Synopsis:
Our hero Ash gets tossed into 1300's and fucks with the Necronomicon. This
causes the evil army of the dead to rise. So Ash kicks some ass and chews
some bubblegum. A classy story all around.
Review:
I really enjoyed this film. No matter how many times I see it I still
love it. The only complaint I have is that it seems to go by too quickly.
The special effects in the film are dated, yes very dated. It's excusable
though since it wasn't a big budget film and it came when CGI in films
was rare.
The Directors cut
version with the additional footage was cool and worth it. I had never
seen or heard of the original ending and a lot of the shots that were
added actually added to the film. Unlike some directors cuts.
Special Features :
The theatrical version had the original ending on it, which after seeing
it I like more than the theatrical ending. The Behind the Scenes featurette
was pretty cool and it added to the feeling that this movie was a blast
to make.
The director's cut
had some really cool features on it. The audio commentary was about as
funny as the movie. Bruce did most of the talking but that's cool cuz
he's a smart mother fucker. I always pictured him to be a smart ass, shows
what I know. The 4 never before seen scenes can be watched with an audio
commentary with Bruce Campbell and Sam Raimi or sans the commentary. Mind
you the quality of the scenes weren't that great but that's all right.
The storyboard section was cool cuz it acted like a subtitle while the
movie plays. It didn't really add to the movie but hey, it looked cool.
Something that isn't on the back of the box is an artwork section. This
was cool but I felt it wasn't large enough.
Video:
The quality of the transfer was good and bad. There was times when the
picture was sharp but there are other times when the picture was full
of dirt. The best example is when the Ash and his car is falling out of
the sky. The picture is full of dirt it really looks like shit. Other
than that it was all cool.
Audio:
The sound was great although some times it seemed a bit faded. An OK job
by the boys at Anchor bay..
"Give me some sugar
baby" -Bruce Campbell
-Zorbs
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