The Official Arrow Films 4K/Blu-ray Discussion and Release Thread
11-05-16 | 06:33 PM
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11-10-16 | 03:56 AM
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11-22-16 | 07:11 PM
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Arrow Blu-Rays are currently on sale at Amazon UK
I managed to snag the following:
The Delta Force
Lifeforce
Thief
Videodrome
Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins
Came out to roughly $62 and change after shipping.
I got my 1st Region Free BD player this past summer and these will be my 1st Arrow Region B BDs.
Does anyone here own these releases? Care to comment how they are? Picture/Extras? I researched Region A counterparts and none even came close to price and extras that these offered.
I managed to snag the following:
The Delta Force
Lifeforce
Thief
Videodrome
Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins
Came out to roughly $62 and change after shipping.
I got my 1st Region Free BD player this past summer and these will be my 1st Arrow Region B BDs.
Does anyone here own these releases? Care to comment how they are? Picture/Extras? I researched Region A counterparts and none even came close to price and extras that these offered.
11-26-16 | 11:29 PM
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Arrow has a really piss poor website.
12-09-16 | 10:39 AM
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New March releases.
I'm looking forward to the House series and Pieces, since I missed the US release that came with a puzzle.
I'm looking forward to the House series and Pieces, since I missed the US release that came with a puzzle.
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12-09-16 | 11:52 AM
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Assuming the House US set has House and House II, and is done well, I'll pick that one up for sure. Love those movies. Have that ancient Anchor Bay limited edition DVD set and would love to replace it with something better.
12-09-16 | 12:10 PM
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would be very interested in House. already have Pieces.
12-09-16 | 06:31 PM
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If you're region-free, Arrow UK is getting a House I-IV box set. This is a UK exclusive.
Artwork spoilerized for size.
Extras:
This U.S. is only getting the Part 1 and 2 box set:
Also spoilerized for size:
Artwork spoilerized for size.
Spoiler:
Extras:
And last up, our UK only releases….
NEW UK ONLY TITLE: House I, II, III, IV Limited Edition Dual Format Blu-ray & DVD
Arrow Video is proud to present the complete House saga, brought together on Blu-ray for the first time!
Pre-order your copy here: http://bit.ly/2hd04xc
Release Date: 20th March 2017
Step inside, we’ve been expecting you! At long-last, Arrow Video is proud to present the complete House saga, brought together on Blu-ray for the first time!
In the original House, William Katt (Carrie) stars as Roger Cobb, a horror novelist struggling to pen his next bestseller. When he inherits his aunt’s creaky old mansion, Roger decides that he has found the ideal place in which to get some writing done. Unfortunately, the house’s monstrous supernatural residents have other ideas…
House II: The Second Story sees young Jesse (Arye Gross) moving into an old family mansion where his parents were mysteriously murdered years before. Plans for turning the place into a party pad are soon thwarted by the appearance of Jesse’s mummified great-great-grandfather, his mystical crystal skull and the zombie cowboy who’ll stop at nothing to lay his hands on it!
In House 3 (released domestically as The Horror Show) Lance Henriksen (Aliens) stars as a detective who sends a sadistic serial killer to the electric chair, only to find himself stalked by the maniac from beyond the grave.
Meanwhile, House IV: The Repossession has William Katt returning to the fold for one last terrifying tale that mixes seedy mobsters, Native American spirits and a singing pizza in perhaps the barmiest House entry of all!
From the team that brought you Friday the 13th, the House films are era-defining horror classics – now newly restored and loaded with brand new extras!
