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Idea & Info: "Darkman" - unaired tv pilot & info on a bonus disc project...

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I should soon have the unaired TV pilot that was supposed to start the Darkman series (http://www.movies.westumulka.com/darkman/television.html). If there were interest in it here, I think I could do something with it . I couldn’t seed it as a torrent, but I suppose I could upload it somewhere, perhaps for someone to torrent it… I don’t know yet for sure, but I expect it to be a relatively small XVid file.

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Speaking of fan edits ... it would be easy, if sort of pointless, to do a serious cut of Darkman, removing the big, silly helicopter scene at the end. The film could be taken as serious, apart from that bit of admittedly Raimi-ish dumbness.
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Are you sure it wasn't the studio's idea? The text bio on the Evil Dead DVD mentions how they wouldn't even let Raimi cast Bruce Campbell in the lead role, so it's easy to imagine their other helpful "suggestions".

Where were you in '77?

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Originally posted by: ocpmovie
Speaking of fan edits ... it would be easy, if sort of pointless, to do a serious cut of Darkman, removing the big, silly helicopter scene at the end. The film could be taken as serious, apart from that bit of admittedly Raimi-ish dumbness.

I'll take that anyday of the week and twice on Sunday over any of Raimi's Spider-Man films.

Neil

Well at least the reversed surround channels have been addressed.

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After the "Tremors: Attack Pack" collection from Universal, I am surprised that the Darkman "series" hasn't seen a similar release. The first one is in serious need of some kind of SE, and the unaird TV pilot would be a great addition.

Hmmmm...

Disc 1: Darkman / Darkman pilot / Retro doc / Trailer

Disc 2: Return Of Durant / Die Darkman Die / Trailers


I know the sequels weren't "all that", but it would a neat set.
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This may be out this year or next. The consensus is that it "needs to be ready" when Spiderman III strikes, to cash in on the director's name. The features being only discussed at the moment, probably only some will end up in the release (if it comes to fruition at all, of course):

DVD-18 side I:
Darkman
Widescreen HD master
Dolby 5.1 / DTS
Trailers, TV Spots
Extended director's cut (***)
Commentary by Sam Raimi / Isolated Score + Commentary by Danny Elfman (***)
Deleted, alternate & extended scenes (***)
The Darkman TV pilot (***)
Featurettes (***)

Side II:
Darkman II - The Return of Durant
Darkman III - Die, Darkman, Die
TV spots, Trailers

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v31/y2kretro/8eec2e75.jpg
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Awesome! Apart from the inclusion of the DTV sequels, which doesn't interest me.



Don't dis the Spiderman films. They're Raimilicious.
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Originally posted by: ocpmovie
Don't dis the Spiderman films. They're Raimilicious.

More like Raimi sell-outs. Elfman won't even work with him anymore.

Neil

Well at least the reversed surround channels have been addressed.

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Excellent! Where doth this new sprout from, Vess, and how legit are the specs (what were the ***s - TBC)?

I kinda liked the DTV follow ups. Not in the same league AT ALL, but fun little pictures that were at least given some decent production value and shot in widescreen (ahem...have we come on so far when we still get even more retarded s**t thrown at us like, um...Hollow Man 2?).

Besides, say if this set goes for $15 or even $20 online, you're basically getting the sequels "free". I just hope they move some of these special features to the sequel side - the movie has enough on its own with DTS, commentaries and the pilot, and its II and III that could do with having their image downgraded a few bits overall to fit those juicy extras in.