel...and since Ash awoke in a bleak future, it could've been such an incredible movie, with him leading the few remaining humans on the planet (if there were any) in a post-apocalyptic war against the deadites, and thus finally becoming the "KING" he deserved to be! Oh well, I'll be waiting for this one to be in its DC form before I buy...I may be waiting for quite a while...

demers_60 · 04-20-2010, 05:55 PM

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Originally Posted by miller_time22

Welcome!

And to stay on topic, this movie is all sorts of awesome. Even if I don't like it quite as much as Evil Dead II..

For whatever reasons, I can't watch EDII. I thought it was nowhere near as good as the first. Really liked Army Of Darkness, though.

miller_time22 · 04-20-2010, 06:12 PM

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Originally Posted by demers_60

For whatever reasons, I can't watch EDII. I thought it was nowhere near as good as the first. Really liked Army Of Darkness, though.

Interesting. I can see why you might prefer the first, but what is it you don't like about EDII? I love all three, but would probably rank them as follows:

Evil Dead II
Evil Dead
Army of Darkness

demers_60 · 04-20-2010, 06:15 PM

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Originally Posted by miller_time22

Interesting. I can see why you might prefer the first, but what is it you don't like about EDII? I love all three, but would probably rank them as follows:

Evil Dead II
Evil Dead
Army of Darkness

Maybe I was expecting more horror and less comedy? I've only watched it twice as a teen. Maybe I should give it one more try.

miller_time22 · 04-20-2010, 06:21 PM

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Originally Posted by demers_60

Maybe I was expecting more horror and less comedy? I've only watched it twice as a teen. Maybe I should give it one more try.

I can see that, particularly as a follow up to the first. Maybe it'd be worth another shot. I know there's been a lot of movies I've enjoyed much more on subsequent viewings knowing what to expect, particularly in terms of tone.

Foggy · 04-20-2010, 06:57 PM

This film could never be as good as Evil Dead 2, but it's still frickin' awesome on it's own

BladeRunner2007 · 04-20-2010, 07:27 PM

Love the trilogy but Evil Dead II is the best

Dellamorte13 · 09-18-2011, 03:18 AM

Sorry if this is a repeat question but I own the Boomstick DVD edition and after reading the reviews on the Blu-ray, I'm convinced that (without seeing it) the Blu will be better than the DVD. Most of the reviews I've read said to stick with my DVD edition (Boom Stick) but after haven't seen AOD in a few years, before I got my HDTV, the DVD looks like shit. I think a cable TV broadcast would look better!

The 1.66:1 aspect ratio is damn near close to full frame and the PQ itself reminds me of VHS.

Is the Blu-ray REALLY that bad that it's not worth an upgrade?

I'm not too big on extras so as long as the Blu has the director's cut material either as a different version of the film or in the extras, I don't care as long as the PQ is better.
To those of you who own both, what do you think?

mikey horror · 09-18-2011, 03:30 AM

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Originally Posted by Dellamorte13

Sorry if this is a repeat question but I own the Boomstick DVD edition and after reading the reviews on the Blu-ray, I'm convinced that (without seeing it) the Blu will be better than the DVD. Most of the reviews I've read said to stick with my DVD edition (Boom Stick) but after haven't seen AOD in a few years, before I got my HDTV, the DVD looks like shit. I think a cable TV broadcast would look better!

The 1.66:1 aspect ratio is damn near close to full frame and the PQ itself reminds me of VHS.

Is the Blu-ray REALLY that bad that it's not worth an upgrade?

I'm not too big on extras so as long as the Blu has the director's cut material either as a different version of the film or in the extras, I don't care as long as the PQ is better.
To those of you who own both, what do you think?

I just took my Boomstick Edition and put it in a three disc blu-ray case with the Army of Darkness blu-ray and there you have it, my very own Army of Darkness Ultimate Edition.

tylergfoster · 09-18-2011, 05:24 AM

The Blu-Ray is fine. I don't know why people would say it was bad. It's not DNRed. Maybe a small amount of EE. Being a cheap film shot in the early '90s, it's only gonna look so good unless Universal really gives it the deluxe treatment, which they won't. Maybe people were more mad that it only has two negligible extras. Until/unless something better is ever available, I'm fine with it.

Sky_Captain · 09-18-2011, 04:55 PM

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I don't know why people would say it was bad.

Let's see...

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Originally Posted by droidguy1119

Maybe a small amount of EE

There we are. There's nothing 'small' about it.

A recycled HD DVD transfer, that wasn't great in the first place.

Kentai · 09-18-2011, 11:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Sky_Captain

A recycled HD DVD transfer, that wasn't great in the first place.

Agreed. It's not an atrocity or anything, but slapping some EE and additional scratch repair on an old master isn't worth a lot of praise.

Besides, it's the US theatrical cut. I know people dig that, but I'll just hang onto my MGM HK DVD until somebody's offering the Director's Cut on BD.

Dellamorte13 · 09-19-2011, 12:34 AM

Thanks,
I'll stick with my Boomstick Edition.

Rusty100 · 09-19-2011, 01:35 AM

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Originally Posted by Sky_Captain

Let's see...

There we are. There's nothing 'small' about it.

A recycled HD DVD transfer, that wasn't great in the first place.

It's actually a lot worse than the HD-DVD, the HD-DVD still has the EE, but it has a lot less DNR.

