Evil Dead, Evil Dead 2, Army of Darkness... which ones to get?
Need some advice, horror fans. Wanting to get all the Evil Dead films, but not sure which ones I should buy. If I`m right then the Evil Dead: Book of the Dead is the best one of the first film to get, right? So how about Evil Dead 2 and Army of Darkness? Or should I wait until there are some good releases of these films?
I see that the R1 on Play.com of the Book of the Dead is £10 more expensive than the R2 - any ideas why?
Thanks!
RE: Evil Dead, Evil Dead 2, Army of Darkness... which ones to get?
Hi
I`ll try to explain the best I can as I went through the whole process last year.
No idea why R1 book of the dead is so much more expensive, I think i`m right in saying there`s no difference between the two regions, only that R2 is PAL of course. It is the best version you`re gonna get.
Evil Dead 2 - The R1 Anchor Bay edition with Comms and a Doc on it is easily the best. There is a limited edition (50,000 copies) of this which comes in a big metal tin, if you`re a perfectionist.
Army of Darkness - The recent R2 Anchor Bay 2 disker is probably the best as it has the theatrical and directors cuts. Plus it can be picked up for about £8 from Play. There is however an R3 version that has a much better print, and a better 5.1 track.
See the differences here: http://www.dvdcompare.org.uk/comparisons/film_results_page.php?fid=1398
The good versions are out there waiting for you, happy hunting.
Will.
RE: Evil Dead, Evil Dead 2, Army of Darkness... which ones to get?
Thanks for your help.
Will look into this then, especially the Evil Dead 2 Limited Edition - any ideas where I can get this from by any chance?
RE: Evil Dead, Evil Dead 2, Army of Darkness... which ones to get?
RE: Evil Dead - the "Book of the Dead" edition has been re-released in the UK, minus the fancy packaging, in a standard amray case. The difference between the original release and the new BOTD edition is the wording of Evil Dead on the cover has gone from Blue to Red...
RE: Evil Dead, Evil Dead 2, Army of Darkness... which ones to get?
Okay, thanks. Think I`ll get the fancy limited edition as it looks brilliant - why don`t they release more like this?
Still haven`t been able to trace Evil Dead 2 Limited Edition tin yet...
RE: Evil Dead, Evil Dead 2, Army of Darkness... which ones to get?
Re: Evil Dead II tin, not sure how likely you`ll be able to find this, other than on eBay. The original Anchor Bay tins used to sell out quickly. This one has a nice 48-page colour booklet too. Very nice. :-)
Good luck hunting one down!
Anil
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RE: Evil Dead, Evil Dead 2, Army of Darkness... which ones to get?
I can`t really shed too much light either - I got my tin from dvdboxoffice about a year ago (before I clued up and started using Play), but according to their website they`ll take orders for it but don`t know if or when they`ll fulfill it.
I agree with Anil your best bet is probably eBay.
Sorry I can`t help you further
Will
RE: Evil Dead, Evil Dead 2, Army of Darkness... which ones to get?
CDWOW sell region 3 version of Army Of Darkness for £11.99 which as already mentioned above is the best print ( all others are from vhs master the region 3 from original print )
plus it is totally uncut as there is a scene that is cut by 2 seconds on every other version available, check out the link posted above for dvdcompare website.
:-)
RE: Evil Dead, Evil Dead 2, Army of Darkness... which ones to get?
What ending does the Region 3 have then? I`ve only ever seen the original and I`m incredibly intrigued to see the Directors Cut version?
RE: Evil Dead, Evil Dead 2, Army of Darkness... which ones to get?
Here is a link where they discuss the MGM region3 version vs others, and it is so much better than any Anchor Bay ones.
http://www.deadites.net/cgi-bin/ib3/ikonboard.cgi?;act=ST;f=1;t=217;st=0
It can still be bought at www.cd-wow.com.hk for $167. Unfortunately the sterling has weakened against HK dollar so it will cost a bit more now, but if you still don`t have any Army of Darkness, this is worth every pound it cost over the anchor bay.
Doraemon