Director sam raimi spiderman, spiderman 2 personally supervised the highdefinition divimax. The two discover a mysterious tape recorder and hear the voice of professor knoby reciting passages from the necronomicon, or book of the dead. After the shocking and notorious cult classic the evil dead impaled its way into the minds of a whole generation, visionary maverick director sam raimi decided to elaborate on its twisted scenario. Evil dead ii mexican tv version composite edit a composite edit of the severely edited for television tv version as recorded from mexican tv during the 90s, and the openmatte transfer from the 2000 r1 us anchor bay evil dead iidvd, along with the the mono audio track from the elite entertainment evil dead. Sideshow collectibles has unveiled a new evil dead 2 figure featuring the chainsawwielding ash williams from sam raimis cult classic horror sequel. Written by raimi and scott spiegel, evil dead ii was produced by robert tapert and stars bruce campbell as ash williams, who vacations with his girlfriend to a remote cabin in the woods. Sure this franchise has seen its share of the tried and true double. The book of the thread is taking an old school art form in the craft world, crossstitch, and making it groovier than ever before. Scott carelli returns as the sofa dogs podcast continues its monthlong tribute to classic horror movies, in preparation for halloween. Featuring bmovie legend bruce campbell in his most iconic role, evil dead 2 is a gorefuelled, splatstick masterpiece that gleefully stomps on the entrails of good taste whilst puking in the face of hollywood with no apologies. The us r1 anchor bay the evil dead book of the dead dvd designed by tom sullivan wasnt released. Audio commentary with writerdirector sam raimi, actor bruce campbell, cowriter scott spiegel, and special makeup effects artist greg nicotero swallowed souls.
This collectable pack also features collectible necronomicon packaging, 16 pages of original drawings and a 23 cm replica prop of the dagger from evil dead 2. The 2005 r1 us anchor bay evil dead ii divimax book of the dead dvd does have one additional featurette of note called behind the screams. Dead by dawn was released six years after the original film, and only after evil dead had developed a. Evil dead 2 zavvi exclusive 4k ultra hd steelbook includes. Upon their arrival, ash discovers a mysterious book and a tape recording that. Though perhaps not as widely seen as its two sequels, evil dead 2 and army of darkness, the evil dead is arguably the best of the three.
The second of three films in writerdirector sam raimis nowlegendary evil dead series, evil dead 2. Book of the dead dvd sparked a debate over whether the evil dead should be seen in widescreen of fullscreen. Extra 3 minutes of extended footage 32page book part including drawings by tom sullivan complete remastered new hd. Disc 3 is identical to the army of darkness directors cut disc in the 2002 r2 uk anchor bay double dvd set, but with different packaging. And simply reading from the book of the dead will unleash the evil spirits of the dead. Evil dead the aka sam raimis the evil dead aka book of. The book in the movie is made from human flesh and written in human blood. Dvd commentary with writerdirector sam raimi, star bruce campbell, cowriter scott spiegel, and special effects makeup. This is the passage said in the film that raises the dead. Evil dead 2 will arrive on 4k ultra hd, bluray and dvd on 4th march 2019 and is available to preorder now. Renowned horror stitcher rebecca martzburley really delivers with this incredible collection, featuring over 20 officially licensed evil dead 2 patterns. Oct 15, 2018 ash returns in one of horrors greatest sequels when evil dead 2 arrives on 4k ultra hd combo pack plus bluray and digital december 11 from lionsgate. Evil dead 2 25th anniversary edition bluray 01223611623 moviesash bruce campbell, the sole survivor of the evil dead, continues his struggle with the forces of the dead, with his girlfriend linda.
Filled with creative moments and bruce campbells wonderful portrayal of one of the genres most popular characters, youd have to be a deadite not to enjoy these 10 episodes. The book served as a passageway to the evil worlds beyond. The evil dead ii commentary is the same as on laserdisc. Housed in a specially created fleshy cover designed by renowned evil dead special effects artist tom sullivan and sculpted to replicate the feel of human flesh if the flesh is made of necrotic rubber, the evil dead 2. Six years later they returned with an even better release evil dead ii. Due to copy right reasons sam raimi et al were unable to use footage from the original movie, so instead they remade elements of the original film which would be relevant to evil dead 2. For the first time in the world, all 4 fantastic evil dead films. And simply reading from the book of the dead will unleash the evil spirits of the dead into this world with no hope of escape. In this episode, we follow up our previous commentary for the evil dead, with the splatstick sequel, evil dead 2. In a horror comedy class all its own, it reinvented the original the evil dead. Evil dead 2 book ofthe dead limitededition20050923115402419. No matter what youre looking for or where you are in the world, our global marketplace of sellers can help you find unique and affordable options. Take advantage of great prices on bluray, 4k, merchandise, games, clothing and more. The book of the dead 2 limited edition on dvd 021593 from starz anchor bay.
