The Evil Dead 1 & 2 4K Blu-ray Movie

Rating summary

Movie		4.5
Video		4.0
Audio		4.0
Extras		1.0
Overall		4.0

The Evil Dead 1 & 2 4K Blu-ray Movie Review

Reviewed by Martin Liebman February 17, 2021

Lionsgate and Best Buy have collaborated on a store exclusive SteelBook release which includes 'The Evil Dead' and 'The Evil Dead 2' on UHD. The disc and digital content is identical to that found in the individual UHD wide releases (see 'The Evil Dead' and 'The Evil Dead 2'). See the 'Special Features and Extras' section of the review below for more on the SteelBook's look and feel.

For full film reviews, please click through the following links; note that these point to each film's respective original Blu-ray release:

• The Evil Dead
• Evil Dead 2

The Evil Dead 1 & 2 4K Blu-ray Movie, Video Quality 

For full UHD video reviews, please click through the following links:

• The Evil Dead
• Evil Dead 2

The Evil Dead 1 & 2 4K Blu-ray Movie, Audio Quality 

For full UHD audio reviews, please click through the following links; note that these point to earlier Blu-ray versions of the films:

• The Evil Dead
• Evil Dead 2

The Evil Dead 1 & 2 4K Blu-ray Movie, Special Features and Extras 

Lionsgate usually puts out a good SteelBook and this double feature set is certainly no exception. The SteelBook ships inside a transparent plastic slipcover that includes some vital information, such as the film titles in red, scrawled along the bottom in front of a hazy, inky black background. At the front top, in small print and a bit hard to see, is the notice that the set includes UHDs, BDs, and digital copies. Printed on the back side is the usual information cluster with a blurb, photos, tech specs, a billing block, legalese, and the like. The spines are identical on both sides. "The Evil Dead SteelBook Collection" text in red appears above center while an UltraHD logo, a Lionsgate logo, and a Studiocanal logo all appear at the bottom.

The SteelBook proper features a solid black background. The finish is not matte and textured but it's also not slick and glossy. Some fingerprints will show but it's certainly not quite so prone to displaying them in full force as some SteelBooks of similar color schemes are apt to show. The front is busy, depicting Ash, soaked in blood, looking forward from about the waist up and holding a chainsaw above his head, ready to slice and dice some deadites. From the front of the SteelBook he's being attacked from all sides by severed hands, bony fingers, a hand with a knife, and some branchy tentacles. It's a grizzly scene; keep this one hidden away from the little ones (and these movies, for that matter!). The rear panel is a pretty cool image depicting Ash standing atop his famous Delta 88. He's on the hood holding his "boomstick" in his left hand and an axe over his shoulder with his right hand. The car is parked in the woods behind which is a vortex-looking pattern in the sky. The spine is similar to that on the slipcover. The title is centered. The UltraHD logo is gone but the pair of studio logos remain.

Inside, the digital copy floats; there are no tabs to hold it down. The set includes four discs, two for each film, one UHD and one Blu-ray. The inner print is a two-panel spread that, unlike the outside, is dominantly red. It's a blood-red scene of the cabin in the woods where much of the horror in the two films unfolds.

For full UHD supplemental reviews, please click through the following links:

• The Evil Dead
• Evil Dead 2

The Evil Dead 1 & 2 4K Blu-ray Movie, Overall Score and Recommendation 

It's grizzly but it's great. Lionsgate has done a first-rate job on this SteelBook collection for its layout, looks, and feel. It would be nice if the UHDs included some more extras but they're solid in the tech spec department. Highly recommended.