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So there seems not to exist any 1.66:1 version?
The colors have seen changing so much release after release, that all I care about now is that it looks good.
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I do not remember any DVD release that is 1.66:1. The DVDs and BDs I know of are either 1.33:1 or 1.85:1.
There MIGHT be some releases that are 1.66:1 in some countries that do their own stuff, but I never stumbled acros anything.
Also there MIGHT be odd VHS or LD releases.
But that is just the "i never stumbled across one doesn't have to say that there are none, the world is too big to know every release" MIGHT.
The German Theatrical release is stated to have been in 1.37:1 back in the 80s before the movie got banned, and even stopped in theatres while projecting to get confiscated.
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Was it shown theatrically at 1.66:1? Or is this another Robocop situation.
AFAIK all home releases were full frame until the Book of the Dead release. I actually have the Palace Pictures VHS from a job lot, I've yet to watch it fully as it's censored but I noticed in a brief section that I watched that the timing turns noticably green during one of the horror sequences, I wonder if it was like that on the print or it was added by the telecine
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I think the 1.66 part comes from the making of Evil Dead book. At least that’s where I read it.
Realistically in America most theaters at the time wouldn’t have the gates for 1.33 or 1.66 projection. So it would be shown in 1.85 except for specialized theaters (like the premiere?)
1.66 would be a good compromise as the 1.85 is way too tight. Maybe someone can crop the 1.33 to see how it looks.
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I’m very confused why this dude is so passionate about it… unless he’s a shill for Anchor Bay haha!
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They're a nutjob who also trolled on the Blu-ray forum.
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He is a nutjob and more than likely a sock account, he shows wit every post he knows nothing at all about Evil Dead