Evil dead ii was shot on 35 mm film using arriflex 35 bl and mitchell bncr. A book and audio tape is discovered, and its evil is found to be powerful once the incantations are read out loud. Anchor bay entertainment, the leader in horror dvd, announces the longawaited sequel to one of the most unique dvd packages in the history of the format. Watch episode last call with audio commentary by executive producer rob tapert and actors dana delorenzo and lucy lawless. Staring richard domeier, kassie wesley, dan hicks and sarah berry. Featuring bmovie legend bruce campbell in his most iconic role, evil dead 2 is a gorefuelled, splatstick masterpiece that gleefully stomps on the entrails of good taste whilst puking in the face of hollywood with no apologies. Audio and subtitles are listed for evil dead 2 disc only. No matter what youre looking for or where you are in the world, our global marketplace of sellers can help you find unique and affordable options. The book in the movie is made from human flesh and written in human blood. The making of evil dead 2 featurette cabin fever a fly on the wall look behindthescenes of evil dead 2.
Though perhaps not as widely seen as its two sequels, evil dead 2 and army of darkness, the evil dead is arguably the best of the three. Evil dead ii is a 1987 american comedy horror film directed by sam raimi, and a parody. Written by raimi and scott spiegel, evil dead ii was produced by robert tapert and stars bruce campbell as ash williams, who vacations with his girlfriend to a remote cabin in the woods. For those looking to add some groovy gore and soulswallowing shenanigans to their 4k collection, evil dead 2. Jan 23, 2019 sam raimis 1987 cult classic evil dead ii is set for a 4k ultra hd release on march 4th along with a bluray, dvd and digital download reissue courtesy of studiocanal, and you can check out the. Evil dead 2 will arrive on 4k ultra hd, bluray and dvd on 4th march 2019 and is available to preorder now. The book of the thread is taking an old school art form in the craft world, crossstitch, and making it groovier than ever before. The friends find themselves helpless to stop the evil as it takes them one by one, with only one survivor left with the evil dead and desperately tries to fight to live until morning. Sure this franchise has seen its share of the tried and true double. Evil dead 2, alliance films release, renaissance pictures, toronto public library. Book of the dead 2 edition also promises viewers the best presentation yet.
Evil dead the aka sam raimis the evil dead aka book of. Evil dead is an american supernatural horror film franchise created by sam raimi consisting of four feature films and a television series. As dumb as ash is, hes actually a capable guy with dealing with monsters in army of darkness, ash trains the people in arthurs kingdom in martial arts sam raimis comments on the dvd audio commentary for the army of darkness directors cut. Evil dead 2 on 4k ultra hd 1211 horrorfix horror movie.
Due to copy right reasons sam raimi et al were unable to use footage from the original movie, so instead they remade elements of the original film which would be relevant to evil dead 2. Part ii in the evil dead trilogy and carries the story forward brilliantly. The evil dead ii commentary is the same as on laserdisc. He discovers an audio tape of recitations from a book of ancient texts, and when the recording is played. Sideshow collectibles has unveiled a new evil dead 2 figure featuring the chainsawwielding ash williams from sam raimis cult classic horror sequel. Dead by dawn was released six years after the original film, and only after evil dead had developed a worldwide cult following on home video. Dvd commentary with writerdirector sam raimi, star bruce campbell, cowriter scott spiegel, and special effects makeup. In the world of movie commentaries, this is a classic. In september 2010, i started thinking about revisiting my evil dead. For the special features of this release, again some of you may have. Anchor bay entertainment offers up an impressive edition of the divimax branded evil dead 2.
Dead by dawn, director sam raimis infamous sequel to the evil dead and outrageous prequel to army of darkness. The making of evil dead 2 featurette cabin fever a fly on the wall look behindthescenes of evil dead 2 featurette. Dead by dawn was released six years after the original film, and only after evil dead had developed a. Audio commentary with writerdirector sam raimi, star bruce campbell, cowriter scott spiegel, and special makeup effects artist greg nicotero dead by dawn the filmmakers reflect on.
This is definitely a sequel to the evil dead 1981 and not a remake. Book of the dead limited edition looks like the necronomicon featured in the film. Even for someone like myself, who has never been a fan of horror or gore, season 2 of ash vs evil dead is a blast. While raimi and campbell have stated that evil dead 2 was intended as a direct sequel, there are differences between the first movie and the recap at the beginning of the second. Upon their arrival, ash discovers a mysterious book and a tape recording that. Evil dead 2 dead by dawn by nerd blitz published on 20181026t21.
