Don't think anyone has posted this yet?https://error4444.bigcartel.com/productsThey've been around over a year and focus on crazy and/or notorious Hong Kong and Japanese films.
― Robert Adam Gilmour, Friday, 25 August 2023 19:21 (one year ago) link
Vinegar Syndrome Labor Day Warehouse Sale
https://support.vinegarsyndrome.com/en-US/warehouse-sale-2023---info-310661
The event, which kicks off at 12:01 PM EDT on Friday, September 1st and runs through 11:59 PM EDT on Monday, September 4th, will see discounts of 50-70% off dozens of overstock items, including numerous VS and Partner Label limited edition slipcovers, standard (including going OOP) Blu-rays, along with a ton of merch and clothing.Additionally, ALL VS DVDs will be marked down to just $5 and ALL will be going OOP once our current inventory runs out!
Additionally, ALL VS DVDs will be marked down to just $5 and ALL will be going OOP once our current inventory runs out!
― an icon of a worried-looking, long-haired, bespectacled man (C. Grisso/McCain), Friday, 25 August 2023 19:29 (one year ago) link
Why you do this to me
― Prop Dramedy (Old Lunch), Friday, 25 August 2023 19:36 (one year ago) link
re: that error4444 site, I have the Gold Ninja release of Thrilling Bloody Sword and it's full of fun weirdness, if they've got a proper scan & translation of it I'd be v interested in upgrading. Challenge of the Lady Ninja & Imperial Sword Killing The Devil looks like good times too.
― ( X '____' )/ (zappi), Friday, 25 August 2023 19:37 (one year ago) link
There's under a week left in the second run sale at the BFI shop if anyones interested
https://shop.bfi.org.uk/dvd-blu-ray/second-run-special-offer.html?p=4
― Toshirō Nofune (The Seventh ILXorai), Saturday, 26 August 2023 12:36 (one year ago) link
I did pick up fatal termination from error4444 in this last wave. I haven't seen it yet tho... well, except for the notorious car stunt which even offended this jaded old soul.
thrilling bloody sword is a lot of fun. agreed that a real restoration of that would be an instant buy.
― (⊙_⊙?) (original bgm), Saturday, 26 August 2023 19:41 (one year ago) link
heard good things about the Red Spell Spells Red release from them.... still their stuff is too pricey for a blind buy unfortunately
― Nhex, Saturday, 26 August 2023 20:18 (one year ago) link
I caught a screening of that recently. it was their "animal cruelty-free" cut from that release, which I appreciated. but the edited movie did seem to be missing a significant part of its nasty core...
― (⊙_⊙?) (original bgm), Saturday, 26 August 2023 20:39 (one year ago) link
Vinegar Syndrome is doing its Black Friday preview sale this weekend, worth poking around some of the new stuff there.
― Ned Raggett, Sunday, 24 September 2023 02:54 (one year ago) link
My wallet's eternal threat. Kinda tempted to preorder that new Lost Films boxset though I know in my heart it's probably a huge waste of money. But it looks fun!
― Nhex, Sunday, 24 September 2023 17:47 (one year ago) link
I couldn't bring myself to pay any of my money for it but I'm sufficiently intrigued so my wife is buying it for my Christmas
― Hello I'm shitty gatsworth (aldo), Sunday, 24 September 2023 18:22 (one year ago) link
Honestly not a fan of their new trend of putting up pre-orders without having the extras listed yet. I pre-ordered Showgirls and was pretty disappointed that they didn't add another audio commentary to counterbalance to old joke one from the guy who doesn't even like the movie.
Anyway, there's another Kino Lorber sale right now so I can allocate my funds towards instead a random jumble of art movies and genre crap for $8-10 bucks a disc.
― Judi Dench's Human Hand (methanietanner), Sunday, 24 September 2023 18:39 (one year ago) link
old joke one from the guy who doesn't even like the movie
I've been a friend David Schmader for some years now and trust me, you are completely misunderstanding his commentary if you think he doesn't like it.
― Ned Raggett, Sunday, 24 September 2023 21:41 (one year ago) link
I don’t begrudge a commentary track that doesn’t take the movie all so seriously
― 50 Best Fellas (Eric H.), Sunday, 24 September 2023 23:18 (one year ago) link
The Second Run edition of The Cassandra Cat (also known on twitter as The Cat Who Wore Sunglasses) is a must for anyone into midcentury modern aesthetics. Film is great, has that Czech fairytale vibe and prolonged musical sequences that are like an artsy take on MGM musicals; copy is pristine, beautiful beautiful colours; good commentary and booklet essay, plus a short animated film from the same era that also feels like a Czech cousin to the UPA stuff.
― Daniel_Rf, Monday, 25 September 2023 08:58 (one year ago) link
That's a brilliant film.
