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Post #331204

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djsmokingjam
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Army of Darkness - The Primitive Screwhead Edition (Released)
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Date created
22-Sep-2008, 12:44 PM

RidgeShark and I are working on a preservation of the Sci-Fi cut (from a 2004 broadcast) with some extras for the Evil Dead Treasures Collection. (Still need to contact you about that Alex, sorry!)  Apparently the image on recent broadcasts has degraded over the years, and the version we're using is a bit sharper than what you'd see nowadays.  Not to mention that logos and "Next on Sci-Fi..." bits are much less intrusive than what you'd see today too.

The main differences in the Sci-Fi cut are two extended scenes not in any other cut (Ash and Arthur fighting when Ash first lands in 1300 AD, and a longer build up in the windmill to Ash crashing into the windmill), as well as edits and overdubs for violence and profanity.  ("I never saw these apeheads before!")  The two exclusive scenes are in the deleted scenes on the DVD in scratchy, unfinished rough cut form, whereas they are finished with score and sound effects here.  (Some of the shots are a bit different too.)