I haven't seen Spawn since it was released on VHS I think. I like Michael Jai White, but I recall it was a bad movie. Not really sure I want to shell out $30+ for a 4K of it.

What is the second movie on the bottom?

A collection of Three and Three… Extremes. I’m not familiar with those myself.

Your memory is correct. It's not a good movie. I wouldn't call it the worst summer movie but unless you are a giant Spawn fan there's not much going for it.

The CGI and effects for Spawn are just as bad as those in Mortal Kombat Anihilation.

I wouldn't mind revisiting In the Mouth of Madness but not at $45(+shipping).

Those are both excellent anthology horror films by top Hong Kong, Korean, Thai, and Japanese directors (and cinematographers). It’s arguably the most interesting release of this bunch because both films haven’t already been available on Blu-ray in the west before like pretty much everything else, and they may have flown under peoples’ radars during the DVD era. And, not surprisingly, they were released out of order by a couple of western labels when the second film got more critical notice outside of Asian film buff circles, so they renamed the first one THREE EXTREMES PART 2.

The only downside here is that Fruit Chan’s contribution to the actual second film, DUMPLINGS, was expanded into a full-length feature and released separately, very successfully, and it’s every bit as good as the short from which it sprang. That really should’ve been included in this set, which makes me suspect Arrow might be holding it for a separate release.

First film trailer (retitled):


Second film:


DUMPLINGS (and yes, it is what you think it is, but also a whole lot more):

Did you actually look at the features for the set? It shows the full-length version of Dumplings is included.

Are we sure about that, though? When the titles were announced, I checked the listing for this one specifically to see if DUMPLINGS was included and didn’t see it. They do list the following:

But I took that to mean they’re including trailers (plural) for both films, even though the latter isn’t in the set. I’d love to be wrong here and see the whole thing included, but admittedly DUMPLINGS is good enough to merit a separate release. Fingers crossed that it’s in this one. ​​​​​​​

I guess maybe they just put the trailer, but that seems like a really odd extra without the feature.

Hey now, don't be mean!

I hope the price drops but will be picking up In The Mouth of Madness regardless. One of the few Carpenter films left I don't have in 4K



4K ULTRA HD BLU-RAY LIMITED EDITION CONTENTS


• Brand new 4K restoration from the original 35mm camera negative by Arrow Films
• 4K (2160p) Ultra HD Blu-ray presentation in Dolby Vision (HDR10 compatible)
• Original lossless DTS-HD MA 5.1 and stereo 2.0 audio options
• Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
• Archive audio commentary with director John Carpenter and producer Sandy King Carpenter
• Archive audio commentary with director John Carpenter and director of photography Gary B. Kibbe
• Brand new audio commentary by filmmakers Rebekah McKendry & Elric Kane, co-hosts of Colors of the Dark podcast
• Making Madness, a newly filmed interview with producer Sandy King Carpenter
• Do You Read Sutter Cane?, a newly filmed interview with actor Jürgen Prochnow
• The Whisperer of the Dark, an archive interview with actress Julie Carmen
• Greg Nicotero’s Things in the Basement, an archive interview with special effects artist Greg Nicotero
• We Are What He Writes, a new featurette in praise of John Carpenter and In the Mouth of Madness
• Reality Is Not What It Used To Be, a new appreciation by film scholar Alexandra Heller-Nicholas
• Horror’s Hallowed Grounds, an archive featurette looking at the locations used in the film
• Home Movies From Hobb’s End, behind-the-scenes footage
• The Making of In the Mouth of Madness, a vintage featurette
• Theatrical trailer and TV spots
• Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Francesco Francavilla
• Double-sided fold-out poster featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Francesco Francavilla
• Perfect bound collector’s book featuring new writing on the film by Guy Adams, Josh Hurtado, Richard Kadrey, George Daniel Lea, Willow Catelyn Maclay, and Alexandra West.

Is Arrow only releasing ITMOM in 4K? Will the Scream blu-ray be going OOP?

Yes only 4K no blu-ray... Seems to be the norm with Arrow releases. No idea on the Scream version. I have that one already.

In case you missed it in the Bargains forum, B&N's 50% off sale is live and runs through Sept. 14th. I've been picking up most of what I want along the way, so I think this one's just gonna be Deep Blue Sea and the TCM remake.

In other Arrow news, I just got the Dollars trilogy in the mail from Diabolik, and I had no idea how chonky the packaging would be! Between all three sets, that's easily double the width of Kino's UHD trilogy.

Posted on Facebook but TMNT is likely getting announced for release tomorrow.

It's up for pre-order at the various indie seller shops. The Arrow webstore has an exclusive alternate artwork.

https://www.arrowvideo.com/p/teenage...-uhd/17348374/

I prefer the classic poster art myself. I’m definitely buying the 4K trilogy set.

I do too, but the collector in me convinced me to get the Arrow exclusive version anyway.

I decided to preorder the TMNT 4k set. I may change mind and cancel it but I haven't decided yet. We will see what the extras will be.

Classic art for me, but man I wish these were available separately. I have absolutely no need for 2 or 3.

First one is by far my favorite. The Secret of the Ooze is fine. Not my favorite anymore, but I loved it as a kid so there’s some nostalgia there. The third one though.. ugh. I watched that one a couple years ago to see how I feel about it as an adult and it’s not good.

I went with classic art. I love the first two. Never seen the third one.

So did I, initially. But then, some days later, I impulsively made a second preorder for the exclusive art. Dunno why, really. I can't think of a single time I have ever done that.

Arrow just teased on social media The Mask is on the way next.