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Old 07-15-09, 06:51 PM
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Re: Army of Darkness: May 19th

Originally Posted by Anubis2005X
What's up with all of the white splotches? Weird choice...
Apparently the guy in the cover designing department at Universal went all "Clinton on Lewinsky's dress" with this one....
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Re: Army of Darkness: May 19th

The art is a little odd, but not all that bad. I still plan on picking this up.
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Re: Army of Darkness: May 19th

Weird alteration of the classic onesheet.

Anyhoo, will this include the TC and the DC?
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Re: Army of Darkness: May 19th

Originally Posted by dsa_shea
So will it have both versions or not?
The specs floating around say "no".
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Re: Army of Darkness: May 19th

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The specs floating around say "no".
Dang. Well, I may pick it up when it hits the bargain bin. Too bad cos had it included both cuts it would have been a day one purchase for me.
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Re: Army of Darkness: May 19th

I am unemployed so ANY BD, DVD or CD purchases I make are preceded by weeks of contemplating whether or not I should (or can) take the plunge. But when I post comments about whether or not I'll be picking up a given title, its usually as if I'm still employed and have the usual cash flow coming in that I used to (which wasn't that much anyway, but it was something).

With that said, I will probably hold off on Army of Darkness until it either drops in price or a superior release becomes available. I have the Limited Edition DVD so I'm perfectly happy for now.
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Re: Army of Darkness: May 19th

Originally Posted by GizmoDVD
From Blu-News.com
Couldn't you find a bigger scan?
Old 07-20-09, 03:54 PM
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Re: Army of Darkness: May 19th

I actually like the theatrical version better, so this is a definite buy for me. If it were just the directors cut, I would probably pass.
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Re: Army of Darkness: May 19th

I wonder if the Evil Dead series has the most rereleases on DVD and Blu-Ray?
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Re: Army of Darkness: May 19th

Originally Posted by Darth Maher
I am unemployed so ANY BD, DVD or CD purchases I make are preceded by weeks of contemplating whether or not I should (or can) take the plunge. But when I post comments about whether or not I'll be picking up a given title, its usually as if I'm still employed and have the usual cash flow coming in that I used to (which wasn't that much anyway, but it was something).

With that said, I will probably hold off on Army of Darkness until it either drops in price or a superior release becomes available. I have the Limited Edition DVD so I'm perfectly happy for now.
Geez. Your post is as if you wrote down my one internal monologue.
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Re: Army of Darkness: May 19th

If you're keeping an eye out for a review, here's mine: http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/38543...whead-edition/
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Re: Army of Darkness: May 19th

Thanks for the review Adam. Would have preferred all available cuts but if this is what we have, than this is what we have. (for the time being....)
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Re: Army of Darkness: May 19th

Thanks for the thorough review, Adam. I guess I'm sticking with my Limited Edition DVD and R3 DVD for the Director's Cut.
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Re: Army of Darkness: May 19th

And I guess I'm sticking with the HD/DVD combo DVD version, since that is the best image quality of the theatrical version...
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Re: Army of Darkness: May 19th

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And I guess I'm sticking with the HD/DVD combo DVD version, since that is the best image quality of the theatrical version...
So minus the extras, is the transfer from the HD-DVD version the same as the new Blu-Ray version?
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Re: Army of Darkness: May 19th

^ I think Adam's review mentioned that there were some subtle differences. In either case, I'm on my third copy of Army of Darkness (including an unopened HD DVD copy) so I'm ok without the new BD as well.
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Re: Army of Darkness: May 19th

Originally Posted by asianxcore
So minus the extras, is the transfer from the HD-DVD version the same as the new Blu-Ray version?
Yeah.

There's been some automated cleanup on the Blu-ray version, but the master's the same. Some of the speckling from the HD DVD has been wiped away, the image looks very faintly sharper, and there's more noise reduction. It's not a meaningful difference, in my opinion.
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Re: Army of Darkness: May 19th

Thanks guys!

I was curious whether to spend the $5 on the HD-DVD or $15-20 on the Blu-Ray. I already have the "Boomstick Edition" on DVD and I'm still in the market for the R3.
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Re: Army of Darkness: May 19th

The best image quality version of Army of Darkness will probably be the 3D-DVD in a couple years!
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Re: Army of Darkness: May 19th

I own the R3 disc. E-mail me if interested. Thanks!

Originally Posted by asianxcore
Thanks guys!

I was curious whether to spend the $5 on the HD-DVD or $15-20 on the Blu-Ray. I already have the "Boomstick Edition" on DVD and I'm still in the market for the R3.
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Re: Army of Darkness: May 19th

I heard this one doesn't look as good as it could have! Or it's just faulty source material!

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