LIMITED EDITION CONTENTS:
•Brand new 2K restorations of all four films
•High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) and Standard Definition DVD presentations
•Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
•The House Companion – limited edition 60-page book featuring new writing on the entire House franchise by researcher Simon Barber, alongside a wealth of archive material
HOUSE:
•Audio commentary with director Steve Miner, producer Sean S. Cunningham, actor William Katt and screenwriter Ethan Wiley
•Ding Dong, You’re Dead! The Making of House – brand new documentary featuring interviews with Steve Miner, Sean S. Cunningham, Ethan Wiley, story creator Fred Dekker, stars William Katt, Kay Lenz, and George Wendt, composer Harry Manfredini, special make-up and creature effects artists Barney Burman, Brian Wade, James Belohovek, Shannon Shea, Kirk Thatcher, and Bill Sturgeon, special paintings artists Richard Hescox and William Stout, and stunt coordinator Kane Hodder
•Stills Gallery
•Theatrical Trailers
HOUSE II: THE SECOND STORY:
•Audio commentary with writer-director Ethan Wiley and producer Sean S. Cunningham
•It’s Getting Weirder! The Making of House II: The Second Story – brand new documentary featuring interviews with Ethan Wiley, Sean S. Cunningham, stars Arye Gross, Jonathan Stark, Lar Park Lincoln, and Devin DeVasquez, composer Harry Manfredini, special make-up & creature effects artists Chris Walas, Mike Smithson, visual effects supervisor Hoyt Yeatman, and stunt coordinator Kane Hodder
•Stills Gallery
•Theatrical Trailer
HOUSE III: THE HORROR SHOW:
•Uncut Version, for the first time on Blu-ray!
•Audio commentary with producer Sean S. Cunningham
•The Show Must Go On – interview with actor/stuntman Kane Hodder
•House Mother – interview with actress Rita Taggart
•Slaughter Inc. – brand new featurette with special make-up effects creators Robert Kurtzman, Greg Nicotero and Howard Berger
•Behind-the-Scenes Footage
•Stills Gallery
•Theatrical Trailer
HOUSE IV: THE REPOSSESSION:
•Audio commentary with director Lewis Abernathy
•Home Deadly Home: The Making of House IV – brand new documentary featuring interviews with director Lewis Abernathy, producer Sean S. Cunningham, stars Terri Treas and William Katt, actor/stunt coordinator Kane Hodder, and composer Harry Manfredini
•Stills Gallery
•Theatrical Trailer
NEW UK ONLY TITLE: House I, II, III, IV Limited Edition Dual Format Blu-ray & DVD
Arrow Video is proud to present the complete House saga, brought together on Blu-ray for the first time!
Pre-order your copy here: http://bit.ly/2hd04xc
Release Date: 20th March 2017
Step inside, we’ve been expecting you! At long-last, Arrow Video is proud to present the complete House saga, brought together on Blu-ray for the first time!
In the original House, William Katt (Carrie) stars as Roger Cobb, a horror novelist struggling to pen his next bestseller. When he inherits his aunt’s creaky old mansion, Roger decides that he has found the ideal place in which to get some writing done. Unfortunately, the house’s monstrous supernatural residents have other ideas…
House II: The Second Story sees young Jesse (Arye Gross) moving into an old family mansion where his parents were mysteriously murdered years before. Plans for turning the place into a party pad are soon thwarted by the appearance of Jesse’s mummified great-great-grandfather, his mystical crystal skull and the zombie cowboy who’ll stop at nothing to lay his hands on it!
In House 3 (released domestically as The Horror Show) Lance Henriksen (Aliens) stars as a detective who sends a sadistic serial killer to the electric chair, only to find himself stalked by the maniac from beyond the grave.
Meanwhile, House IV: The Repossession has William Katt returning to the fold for one last terrifying tale that mixes seedy mobsters, Native American spirits and a singing pizza in perhaps the barmiest House entry of all!
From the team that brought you Friday the 13th, the House films are era-defining horror classics – now newly restored and loaded with brand new extras!
LIMITED EDITION CONTENTS:
•Brand new 2K restorations of all four films
•High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) and Standard Definition DVD presentations
•Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
•The House Companion – limited edition 60-page book featuring new writing on the entire House franchise by researcher Simon Barber, alongside a wealth of archive material
HOUSE:
•Audio commentary with director Steve Miner, producer Sean S. Cunningham, actor William Katt and screenwriter Ethan Wiley
•Ding Dong, You’re Dead! The Making of House – brand new documentary featuring interviews with Steve Miner, Sean S. Cunningham, Ethan Wiley, story creator Fred Dekker, stars William Katt, Kay Lenz, and George Wendt, composer Harry Manfredini, special make-up and creature effects artists Barney Burman, Brian Wade, James Belohovek, Shannon Shea, Kirk Thatcher, and Bill Sturgeon, special paintings artists Richard Hescox and William Stout, and stunt coordinator Kane Hodder
•Stills Gallery
•Theatrical Trailers
HOUSE II: THE SECOND STORY:
•Audio commentary with writer-director Ethan Wiley and producer Sean S. Cunningham
•It’s Getting Weirder! The Making of House II: The Second Story – brand new documentary featuring interviews with Ethan Wiley, Sean S. Cunningham, stars Arye Gross, Jonathan Stark, Lar Park Lincoln, and Devin DeVasquez, composer Harry Manfredini, special make-up & creature effects artists Chris Walas, Mike Smithson, visual effects supervisor Hoyt Yeatman, and stunt coordinator Kane Hodder
•Stills Gallery
•Theatrical Trailer
HOUSE III: THE HORROR SHOW:
•Uncut Version, for the first time on Blu-ray!
