evilzombie20
09-08-2007, 01:04 PM
Well, I received my copy of THE RETURN OF THE LIVING DEAD special edition today and while it's not a perfect edition of the film, it's pretty close. The featurette is pretty informative though on the short side and the other retrospective piece done by Elvira runs to be only about 22 minutes long.
So really, the new features aren't worth really double dipping BUT the commentary with the cast is pretty good. The zombie actors do interfere with the cast members while their talking a few times, at first it's kind of humorous but it gets a bit annoying after a while. Eventually, the zombies know when to let up and they do thankfully.
Most have seen the horrid cover for the release featuring a Night of the Living Dead-esque cover, well the good news is it's just the slipcover and although the cover underneath is not MUCH better - it is slightly better and can be found here (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v649/a_little_voice/rotldspecfront.jpg).
Also, another big gripe has been - do thy use the theatrical audio and the answer is; no. They use the 2002 mix O'Bannon put together for the film for the original DVD release. So for everyone who was hoping for the theatrical audio, sorry guys it didn't make the cut on this release.
So really, the new features aren't worth really double dipping BUT the commentary with the cast is pretty good. The zombie actors do interfere with the cast members while their talking a few times, at first it's kind of humorous but it gets a bit annoying after a while. Eventually, the zombies know when to let up and they do thankfully.
Most have seen the horrid cover for the release featuring a Night of the Living Dead-esque cover, well the good news is it's just the slipcover and although the cover underneath is not MUCH better - it is slightly better and can be found here (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v649/a_little_voice/rotldspecfront.jpg).
Also, another big gripe has been - do thy use the theatrical audio and the answer is; no. They use the 2002 mix O'Bannon put together for the film for the original DVD release. So for everyone who was hoping for the theatrical audio, sorry guys it didn't make the cut on this release.