Ashanti (Richard Fleischer/Michael Caine) - December 11,2012 - Blu-ray Forum

Akijama · 10-12-2012, 12:48 AM

.... a guilty pleasure of mine.Severin is officially back.

1970s Exploitation Action Film 'Ashanti' w/ Beverly Johnson, Coming To Blu-ray DVD In December

kashif · 10-12-2012, 01:56 AM

Wow surprising good news.

pro-bassoonist · 10-12-2012, 04:20 AM

It is not news. It was announced on February 22, 2012. The only problem is that Severin kept changing the release date.

NEWS
https://www.blu-ray.com/news/?id=8246

Pro-B

Nissen · 10-12-2012, 06:50 AM

This was still news to me, and good news at that.

A childhood favourite of mine, Ashanti is a good thriller with a stellar cast and good location footage. I was about 8 when this movie first appeared in my father's video collection, taped from ITV or channel4 in the UK. I found the action the be quite rousing at the time.

In the ensuing years I have been frustrated by trying to hunt down this film uncut on DVD.

Compared to the UK televised taping, the US DVD is cut, the UK DVD is cut, the Scandinavian DVD is cut. In fact, they all look to come from the same master.

Several shootings are truncated, like a sanitised US TV cut. The nudity remains, though.

I'm hoping Severin has gone back and done a new transfer, so we get the full cinema version. I had all but given it up.

kashif · 10-13-2012, 01:25 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pro-bassoonist

It is not news. It was announced on February 22, 2012. The only problem is that Severin kept changing the release date.

NEWS
https://www.blu-ray.com/news/?id=8246

Pro-B

Thanks. I didnt notice it before.

JMK · 12-10-2012, 05:58 PM

Ashanti Blu-ray Review

oildude · 12-10-2012, 06:35 PM

Learning that Ashanti and The Wild Geese are both MPEG-2 is disappointing. But I seem to recall both were listed as more recent codecs prior to these reviews. It would not have changed my pre-order, especially for The Wild Geese, but I am curious if Severin put out misinformation? Or was there really no information on codecs and listings were assumed?

drush9999 · 03-28-2021, 02:43 PM

I'm watching this at the moment, being the only worldwide release of this movie on BD, and it looks very upscaley, and the mpeg artifacts on moving shots gave me a headache. I like the movie still though, even if it treats the issues bluntly. The interview with Beverly Johnson is interesting.

Who knows if we ever get a decent release.

10-12-2012, 12:48 AM	#1
Akijama Banned Top contributor Member since:Oct 2011	Ashanti (Richard Fleischer/Michael Caine) - December 11,2012 .... a guilty pleasure of mine.Severin is officially back. 1970s Exploitation Action Film 'Ashanti' w/ Beverly Johnson, Coming To Blu-ray DVD In December Last edited by Deciazulado; 10-12-2012 at 05:37 PM.

10-12-2012, 01:56 AM	#2
kashif Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Mar 2010 Location:Dubai 4K collection:409 Blu-ray collection:845 DVD collection:3 Blu-ray reviews: 14 Trading Score:61	Wow surprising good news.

10-12-2012, 04:20 AM	#3
pro-bassoonist Blu-ray reviewer Top contributor Member since:Jul 2007 Location:X Home Theater Gallery:47 4K collection:- Blu-ray collection:- DVD collection:- Blu-ray reviews: 31 Trading Score:23	It is not news. It was announced on February 22, 2012. The only problem is that Severin kept changing the release date. NEWS https://www.blu-ray.com/news/?id=8246 Pro-B

10-12-2012, 06:50 AM	#4
Nissen Special Member Member since:May 2010 Trading Score:3	This was still news to me, and good news at that. A childhood favourite of mine, Ashanti is a good thriller with a stellar cast and good location footage. I was about 8 when this movie first appeared in my father's video collection, taped from ITV or channel4 in the UK. I found the action the be quite rousing at the time. In the ensuing years I have been frustrated by trying to hunt down this film uncut on DVD. Compared to the UK televised taping, the US DVD is cut, the UK DVD is cut, the Scandinavian DVD is cut. In fact, they all look to come from the same master. Several shootings are truncated, like a sanitised US TV cut. The nudity remains, though. I'm hoping Severin has gone back and done a new transfer, so we get the full cinema version. I had all but given it up.

12-10-2012, 05:58 PM	#6
JMK Blu-ray reviewer Top contributor Member since:Aug 2009 Blu-ray collection:- Trading Score:3	Ashanti Blu-ray Review

12-10-2012, 06:35 PM	#7
oildude Moderator Top contributor Member since:Dec 2009 Location:With the Ale and Quail Club on a train to Palm Beach 4K collection:267 Blu-ray collection:4770 DVD collection:212 Blu-ray reviews: 37	Learning that Ashanti and The Wild Geese are both MPEG-2 is disappointing. But I seem to recall both were listed as more recent codecs prior to these reviews. It would not have changed my pre-order, especially for The Wild Geese, but I am curious if Severin put out misinformation? Or was there really no information on codecs and listings were assumed?

03-28-2021, 02:43 PM	#8
drush9999 Blu-ray Baron Top contributor Member since:Nov 2016 Location:Sutton Coldfield, England 4K collection:566 Blu-ray collection:6092 DVD collection:488 Trading Score:1	I'm watching this at the moment, being the only worldwide release of this movie on BD, and it looks very upscaley, and the mpeg artifacts on moving shots gave me a headache. I like the movie still though, even if it treats the issues bluntly. The interview with Beverly Johnson is interesting. Who knows if we ever get a decent release.

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