Axlin16 wrote:

"Been Away Too Long" basically.

Talk about THE perfect comeback single for a GNR reunion....

we may never know the ACTUAL truth about it

This is how I always felt about those issues. Too many differing perspectives and that's why I don't fault Niven for giving his take of the mess.

Can you imagine a GNR movie trying to tackle those moments? Which version of the truth do you go with?

Speaking of the mighty Van Halen, Guns have the potential to pull A Different Kind of Truth out of them if it gets confirmed that Izzy is in the studio working on songwriting and demos with some of them before the tour. Especially if they use any material from '95, '96, and Down by the Ocean. ADKoT, most of it, is demos that Van Halen had already cut before the first album; but never released them; so Dave updated the lyrics and vocal styles, Wolfgang got everybody's shit together, and bam...there's the album. It's quite possible if Axl did save those three songs or more then we could get something genuine and a full band collaboration. Moving towards the future; but reflecting the sound of the past.

Us fanboys always pipe dreamed over GNR tackling that mid 90s stuff that was buried. Would be crazy if it actually came to fruition.

Haven't finished the season yet, but all I can say Apex is that if you LOVE the 1981 original.... you're probably gonna hate the series. Despite the fact that the series makes it clear it's a direct-sequel to the first film, Campbell/Raimi again take the horror/comedy route ala Evil Dead II/AOD, with Campbell cracking more one-lines than late-era Freddy.

With that said though, Campbell makes sure that the show never takes Ash too seriously. Many times they make a point to point out how old he is, and how ridiculous all of this is, but when the Deadites come around Ash gets serious. The series imo provides a nice balance between the original and the sequels imo.

I agree with Me Wise that Season 2 should shift to an hour-long format (which it should've been to begin with). Episodes end too quickly and rarely have time to flesh out plot, characters, and situations imo. It could use tweaking as said above.

I personally always felt the 1981 original, although ambitious, was a film that needed work and was largely overrated by horror aficionados. I think the 1987 sequel/remake is superior in every single way. AOD was a lost opportunity imo, I agree, but I think Evil Dead II is the definitive representation of the series, and more than likely the real source material for the TV series.

It's still great to have Ash back.

Me_Wise_Magic wrote:

Especially that Force Flashback scene.

That scene was the exact reason I gave myself the excuse to go see it a second time. 

Fantastic.