In the evil dead 2 and army of darkness, he says klaatu barada nikto, because. Evil dead 2 25th anniversary edition bluray 01223611623 moviesash bruce campbell, the sole survivor of the evil dead, continues his struggle with the forces of the dead, with his girlfriend linda. This year marks the 30th anniversary of evil dead 2, and space goat productions continues their yearlong celebration with the evil dead 2. On watch episode last call with audio commentary by executive producer rob tapert and actors dana delorenzo and lucy lawless. And simply reading from the book of the dead will unleash the evil spirits of the dead. I can understand it on a lucasfilm, but evil dead 2. And simply reading from the book of the dead will unleash the evil spirits of the dead into this world with no hope of escape. This boxset also comes with some interesting new extras on the fourth disc, a couple of which can only be found in this release, although relating primarily to the evil dead. Disc 2 is the standard 2001 r2 uk momentum pictures evil dead ii dvd containing the film in in 1. Audio commentary with writerdirector sam raimi, star bruce campbell, co writer scott spiegel and special makeup effects artist greg nicotero. Necronomicon ex mortis, roughly translated, book of the dead. It is the story of five collegeage friends who travel to a cabin in rural tennessee where the stumble upon the book of the dead, an ancient tome bound in human flesh and inked in blood.
Renowned horror stitcher rebecca martzburley really delivers with this incredible collection, featuring over 20 officially licensed evil dead 2 patterns. Extra 3 minutes of extended footage 32page book part including drawings by tom sullivan complete remastered new hd. Book of the dead original title before irvin shapiro suggested the name be changed to the evil dead, the film was titled book of the dead, but a number of titles were also suggested including blood flood, a hundred and one percent dead, these bitches are witches, femonsters, and the evil dead men and the evil dead. Audio commentary with writerdirector sam raimi, star bruce campbell, cowriter scott spiegel and special makeup effects artist greg nicotero. Audio commentary with sam raimi, scott spiegel, bruce campbell and greg nicotero. 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. This was actually the first book of the dead style home release anywhere in the world.
With only one remaining, it is up to him to survive the night and battle the evil dead. This dvd project grew out of two of my earlier projects. If you like this movie, also check out the lesserknown and highly underrated peter jacksons dead alive. Evil dead ii available for the first time on horror society. Regeneration is an action hack and slash video game developed by cranky pants games and published by thq released for the playstation 2, xbox and microsoft windows. Dead by dawn is a 1987 american comedy horror film directed by sam raimi, and a parody sequel to the 1981 horror film the evil dead. See the evil dead and army of darkness entries for respective disc audio and subtitle specs.
Evil dead 2 book ofthe dead limitededition20050923115402419. Featuring bmovie legend bruce campbell in his most iconic role, evil dead 2 is a gorefuelled, splatstick masterpiece that gleefully stomps on the entrails of good taste whilst puking in the face of. Either way, sam raimis 1987 evil dead 2 is the latest effort to get a 4k. Again, instead of all being lumped on this second disc, they probably would have been better to keep with each respective episode. Probably wont find much info about translations there.
The us r1 anchor bay the evil dead book of the dead dvd designed by tom sullivan wasnt released. After the shocking and notorious cult classic the evil dead impaled its way into the minds of a whole generation, visionary maverick director sam raimi decided to elaborate on its twisted scenario. Evil dead ii also known in publicity materials as evil dead 2. The evil dead 2 book of the dead 2 limited edition.
The original shooting script for the first evil dead film then titled book of the dead, explained that the kandarian demon was of the katardi family, a type of demon that specifically roamed heavily wooded or jungle areas. Director sam raimi spiderman, spiderman 2 personally supervised the highdefinition divimax. To this day, the sequel still stands as an utter triumph and sam raimis greatest work. The book of the dead 2 limited edition on dvd 021593 from starz anchor bay. This collectable pack also features collectible necronomicon packaging, 16 pages of original drawings and a 23 cm replica prop of the dagger from evil dead 2.
