Sword of the Valiant? - Blu-ray Forum

davidstallard · 02-16-2020, 03:57 AM

This site announced in May 2019 that Scorpion would be releasing Sword of the Valiant on Blu-ray probably in the summer of 2019. It appears that never happened. Does anyone know what's going on with it?

movieben1138 · 05-21-2020, 06:47 AM

Curious about this myself. Was really looking forward to this potential release.

davidstallard · 05-22-2020, 01:13 AM

I wrote Scorpion Releasing about it directly but no response.

davidstallard · 08-26-2020, 06:25 AM

I just discovered that on 8/17/2020, Scorpion Releasing posted on their Facebook page that Sword of the Valiant is coming soon. So it's not a dead project after all.

Katatonia · 08-26-2020, 06:42 AM

It has a listing at Ronin: https://roninflix.com/collections/co...of-the-valiant

Bluefox75 · 10-14-2020, 05:50 AM

Ronin will have it for pre-order at 11 a.m. PT today

IdeaOfEvil · 10-14-2020, 07:05 AM

I've never heard of Ronin before. Are they any good with pre-orders? Does anyone think SotV will be exclusive to them, or will someone else get any copies for sale?

Katatonia · 10-14-2020, 07:18 AM

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Originally Posted by IdeaOfEvil

I've never heard of Ronin before. Are they any good with pre-orders? Does anyone think SotV will be exclusive to them, or will someone else get any copies for sale?

Ronin are good to order from, I've probably placed 50+ separate orders with them over the last few years.

This won't be a pre-order though. It'll be available tomorrow to ship immediately after.

It will probably be an exclusive to Ronin at first for domestic orders. Diabolik should offer it within days for International orders, and then also offer domestic orders after a couple of months have passed.

davidstallard · 10-14-2020, 08:18 PM

Well, I ordered it. I read some reviews of the film (not the blu-ray specifically) and had some serious misgivings but decided to go with my vague memories and pull the trigger anyway. Will report back once I've watched it.

Bluefox75 · 10-15-2020, 08:03 PM

I got a shipping notice just a bit ago. Very excited, I used to watch this a lot on late-night TV as a kid.

davidstallard · 10-15-2020, 08:09 PM

Do we know why there are two covers shown? I have no idea which one I'll be getting.

bergman864 · 10-15-2020, 08:12 PM

I got a Ronin Flix email about this title. I guess it has been released.

bonehica · 10-15-2020, 08:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by davidstallard

Do we know why there are two covers shown? I have no idea which one I'll be getting.

Most likely has a reversible sleeve, so you can choose the one you like best

IdeaOfEvil · 10-17-2020, 09:33 PM

Well, this got here quick =)

RadicalThrasher · 10-18-2020, 04:02 AM

Also received this today in the mail. Usual lightning fast shipping from Ronin.

davidstallard · 10-22-2020, 04:12 PM

I watched this last night. The picture quality was surprisingly good in general, I noticed bright colors in several scenes. I had only ever seen this via muddy basic cable broadcasts from 30 odd years ago so I half expected it to look bad regardless of HD remaster.

The movie itself is just as bizarre as I remembered.

It seems to get more strange further in, it almost feels like some scenes are missing which would more clearly explain how things get from A to B. There are some surprisingly good and earnest performances in this, to counterbalance some of the corny stuff.

In one of the bonus interviews, actress Emma Sutton says that several times the director told her that he wasn't sure how to handle something and so she came up with an idea that they used - she got a writing credit on the movie even though she says she's no writer. So anyway, it sorta sounds like this was being written as it was being filmed.

I still like this movie, but it isn't really one I would try to push on others because it's a really easy target for ridicule if you're not in the right frame of mind.

DukeTogo84 · 10-22-2020, 04:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by davidstallard

I watched this last night. The picture quality was surprisingly good in general, I noticed bright colors in several scenes. I had only ever seen this via muddy basic cable broadcasts from 30 odd years ago so I half expected it to look bad regardless of HD remaster.

