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R2 United Kingdom - (Anchor Bay Entertainment)

Commentaries:

Audio Commentary with director/writer Sam Raimi and producer Robert Tapert
Audio Commentary with actor Bruce Campbell

Extras:

Theatrical Trailer (1:49)
Photo Gallery

English DTS 5.1
English Dolby Digital 5.1

Case type:

Keep Case

Notes:

The 1.85:1 anamorphic aspect ratio has been authorised by director Sam Raimi but is a Re-Framed Version based on the OAR of 1.33:1.

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R2 United Kingdom - (Sony Pictures Home Entertainment)

Commentaries:

Audio Commentary with actor Bruce Campbell, director/writer Sam Raimi and producer Robert Tapert

Extras:

"One By One We Will Take You: The Untold Story Of The Evil Dead" documentary (53:45)
Treasures From The Cutting Room Floor (59:22)
"At The Drive In" featurette (12:03)
"Discovering Evil Dead" featurette (13:04)
Make-Up Test (1:06)

Subtitles:

English, English HoH, Hindi, and Italian

English Dolby Digital 5.1

Case type:

Keep Case

Notes:

The commentary was newly recorded for the 2010 releases in the UK and US.
Director Sam Raimi has taken the opportunity to make a number of tweaks, including removing a goof - producer Rob Tapert standing on the left side of the bridge as the car drives across it. Full details of the changes can be found at Original Trilogy Forum. Just scroll to the 01/10/10 update in the first post.

Special thanks to Rewind user Leigh_Riding for providing these specifications.

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R2 LE United Kingdom - (Anchor Bay - Book Of The Dead Edition)

Commentaries:

Audio Commentary with director/writer Sam Raimi and producer Robert Tapert
Audio Commentary with actor Bruce Campbell

Extras:

Theatrical Trailer (1:49)
4 TV Spots:
-TV Spot #1 (0:32)
-TV Spot #2 (0:32)
-TV Spot #3 (0:33)
-TV Spot #4 (0:33)
Poster And Still Gallery (137 pages)
Talent Bios:
-Bruce Campbell (Actor) (34 pages)
-Sam Raimi (Writer/Director) (30 pages)
-Robert Tapert (Producer) (20 pages)
"Fanalysis" documentary (26:05)
"Discovering Evil Dead" featurette (13:05)
Behind The Scenes Footage & Outtakes (18:09)
THX Optimizer

English DTS-ES 6.1
English Dolby Digital 5.1 EX
English Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround
French Dolby Digital 5.1
French Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround

Case type:

Special Case

Notes:

Packaged in a Rubber/Latex mock-book ("Book Of The Dead") with a 24-Page Collector's Booklet and a sleeve for the DVD.
The 1.85:1 anamorphic aspect ratio has been authorised by director Sam Raimi but is a Re-Framed Version based on the OAR of 1.33:1.
Currently OOP.
Re-released in 2005 containing the film Running Time.

Easter eggs:

*Go to "Extras", and when in that screen press [Left] to highlight the Fish Sketch on the left of the screen and then press [Enter] to see a Special Effects Test (1:04).
*Continue to the second page of "Extras" and press [Left] to highlight the Skull Sketch. Press [Enter] for footage from the 2001 Halloween Night screening of Evil Dead (7:18).
Special thanks to Rewind user Mickah for these Egg details.

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R2 LE United Kingdom - (Anchor Bay - The Evil Dead Trilogy)

Extras:

DISC ONE: The Evil Dead (Widescreen Version)
Audio Commentary with director/writer Sam Raimi and producer Robert Tapert
Audio Commentary with actor Bruce Campbell
Theatrical Trailer (1:49)
4 TV Spots:
-Spot #1 (0:32)
-Spot #2 (0:32)
-Spot #3 (0:33)
-Spot #4 (0:33)
Poster And Still Gallery (137 stills)
Talent Bios:
-Bruce Campbell (34 pages)
-Sam Raimi (Writer/Director) (30 pages)
-Robert Tapert (Producer) (20 pages)
"Fanalysis" documentary (26:05)
"Discovering Evil Dead" featurette (13:05)
Behind The Scenes Footage & Outtakes (18:09)
THX Optimizer

DISC TWO: Evil Dead 2
Audio Commentary with director/writer Sam Raimi, actor Bruce Campbell, co-writer Scott Spiegel, and special make-up effects artist Greg Nicotero
"The Gore The Merrier" documentary
Theatrical Trailer

DISC THREE: Evil Dead 3: Army Of Darkness (Director's Cut)
Audio Commentary with director/writer Sam Raimi, actor Bruce Campbell, and writer Ivan Raimi
4 Deleted Scenes (with Optional Commentary)
'The Creature' Concept Art
Director's Storyboards

DISC FOUR: The Evil Dead (Original Full Screen Version)
Sam Raimi Interview (from "The Incredibly Strange Film Show")
"The Living Love The Dead" featurette
"Dead Good Marketing" featurette
"Bruce Campbell: Geek or God?" featurette
"Stravinsky Gave Me Nightmares" Evil Dead inspired music video by Antihero
"Gallery Of Decay" gallery

Subtitles:

English, German, Spanish, Italian, Portugese, Dutch, and Turkish (all subtitles for Evil Dead 2 only)

English DTS-ES 6.1 (Both versions of The Evil Dead only)
English Dolby Digital 5.1 EX (Both versions of The Evil Dead only)
English Dolby Digital 5.1 (Evil Dead 2 only)
English Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround (Widescreen Version of The Evil Dead only)
English Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo (Army Of Darkness Director's Cut only)
French Dolby Digital 5.1 (Widescreen Version of The Evil Dead only)
French Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround (Widescreen Version of The Evil Dead only)
German Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono (Evil Dead 2 only)
Italian Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono (Evil Dead 2 only)
Spanish Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono (Evil Dead 2 only)

