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If you're a fan of 80's slashers, you'll likely enjoy it. Though the pace is sluggish and the characters generally unlikable (except, crucially, Berridge), the supporting players are all superb, the atmospheric elements convince, and the disc itself is jam-packed. |
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I ordered a region free copy through the BOGOF sale too. After I received an email from Arrow I imagined them having a huge warehouse full of them, since several people here and on bluray.com have mentioned that they are getting the original version.
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I was pleasantly surprised to find my Demons steelbook waiting for me yesterday - usually Amazon UK takes up to two weeks for delivery. A bit surprised at the skimpy booklet though - 12 pages on two movies?
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Originally Posted by NoirFan
(Post 11220860)
I was pleasantly surprised to find my Demons steelbook waiting for me yesterday - usually Amazon UK takes up to two weeks for delivery. A bit surprised at the skimpy booklet though - 12 pages on two movies?
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Just got my Demons steelbook in the mail yesterday.
The films look great, but Arrow's encoding and mastering sucks. I mean this sucks on the level of releases we've seen from Echo Bridge Home Entertainment. I thought I was seeing massive amounts of DNR, but it's not. It's massive amounts of compression. You restore the film from their original negative elements, but decide to give them video encodes of less than 13GB each? If that's the case, why did you put out multiple releases of this title? You could've slapped both films, plus bonus material, on a dual-layered disc and still have 15GB of free space left over! The Demons BD clocks in at 19GB whereas Demons 2 uses 16GB. Why even region lock it when you've gone half-assed on it? Fuck you Arrow Video. Can we get another studio to grab the remastering work done and properly do an encode? What's Anchor Bay doing (besides nothing) at the moment? |
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Originally Posted by Matthew Chmiel
(Post 11227200)
Just got my Demons steelbook in the mail yesterday.
The films look great, but Arrow's encoding and mastering sucks. I mean this sucks on the level of releases we've seen from Echo Bridge Home Entertainment. I thought I was seeing massive amounts of DNR, but it's not. It's massive amounts of compression. You restore the film from their original negative elements, but decide to give them video encodes of less than 13GB each? If that's the case, why did you put out multiple releases of this title? You could've slapped both films, plus bonus material, on a dual-layered disc and still have 15GB of free space left over! The Demons BD clocks in at 19GB whereas Demons 2 uses 16GB. Why even region lock it when you've gone half-assed on it? Fuck you Arrow Video. Can we get another studio to grab the remastering work done and properly do an encode? What's Anchor Bay doing (besides nothing) at the moment? |
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Originally Posted by clckworang
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Wow. This sounds very troubling. It's disappointing that Arrow has some great movies in its catalog but have dropped the ball on all of them.
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There's nothing wrong with The Funhouse or Vamp. Pretty much every other release has had issues of one kind or another, though. |
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Originally Posted by NoirFan
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There's nothing wrong with The Funhouse or Vamp. Pretty much every other release has had issues of one kind or another, though. With that said, you can add Obsession and Forbidden Zone to the list of films that had no issues... |
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Did Day or Dawn have any issues? Those are the only ones I have.
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We should have some kind of list with all the titles and their known issues. I know I'm often leery of buying some titles because of their track record.
Tenebre's good, right? |
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One of the big advantages for Arrow is that it's the sole Blu-ray source for some really notable titles, especially for genre lovers, that are unlikely to get any other releases. Isn't it Anchor Bay that has the Blu-ray rights for a lot of Arrow's Italian films? You can't hold your breath waiting for that to happen.
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Arrow are doing another one hour sale on their website in about 50 minutes, 2 blurays will be on sale for £6.99.
ETA - it's Les Diaboliques and Obsession |
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1 hour lighting deal on Arrow's website - Spirits of the Dead and Deep Red are £7.99 each.
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Fulci's Zombie confirmed, but no release date - will include commentary from Alan Jones and Stephen Thrower.
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Extras on the 7/2 release of Wild Geese:
- High Definition Presentation of the main feature - Audio commentary with Roger Moore, producer Euan Lloyd and second unit director John Glen - World Premiere Newsreel Footage - Original Trailer - Bonus Feature Film: CODE NAME: WILD GEESE, starring Lewis Collins, Lee Van Cleef, Ernest Borgnine and Klaus Kinski, directed by Antonio Margheriti aka Anthony M. Dawson - Reversible sleeve with original poster and newly commissioned artwork cover - Collector’s booklet featuring brand new writing on the film by Ali Catterall, co-author of Your Face Here: British Cult Movies Since the Sixties and a biography of Euan Lloyd |
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I've already got Blue Underground's release of Zombie, but depending on what Arrow does for extras, I may double dip.