The movie itself is just as bizarre as I remembered.

It seems to get more strange further in, it almost feels like some scenes are missing which would more clearly explain how things get from A to B. There are some surprisingly good and earnest performances in this, to counterbalance some of the corny stuff.

In one of the bonus interviews, actress Emma Sutton says that several times the director told her that he wasn't sure how to handle something and so she came up with an idea that they used - she got a writing credit on the movie even though she says she's no writer. So anyway, it sorta sounds like this was being written as it was being filmed.

I still like this movie, but it isn't really one I would try to push on others because it's a really easy target for ridicule if you're not in the right frame of mind.

Pretty much how I felt, or at least somewhat. The Blu-ray looks great, but man what a strange movie. It has it's moments, but it's really choppy and plots start up and never really finish. It really is all over the place. Still, a pretty good Sean Connery performance. The main character needed a better wig though.

davidstallard · 10-22-2020, 05:00 PM

I saw that the director Stephen Weeks hasn't made another film since the year this came out, 1984. He had another movie that year, The Bengal Lancers! with Michael York and Christopher Lee, which apparently was the target of a criminal scheme and was shut down after 10 days of filming, so that might have something to do with it.

RadicalThrasher · 11-01-2020, 02:07 AM

Site review: https://www.blu-ray.com/movies/Sword...242008/#Review

Nashwolverine · 02-24-2021, 05:36 PM

Just got this today. Man, Ronin is fast! I just ordered it a couple of days ago. Anyway, always happy to add another Connery Blu Ray. Just 3 to go for the 80's - Five Days One Summer, Wrong Is Right and Family Business.

About this train wreck of a movie. Fun watch if you like to see how bad a movie can get. I could not stop laughing at some of the gaffes, the worst of which is below:

Anybody see the mic?

02-16-2020, 03:57 AM	#1
davidstallard Active Member Member since:Jan 2009 4K collection:101 Blu-ray collection:1010 DVD collection:363	Sword of the Valiant? This site announced in May 2019 that Scorpion would be releasing Sword of the Valiant on Blu-ray probably in the summer of 2019. It appears that never happened. Does anyone know what's going on with it?

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05-21-2020, 06:47 AM	#2
movieben1138 Power Member Member since:Jan 2012 Location:Saint Louis, MO 4K collection:1142 Blu-ray collection:11701 DVD collection:2441 Trading Score:1004	Curious about this myself. Was really looking forward to this potential release.

05-22-2020, 01:13 AM	#3
davidstallard Active Member Member since:Jan 2009 4K collection:101 Blu-ray collection:1010 DVD collection:363	I wrote Scorpion Releasing about it directly but no response.

08-26-2020, 06:25 AM	#4
davidstallard Active Member Member since:Jan 2009 4K collection:101 Blu-ray collection:1010 DVD collection:363	I just discovered that on 8/17/2020, Scorpion Releasing posted on their Facebook page that Sword of the Valiant is coming soon. So it's not a dead project after all.

08-26-2020, 06:42 AM	#5
Katatonia Blu-ray Grand Duke Top contributor Member since:Nov 2010 Location:Missouri, USA 4K collection:928 Blu-ray collection:8247 DVD collection:3655 Digital collection:33 Prime collection:106 Blu-ray reviews: 30 Trading Score:156	It has a listing at Ronin: https://roninflix.com/collections/co...of-the-valiant

10-14-2020, 05:50 AM	#6
Bluefox75 Active Member Top contributor Member since:Jul 2015 Location:N Arkansas 4K collection:1356 Blu-ray collection:4702 DVD collection:1106	Ronin will have it for pre-order at 11 a.m. PT today

10-14-2020, 07:05 AM	#7
IdeaOfEvil Blu-ray Guru Member since:Nov 2010 Location:SF/Berkeley Trading Score:101	I've never heard of Ronin before. Are they any good with pre-orders? Does anyone think SotV will be exclusive to them, or will someone else get any copies for sale?