Book of the dead 2 also has a special inpackage sound chip just press the bulging eye and hear the book. Audio commentary with writerdirector sam raimi, star bruce campbell, cowriter scott spiegel, and special makeup effects artist greg nicotero dead by dawn the filmmakers reflect on. As dumb as ash is, hes actually a capable guy with dealing with monsters in army of darkness, ash trains the people in arthurs kingdom in martial arts sam raimis comments on the dvd audio commentary for the army of darkness directors cut. The 2005 r1 us anchor bay evil dead ii divimax book of the dead dvd does have one. All in all, evil dead 2 takes all of the scares, gore, humour and insanity of 1981s the evil dead and amps it all up to 11. Even for someone like myself, who has never been a fan of horror or gore, season 2 of ash vs evil dead is a blast. Introduc tion ion legend has it that it was written by the dark ones. The book of the dead 2 chapter selections extras commentary dolby digital 5. The evil dead 2 comic books would later introduce a demon with that name, but it had no connection to the kandarian demon. Disc 2 is the standard 2001 r2 uk momentum pictures evil dead ii dvd containing the film in in 1. The making of evil dead 2 featurette cabin fever a fly on the wall look behindthescenes of evil dead 2 featurette.
In evil dead ii, the book is officially called necronomicon exmortis what book of the dead is translated from. For those looking to add some groovy gore and soulswallowing shenanigans to their 4k collection, evil dead 2. Anchor bay entertainment, the leader in horror dvd, announces the longawaited sequel to one of the most unique dvd packages in the history of the format. Lionsgate home entertainment brings evil dead ii to 4k ultra hd bluray as a twodisc combo pack with a flyer for a digital hd copy, giving owners access only to the 1080p version with legacy dolby digital 5. Included is the original 1981 evil dead, evil dead 2, army of darkness and evil dead 20. This year marks the 30th anniversary of evil dead 2, and space goat productions continues their yearlong celebration with the evil dead 2. With only one remaining, it is up to him to survive the night and battle the evil dead. Jan 23, 2019 sam raimis 1987 cult classic evil dead ii is set for a 4k ultra hd release on march 4th along with a bluray, dvd and digital download reissue courtesy of studiocanal, and you can check out the. Dead by dawn is a 1987 american comedy horror film directed by sam raimi, and a parody sequel to the 1981 horror film the evil dead. On disc 1 go to extras, and when in that screen press left to highlight the fish sketch on the left of the screen and then press. A book and audio tape is discovered, and its evil is found to be powerful once the incantations are read out loud. Oct 17, 2018 audio commentary with writerdirector sam raimi, actor bruce campbell, cowriter scott spiegel, and special makeup effects artist greg nicotero swallowed souls. Evil dead 2 on 4k ultra hd 1211 horrorfix horror movie.
In 1981 sami rami and bruce campbell scrapped together some money to make their first film the evil dead. While raimi and campbell have stated that evil dead 2 was intended as a direct sequel, there are differences between the first movie and the recap at the beginning of the second. Dead by dawn, director sam raimis infamous sequel to the evil dead and outrageous prequel to army of darkness. Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search. Audio commentary with writerdirector sam raimi, star bruce campbell, cowriter scott spiegel and special makeup effects artist greg nicotero. In the evil dead 2 and army of darkness, he says klaatu barada nikto, because. Book of the dead limited edition looks like the necronomicon featured in the film. In the world of movie commentaries, this is a classic. This book of the dead edition of the evil dead was later reissued with a similarly designed book for evil dead 2 by tom sullivan for anchor bays book of the dead collection, released in 2005. In september 2010, i started thinking about revisiting my evil dead. Evil dead is an american supernatural horror film franchise created by sam raimi consisting of four feature films and a television series.
Audio and subtitles are listed for evil dead 2 disc only. Audio commentary with sam raimi, bruce campbell, scott, spiegel, greg nicotero. This is definitely a sequel to the evil dead 1981 and not a remake. The audio i almost wet the chair when the thx logo came up on an evil dead dvd. Evil dead ii available for the first time on horror society. Regeneration is an action hack and slash video game developed by cranky pants games and published by thq released for the playstation 2, xbox and microsoft windows. Part ii in the evil dead trilogy and carries the story forward brilliantly. They find the necronomicon, the book of the dead, and a taped translation of the text.