― Toshirō Nofune (The Seventh ILXorai), Monday, 25 September 2023 09:50 (one year ago) link
One of the reasons why I named my cat Cassandra (wow, 30 years gone now RIP) was because of that movie
― Elvis Telecom, Monday, 25 September 2023 23:32 (one year ago) link
have never heard of Cassandra Cat but i'll add it to my next arrow order.
googling that led me to the Cannes Film Festival Jury Prize list which is a fascinating list of things i love and things i've never heard of.
― koogs, Tuesday, 26 September 2023 13:28 (one year ago) link
Arrow Films US has a loaded Blu + 4K of The Warriors coming in December
https://www.arrowvideo.com/the-warriors-limited-edition-blu-ray/14941926.html
https://www.arrowvideo.com/the-warriors-limited-edition-4k-uhd/14941925.html
― an icon of a worried-looking, long-haired, bespectacled man (C. Grisso/McCain), Friday, 29 September 2023 15:37 (one year ago) link
I'm kinda surprised that this looks like the first 4K release anywhere for the Warriors. At least it includes the theatrical cut so I can avoid the terrible 2005 comic book version that seemed like the only way to watch this on streaming for a long time.
― Judi Dench's Human Hand (methanietanner), Friday, 29 September 2023 15:47 (one year ago) link
If I'm reading that right, they're clearing the deck extras-wise to ensure the highest bitrate on the director's cut, and jamming the extras on the theatrical cut's disc. Which, first world problems yes yes yes, is a fly in the ointment to this otherwise great-looking release.
― peanut filibuster parfait (Eric H.), Friday, 29 September 2023 15:49 (one year ago) link
(Kinda stoked about Arrow's Day of the Locust announcement too, btw.)
― peanut filibuster parfait (Eric H.), Friday, 29 September 2023 15:54 (one year ago) link
Arrow films Halloween sale on again. that first Shaw box set is getting cheaper every time. do i pull the trigger now or wait until Christmas sale in a month and a half?
annoyed that the ju-on box seems to have gone though.
― koogs, Tuesday, 17 October 2023 17:24 (eleven months ago) link
I was lucky enough to scoop up Shawscope Vol. 1 for 60 bucks from Hamilton Book when they had a big Arrow drop back in March. Now I just need to watch it.
― Judi Dench's Human Hand (methanietanner), Tuesday, 17 October 2023 17:34 (eleven months ago) link
Kind of annoyed that Shout Factory seems to have picked up the Shaw Bros. mantle (with three big box sets already released or announced for this year). I mean, I'm glad the stuff is getting a release, but those suckers are never coming down to a reasonable price.
― Prop Dramedy (Old Lunch), Tuesday, 17 October 2023 17:40 (eleven months ago) link
It does feel like a dick move for them to muscle into Arrow's territory like that, especially since aiui a lot of the releases are old copies...but all's fair I guess.
― Daniel_Rf, Tuesday, 17 October 2023 17:58 (eleven months ago) link
i think i prefer shout factory's packaging 8)
― koogs, Tuesday, 17 October 2023 18:10 (eleven months ago) link
Whichever one starts releasing the old Shaw musicals and melodramas gets my eternal respect (nb neither will).
― Daniel_Rf, Tuesday, 17 October 2023 18:13 (eleven months ago) link
I enjoyed the first one because it felt a lot more varied but box 2 has been a real slog, still only halfway through it.
― Hello I'm shitty gatsworth (aldo), Tuesday, 17 October 2023 18:55 (eleven months ago) link
Shawscope 2? It's really more varied than 1, it's just the variety is backloaded - Boxer's Omen, Mercenaries From Hong Kong, the 80's Jet Li shaolin films made on the mainland, a Johnnie To film from the 90's!
― Daniel_Rf, Tuesday, 17 October 2023 19:11 (eleven months ago) link
Shawscope Vol 2 seemed a little more consistent to me from the title list, but I haven't really sat down and bought/watched these titles in a row any time recently
― Nhex, Saturday, 21 October 2023 17:02 (eleven months ago) link
Made a bit of headway with V2 and you're right, the variation is there but takes a long time coming.
― Hello I'm shitty gatsworth (aldo), Saturday, 21 October 2023 18:52 (eleven months ago) link
v1 no longer turning up in searches. i guess everyone else was tempted by the cheapness.
― koogs, Saturday, 21 October 2023 18:59 (eleven months ago) link
Shout Factory doing 4 main Shaw boxed sets so far, and a Brave Archer set and a Ti Lung/David Chiang set. That's 6 boxed sets in a very short time.
Even if I could watch region A, I'm burned out too badly for these, I don't think I'll finish the Shawscope 2 even (regret buying it). A shame there wasn't more Wuxia high fantasy early on because I'd still buy more of them. I'm skipping most of the new martial arts releases, I'm sorry but I just can't get that excited for Jet Li somehow. But there's still things I'm looked forward to.
― Robert Adam Gilmour, Saturday, 21 October 2023 22:36 (eleven months ago) link
Fatal Termination sold out, hope another company picks it up.
