Army of Darkness Collector's Edition (Blu-ray) Available for Preorder (1 Viewer)

 

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Waiting for the contents to be confirmed. This better have both versions...

And now an opposing viewpoint: I haven't has this flick since my Laserdisc copy ages and ages ago. I know that Shout! will treat the disc right, so I'm first in line to get the thing!

Well we all know Shout will screw up on the AV quality so basically its all about extras at this point.

I'm going to try and conjure a version of this release that has both cuts of the film:

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Jonathan Perregaux said:

I'm going to try and conjure a version of this release that has both cuts of the film:

Klaatu Barada N... Necktie... Neckturn... Nickel...

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I really hope there are 3 cuts: including my personal favourite - the European theatrical. My German 3-disc currently has a lovely-looking transfer of all 3 cuts, so it'll come down to newly-produced extras to make me bite...

Quite a package from the looks of it:


http://bloody-disgusting.com/news/3360816/scream-factorys-army-darkness-3-disc-edition-must/



DISC ONE (Theatrical Version – 81 min.) – 1080p High-Definition Widescreen (1.78:1), DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 & 2.0
*NEW Medieval Times: The Making Of “Army Of Darkness” featuring interviews with star & co-producer Bruce Campbell, actors Marcus Gilbert, Ted Raimi, Timothy Quill, Richard Grove, Bill Moseley, Patricia Tallman and Angela Featherstone, director of photography Bill Pope, editor Bob Murawski, production designer Anthony Tremblay, composer Joseph Lo Duca, costume designer Ida Gearon, special make-up effects artists Howard Berger, Tony Gardner, Robert Kurtzman and Greg Nicotero, “Pit Bitch” performer and effects artist William Bryan, mechanical effects artist Gary Jones, first assistant director John Cameron, visual effects supervisor William Mesa, and stunt coordinator Christopher Doyle (96 min.)
*Original Ending
*Original Opening With Optional Commentary by Sam Raimi and Bruce Campbell
*Deleted Scenes With Optional Commentary by Sam Raimi and Bruce Campbell
*Theatrical Trailer
*TV Spots
*Home Video Promo

DISC TWO (Director’s Cut – 96 min.) – 1080p High-Definition Widescreen (1.78:1), DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 & 2.0
*Audio Commentary with director Sam Raimi, actor Bruce Campbell and co-writer Ivan Raimi
*NEW Additional Behind-The-Scenes Footage From KNB Effects (55 min.)
*Vintage Creating The Deadites Featurette (21 min.)
*Vintage “Making Of” Featurette
*Extended Interview Clips with Sam Raimi, Bruce Campbell and Robert Tapert

DISC THREE (International Cut – 88 min.) – 1080p High-Definition Widescreen (1.78:1), DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 & 2.0
*NEW 4K Scan Of The International Inter-positive
*Television Version With Additional Footage (90 min., Standard Definition (1.33:1), DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0)
*Theatrical Trailer
*NEW Still Galleries With Rare Behind-The-Scenes Photos from production designer Anthony Tremblay, visual effects supervisor William Mesa, and special make-up effects artists Tony Gardner and KNB EFX, Inc. (Over 200 Stills)
*NEW Still Gallery Of Props And Rare Photos from the collection of super fan Dennis Carter Jr.
*NEW Storyboards for Deleted or Alternate Scenes
*Vintage The Men Behind The Army Featurette (19 min.)




4 different cuts of the film, a new 96-minute documentary, and close to everything else that's ever been released, I think.


They've confirmed elsewhere that the US theatrical cut is not a new transfer, which is disappointing, but this has been the case in the past when it comes to Universal titles.


I'm in.

This is old-fashioned fun until the climactic battle, which almost comes across like routine bone piling after all the flights of fancy.

Bryan Tuck said:

Quite a package from the looks of it:...


4 different cuts of the film, a new 96-minute documentary, and close to everything else that's ever been released, I think...


I'm in.

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Me too.

This looks like a great package, the one caveat being the use of the old Universal transfer of the theatrical cut. However if they can clean it up a bit... remove the DNR and colour correct, then maybe it won't look too bad.

I'll bite on this one and not even wait for a sale. I'm one of the few that never bought it on DVD ha ha. always waited for a definitive set, and this appears to be it!

The amount of extras on this makes this a no-brainer buy for me.

According to the review in The Digital Bits:

Reviewer’s Note: Originally I posted a note about a claim that readers had made about a shot that was missing from the theatrical version, which I mistakenly said was present. It turns out that I was looking at the wrong shot. I have gone back and checked again and, indeed, that shot is missing. The shot occurs for about two seconds at around the 27:51 mark wherein Ash is jumping over a brick wall while running away from the evil “force”. With that shot being missing, an audio anomaly occurs in which the original audio from the missing shot can still be heard, but it causes a brief sync issue. It doesn’t throw the entire film out of sync, but it does for that brief instance. I'll note that I used the original Universal bare bones DVD release for comparison. According to our readers, Shout! Factory will be issuing a disc replacement program in the very near future, and when that happens, we will inform you of all the details on how to get it replaced. For now, continue to enjoy the enjoy the rest of the release. Our thanks again to several readers who emailed us to let us know about this, including fellow Army of Darkness fan Vincent Pereira.]

(http://www.thedigitalbits.com/item/a...darkness-ce-bd)

There's also a problem with the international cut. There are at least two missing shots at about 30' mark (Mini Ash' scene). These shots are included in German BD and several european DVD releases, and are about 3" long.


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