•Audio commentary with producer Sean S. Cunningham
•The Show Must Go On – interview with actor/stuntman Kane Hodder
•House Mother – interview with actress Rita Taggart
•Slaughter Inc. – brand new featurette with special make-up effects creators Robert Kurtzman, Greg Nicotero and Howard Berger
•Behind-the-Scenes Footage
•Stills Gallery
•Theatrical Trailer
HOUSE IV: THE REPOSSESSION:
•Audio commentary with director Lewis Abernathy
•Home Deadly Home: The Making of House IV – brand new documentary featuring interviews with director Lewis Abernathy, producer Sean S. Cunningham, stars Terri Treas and William Katt, actor/stunt coordinator Kane Hodder, and composer Harry Manfredini
•Stills Gallery
•Theatrical Trailer
This U.S. is only getting the Part 1 and 2 box set:
Also spoilerized for size:
Spoiler:
12-09-16 | 07:35 PM
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Didn't even know there was 3 & 4...
12-10-16 | 08:13 AM
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Fuck yes, House!!!! That's probably my favorite movie that hasn't been released on Blu-ray yet, I can't wait!!
FYI, House 3 is The Horror Show which was already released by Shout Factory
FYI, House 3 is The Horror Show which was already released by Shout Factory
12-11-16 | 04:29 AM
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So my 5 Arrow BD's just arrived a few days ago from Amazon UK
I went through some of the content:
The Delta Force: Very impressed with this release. Some nifty extras compared to the barebones MGM/FOX release. Liked the interview with Cannon writer James Bruner and they also interview the director of the Cannon documentary Electric Boogoloo.
Videodrome: Lots of content. The Arrow version is much cheaper than the current Criterion version and is loaded with content. Only big thing missing is the actor and director commentaries that Criterion has. But, considering the price, I'll live.
Remo Williams: Loaded with content including a 1 hour documentary about 80's action movies. Plus there's a commentary track with the producers not on the Twilight Time version. And it's less than half the price of that version.
Lifeforce: 2 discs. Appears to have the exact same content as the Shout release that went out of print, including 2 versions of the film.
Thief: Much cheaper than the Criterion version and also has much more extras. Big extra is a new 15 minute interview with Caan that Criterion doesn't have.
Grand total spent a little over $60 and change total for all these and I'm quite pleased. The investment to get a region free player is going to pay off in the long run.
I did order 2 more Arrow releases from Amazon UK:
The Hills have eyes. Cheaper than the U.S. counterpart
Foxy Brown. U.S. counterpart is a shitty Olive Films version with no extras.
I went through some of the content:
The Delta Force: Very impressed with this release. Some nifty extras compared to the barebones MGM/FOX release. Liked the interview with Cannon writer James Bruner and they also interview the director of the Cannon documentary Electric Boogoloo.
Videodrome: Lots of content. The Arrow version is much cheaper than the current Criterion version and is loaded with content. Only big thing missing is the actor and director commentaries that Criterion has. But, considering the price, I'll live.
Remo Williams: Loaded with content including a 1 hour documentary about 80's action movies. Plus there's a commentary track with the producers not on the Twilight Time version. And it's less than half the price of that version.
Lifeforce: 2 discs. Appears to have the exact same content as the Shout release that went out of print, including 2 versions of the film.
Thief: Much cheaper than the Criterion version and also has much more extras. Big extra is a new 15 minute interview with Caan that Criterion doesn't have.
