Ted Raimi

13 films on Best Blurays11 in 4K2 in HD

Theodore "Ted" Raimi (born December 14, 1965) is an American character actor, director and writer. He is known for his roles in the works of his brother Sam Raimi, including a fake Shemp in The Evil Dead, possessed Henrietta in Evil Dead II, and Ted Hoffman in the Spider-Man trilogy. He later reprised his role as Henrietta in the television series Ash vs. Evil Dead, in which he also played the character Chet Kaminski. He is also known for his roles as Lieutenant JG Tim O'Neill in seaQuest DSV, his recurring role as the merchant in Legend of the Seeker and Joxer the Mighty in both Xena: Warrior Princess and Hercules: The Legendary Journeys. Raimi has appeared in minor roles including the films Crimewave, Intruder, Shocker, Darkman, Candyman, Army of Darkness, Clear and Present Danger, The Grudge, Drag Me to Hell and Oz the Great and Powerful, as well as the television series ALF, Twin Peaks, Baywatch and Supernatural. He has had voice roles in the television series Invader Zim and Code Monkeys, and in the video games Evil Dead: Regeneration and The Quarry.

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Evil Dead II (1987)

Supporting role · Director: Sam Raimi

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Italy Eagle Pictures 4K Blu-ray

Video Notes:

Italy Eagle Pictures 4K Blu-ray > Lionsgate/StudioCanal 4K Blu-ray (Lionsgate/StudioCanal has Dolby Vision while Eagle Pictures doesn't)

The Midnight Meat Train (2008)

Supporting role · Director: Ryuhei Kitamura

Best English-Friendly:

Theatrical Cut: Austria NSM Blu-ray
Director's Cut: US Lionsgate Blu-ray

Best Video:

Theatrical Cut: Austria NSM Blu-ray
Director's Cut: France Metropolitan Blu-ray

Video Notes:

Metropolitan got better picture (higher bitrate + better grain + more detail) than Lionsgate

Best Audio:

Director's Cut: US Lionsgate Blu-ray

Hard Target (1993)

Supporting role · Director: John Woo

4K · Excellent

Best English-Friendly, Video & Audio:

Universal UK 4K Blu-ray

Sources: Blu-ray.com (opens in a new tab)

Video Notes:

(caveat: missing extras included on the Kino Lorber US and Plaion Germany UHDs)

Audio Notes:

Universal UK 4K Blu-ray vs Kino Lorber 4K Blu-ray 5.1

3.3

Darkman (1990)

Supporting role · Director: Sam Raimi

4K · Excellent

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Scream Factory 4K Blu-ray

Best Audio:

Universal LaserDisc [40978]

3.4

Army of Darkness (1992)

Supporting role · Director: Sam Raimi

4K · Excellent

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Scream Factory 4K Blu-ray

Video Notes:

(only the US Theatrical is in 4K)

Best Audio:

US Theatrical: 1993 MCA/Universal Home Video LaserDisc [41603]

3.7

Candyman (1992)

Small role · Director: Bernard Rose

4K · Excellent

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Scream Factory/Arrow 4K Blu-ray or Turbine 4K Blu-Ray

Additional Info:

SF and Turbine also have the 2004 Audio Commentary with Bernard Rose, Clive Barker, Alan Poul and actors Virginia Madsen, Tony Todd and Kasi Lemmons

3.7

Oz the Great and Powerful (2013)

Small role · Director: Sam Raimi

Best English-Friendly & Video:

2D version: Disney Blu-ray

3D version: Disney 3D Blu-ray

Best Audio:

Disney Blu-ray or 3D Blu-ray

Additional Info:

US Disney Blu-ray has additional Second View extra missing on international releases

International Disney 3D Blu-rays come with the regular Blu-rays

2.6

Spider-Man 3 (2007)

Small role · Director: Sam Raimi

4K · Solid

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Theatrical: Sony 4K Blu-ray
Editor's Cut: Sony Blu-Ray

3.2

Spider-Man 2 (2004)

Small role · Director: Sam Raimi

4K · Solid

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Theatrical: Sony 4K Blu-ray

2.1 Cut: Sony Blu-ray

Additional Info:

2.1 Cut received a 4K remaster for a cinema release. No announced home video release yet.

The Evil Dead (1981)

Small role · Director: Sam Raimi

4K · Solid

Best English-Friendly:

Sony 4K Blu-ray steelbook

Unaltered version: 2007 Ultimate Edition DVD? Or 35mm scan

Sources: movie-censorship.com (opens in a new tab)

Best Video:

Sony 4K Blu-ray steelbook

Video Notes:

Sony 4K Blu-ray steelbook, correct audio pitch and more bonus features

Confirmed to be a port of Sony's international 4K, encode different to Lionsgate's. Audio in the correct pitch and a cross-selection of archive extras where the Lionsgate had only one audio commentary. High Def reviewer thought the 2.0 was a mixdown of the 5.1 track.

Unaltered version: 2007 Ultimate Edition DVD? Or 35mm scan

Best Audio:

LaserDisc

Audio Notes:

LaserDisc has the original Mono

Lionsgate 4K Blu-ray audio is in the wrong pitch while the Sony release is in the right pitch

Additional Info:

All releases after 2010 have digital alterations to some scenes. https://www.movie-censorship.com/report.php?ID=999332