― Robert Adam Gilmour, Monday, 23 October 2023 21:29 (eleven months ago) link
FYI for anyone who wanted Shawscope v1, Arrow has released a regular edition of the films as three separate box sets, currently for pre-order at $30 each (under the "Shaw Brothers Presents" name) so if you just want the movies this is the way to go
― Nhex, Saturday, 28 October 2023 13:37 (eleven months ago) link
Just hit the Mercenaries/Boxer's Omen disc on V2 and I don't know what I was on about, it's amazing.
Boxer's Omen gave me real Mystics In Bali vibes.
― Hello I'm shitty gatsworth (aldo), Saturday, 28 October 2023 13:48 (eleven months ago) link
my orders get bigger every time. this time it was
Tomorrow I'll Wake Up and Scald Myself with TeaBattles Without Honor and Humanity boxThe Snake Girl And The Silver-Haired WitchThe Cassandra Cat
two czech and two Japanese. my wish list is emptying out.
I'd seen the smaller Shaw boxes but didn't think to compare the contents. those seem much more manageable
― koogs, Saturday, 28 October 2023 18:56 (eleven months ago) link
Tomorrow I'll Wake Up and Scald Myself with TeaThe Cassandra Cat
2 fantastic films. Not seen the other 2 you mentioned. Please let us know how they are!
― Toshirō Nofune (The Seventh ILXorai), Saturday, 28 October 2023 19:06 (eleven months ago) link
Battles is a series of yakuza films, the first of which (yakuza papers) is in the 1995 kinema junpo list I've been using as a checklist (seen 22 of the top 25, goes down drastically after that). didn't enjoy YP when i watched it but maybe it'll be easier to follow the second time. meiko kaji is in these, briefly.
snake girl is described as twisted children's film. I'm imagining something like hausu crossed with kuro neko but we shall see.
I've got things from my first two orders yet to watch so...
― koogs, Saturday, 28 October 2023 20:26 (eleven months ago) link
(actually that's confusing. my copy of the first of the those is called 'Battles without honour and humanity' subtitled 'Yakuza papers Vol 1' and the box is also called 'battles without...' but contains the entire series (5 films). there's also a follow up trilogy by the same bloke called 'new battles...')
― koogs, Saturday, 28 October 2023 20:37 (eleven months ago) link
The Snake Girl And The Silver-Haired Witch is an adaptation of a Kazuo Umezu/Umezz manga, a mystery from the pov of a young girl, I like it.
― Robert Adam Gilmour, Saturday, 28 October 2023 22:50 (eleven months ago) link
Saw _The Cassandra Cat_ at my local Alamo a few days ago, really great experience.
― Ned Raggett, Sunday, 29 October 2023 00:47 (eleven months ago) link
xp did not know it was an Umezu adaptation, now i definitely want to see it!
― Nhex, Monday, 30 October 2023 01:20 (ten months ago) link
koog's purchases are all bangers, possibly except the Yakuza Papers box - remember watching the first one and just being consistently confused by the sprawling cast and double crosses, but since then I've a) gotten a taste for intricate yakuza plots thanks to the video game series of the same name and b) gotten a deeper appreciation for the works of Fukusaku, so perhaps I should revisit.
You can REALLY tell Snake Girl is an Umezz adaptation, his fingerprints are all over that thing. Spookily enough, after I watched my Arrow disc once it broke itself in two within my player, something which hasn't happened with any disc before or since.
― Daniel_Rf, Monday, 30 October 2023 09:57 (ten months ago) link
am getting behind slightly with the japanese masters of cinema releases as well, and those are never heavily discounted like the arrow stuff.
and how have i not previously seen all those eureka martial arts films that were only a tab away?
― koogs, Monday, 30 October 2023 11:36 (ten months ago) link
have never heard of Cassandra Cat but i'll add it to my next arrow order.googling that led me to the Cannes Film Festival Jury Prize list which is a fascinating list of things i love and things i've never heard of.
one of the things i've never heard of was Battle Of The Rails, which was on TPTV the day after and again on the 1st nov
list here (link ends in a bracket hence this link text)
― koogs, Monday, 30 October 2023 16:04 (ten months ago) link
Indicator sale on https://www.powerhousefilms.co.uk/collections/sale
― ( X '____' )/ (zappi), Monday, 30 October 2023 16:10 (ten months ago) link
Haha yes, I enjoy the snooty game of who gets to be a Master of Cinema. Sorry, Tsui Hark, Ringo Lam, Sammo Hung.
― Daniel_Rf, Tuesday, 31 October 2023 10:03 (ten months ago) link
watched Snake Girl last night and, well, all the reviews i've seen have mentioned scooby doo. and it's the same guy who did all* the Gamera films and was obviously pitched at kids, so don't go into it expecting The Ring or something. filmed nicely enough and i liked something about the b&w footage.
(* all but one of the Gamera films - for the second one, which only existed after the surprise success of the first one, he was demoted to second unit and sfx)
― koogs, Wednesday, 1 November 2023 11:32 (ten months ago) link