Sabata (1969) - Blu-ray Forum

Scottie · 04-30-2014, 06:07 PM

Mr.Dig · 05-01-2014, 08:02 AM

Great news! Hopefully they will release Return Of Sabata and Adios Sabata.

oildude · 05-01-2014, 12:35 PM

Saw this as a kid in the 1970s when it along with the Yul Brenner sequel played a double bill at a Saturday matinee. Sabata is a badazz. Really enjoyable Spaghetti western. Fans of Sergio Leone will love this.

Blu Titan · 05-01-2014, 01:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by oildude

Saw this as a kid in the 1970s when it along with the Yul Brenner sequel played a double bill at a Saturday matinee. Sabata is a badazz. Really enjoyable Spaghetti western. Fans of Sergio Leone will love this.

This will be a blind buy, but I am sure I will love it

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RiFiFi1955 · 05-01-2014, 07:02 PM

Bought the Explosive Media Disc! Assuming this will be the same transfer which is not at all a bad thing.

Scottie · 05-16-2014, 01:00 AM

Release Date: July 22

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/Sab...=ATVPDKIKX0DER

UseY0ur1llusi0n · 05-16-2014, 01:20 AM

Never got around to importing the GER disc, looks like I can cross another classic western off my list

Unfrozen · 05-29-2014, 09:25 PM

While I really try to make a concentrated effort to support all Spags on R1 bluray, I can't say I like Sabata enough to own it. I might have to wait for a price drop.

I might just buy out of support for the subgenre though.

andersos · 06-17-2014, 06:27 AM

Down to $16.99

HuggyBear73 · 06-17-2014, 06:37 AM

Do we know what extras are on this?

logboy · 06-17-2014, 01:42 PM

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Originally Posted by andersos

Down to $16.99

i've preordered at that price. not had any kino BDs, so don't know about typical pre-order levels, or where they drop to over time. it's about £10+ postage, so pretty good.

bruce holecheck · 06-17-2014, 02:17 PM

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Originally Posted by HuggyBear73

Do we know what extras are on this?

Just the trailer.

Prof. Lumpcicle · 06-23-2014, 06:56 AM

Hell yeah! Love this movie!

IIG · 07-28-2014, 08:00 AM

In Germany this disc was released alongside Death Rides a Horse. I would've much preferred that Kino released that movie. More spaghetti is never a bad thing, but the price needs to come down on this.

andersos · 07-28-2014, 09:05 AM

Those who pre-ordered got it for $16.99.

Review is up https://www.blu-ray.com/movies/Sabat...104004/#Review

Comparing screenshots with the German release I like the Kino release better

Member-222782 · 07-28-2014, 12:32 PM

The plot to this film sounds a lot like Bad Day At Black Rock, a new favorite of mine. I'll grab this when I have some extra cash - everything is currently tied into Scream Factory and other stuff.

oildude · 07-28-2014, 03:06 PM

Watched the Blu-ray this weekend. Excellent PQ and the sound is good too. Lots of dry dusty colors, typical of Spaghetti Westerns shot in Spain.

This was my first viewing of Sabata since I saw it as a kid in the 1970s. I did not remember much about it, except that it was a really cool and exciting film to a ten year old. Wow....I did not remember how over-the-top it is. Imagine Sergio Leone ramped up to almost cartoonish levels of violence and gun play. Viewing it now as an adult, I realize how much it parodies the genre and is loaded with dark humor.

Lee van Cleef is steely eyed and cool as the title character bounty hunter Sabata. He is surrounded by a cast of unusual and memorable characters. Mix in elements out of a series like The Wild, Wild West with the standard Spaghetti Western staples of impossibly fast and accurate shooting, short cigars, and dynamite, and you get one explosive (literally) movie. In fact, I would argue this is a kind of Grindhouse western. If you made a drinking game out of the body count, you would be dead drunk before it is over. Definitely a movie you won't soon forget.

Viva, Sabata!