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I can't see myself double-dipping for Zombie. I guess if Arrow is able to add some really special extra features and somehow come up with a substantially improved transfer, I would consider it. Otherwise, I'm content with the Blue Underground release.
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Between the Shriek Show DVD and the BU Blu-ray, I think I'm fully covered on Zombie for good.
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Wow!
I make my first post, and it appears to get deleted within minutes, because I linked to my own blog (which doesn't breach DVD Talk rules/regs as far as I can tell), and because I discussed the numerous Arrow screw-ups! I didn't expect that... Pooch |
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Whatever reason your post got deleted it wasn't due to talking about Arrow....that would happen at cult-labs forum.
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Originally Posted by PoochJD
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Wow!
I make my first post, and it appears to get deleted within minutes, because I linked to my own blog (which doesn't breach DVD Talk rules/regs as far as I can tell), and because I discussed the numerous Arrow screw-ups! I didn't expect that... Pooch |
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Has there been any actual reviews for the 'Demons 1 & 2' steelbook collection?...
Well... other than the above posted? |
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I haven't seen one. I did watch my sets this weekend. I have to say that outside of the discs, the movies themselves really didn't hold up very well. I remember liking them when I first saw them on video in the late 80s (thanks to endless Fangoria articles and photos) but now, aside from a few genuinely terrifying images and scenes, and some cool looking shots, it's your basic nonsensical euro nonsense.
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Originally Posted by Lastdaysofrain
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I haven't seen one. I did watch my sets this weekend. I have to say that outside of the discs, the movies themselves really didn't hold up very well. I remember liking them when I first saw them on video in the late 80s (thanks to endless Fangoria articles and photos) but now, aside from a few genuinely terrifying images and scenes, and some cool looking shots, it's your basic nonsensical euro nonsense.
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I'm thinking about it. Once I get through all the extras. I have the Steelbook two disc set, I may get rid of it. I don't know if I'll really rewatch them.
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Originally Posted by Lastdaysofrain
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I'm thinking about it. Once I get through all the extras. I have the Steelbook two disc set, I may get rid of it. I don't know if I'll really rewatch them.
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Lady Snowblood double feature:
- Newly translated optional English subtitles - Original Mono Audio (uncompressed PCM on the Blu-ray) - Slicing Through the Snow – An exclusive interview with Japanese cinema expert Jasper Sharp - Original theatrical trailers for both films - Collector’s booklet ‘The Crimson Kimono’ by critic and author Tom Mes, illustrated with original stills. - Reversible sleeve featuring original artwork |
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Posted on Arrow's FB Page today:
Spoiler:
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Too bad the blu ray is region B, otherwise I would of picked it up.
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I have both of the Animego DVDs already, but I'm just waiting for reviews on the disc before plopping my money down.
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Pictures of the Lady Snowblood Steelbook!
(Taken from Arrow Film's FB Page) Spoiler:
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Not really a review, but DVDBeaver posted screenshots of the upcoming Zombi 2/Zombie Flesh Eaters disc:
http://www.dvdbeaver.com/film/dvdcompare3/zombie.htm Pictures of the Steelbook: Spoiler:
Spoiler:
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Damn. I don't want to re-buy this yet again, but those caps are pretty stellar.
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I just saw on Twitter that Arrow is having a sale on all of their Academy titles and many others too. Most of the Italian horror blu-rays are £7.99 each (or $12.80).
http://www.arrowfilms.co.uk/index.php?category_id=20 I'm going to order some blus that I've been meaning to get for a while (Spirits of the Dead, The Beyond, Deep Red). How is Arrow's shipping to the US? |
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I haven't had any complaints. I just ordered the Academy versions of Ashes And Diamonds and Rififi. |
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I have a large order in to ship to the United States. I know Arrow changed their distribution vendor, but I've emailed them twice as to the status of my order placed on 12/1 and have not received a response. I'm tempted to dispute the charge on my credit card. Has anyone had any issues like this lately?
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Originally Posted by Ghostface180
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I just saw on Twitter that Arrow is having a sale on all of their Academy titles and many others too. Most of the Italian horror blu-rays are £7.99 each (or $12.80).
http://www.arrowfilms.co.uk/index.php?category_id=20 I'm going to order some blus that I've been meaning to get for a while (Spirits of the Dead, The Beyond, Deep Red). How is Arrow's shipping to the US? |
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