Grand total spent a little over $60 and change total for all these and I'm quite pleased. The investment to get a region free player is going to pay off in the long run.
I did order 2 more Arrow releases from Amazon UK:
The Hills have eyes. Cheaper than the U.S. counterpart
Foxy Brown. U.S. counterpart is a shitty Olive Films version with no extras.
12-11-16 | 11:17 AM
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^ Nice little haul. 80s Forever baby!
12-11-16 | 01:47 PM
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Definitely going to import that House 1-4 UK set.
Going to keep my eye on the Dead or Alive Trilogy. Will wait for reviews on that one.
Going to keep my eye on the Dead or Alive Trilogy. Will wait for reviews on that one.
12-11-16 | 05:10 PM
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12-13-16 | 03:56 PM
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Not a single copy of "Creepshow 2: Limited Edition" to be had on the internet. I had to drive clear across town to grab a copy at Zia Record Exchange. Each location didn't even bother putting them out because they were all put on hold for call-ins. That's amazing—I guess package media is alive and well.
12-13-16 | 08:30 PM
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House III was Released under the title The Horror Show. It starred the late great Brion James and Lance Henrickson. Saw it on HBO way back in the day; despite the strong cast, I remember it being sort of lame.
Don't think I ever saw House IV, or whatever they ended up called it.
ETA: Looks like info about House III was explained in the description.
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12-14-16 | 12:27 AM
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HOUSE IV was just HOUSE IV. I remember getting a screening cassette for it back in my newspaper days and, having been a fan of the first film and (oddly, I suppose) an even bigger fan of the second -- having seen both in theatres -- I was rather dismayed to discover that I somehow missed PART III entirely. I didn't even know it existed Took a bit of sleuthing in those pre-Internet days, but I eventually discovered that THE HORROR SHOW -- which likewise played briefly in my city although the TV spots hardly compelled me to see it -- had been retitled overseas. PART IV isn't all that hot, but at least it attempts to retain some of the humour from the first two.
12-21-16 | 06:49 AM
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12-21-16 | 03:13 PM
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https://www.avforums.com/review/hell...y-review.12022
The Hellraiser Scarlet box set got an 8 out of 10 in this review. Extras got a 10 out of 10 (This is the review of the UK version, which is the same as the US version)
https://www.amazon.com/Hellraiser-Sc...er+scarlet+box
Currently at $78.99 at Amazon. Kind of regret not getting it when it was $68 a few months ago, but that's a lot of cash for just 3 movies.
The Hellraiser Scarlet box set got an 8 out of 10 in this review. Extras got a 10 out of 10 (This is the review of the UK version, which is the same as the US version)
https://www.amazon.com/Hellraiser-Sc...er+scarlet+box
Currently at $78.99 at Amazon. Kind of regret not getting it when it was $68 a few months ago, but that's a lot of cash for just 3 movies.
12-21-16 | 04:07 PM
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I'm happy with my non-scarlet set that I got for under $25 bucks.
12-21-16 | 04:18 PM
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https://www.avforums.com/review/hell...y-review.12022
The Hellraiser Scarlet box set got an 8 out of 10 in this review. Extras got a 10 out of 10 (This is the review of the UK version, which is the same as the US version)
The Hellraiser Scarlet box set got an 8 out of 10 in this review. Extras got a 10 out of 10 (This is the review of the UK version, which is the same as the US version)
Arrow released a statement about it but really just talked themselves around being honest about their source elements.
http://arrowvideodeck.blogspot.com/2...storation.html
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12-21-16 | 04:21 PM
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I finally got the notice that Amazon had released my pre-order of the "Creepshow 2 (Limited Edition)" from Limbo and was getting ready to ship it to me. It also appears my "Scarlet Box" is going out today (and, yeah, I got the $67 deal, which was a lucky roll of the dice).
Last week I got Amazon UK edition of the Herschell Gordon Lewis "Cereal Box" for $105 after GBP exchange and it was excellent condition. I was so delighted with the set that I was kind of looking forward to more from Arrow, although the two items above looked like they'd never ship.
Last week I got Amazon UK edition of the Herschell Gordon Lewis "Cereal Box" for $105 after GBP exchange and it was excellent condition. I was so delighted with the set that I was kind of looking forward to more from Arrow, although the two items above looked like they'd never ship.