Renowned horror stitcher rebecca martzburley really delivers with this incredible collection, featuring over 20 officially licensed evil dead 2 patterns that you can use to create artwork or adorn and customize items in your home. On watch episode last call with audio commentary by executive producer rob tapert and actors dana delorenzo and lucy lawless. Evil dead ii was shot on 35 mm film using arriflex 35 bl and mitchell bncr. Either way, sam raimis 1987 evil dead 2 is the latest effort to get a 4k. Again, instead of all being lumped on this second disc, they probably would have been better to keep with each respective episode. This was actually the first book of the dead style home release anywhere in the world. The original shooting script for the first evil dead film then titled book of the dead, explained that the kandarian demon was of the katardi family, a type of demon that specifically roamed heavily wooded or jungle areas. The spiffy work done on this dvd is a testament to.
Staring richard domeier, kassie wesley, dan hicks and sarah berry. He discovers an audio tape of recitations from a book of ancient texts, and when the recording is played. This dvd project grew out of two of my earlier projects. Audio commentary with writerdirector sam raimi, star bruce campbell, co writer scott spiegel and special makeup effects artist greg nicotero. Has anyone translated the spoken verse from the necronomicon from the evil dead. Audio commentary with sam raimi, scott spiegel, bruce campbell and greg nicotero. Dead by dawn was released six years after the original film, and only after evil dead had developed a worldwide cult following on home video. Buy evil dead 2 zavvi exclusive 4k ultra hd steelbook includes 2d blu ray from zavvi, the home of pop culture. Audio commentary with writerdirector sam raimi, actor bruce campbell, cowriter scott spiegel, and special. Evil dead 2 dead by dawn by nerd blitz published on 20181026t21. I notice the image page specifies that the image is being used under fair use but there is no explanation or rationale as to why its use in this wikipedia. It is the story of five collegeage friends who travel to a cabin in rural tennessee where the stumble upon the book of the dead, an ancient tome bound in human flesh and inked in blood. Evil dead ii also known in publicity materials as evil dead 2. Book of the dead 2 edition also promises viewers the best presentation yet.
The friends find themselves helpless to stop the evil as it takes them one by one, with only one survivor left with the evil dead and desperately tries to fight to live until morning. The making of evil dead 2 featurette cabin fever a fly on the wall look behindthescenes of evil dead 2. Featuring bmovie legend bruce campbell in his most iconic role, evil dead 2 is a gorefuelled, splatstick masterpiece that gleefully stomps on the entrails of good taste whilst puking in the face of. To this day, the sequel still stands as an utter triumph and sam raimis greatest work. This boxset also comes with some interesting new extras on the fourth disc, a couple of which can only be found in this release, although relating primarily to the evil dead as opposed to evil dead ii. See the evil dead and army of darkness entries for respective disc audio and subtitle specs. Evil dead ii is a 1987 american comedy horror film directed by sam raimi, and a parody. The evil dead 2 book of the dead 2 limited edition. Few films in the horror community have generated as much fandom or inspired as many filmmakers as sam raimis evil dead ii. This boxset brings together a number of previous standalone releases, and comes with a bonus disc. Evil dead 2, alliance films release, renaissance pictures, toronto public library.
This boxset also comes with some interesting new extras on the fourth disc, a couple of which can only be found in this release, although relating primarily to the evil dead. For the special features of this release, again some of you may have. The series revolves around the necronomicon exmortis, an ancient sumerian text which wreaks havoc upon a group of cabin inhabitants in a wooded area in tennessee. Probably wont find much info about translations there.
Necronomicon ex mortis, roughly translated, book of the dead. Watch episode last call with audio commentary by executive producer rob tapert and actors dana delorenzo and lucy lawless. Oct 15, 2018 audio commentary with writerdirector sam raimi, actor bruce campbell, cowriter scott spiegel, and special makeup effects artist greg nicotero swallowed souls. Book of the dead original title before irvin shapiro suggested the name be changed to the evil dead, the film was titled book of the dead, but a number of titles were also suggested including blood flood, a hundred and one percent dead, these bitches are witches, femonsters, and the evil dead men and the evil dead. Evil dead 2 book of the dead, is in great condition. If you like this movie, also check out the lesserknown and highly underrated peter jacksons dead alive. I can understand it on a lucasfilm, but evil dead 2. Anchor bay entertainment offers up an impressive edition of the divimax branded evil dead 2.
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