Clark Kent · 09-19-2011, 01:47 AM

The Blu-ray is mediocre and does not reflect how good the film could look on the medium. They used a poor film element for the transfer and then ruined it with unnecessary processing to cover that fact up.

tylergfoster · 09-19-2011, 03:28 AM

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Originally Posted by Rusty100

It's actually a lot worse than the HD-DVD, the HD-DVD still has the EE, but it has a lot less DNR.

Do you have any examples of the DNR? I feel like I'm quite sensitive to DNR (I had to get rid of Dark City because it bothered me so much), and I can see it in, say, the caps the site has of Animal House, but I don't really see any here. Just EE.

Rusty100 · 09-19-2011, 06:05 AM

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Originally Posted by droidguy1119

Do you have any examples of the DNR? I feel like I'm quite sensitive to DNR (I had to get rid of Dark City because it bothered me so much), and I can see it in, say, the caps the site has of Animal House, but I don't really see any here. Just EE.

UK Blu-ray
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1482927/scre...%20Blu-ray.png

HD-DVD
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1482927/scre...D%20HD-DVD.png

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01-21-2010, 10:04 PM	#141
Batman1980 Blu-ray Jedi Member since:Feb 2009 Location:District 13 Home Theater Gallery:8 4K collection:146 Blu-ray collection:394 DVD collection:57 Blu-ray reviews:22 Trading Score:48	Hooray for ridiculous horror films with good laughs and okay but not great transfers! This movie sure has grown on me a lot since the first time I saw it, Bruce Campbell rocks!

01-22-2010, 02:15 AM	#142
ArmyOfDarknessAW Blu-ray Knight Member since:Jan 2010 Location:Moosic, PA Home Theater Gallery:21 Blu-ray reviews:1 Trading Score:64	This is my first post on this site and i see this on the front page. I just have to say this is one of the best movies ever to me of course.

04-14-2010, 08:58 PM	#144
kdo Blu-ray Samurai Top contributor Member since:Mar 2010 Location:Realm of the Inoperative Data-Pushers Blu-ray reviews:540 Trading Score:1	I sure get great enjoyment out of this movie, I remember seeing it in the theater and how hard I laughed...However, I must admit that I personally find the Director's Cut far superior (especially the ending)...Not sure I'll ever understand why they did what they did, as the DC ending would've left the door wide open for yet another hilarious sequel...and since Ash awoke in a bleak future, it could've been such an incredible movie, with him leading the few remaining humans on the planet (if there were any) in a post-apocalyptic war against the deadites, and thus finally becoming the "KING" he deserved to be! Oh well, I'll be waiting for this one to be in its DC form before I buy...I may be waiting for quite a while...

04-20-2010, 06:57 PM	#149
Foggy Blu-ray Grand Duke Top contributor Member since:Dec 2008 Location:UK 4K collection:30 Blu-ray collection:3600 DVD collection:47	This film could never be as good as Evil Dead 2, but it's still frickin' awesome on it's own

04-20-2010, 07:27 PM	#150
BladeRunner2007 Blu-ray Count Top contributor Member since:Oct 2009 Location:Germany 4K collection:58 Blu-ray collection:1031 Blu-ray reviews:3	Love the trilogy but Evil Dead II is the best

09-18-2011, 03:18 AM	#151
Dellamorte13 Blu-ray Guru Top contributor Member since:Jun 2011 Location:CA 4K collection:383 Blu-ray collection:1250 DVD collection:150 MA collection:3 Digital collection:426 Trading Score:15	Sorry if this is a repeat question but I own the Boomstick DVD edition and after reading the reviews on the Blu-ray, I'm convinced that (without seeing it) the Blu will be better than the DVD. Most of the reviews I've read said to stick with my DVD edition (Boom Stick) but after haven't seen AOD in a few years, before I got my HDTV, the DVD looks like shit. I think a cable TV broadcast would look better! The 1.66:1 aspect ratio is damn near close to full frame and the PQ itself reminds me of VHS. Is the Blu-ray REALLY that bad that it's not worth an upgrade? I'm not too big on extras so as long as the Blu has the director's cut material either as a different version of the film or in the extras, I don't care as long as the PQ is better. To those of you who own both, what do you think?

09-18-2011, 05:24 AM	#153
tylergfoster Blu-ray Knight Top contributor Member since:Nov 2009 Location:Seattle, WA 4K collection:892 Blu-ray collection:4473 DVD collection:1148 MA collection:2164 Digital collection:1726 iTunes collection:50 Prime collection:3 Trading Score:249	The Blu-Ray is fine. I don't know why people would say it was bad. It's not DNRed. Maybe a small amount of EE. Being a cheap film shot in the early '90s, it's only gonna look so good unless Universal really gives it the deluxe treatment, which they won't. Maybe people were more mad that it only has two negligible extras. Until/unless something better is ever available, I'm fine with it.

09-19-2011, 12:34 AM	#156
Dellamorte13 Blu-ray Guru Top contributor Member since:Jun 2011 Location:CA 4K collection:383 Blu-ray collection:1250 DVD collection:150 MA collection:3 Digital collection:426 Trading Score:15	Thanks, I'll stick with my Boomstick Edition.

09-19-2011, 01:47 AM	#158
Clark Kent Blu-ray Prince Top contributor Member since:Oct 2007 Location:Metropolis Blu-ray reviews:2 Trading Score:184	The Blu-ray is mediocre and does not reflect how good the film could look on the medium. They used a poor film element for the transfer and then ruined it with unnecessary processing to cover that fact up.

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