^ The HD (+ AI) versions are supposedly uncut. I believe because of run time discrepancies that were pointed out after they announced the release with just one version of each film, they added the SD versions as those are what appeared on VHS and DVD. The differences may be negligible, though, as the earlier home video versions were considered uncut too. So, maybe just different takes, longer takes? Don’t know. There was a 76-ish minute R-rated cut of the first film prepared for cable, but that would be rather pointless in a package like this.

A lengthy recap from the other forum:

Happy to see the Sidaris films being released again, but not happy if they’re only doing 4K. As with many films the treatment, they won’t be any better as a result, only more expensive. I purchased a bunch (but not all) of the affordable Mill Creek Blu-rays and thought they did a fine job, with the only supplements you’d ever need, featuring Sidaris himself, his wife, and the occasional actress. I held back, though, assuming they might collect them together in a boxed set, but I guess they’re in boutique territory now.

I never thought Malibu Express would get a Blu-ray release, much less a 4K release.

I was stunned when it came to BD. 😆

Same here, and even better when Mill Creek included the extras that were only on certain prior DVD releases. They weren’t exactly known for that at the time. In fact, I think their initial ‘Bullets, Bombs, and Babes’ DVD sets were either barebones or maybe had trailers and intros with Sidaris and Julie Strain (I think?), but at least one later 12-pack included everything. Mill Creek was inconsistent enough as a level that you never knew what would happen with a format upgrade. What would tempt me in a new edition would be if they could round up some of the ‘babes’ – who are probably borderline grandmas now – and other cast and crew for a retrospective of some kind (I wonder if there are any surviving ABC Sports execs from his TV era with thoughts on how he ‘branched out’?). Sidaris is gone, but his existing features are worth porting over for sure, and these movies seem like they’d have some colorful behind-the-scenes tales that are more interesting than what’s on screen.

Also, I just noticed this bit in the announcements:

Anyone who’s checked out the Dark Force Entertainment thread in the last year or so will know that this title is the subject of a pretty intense lawsuit between them and Synapse. Based on Demon Dave DeFalco’s amusingly unhinged livestream rants against the “scumbags” he does seem to have a case. In a (rough) nutshell, was Don May, his lawyer partner in Synapse, and the son of the film’s producer who (allegedly) illegally claimed to own the title and sued pretty much every retailer (including Walmart, Target, and all the little guys too) that sold the previous Code Red edition. Most places ponied up to make it go away, but it was hard on some of the little retailers like Grindhouse. As noted in that thread, Kino recently threw their weight behind Dark Force, so I suspect Synapse may not be releasing JUST BEFORE DAWN anytime soon, if ever, thus their silence.

Coming around Halloween from Blue Underground.




Thanks for the heads-up from @Disc-Connected.

The good news! The Deadly Spawn is up for preorder.
The bad news! It's $65 (plus tax, plus shipping).

A standard edition is surely on the way. This is a movie I loved, loved, loved, loved and watched a good bit once upon a time, but I haven't seen it in nearly 20 years. Do I love it $65-worth? I want to say "no", But I might be irresponsible anyway, even knowing that a standard edition will surely be on the way.

Some new year releases from MVD Rewind (LIONHEART was issued by them previously; this just adds 4K and a couple of extra supplements. FORCE FIVE was released by Scorpion years ago but MVD adds some archival interviews):

https://mvdshop.com/collections/mvd-...ted-descending

So that's where QT got the Fox Force Five bit in Pulp Fiction.

100%, with echoes in KILL BILL, of course.


And while we’re at it, we mustn’t forget their predecessors, FORCE FOUR starring the greatest-named actor in the history of the universe, Warhawk Tanzania! (this one’s on disc if you hunt around, and quite fun despite its minuscule budget):

Artwork preview for Fright Night II:

New re-release/upgrade from Blue Underground. I’d love to know why they’ve never been able to port over the FRAZETTA: PAINTING WITH FIRE documentary from the two-disc DVD set to any subsequent formats, including this one. Rights issues? Family doesn’t like it? Outdated?