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I've always far preferred the director's cut of Raimi's Army of Darkness. The downbeat ending is superior (the s-mart ending looks very cheap and rushed in comparison) and the added footage is all really great stuff imo. There's a pretty darn good English friendly, German Blu-ray of that cut that is fairly cheap (I own it). Link: https://www.amazon.de/Armee-Finstern...rkness+blu-ray It uses the same source as the legendary region 3 dvd (added footage comes from film source rather than vhs). There is one odd thing about that German Army Blu-ray that is worth mentioning. It has a lossless English surround soundtrack that is not accessible from the menu. You have to manually cycle through the audio options (whilst the film is playing) to find it! Odd.
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The Green Inferno (2013) This was my second viewing and I still didn’t like it much. Some truly effective moments and the social commentary works for me, but the ill-timed humour rubs me up the wrong way, and the lazy fake looking CGI is unforgivable. It’s not as good as Eli Roth’s first three films, which I quite like, but it’s at least the better of his last three; Knock Knock and his Death Wish remake are just wretched. **1/2 out of *****
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Its pretty sad really because I was saying to partner other day in eg 50 60s that's when real talented existed because it was your livelihood , now today's society its just a job where actors become singers and vice versa..and people think because they are in the public they've got talent Rant over Breath in breath out ...phew !! |
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Liquid Sky (1982) Save time. Avoid menial scum like Roth . See this instead. See this instead anyway dagnabbit. A mixed bunch of Soho (NY) types get a rude awakening when outside forces take control of one of their tribe. Made by a Russian expat, you can say this is his take on the 'downtown' scene. Merciless is his eye, missing not one iota of pretension and largesse. This BD better look stunning. And as always Mr Teardrop shames us all. Kudos !!
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Bruce Campbell vs. Army Of Darkness (1992) An excellent horror parody in which Bruce Campbell is taken back in time along with his trusty chainsaw to the dark ages as he ends up defending the kingdom from an army of Deadites, skeletal warriors led by his own alter ego As with the previous two Evil Dead films (For this is the third) director Sam Raimi and star Campbell refuse to take themselves seriously in a film that homages everything from The Day the Earth Stood Still to Jason and the Argonauts. Also watch out for the Deadite making the Xena war cry, it's sure to make fans of that series smile. The most stylish of the series, and arguably also the most fun, but the fun means there are perhaps less shocks than the earlier films but this is made up for by the improvement in effects thanks to a larger budget meaning the Deadites and the very long final battle look quite superb. Despite being a directors cut running a good fifteen minutes longer than the initial cinema version, the film still runs at a breathless pace and Campbell's OTT acting style coming over more like a cartoon character than ever before, making this a more quirky sort of fun than the norm. The 'new' downbeat ending works well. My favourite of the Evil Dead series. I must track down a copy of the original 80 minute cinema version. |
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Great review D! You've inspired me to dig out me Aussie set and finally watch the TVV that features on the last disc. Due to its elongated case ... tis a bugger to retrieve at times A bonny bugger .... but still
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Army Of Darkness TV Version
As I haven't watched the TC of AOD since .... well, since I acquired the longer one tbh . Apart from the 4:3 and a few language/violence trims, it fairly rattles along does it. A laugh riot indeed.
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The Karate Kid (1984) A childhood favourite. **** out of *****
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