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| Army Of Darkness |
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Genre:Action Adventure
Reviewed In Issue 05 Of Widescreen Review®
Stars:
Bruce Campbell, Embeth Davidtz, Marcus Gilbert, Ian Abercrombie, Richard Grove |
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 DVD General Information |
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| (Studio/Distributor): |
MCA/Universal Home Video |
| (Catalog Number): |
41603 |
| (MPAA Rating): |
R |
| (Retail Price): |
$34.98 |
| (Running Time In Minutes): |
87 |
| (Color Type): |
Color |
| (Chaptered/Scene Access): |
Yes |
| (Closed Captioned): |
Yes |
| (Theatrical Release): |
1992 |
| (LD Release Date): |
8/93 |
| (THX® Digitally Mastered): |
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| Credits Information |
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| (Director): |
Sam Raimi |
| (Screenplay/Written By): |
Sam Raimi & Ivan Raimi |
| (Story): |
NA |
| (Music): |
Joseph LoDuca & Danny Elfman |
| (Director Of Photography): |
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| (Production Designer): |
Tony Tremblay |
| (Visual Effects): |
Introvision International, Inc. |
| (Costume Designer): |
Ida Gearon |
| (Editor): |
Bob Murawski & R.O.C. Sandstorm |
| (Supervising Sound Editors): |
NA |
| (Re-Recording Mixers): |
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| (Executive Producers): |
NA |
| (Co-Producers): |
Bruce Campbell & Introvision International, Inc. |
| (Producers): |
Robert Tapert |
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| DVD Picture Information |
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| (Principal Photography): |
Academy Standard Flat |
| (Theatrical Aspect Ratio): |
1.85:1 |
| (Measured LaserDisc Aspect Ratio): |
1.66:1 |
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| DVD Sound Information |
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| (DVD Soundtrack): |
Dolby Surround |
| (Theatrical Sound): |
Dolby Stereo SR |
| (Theatrical Re-Issue Soundtrack): |
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| (Remastered Dolby Digital): |
No |
| (Remastered DTS Digital Surround): |
No |
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| WSR Narrative Review |
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Story Synopsis:
A visually striking horror action adventure fun treat from Sam Raimi, director of “Darkman.” Ash is a department store clerk who is sucked back along with his 1973 Oldsmobile to England’s DaArmy Of Darkness is a visually striking horror comedy treat from Sam Raimi. Bruce Campbell reprises his role from the “Evil Dead” series as Ash, now a department store clerk who is sucked back, along with his 1973 Oldsmobile, by demonic forces to England’s Dark Ages. His mission is to fight undead beasts and rescue the damsel-in-distress from an army of skeletons and… well, you know… save everybody. There is a lot of action, not much blood, a good deal of humor and the special effects are fun.rk Ages by demonic forces to fight undead beasts and rescue a damsel-in-distress from an army of skeletons. Lots of action, not much blood and loads of humor.
LaserDisc Picture:
Visually this disc suffers from inconsistent and over saturated flesh tones, and an overall brightly lit appearance suggesting a different mood. Colors appear accurate, night scenes are beautifully lit, everything is sharp and crisp, and noise free.
LaserDisc Soundtrack:
The sound quality is excellent with aggressive enveloping surround effects, good bottom end impact and clear dialogue.
| (Surround Bass Below 50Hz): |
No |
| (Aggressive System Surround): |
No |
| (Intense 25Hz Bass): |
No |
| (Deep Bass Challenging): |
No |
| (Aggressive 0.1 LFE): |
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| (Holosonic Soundfield): |
No |
| (Aggressive Split Surround): |
No |
| (Center Back Surround Imaging): |
No |
| (Directionalized Dialogue): |
No |
Superb Sound Effects Recording Quality: |
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Superb Music Score Recording Quality: |
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Superb Special Visual Effects Quality: |
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Superb Color Fidelity: |
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Superb Cinematography: |
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