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There has been much in the way of speculation
and question about the varying video quality of
the numerous releases of Army of Darkness on DVD.
In an attempt to allow you to see what has
happened with each release, we present to you four
screen grabs from the following releases (the
pictures are in the same order as they are
described here, with a small cover shot for
convenience):
- Official Bootleg Edition R1 (director's
cut)
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- Limited Edition R1 (director's
cut)
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- Anchor Bay 2 disc R2 disc 1 (US
theatrical cut)
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- Anchor Bay 2 disc R2 disc 2
(director's cut)
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If you wish to
download the larger images then please click here.
They are in JPEG form to reduce the size slightly,
but with little compression (15% - Paint Shop Pro
7 JPEG) used. The file is a little over 1Mb in
size. You will require WinRAR to uncompress it
(you can download WinRAR from here).
As you can see from
the above, unfortunately the director's cut
versions of the film are quite soft with a lot
lighter colouring. Also, some of the print is
cropped out for some reason. This would make the
theatrical version the way forward with its
superior transfer, however you then miss out on
the extra footage and the alternative ending. This
leaves one option: the R2 Anchor Bay 2 disc since
both versions are included, its relatively cheap
when compared to the R1 versions which is
supposedly the same except the R2 has a DTS-ES 6.1
audio track on the theatrical version. Look for a
full review in the next day or two.
Article by David
Barta
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Craig |
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