Thanks for the info about the bootleg German set, MrBrown - it's still tempting, but let's see. I wonder if their "Restored Workprint Cut" of AOD is either a rip of the Primitive Screwhead Edition or the crappy German VHS that crudely spliced in the deleted scenes from the DVD into the International Version of the film.
The disc is every bit as amazing as it sounds :)
And bear in mind we're still only halfway through the Treasures Collection project! Looks like Army Of Darkness will be the next one to finished in the next couple of months or so.
Just to note that it's not a fanedit - it's a preservation of rare materials not available on commercial DVD. More details on this to come, some very exciting developments!
It's worth noting that for some reason Sky have enabled copy-protection on many (but not all) of their boxes recently - many subscribers have been complaining recently about not being able to record. Presumably this problem does not apply to anyone who gets Sky Indie via Virgin?
Wish I could help, but I don't know anyone with the Sky Movies package.
According to DVD Compare, the optimum releases for Hellraiser Bloodline are the British and Australian, for anamorphic picture and 5.1 sound.
I'll eat my hat if the extras in that German SE are licensed and official. The workprint's been on the bootleg circuit for a little while now (you can read all about it in the forums on www.cenobite.com); it's not Kevin Yagher's original cut, and to honest is worse than the final version.
MrBrown said:Seems that the UK DVD release of Hellraiser II: Hell on earth is the unrated Version, while the US DVD is just the R-rated...
Hellraiser 3 from UK hat running time of 93 min. PAL while NTSC r-rated runs 93 min. ...
If you're talking about the Anchor Bay UK version, yes, it has the unrated scenes cut in from a lesser (though still watchable) source. It also has interviews and commentary with Doug Bradley and Anthony Hickox, and the Hellraiser Collection has an open-matte version of Hell On Earth as an extra in its bonus disc.
Yes, the Henry The Red scene is placed in that part of the film in the deleted scenes on the DVD. The end and beginning of the surrounding scenes bookend it there.
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.)
Hehe, I tried getting a copy of this for a Chinese film season I've been managing here in Essex, but apparently the only copy available to screen is a 16mm dubbed print in Manchester that's seen better days. (It was the print used for the British Film Institute's tour of the film a couple of years ago.)
Their video clips page includes a trailer for Fright Night Part II - if they're showing a remastered widescreen version of this, it's a must for a HD2DVD preservation.
All those people I haven't been back in contact with yet (The Griff to name but one) about sending your discs, I'm really really sorry, I promise I'll get to it before too long! Just got a new job so life's a bit imbalanced at the moment, but it's still a priority.
We just had an exciting new addition for the Evil Dead 1 discs that I can't wait to share - a 1982 TV news interview with the Renaissance boys (Bruce with a moustache!) that includes footage from their 1977 short The Happy Valley Kid currently unseen anywhere! This, among other parts of the set, may well be uploaded onto a special YouTube channel in the future. Keep your eyes peeled on www.youtube.com/deaditevideos, the Favourites folder has a few things you can expect on the DVDs for a start.
Also note the new name of the collection in the amended thread title ;)
FINISHED!!!!
Big news for those of you still hanging around here - the Evil Dead 2 DVD Companion is now finished. The list of contents are as follows:
DISC ONE
Behind-The-Scenes Camcorder Footage (72 mins)
Workprint Excerpts (37 mins)
DISC TWO
Behind The Screams (LD-only featurette)
Attack Of The Helping Hand! (short film)
UK TV Spots
Three rare Sam Raimi interviews (Directors Series, In Reviews and This Is Horror)
Deni Toledo audition directed by Sam
The Wright Stuff: A Message From Sam Raimi
I don't have the means to upload it onto Rapidshare or start a torrent, so it will have to be a PIF chain. Copies will be going out already to See No Evil and The Griff for their help finding materials for the project, as well as Lacerated, Ash595 and InvisibleWolfman; otherwise anyone willing to start a PIF chain or upload them for me can PM me for a copy. I only have five more copies to give away though, anything else people will have to wait until it hits the Net.
So now we move on to the other films in the trilogy! Discs for Evil Dead and Army Of Darkness are currently being assembled, as well as two more discs (one for stills galleries, DVD-ROM content, etc, the other about the ED computer games), but there are some source materials we have yet to find. Anyone willing to trade the following gets priority in getting a copy of the Evil Dead 2 Companion discs.
Army Of Darkness television version (am hoping for multiple copies to compare the quality of)
The Evil Dead Greek VHS (featuring the original Book Of The Dead title at the beginning of the film)
Army Of Darkness electronic press kit (I have a low-res QT version, but am looking for a better quality version)
High-quality "cut scenes" from the Evil Dead computer games
Though feel free to PM if you have something else you think may be of interest. I need to contact bigrob, charliesheen and ReverendBeastly again, so don't worry guys, I'll message you soon.
My first completed Original Trilogy project - w00t! :)
Did you check the IMDB board for the film Mitch? There's one guy who's started a thread about the TV cut who sounds like he has it.
Was anyone able to help you out in the end Mitch?
I never went past the Micro Machines-style (how far they've come!) first GTA game on the PC. That CD-ROM you could put into your CD player to play all the music, which was pretty cool.
