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Paff 07-03-23 11:58 PM

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Girls School Screamers and The Laughing Dead were on there Day 1. If I remember any more I'll list them

Brian T 07-04-23 04:19 AM

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Thanks. Pretty sure I got GSS in the 10 for $10 sale, only to discover that I’d previously picked it up in a half-price sale -rolleyes-, and TLD doesn’t interest me too much.

dex14 07-04-23 06:14 AM

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Red Sun Rising was in Day 1.

Toddarino 07-04-23 08:39 AM

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Originally Posted by Brian T (Post 14292617)
Anyone know where to find lists of what was available for the first day? I missed that, and most online discussion of the sale that I’ve found only involves people listing what they bought, not what was available. I’m curious to see what was discounted so I don’t accidentally order stuff at full price or in a half-price sale when it will probably be steeper discounted again down the road. None of the titles I’ve heard people have bought were of interest to me, or I already had them, but purchased a couple from today’s list.

Stanley/Horror High
The Laughing Dead
Red Sun Rising
American Scream
Devil Rider
Sugar Cookies
Girls School Screamers
Savage Harvest
Night Ripper
Jungle Trap
something something History As Barbarians.




Paff 07-04-23 03:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Brian T (Post 14292668)
Thanks. Pretty sure I got GSS in the 10 for $10 sale, only to discover that I’d previously picked it up in a half-price sale -rolleyes-, and TLD doesn’t interest me too much.

Oof, sorry to hear that, because while I haven't subjected myself to it yet, I've heard Girls School is just not a good movie. I watched the trailer during the $10 sale and thought "why not?", but the $10 was the biggest selling point for me.

As for Laughing Dead, it's a Mexican film by a Thai director, that was intriguing enough for me to take a chance on it.

sleepyhead55 07-04-23 04:32 PM

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Is Death Promise worth a $12 blind buy? I probably can ask the same about Last Gasp as well.

Paff 07-04-23 05:02 PM

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I don't know about either, and probably won't take the chance on them. I was thinking I'd escape today without buying anything, but that trailer collection is starting to gnaw at my brain.

sleepyhead55 07-04-23 05:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Paff (Post 14292818)
I don't know about either, and probably won't take the chance on them.

I'm probably waiting it out till the UHD sale for $18 on Friday. You can kind of guess or just narrow down on which films might be on sale there, just on the amount of UHD titles that are in stock and not newly released.

Paff 07-04-23 05:34 PM

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I don't have a 4k TV yet so the UHD sale doesn't mean a lot.

sleepyhead55 07-04-23 06:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Paff (Post 14292832)
I don't have a 4k TV yet so the UHD sale doesn't mean a lot.

I don't either but some of these films are in a UHD/BD pack and you're almost obligated to buy the UHD version since they don't offer a standalone BD version of the film.

Brian T 07-04-23 06:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Paff (Post 14292794)
Oof, sorry to hear that, because while I haven't subjected myself to it yet, I've heard Girls School is just not a good movie. I watched the trailer during the $10 sale and thought "why not?", but the $10 was the biggest selling point for me.

Yeah, money wasted, BUT I will say that the commentaries and documentary on that one are excellent in terms of context, and frankly better than the film itself, which would’ve been even worse if the director’s family-friendly version has been the one that got released. There’s a lot of great stories in the supplements.


Originally Posted by sleepyhead55 (Post 14292810)
Is Death Promise worth a $12 blind buy? I probably can ask the same about Last Gasp as well.

I had the Code Red DVD of this for ages, and happily updated it to VS’s blu-ray in the $10 sale. I do have a bias for these older ‘martial arts movies made by regular guys who were into martial arts’ from the 70’s and very early 80’s, pre-home video so they were shot on film which required higher levels of production and effort all around even if the casts were made up of dedicated nobodies acting out predictable revenge-for-the-master plots. Taken on that level, and to enjoy all the New York scenery of the era, it’s quite fun.

Also, thanks to Toddarino for the Day 1 list. I didn’t miss out on anything after all. Added a couple more from today’s sale.

