Arrow Video Sales Thread
#1
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Arrow Video Sales Thread
From their tweet:
You asked for it and we're about to deliver! The Arrow Video Summer Sale arrives tomorrow with up to 60% off some titles! Some offers on titles will be limited so get in fast!
Check back on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram early for the link!
Check back on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram early for the link!
#3
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re: Arrow Video Sales Thread (ArrowFilms.com & ArrowVideo.com)
Well, just in case I fail in my mission -- random Tweets show up as notifications on my phone, but I don't always spot them right away -- you should be able to read Arrow's Facebook page without an account. I'm rarely logged in there anyway when I check out posts from them, Shout, Vinegar Syndrome, etc.
#5
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re: Arrow Video Sales Thread (ArrowFilms.com & ArrowVideo.com)
"You asked for it and we're about to deliver! The Arrow Video Summer Sale arrives tomorrow with up to 60% off some titles! Some offers on titles will be limited so get in fast!
Check back on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram early for the link!"
If this is 60% off, the titles that interest me are more expensive then Criterion! HUH????
Check back on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram early for the link!"
If this is 60% off, the titles that interest me are more expensive then Criterion! HUH????
#6
re: Arrow Video Sales Thread (ArrowFilms.com & ArrowVideo.com)
I can never remember how it works with what is Region A, B or free for them. If they released it in the US, their UK release is Region A right? Even if the site says Region B on the details.
I'm interested in:
Images
Cinema Paradiso
House - I, II, III, IV
Season of the Witch
There's Always Vanilla
Shivers
Blind Woman's Curse
I'm interested in:
Images
Cinema Paradiso
House - I, II, III, IV
Season of the Witch
There's Always Vanilla
Shivers
Blind Woman's Curse
#7
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re: Arrow Video Sales Thread (ArrowFilms.com & ArrowVideo.com)
Wow! Thanks for the heads up.. Bought Bound, Train, Audition, Dark Water, Rififfi, Blade of the Immortal and Day of the Jackal - all for $78 shipped.. that's about $11 a movie! About as cheap as Arrow releases will get, imho.
And yes, I am pretty sure if these say region B then it will be region B locked.
And yes, I am pretty sure if these say region B then it will be region B locked.
#8
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re: Arrow Video Sales Thread (ArrowFilms.com & ArrowVideo.com)
I can never remember how it works with what is Region A, B or free for them. If they released it in the US, their UK release is Region A right? Even if the site says Region B on the details.
I'm interested in:
Images
Cinema Paradiso
House - I, II, III, IV
Season of the Witch
There's Always Vanilla
Shivers
Blind Woman's Curse
I'm interested in:
Images
Cinema Paradiso
House - I, II, III, IV
Season of the Witch
There's Always Vanilla
Shivers
Blind Woman's Curse
#9
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Thread Starter
re: Arrow Video Sales Thread (ArrowFilms.com & ArrowVideo.com)
Arrow has quite a few titles listed on their site that are actually Region Free. Presumably they keep it hush-hush for contractual reasons or some such? I don't have a complete list off the top of my head and I'm not at home, so it might be worth googling titles you're interested in.
DePalma's OBSESSION definitely is All Region, as were all the HOUSE films in that collection.
#10
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re: Arrow Video Sales Thread (ArrowFilms.com & ArrowVideo.com)
Spider Baby, Blind Woman's Curse, Pit Stop, Cinema Paradiso, Day of the Jackal are all Region B. Some of these came out months or years before the US release. --Peter
#11
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re: Arrow Video Sales Thread (ArrowFilms.com & ArrowVideo.com)
Obsession and the first House are definitely region free.
There was one release, I forget which one now, that came up with a screen that said "Region A & B Only"...and wouldn't play unless I switched my player to Region B (though I'm pretty sure the back of the case stated Region B).
Peter
There was one release, I forget which one now, that came up with a screen that said "Region A & B Only"...and wouldn't play unless I switched my player to Region B (though I'm pretty sure the back of the case stated Region B).
Peter
#12
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re: Arrow Video Sales Thread (ArrowFilms.com & ArrowVideo.com)
There is no real easy method to know if one of their UK releases is region-free or not. You just have to hunt down reviews on various sites. What often happened in the early days is that they would release a region-locked version in the UK and release a region-free set in America when they got the US rights.
#13
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re: Arrow Video Sales Thread (ArrowFilms.com & ArrowVideo.com)
I can never remember how it works with what is Region A, B or free for them. If they released it in the US, their UK release is Region A right? Even if the site says Region B on the details.
I'm interested in:
Images
Cinema Paradiso
House - I, II, III, IV
Season of the Witch
There's Always Vanilla
Shivers
Blind Woman's Curse
I'm interested in:
Images
Cinema Paradiso
House - I, II, III, IV
Season of the Witch
There's Always Vanilla
Shivers
Blind Woman's Curse
There's Always Vanila and Season of the Witch are region A playable. Not sure about Shivers, there is conflicting info on that one. I think the current version (2017 release) is Region A compatible. The first release in 2014 was Region B locked. Images is Region A compatible as well.
Also PSA for those who don't know. If you have a Panasonic Bluray player, you can unlock a lot of these Arrow Region B locked Blurays with a simple press of the STOP + TOP MENU Button.
