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One of my "holy grail" #Laserdiscs just arrived!

CAPTAIN SUPERMARKET!

The western version of the film had some boring title like #EvilDead 3 #ArmyOfDarkness, but only Japan released it with the true, superior title.

#キャプテンスーパーマーケット #Laserdisc

The back cover of the laserdisc, showing plenty of images from the film, a bit of text about the film (in Japanese), and the chapter listing.

The front cover of "Captain Supermarket" (also inferiorly known as Evil Dead 3: Army of Darkness). It shows the standard poster artwork of a muscular Ash (Bruce Campbell) posing heroically with a gorgeous woman clinging to his leg. A castle and a skeletal army are shown in the background. The laserdisc includes the Obi strip, and the Japanese title is also shown: 死霊のはらわたIII キャプテン・スーパーマーケット

Laserdisc Turtle (Ewan)

@LaserdiscTurtle@mas.to · 2 weeks ago

The Japanese "Captain Supermarket" #laserdisc includes the 88 minute International Cut of the film, which is somewhere in between the 81 min US Cut, and the 96 min Director's Cut.

It includes some footage from the DC but loses some from the US. Crucially it's a longer cut but it retains the "S-Mart" ending.

Even more fun is that the disc includes the DC ending after the credits, so you can program it to include whichever ending you want!

A picture of the opening of the Japanese laserdisc showing Japanese title of Captain Supermarket.

A picture of the back of the laserdisc, a close up of the chapter listing. If you could read Japanese you'd see that the listings include both endings.

A screenshot showing a portion of the Director's Cut ending.

A screenshot showing a portion of the S-Mart ending.

Laserdisc Turtle (Ewan)

@LaserdiscTurtle@mas.to replied · 2 weeks ago

At last! I finally have the complete #EvilDead Trilogy on #laserdisc!

A picture of three laserdiscs laying on a white table; The Evil Dead, Evil Dead 2 (on blood red laserdisc), and Evil Dead 3 (Captain Supermarket)

Laserdisc Turtle (Ewan)

@LaserdiscTurtle@mas.to · 2 weeks ago

One of my "holy grail" #Laserdiscs just arrived!

CAPTAIN SUPERMARKET!

The western version of the film had some boring title like #EvilDead 3 #ArmyOfDarkness, but only Japan released it with the true, superior title.

#キャプテンスーパーマーケット #Laserdisc

Laserdisc Turtle (Ewan)

@LaserdiscTurtle@mas.to replied · 2 weeks ago

The Japanese "Captain Supermarket" #laserdisc includes the 88 minute International Cut of the film, which is somewhere in between the 81 min US Cut, and the 96 min Director's Cut.

It includes some footage from the DC but loses some from the US. Crucially it's a longer cut but it retains the "S-Mart" ending.

Even more fun is that the disc includes the DC ending after the credits, so you can program it to include whichever ending you want!

Laserdisc Turtle (Ewan)

@LaserdiscTurtle@mas.to · 2 weeks ago

One of my "holy grail" #Laserdiscs just arrived!

CAPTAIN SUPERMARKET!

The western version of the film had some boring title like #EvilDead 3 #ArmyOfDarkness, but only Japan released it with the true, superior title.

#キャプテンスーパーマーケット #Laserdisc

occult

@occult@vox.ominous.net · last month

A few years ago a lucky #LaserDisc hunter bought a laserdisc that was used as a demonstration of the #EditDroid system that contained 30 minutes of unedited Return of the Jedi footage.

The footage has since been uploaded to YouTube as well and is a great example of modern lost media. There exists today film, media, and audio that may exist on LaserDisc or VHS but has never been remastered or re-released otherwise. Some folks go around hunting those down as a hobby.

https://www.theverge.com/2013/10/27/5035596/lost-return-of-the-jedi-footage-discovered-on-699-laserdisc

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Lost ‘Return of the Jedi’ footage discovered on $699 LaserDisc

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