Toddarino 07-04-23 07:00 PM

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I ordered Death Promise, the Promise and the Cellar. I’ve been waiting on Death Promise for a while. I’ve heard good things.

Paff 07-04-23 08:46 PM

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Death Promise actually looks good, in that DIY way, and I'm a sucker for NYC-set movies from the 70s.

Problem is, the $12 only applies to the standard version, and I'm kinda digging that slip. I'm gonna take a chance and see if it lasts till the Black Friday sale.

(oh, and did I miss my chance to get this for $10 w/slip back in January?)

SterlingBen 07-04-23 09:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Paff (Post 14292891)
Death Promise actually looks good, in that DIY way, and I'm a sucker for NYC-set movies from the 70s.

Problem is, the $12 only applies to the standard version, and I'm kinda digging that slip. I'm gonna take a chance and see if it lasts till the Black Friday sale.

(oh, and did I miss my chance to get this for $10 w/slip back in January?)

Death Promise is fun, I really wish I hadn't of bought it from Code Red so I could justify getting the VS release.

Brian T 07-05-23 01:06 AM

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Originally Posted by Paff (Post 14292891)
(oh, and did I miss my chance to get this for $10 w/slip back in January?)

You may not have. I posted earlier that that’s where I picked it up, but realized just now that I actually got it in Target’s most recent ‘buy 2 get 1’ sale. It worked out to just pennies more than VS’s price. Can’t say for sure that it wasn’t in the 10/$10 sale, but I’m sure I would’ve grabbed it then if it was, which I didn’t.

SterlingBen 07-05-23 11:13 AM

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Ahh. Broke my 1 a day rule and picked up 4 of todays offerings.

Paff 07-05-23 11:43 AM

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Originally Posted by SterlingBen (Post 14293085)
Ahh. Broke my 1 a day rule and picked up 4 of todays offerings.

Which ones? I'm eyeing the Two Undercover Angels disc, but I try to avoid Franco films that don't have Lina Romay. I already got Curfew in the January sale but haven't had time to spin it yet

Paff 07-05-23 03:50 PM

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Reading some reliable reviews, I'm thinking I'll skip the Franco. But what can anyone tell me about The Long Walk other than that it's not an adaptation of the Stephen King novel? For all the films I've watched for my Asian Film Festival, I can honestly say I've never seen a movie from Laos before.

I know it's on Shudder right now, and I'm a big fan of try-before-you-buy, but the clock is kinda ticking on this one and I have till tomorrow morning to make a decision.

Toddarino 07-05-23 04:05 PM

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If anyone is interested in Slashdance, I’d buy it soon. Only 56 left.

Paff 07-05-23 05:26 PM

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FOMO sent me to double check on Slashdance, but nah, I think I'm going to be just fine without that in my collection

Brian T 07-05-23 05:49 PM

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Had SLASHDANCE in my cart (with one other title I’m still on the fence about), but just couldn’t pull the trigger on either. As much as I’ve long wanted to see it, I can wait until the standard edition goes on sale. And slips that match the sleeve seem kinda redundant. Hope there’s a better mix tomorrow.

sleepyhead55 07-05-23 06:47 PM

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Easy pass on most of the titles for today. Although I was tempted to pick up Raw Nerve just for Glenn Ford's final film role.

SterlingBen 07-05-23 08:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Paff (Post 14293109)
Which ones? I'm eyeing the Two Undercover Angels disc, but I try to avoid Franco films that don't have Lina Romay. I already got Curfew in the January sale but haven't had time to spin it yet

I went with Wolfpack, Hot Snake, Raw Nerve & Deathcember. All an unresearched gamble.

Paff 07-06-23 12:16 AM

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Got The Long Walk like I'd mentioned, and did a last minute add of Wolfpack. Always up for a Nazism allegory.

Paff 07-07-23 12:32 PM

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Unless I go for Summer of '84, I may be done with the sale. Yesterday I looked at all the 4k releases VS has done and realized I had the ones I wanted already (for the accompanying Blu, of course, as mentioned, I don't actually have 4k capability yet).

My total haul:
Televised Terror #1
Shriek of the Mutilated
AGFA Trailers
Wolfpack
The Long Walk
Beats


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