Japanese LD is more like (or maybe it's exactly the same as) the International Cut, which differs from the US Cut.  It has the love making fireplace scene and the longer Sheila ripped blouse scene.  At the end, it also has the US ending tacked on after the credits.  It also has longer windmill and Ash spider walk scenes.  It's P&S and has hard subtitles.  This was the longest version available for a long time.  Eventually, Anchor Bay released a Director's Cut, that has similar but slightly shortened scenes that I mentioned above.

The US ending is the supermarket one, while the apocalypse ending is the original one.

MrBrown said:

Everest checked, if the jp. DVD contains the same Version As the LD, just Widescreen and without forced subs? The jp DVD is about 15 seconds longer than the US Directors Cut, and it contains the Other Ending As Special Feature, afaik. I just Know it is longer and contains the longer Sheila ripped blouse Scene. But about 15 seconds Sounds if Somerset more scenes are longer. I own too much different Discs and Versions of that Movie to Know what Version is what... :) There Even was a German DVD with the alternder beginning, the Henry the Red with ash Scene, and the windmill Scene where sah leaves the windmill just bevor he ran into it again and smashes the Mirror. But afaik this is just a bootleg DVD After a licensed VHS Tape, but eventually the bootleg was officially rereleased by the German rightholders.. But informations are rare about that Version...

I wonder if that German bootleg is made from Anchor Bay's deleted scenes as they were part of the bonus material.  The Sci-Fi version is even longer than the Japanese version, so if you checkout the fan cut called The Primitive Screwhead Edition, it merges Sci-Fi cut w/ the MGM Hong Kong release (best looking version) and the Director's Cut.

Is this the Jei Wea laserdisc; if so, I believe that this is the director's cut not the International Cut. It is sourced from a print of Sam Raimi's original director's cut that he submitted to the studios, even having reel change markers still. Also, it is not pan-and-scan but rather open matte, making it have the most picture of any Director's Cut. It does have the original ending like the director's cut. The print used was bit pink faded if I remember correctly and had burnt in subtitles. It also has the Sheila ripping sequence which was censored in the US DVD.

The German bootleg sounds like a quick and dirty edit, inserting all the deleted scenes, much like the Primitive Screwhead that Lacerated mentioned.

The Aluminum Falcon said:

Is this the Jei Wea laserdisc; if so, I believe that this is the director's cut not the International Cut.

Jei Wei LD is not the Japanese LD.  That's a bootleg from Singapore according to Video Watchdog.

Got it. Sorry about that. I guess you're talking about the Captain Supermarket then; however, according to lddb, it's open matte. Lacerated, you said that it was somewhat like the International Cut; is this the Australian and Japanese Special Edition described on imdb? It seems to fit your description.

Didn't know that the Jei Wei was unofficial/a bootleg laserdisc; in any case you can find more info on it here.

There was a German VHS that had both endings, with the US ending just being just a dream before Ash woke up into that post-apocalyptic time. It also had the deleted scenes... Thinking about it, is that German bootleg DVD you mentioned a transfer of this or is it a separate quick and dirty edit, as I speculated earlier?

Also, if anyone still is curious, here are all the differences between the main Army of Darkness cuts.

By the way, since thread is becoming mostly about Army of Darkness, which is fine by me, I'm changing its title yet again.

The Aluminum Falcon said:

Got it. Sorry about that. I guess you're talking about the Captain Supermarket then; however, according to lddb, it's open matte. Lacerated, you said that it was somewhat like the International Cut; is this the Australian and Japanese Special Edition described on imdb? It seems to fit your description.

Yes, the Japanese LD I'm referring is Captain Supermarket.

According to a Video Watchdog article, Jei Wei LD comes from Singapore, not Taiwan, but I don't have any verification on the country of origin.

That's definitely the Captain Supermarket version. According to lddb and imdb, t has both endings, as well as the censored shot of ripping Shiela's dress.

MrBrown said: I checked the Laserdisc today. I totally need the possibility to capture this to DVD or so. Even with the subtitles in the screen the. FullScreen just rocks.

I take it that the picture is open matte then. Is it confirmed that the only differences from the theatrical cut are the Sheila dress-ripping scene and a bonus of the alternate end?

On that topic, does anyone know whether or not the Full Screen version on the Anchor Bay DVDs was open matte or cropped?

Ah interesting. I'd always assumed the Captain Supermarket was simply the US cut with the Original Ending tacked on.  Does it have any of the Director's Cut Extra scenes or is it the International Cut?

This website here seems to describe the Captain Supermarket cut. Apparently, it is a deviation of the International Cut... Though the Captain Supermarket cut is not specifically included, you can see the International, Director's, and TV Cut Differences on this page..

I suppose this disc may be worthy of preservation after all... It does have some unique features.

I'm a little confused at the thread progression; Did those caps used in the Primative Screwhead fan-cut ever surface anywhere? I've been hoping SciFi would re-air it so I could DVR it, but this has yet to happen... or at least I kept missing it. :(

Kushami said:

I'm a little confused at the thread progression; Did those caps used in the Primative Screwhead fan-cut ever surface anywhere? I've been hoping SciFi would re-air it so I could DVR it, but this has yet to happen... or at least I kept missing it. :(

They never showed up online to my knowledge at least. I believe that the cap did make it's way through the DVD trade routes though. It'd still be lovely if someone properly uploaded it though...

Hey, it's been a while.  I still have an old membership over at myspleen, so I'm checking in their forum if it would be alright to upload this.  Definitely don't want the tv cut to fade into obscurity.  I actually tried uploading this to CG a while back, but they didn't want it.

RidgeShark said:

Hey, it's been a while.  I still have an old membership over at myspleen, so I'm checking in their forum if it would be alright to upload this.  Definitely don't want the tv cut to fade into obscurity.  I actually tried uploading this to CG a while back, but they didn't want it.

Oh wow. Hello RidgeShark! It's good to see you back on the forums. Considering the great volume of TV cuts that have been recently uploaded to myspleen, I assume the AOD one would be absolutely fine. It's good you're planning to share this. Thanks, man!