Case type:

Special Case

Notes:

This is "The Evil Dead Trilogy" 4-disc box set, with all 3 feature films, and fourth disc with 1st film in unmatted form, and new extras.
Rewind user Listy2021 has pointed out, that the Evil Dead II disc in this collection is the R2 UK "Momentum" version re-released as an Anchor Bay disc.
The widescreen version of Evil Dead and Evil Dead II are presented in anamorphic 1.85:1 widescreen, while Army Of Darkness director's cut is presented in anamorphic 1.66:1 widescreen, and the full screen version of The Evil Dead is presented in it's original 1.33:1 full screen.
The widescreen version of The Evil Dead is the untampered version while the full screen version is the tweaked version by Sam Raimi.
The Evil Dead II commentary is the same as on laserdisc.
Currently OOP.

Easter eggs:

*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 [Enter] to see a Special Effects Test (1:04).
*On DISC 1 continue to the second page of "Extras" and press [Left] to highlight the Skull Sketch. Press [Enter] for footage from the 2001 Halloween Night screening of Evil Dead (7:18).

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R2 SE United Kingdom - (Anchor Bay - 2002 REISSUE)

Commentaries:

Audio Commentary with director/writer Sam Raimi and producer Robert Tapert
Audio Commentary with actor Bruce Campbell

English DTS-ES 6.1
English Dolby Digital 5.1 EX
English Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround
French Dolby Digital 5.1
French Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround

Case type:

Keep Case

Notes:

This version has the "Evil Dead" logo in RED colour and has "2002" printed on the back. Otherwise it looks the similar to the original R2 UK release.
This release also features 1997 film Running Scared.
Currently OOP.

Easter eggs:

*Go to "Extras", and when in that screen press [Left] to highlight the Fish Sketch on the left of the screen and then press [Enter] to see a Special Effects Test (1:04).
*Continue to the next page of "Extras" and press [Left] to highlight the Skull Sketch. Press [Enter] for footage from the 2001 Halloween Night screening of Evil Dead (7:18).

Special thanks to Rewind user electricboy for providing these specifications.

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OVERALL: Draw

The "Book Of The Dead" releases, R1 Ultimate Edition or 2002 UK Re-Issue Edition from Anchor Bay, are the best available. The original BOTD releases come in a Limited Edition Special Package (A Rubber/Latex Book). However, the R2 UK Box Set has the same Disc as in the BOTD/ 2002 UK Re-Issue releases, with exclusive Extras on the Disc 4, and the original Evil Dead in it's OAR. Also, the R2 UK Sony release includes a different commentary, but the film has tweaks made by Sam Raimi.

Some editions include minor tweaks in the film itself, performed at Raimi's request for the full screen version:
- a lightning shot has been removed,
- a shot where Cheryl is first possessed and turns round to the group has been zoomed in.
In 2010, while prepping the new transfer for the US Blu-ray and UK releases, Sam Raimi made more tweaks to the film (while leaving the first 2 tweaks mentioned back to their original form).
Screenshots of the tweaks and comparison between several editions of the movie is avaialble on Book Of The Dead.

The Italian SE also has the "Original Version", though it's unknown at this time if it's "tweaked" or not. Read more here.

There is also a vanilla release available from Anchor Bay UK under there 'Horror Classics' label which should be avoided.

To see what tweaks were made to the 2010 US and UK releases, please see this link: this link..

To read a review of the R1 UE, follow the link below:
CUTS:
- R0 America- Anchor Bay Entertainment - No cuts. Tweaked Version.
- R0 CE America- Elite Entertainment - No cuts. Tweaked Version.
- R0 SE America- Anchor Bay - Book Of The Dead Edition - No cuts. Untampered Version.
- R0 CE Australia- Big Sky Video - No cuts. Untampered Version.
- R1 SE America- Anchor Bay Entertainment - No cuts. Untampered Version.
- R1 UE America- Anchor Bay Entertainment - No cuts. Untampered Versions.
- R2 France- TF1 Video - No cuts.
- R2 Holland- Warner Home Video - No cuts.
- R2 SE Italy- CDE Eagle Pictures - No cuts.
- R2 United Kingdom- Anchor Bay - Box Of The Banned - No cuts. Tweaked Version.
- R2 United Kingdom- Anchor Bay Entertainment - No cuts. Tweaked Version.
- R2 United Kingdom- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment - No cuts. 2010 Tweaked Version.
- R2 LE United Kingdom- Anchor Bay - Book Of The Dead Edition - No cuts. Untampered Version.
- R2 LE United Kingdom- Anchor Bay - The Evil Dead Trilogy - No cuts. Contains both the Tweaked Full Screen Version and the Untampered Widescreen Version.
- R2 SE United Kingdom- Anchor Bay - 2002 REISSUE - No cuts. Untampered Version.
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Comparison added by Adrian_Busby on 03/09/01
Comparison last updated by Anthony_DiPaola on 21/12/12

UPDATE LOG:

21/12/12: Addition of the R2 UK Sony release and major clean-up.
27/04/11: Minor clean-up and fixes on other releases.
27/04/11: Addition of the DVDActive link and minor clean-up to R1 UE.
22/01/10: Addition of the R0 Anchor Bay edition.
23/02/10: Update of the "tweaks" specifications for the individual releases.
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Evil Dead (The) AKA Sam Raimi's The Evil Dead AKA Book Of The Dead (1981)

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