10-14-2020, 08:18 PM	#9
davidstallard Active Member Member since:Jan 2009 4K collection:101 Blu-ray collection:1010 DVD collection:363	Well, I ordered it. I read some reviews of the film (not the blu-ray specifically) and had some serious misgivings but decided to go with my vague memories and pull the trigger anyway. Will report back once I've watched it.

10-15-2020, 08:03 PM	#10
Bluefox75 Active Member Top contributor Member since:Jul 2015 Location:N Arkansas 4K collection:1356 Blu-ray collection:4702 DVD collection:1106	I got a shipping notice just a bit ago. Very excited, I used to watch this a lot on late-night TV as a kid.

10-15-2020, 08:09 PM	#11
davidstallard Active Member Member since:Jan 2009 4K collection:101 Blu-ray collection:1010 DVD collection:363	Do we know why there are two covers shown? I have no idea which one I'll be getting.

10-15-2020, 08:12 PM	#12
bergman864 Blu-ray Ninja Top contributor Member since:Feb 2012 4K collection:508 Blu-ray collection:1221 DVD collection:25 Blu-ray reviews: 5 Trading Score:15	I got a Ronin Flix email about this title. I guess it has been released.

10-17-2020, 09:33 PM	#14
IdeaOfEvil Blu-ray Guru Member since:Nov 2010 Location:SF/Berkeley Trading Score:101	Well, this got here quick =)

10-18-2020, 04:02 AM	#15
RadicalThrasher Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Aug 2015 Location:Chicagoland, Illinois 4K collection:- Blu-ray collection:- Trading Score:1	Also received this today in the mail. Usual lightning fast shipping from Ronin.

10-22-2020, 04:12 PM	#16
davidstallard Active Member Member since:Jan 2009 4K collection:101 Blu-ray collection:1010 DVD collection:363	I watched this last night. The picture quality was surprisingly good in general, I noticed bright colors in several scenes. I had only ever seen this via muddy basic cable broadcasts from 30 odd years ago so I half expected it to look bad regardless of HD remaster. The movie itself is just as bizarre as I remembered. It seems to get more strange further in, it almost feels like some scenes are missing which would more clearly explain how things get from A to B. There are some surprisingly good and earnest performances in this, to counterbalance some of the corny stuff. In one of the bonus interviews, actress Emma Sutton says that several times the director told her that he wasn't sure how to handle something and so she came up with an idea that they used - she got a writing credit on the movie even though she says she's no writer. So anyway, it sorta sounds like this was being written as it was being filmed. I still like this movie, but it isn't really one I would try to push on others because it's a really easy target for ridicule if you're not in the right frame of mind.

10-22-2020, 05:00 PM	#18
davidstallard Active Member Member since:Jan 2009 4K collection:101 Blu-ray collection:1010 DVD collection:363	I saw that the director Stephen Weeks hasn't made another film since the year this came out, 1984. He had another movie that year, The Bengal Lancers! with Michael York and Christopher Lee, which apparently was the target of a criminal scheme and was shut down after 10 days of filming, so that might have something to do with it.

11-01-2020, 02:07 AM	#19
RadicalThrasher Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Aug 2015 Location:Chicagoland, Illinois 4K collection:- Blu-ray collection:- Trading Score:1	Site review: https://www.blu-ray.com/movies/Sword...242008/#Review

02-24-2021, 05:36 PM	#20
Nashwolverine Junior Member Member since:Nov 2013 Location:Franklin, TN Blu-ray collection:61 DVD collection:9	Just got this today. Man, Ronin is fast! I just ordered it a couple of days ago. Anyway, always happy to add another Connery Blu Ray. Just 3 to go for the 80's - Five Days One Summer, Wrong Is Right and Family Business. About this train wreck of a movie. Fun watch if you like to see how bad a movie can get. I could not stop laughing at some of the gaffes, the worst of which is below: Anybody see the mic?

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