#14
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re: Arrow Video Sales Thread (ArrowFilms.com & ArrowVideo.com)
Picked up the following blu-rays:
THE THING
THE R. W. FASSBINDER EARLY WORKS
DAVID CRONENBERG'S EARLY WORKS
THE FIREMAN'S BALL
WITHNAIL AND I
THE LONG GOODBYE
CINEMA PARADISO 25TH ANNIVERSAY REMASTERED EDITION
OBSESSION
THE FURY
THE THING
THE R. W. FASSBINDER EARLY WORKS
DAVID CRONENBERG'S EARLY WORKS
THE FIREMAN'S BALL
WITHNAIL AND I
THE LONG GOODBYE
CINEMA PARADISO 25TH ANNIVERSAY REMASTERED EDITION
OBSESSION
THE FURY
#15
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re: Arrow Video Sales Thread (ArrowFilms.com & ArrowVideo.com)
Generally speaking, if they released it both in the US and UK at around the same time, it is region free.
There's Always Vanila and Season of the Witch are region A playable. Not sure about Shivers, there is conflicting info on that one. I think the current version (2017 release) is Region A compatible. The first release in 2014 was Region B locked. Images is Region A compatible as well.
Also PSA for those who don't know. If you have a Panasonic Bluray player, you can unlock a lot of these Arrow Region B locked Blurays with a simple press of the STOP + TOP MENU Button.
There's Always Vanila and Season of the Witch are region A playable. Not sure about Shivers, there is conflicting info on that one. I think the current version (2017 release) is Region A compatible. The first release in 2014 was Region B locked. Images is Region A compatible as well.
Also PSA for those who don't know. If you have a Panasonic Bluray player, you can unlock a lot of these Arrow Region B locked Blurays with a simple press of the STOP + TOP MENU Button.
#16
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re: Arrow Video Sales Thread (ArrowFilms.com & ArrowVideo.com)
"You asked for it and we're about to deliver! The Arrow Video Summer Sale arrives tomorrow with up to 60% off some titles! Some offers on titles will be limited so get in fast!
Check back on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram early for the link!"
If this is 60% off, the titles that interest me are more expensive then Criterion! HUH????
Check back on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram early for the link!"
If this is 60% off, the titles that interest me are more expensive then Criterion! HUH????
#17
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re: Arrow Video Sales Thread (ArrowFilms.com & ArrowVideo.com)
I could easily spend $300 here. I don't really have it. Does anyone have knowledge on if the Fassbinder blu-rays are a more recent restoration than the Arrow dvd boxes (I asked Arrow that ? last sale & they didn't reply). Also, does anyone know if the Fassbinders' & Woody Allen's are region free? My Oppo will play R"b", but it's not going to live forever (The player is 6 1/2 years old).
There's a Fassbinder TV series I've never heard of before that's also of interest, though it's a bit pricy (30 pounds). I collect Fassbinder, & since I can't read German I must get subtitled versions).
There's a Fassbinder TV series I've never heard of before that's also of interest, though it's a bit pricy (30 pounds). I collect Fassbinder, & since I can't read German I must get subtitled versions).
#18
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re: Arrow Video Sales Thread (ArrowFilms.com & ArrowVideo.com)
One other question: does anyone know the ending date?
#20
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re: Arrow Video Sales Thread (ArrowFilms.com & ArrowVideo.com)
I have the 1st Woody Allen box set, but haven't watched any of them yet - I put in Bananas and it was Region B only, so I suspect the rest of the Allen titles are locked as well. [As a side note, the hardbound booklet is pretty spiffy on the Allen set!]
I'm also fairly certain all the Fassbinders are Region B only...and almost certainly the same transfers as found in their box set.
Peter
I'm also fairly certain all the Fassbinders are Region B only...and almost certainly the same transfers as found in their box set.
Peter
#22
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re: Arrow Video Sales Thread (ArrowFilms.com & ArrowVideo.com)
I may limit myself to the previously unreleased Fassbinder mini series if the transfers are just higher bit rate versions of the old dvd boxes. (though I'm hesitant to spend $50 or so with shipping on 1 set, as I also want the November Criterion Bergman box & the upcoming very pricey Jimi Hendrix SACD's & have had to pass on 2 limited edition music cd mega boxes I really wanted due to finances).
I'm very open to more input on he Fassbinder transfers if anyone has actually compared the old Arrow dvd boxes to the current blu-rays.
I'm very open to more input on he Fassbinder transfers if anyone has actually compared the old Arrow dvd boxes to the current blu-rays.
#23
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re: Arrow Video Sales Thread (ArrowFilms.com & ArrowVideo.com)
I just saw that Criterion is releasing Eight Hours Don't Make A Day in October at a lower price. I'm going to wait on that; possibly get it during the Nov 50% sale for $25. It's currently at $38 on Amazon.
#24
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re: Arrow Video Sales Thread (ArrowFilms.com & ArrowVideo.com)
I've seen one or two of the Arrow Fassbinder blu-rays - picture quality looked fine to me; high bit-rates - I would assume quality is on par with the Criterion blu-rays. --peter
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