Introduc tion ion legend has it that it was written by the dark ones. The audio i almost wet the chair when the thx logo came up on an evil dead dvd. Audio commentary with sam raimi, bruce campbell, scott, spiegel, greg nicotero. Buy evil dead 2 zavvi exclusive 4k ultra hd steelbook includes 2d blu ray from zavvi, the home of pop culture. The second of three films in writerdirector sam raimis nowlegendary evil dead series, evil dead 2.
For the first time in the world, all 4 fantastic evil dead films. Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search. I notice the image page specifies that the image is being used under fair use but there is no explanation or rationale as to why its use in this wikipedia. Has anyone translated the spoken verse from the necronomicon from the evil dead. Book of the dead 2 also has a special inpackage sound chip just press the bulging eye and hear the book.
In a horror comedy class all its own, it reinvented the original the evil dead. Filled with creative moments and bruce campbells wonderful portrayal of one of the genres most popular characters, youd have to be a deadite not to enjoy these 10 episodes. The book served as a passageway to the evil worlds beyond. Included is the original 1981 evil dead, evil dead 2, army of darkness and evil dead 20. The series revolves around the necronomicon exmortis, an ancient sumerian text which wreaks havoc upon a group of cabin inhabitants in a wooded area in tennessee. The evil dead 2 comic books would later introduce a demon with that name, but it had no connection to the kandarian demon. In evil dead ii, the book is officially called necronomicon exmortis what book of the dead is translated from. Oct 17, 2018 audio commentary with writerdirector sam raimi, actor bruce campbell, cowriter scott spiegel, and special makeup effects artist greg nicotero swallowed souls. Scott carelli returns as the sofa dogs podcast continues its monthlong tribute to classic horror movies, in preparation for halloween. Evil dead ii mexican tv version composite edit a composite edit of the severely edited for television tv version as recorded from mexican tv during the 90s, and the openmatte transfer from the 2000 r1 us anchor bay evil dead iidvd, along with the the mono audio track from the elite entertainment evil dead.
Book of the dead dvd sparked a debate over whether the evil dead should be seen in widescreen of fullscreen. Lionsgate home entertainment brings evil dead ii to 4k ultra hd bluray as a twodisc combo pack with a flyer for a digital hd copy, giving owners access only to the 1080p version with legacy dolby digital 5. Disc 3 is identical to the army of darkness directors cut disc in the 2002 r2 uk anchor bay double dvd set, but with different packaging. Oct 15, 2018 audio commentary with writerdirector sam raimi, actor bruce campbell, cowriter scott spiegel, and special makeup effects artist greg nicotero swallowed souls. In 1981 sami rami and bruce campbell scrapped together some money to make their first film the evil dead. This book of the dead edition of the evil dead was later reissued with a similarly designed book for evil dead 2 by tom sullivan for anchor bays book of the dead collection, released in 2005. Renowned horror stitcher rebecca martzburley really delivers with this incredible collection, featuring over 20 officially licensed evil dead 2 patterns that you can use to create artwork or adorn and customize items in your home. Six years later they returned with an even better release evil dead ii. This is the passage said in the film that raises the dead. Evil dead 2 zavvi exclusive 4k ultra hd steelbook includes. The two discover a mysterious tape recorder and hear the voice of professor knoby reciting passages from the necronomicon, or book of the dead. Housed in a specially created fleshy cover designed by renowned evil dead special effects artist tom sullivan and sculpted to replicate the feel of human flesh if the flesh is made of necrotic rubber, the evil dead 2.
In this episode, we follow up our previous commentary for the evil dead, with the splatstick sequel, evil dead 2. The book of the dead 2 chapter selections extras commentary dolby digital 5. Take advantage of great prices on bluray, 4k, merchandise, games, clothing and more. This boxset also comes with some interesting new extras on the fourth disc, a couple of which can only be found in this release, although relating primarily to the evil dead as opposed to evil dead ii. Oct 15, 2018 ash returns in one of horrors greatest sequels when evil dead 2 arrives on 4k ultra hd combo pack plus bluray and digital december 11 from lionsgate. Audio commentary with writerdirector sam raimi, actor bruce campbell, cowriter scott spiegel, and special. They find the necronomicon, the book of the dead, and a taped translation of the text. The spiffy work done on this dvd is a testament to. This boxset brings together a number of previous standalone releases, and comes with a bonus disc. The 2005 r1 us anchor bay evil dead ii divimax book of the dead dvd does have one. Few films in the horror community have generated as much fandom or inspired as many filmmakers as sam raimis evil dead ii.