New Dawn of the Dead and Evil Dead DVDs

[James]

Remember that special edition of Dawn of the Dead? It's out now. i just bought mine.

There's also a new Evil Dead disc out. I may be wrong, but I THINK it's the Book of the Dead version, just without the fancy packaging. The extras looked familiar.

Just a heads up.

[Mad Melvin]

Are you talking about the original Dawn or the remake? Theres already like a million different versions of the original Dawn Of The Dead. What makes this version so special?

[James]

Disc One - U.S. Theatrical Version
-Widescreen Presentation (1.81:1) enhanced for 16x9 TVs
-Audio Commentary with Writer/Director George A. Romera, Make-Up Effects Creator Tom Savini, and Assistant Director Chris Romero. Moderated by DVD Producer Perry Martin
-Theatrical Trailers
-TV Spots
-Radio Spots
-Poster & Advertising Gallery
-George A. Romero Bio
-Comic Book Preview
-Presented in 5.1 DTS Surround Sound, 5.1 Dolby Surround Sound, 2.0 Dolby Surround and Original Mono

Disc Two - Extended Version
-Widescreen Presentation (1.81:1) enhanced for 16x9 TVs
Audio Commentary with Producer Richard P. Rubinstein. Moderated by DVD Producer Perry Martin.
-Monroeville Mall Commercial
-Behind-the-Scenes Photo Gallery
-Memorabilia Gallery
-Production Stills
-Presented in Original Mono

Disc Three - European Version
-Widescreen Presentation (1.81:1) enhanced for 16x9 TVs
Audio Commentary with Actors David Emge, Ken Foree, Scott H. Reiniger, and Gaylen Ross.
-International Theatrical Trailers
-U.K. TV Spots
-International Lobby Card Gallery
-International Poster & Advertising Gallery
-International Pressbook Gallery
-Home Video & Soundtrack Artwork
-Dario Argentino Bio
-Presented in 5.1 Dolby Surround Sound, 2.0 Dolby Surround and Original Mono

Disc Four - Documentaries
-The Dead Will Walk, and all-new documentary featuring interviews with cast and crew members Claudio Argento, Pat Buba, Tony Buba, Zilla Clinton, David Crawford, David Early, David Emge, Ken Foree, Michael Gornick, John Harrison, Clayton Hill, Sharon Ceccatti-Hill, Jim Krut, Leaonard Lies, Scott H. Reiniger, Chris Romero, George A. Romero, Gaylen Ross, Tom Savini, and Cludio Simonetti.
-Roy Frumkes' Document of the Dead - The original documentary filmed during the making of Dawn of the Dead by Filmmaker Roy Frumkes
-On-set Home Movies with Audio Commentary from Zombie Extra Robert Langer
-Monroevill Mall Tour with Actor Ken Foree

THAT'S WHAT'S SO FUCKING SPECIAL ABOUT IT

[Mad Melvin]

I have the Trilogy Of The Dead, which has the Extended version, European version and the Document Of The Dead. This special Edition you mentioned has got some nice stuff and all, but I think I can live without it.

[Mockery]

I'm still waiting for a really good Evil Dead 2 DVD set to come out. Anybody heard about them releasing a new one sometime?

[Jixby Phillips]

Do you mean a good dvd set of Evil Dead 2, or do you mean a two disk set of the first two evil dead movies?

Do this!

buy the book of the dead version of evil dead
buy the good special edition of evil dead 2
paste an extra dvd pocket opposite from the other dvd pocket in the book of the dead
store both disks in book of the dead

Because you know if they released a 2-disk set it would just be a rerelease of the same two disks.

[Anonymous]

Do any of those DOTD discs have the original 'everyone dies' ending ;<

[James]

Probably. I think they also have the "All the zombies and humans dance around with sparklers" ending.

[Mockery]

Originally Posted by Jixby Phillips

Do you mean a good dvd set of Evil Dead 2, or do you mean a two disk set of the first two evil dead movies?

Do this!

buy the book of the dead version of evil dead
buy the good special edition of evil dead 2

No, I didn't mean a 2 disc set with both movies, I just meant like a realy really good version of Evil Dead 2. Cuz it seems like every year they come out with a new version, and I'm hoping there will be one definitive version of it that's truly worth buying so I won't have to worry about better versions coming out later on. I already have the Book of the Dead and it rocks in all of it's mushy smelly glee. :o

[AChimp]

Why do people keep buying the Evil Dead DVDs? It's obvious that they are just milking the cash cow on the whole thing.

NEW SPECIAL BEHIND-THE-SCENES VERSION! This version is identical to the last version, except we have two minutes of uncut footage of Bruce Campbell eating a sandwich!

Next month, be sure to check out ouar SPECIAL BEHIND-THE-SCENES LIMITED EDITION VERSION where you get the same material that you had already, with a bonus wallet-sized card with a random still shot from the movie! Collect all 244!

[Jixby Phillips]

Dang, I THOUGHT you meant Evil Dead 2 at first, but wanting a set with both movies made more sense to me.

I'm perfectly happy with the Evil Dead 2 DVD that came out 2 years ago. A 30 minute making-of, where I imagine most of the worthwhile behind-the-scenes footage is put to use, and one of the best commentary tracks ever. whazamata with that?

The other versions of Evil Dead 2 all looked cheap and horrible, even before the Special Edition came out.

[Mockery]

Gimme a link to the version of Evil Dead 2 that you own Jixby, I'll check it out. :o

[Jixby Phillips]

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg...l/-/6305841861

The featurette also has a priceless mini-movie that they made called "The Evil Dead Baby," which looks like they just made it durring downtime with a camcorder.

Honestly, I think if they did release another special ediiton, I'd imagine it would just have more new retrospective interviews and stuff, but all the archival footage would pretty much be the same stuff that's on here.

This DVD was also released as a limited edition Tin, which came with a mini (just bigger than postcard) movie poster, and a neat booklet, but the content on the DVD itself is exactly the same. I know this from experiance because I bought the non-tin version and sold the tin on ebay because I hate DVDs that don't fit on my shelf properly.

[Zomboid]

Yeah, I have the special edition that jixby has, only mine's a LIMITED EDITION THAT COMES IN A COOL TIN

I have the same for hellraiser, but it came with hellraiser 2 aswell

[the_dudefather]

Originally Posted by Jixby Phillips

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/6305841861

The featurette also has a priceless mini-movie that they made called "The Evil Dead Baby," which looks like they just made it durring downtime with a camcorder.

that rocks!

anyone else see the new army of darkness comic? im not a big fan of comics, but i enjoyed this