AgentOrange · 07-28-2014, 03:17 PM

Good to hear this is a good quality release, I've never seen it but I'm keen to add more spaghetti western's to my collection and this one sounded exiting. Thankfully it has good enough PQ/AG it can go on my wishlist, i'll probably wait for a sale of some kind though.

vdmello · 07-29-2014, 09:32 PM

Could anyone tell me if this release (Sabata, blu-ray, Kino) indeed comes with a slipcover? Thanks in advance!

oweb26 · 07-30-2014, 02:37 PM

I was late in knowing this was coming out, forgot to preorder it @ 16.99.

I can't in good faith pay 27 when I have seen it at 16.99, so I will have to wait until the price drops on this one.

I was really looking forward to watching this to, time to play the waiting game.

04-30-2014, 06:07 PM	#1
Scottie Moderator Top contributor Member since:Oct 2010 Location:Rhode Island Trading Score:647	Sabata (1969) Sabata Blu-ray PRE-ORDER Last edited by Scottie; 03-05-2017 at 09:55 PM.

05-01-2014, 12:35 PM	#3
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	Saw this as a kid in the 1970s when it along with the Yul Brenner sequel played a double bill at a Saturday matinee. Sabata is a badazz. Really enjoyable Spaghetti western. Fans of Sergio Leone will love this. Last edited by oildude; 05-01-2014 at 12:38 PM.

07-28-2014, 03:06 PM	#17
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	Watched the Blu-ray this weekend. Excellent PQ and the sound is good too. Lots of dry dusty colors, typical of Spaghetti Westerns shot in Spain. This was my first viewing of Sabata since I saw it as a kid in the 1970s. I did not remember much about it, except that it was a really cool and exciting film to a ten year old. Wow....I did not remember how over-the-top it is. Imagine Sergio Leone ramped up to almost cartoonish levels of violence and gun play. Viewing it now as an adult, I realize how much it parodies the genre and is loaded with dark humor. Lee van Cleef is steely eyed and cool as the title character bounty hunter Sabata. He is surrounded by a cast of unusual and memorable characters. Mix in elements out of a series like The Wild, Wild West with the standard Spaghetti Western staples of impossibly fast and accurate shooting, short cigars, and dynamite, and you get one explosive (literally) movie. In fact, I would argue this is a kind of Grindhouse western. If you made a drinking game out of the body count, you would be dead drunk before it is over. Definitely a movie you won't soon forget. Viva, Sabata! Last edited by oildude; 07-28-2014 at 03:28 PM.

07-29-2014, 09:32 PM	#19
vdmello Member Top contributor Member since:Jul 2012 Location:Los Angeles, CA Blu-ray collection:1578 Digital collection:152	Slipcover? Could anyone tell me if this release (Sabata, blu-ray, Kino) indeed comes with a slipcover? Thanks in advance!

05-01-2014, 08:02 AM	#2
Mr.Dig Expert Member Top contributor Member since:Sep 2010 Location:Norway 4K collection:3 Blu-ray collection:902 Trading Score:1	Great news! Hopefully they will release Return Of Sabata and Adios Sabata.

05-01-2014, 07:02 PM	#5
RiFiFi1955 Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Jun 2012 Location:Albany, NY 4K collection:104 Blu-ray collection:1930	Bought the Explosive Media Disc! Assuming this will be the same transfer which is not at all a bad thing.

05-16-2014, 01:00 AM	#6
Scottie Moderator Top contributor Member since:Oct 2010 Location:Rhode Island Trading Score:647	Release Date: July 22 http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/Sab...=ATVPDKIKX0DER

05-16-2014, 01:20 AM	#7
UseY0ur1llusi0n Banned Top contributor Member since:Oct 2013 4K collection:- Blu-ray collection:- DVD collection:- Trading Score:4	Never got around to importing the GER disc, looks like I can cross another classic western off my list

05-29-2014, 09:25 PM	#8
Unfrozen Active Member Member since:Dec 2011 4K collection:45 Blu-ray collection:768 DVD collection:86	While I really try to make a concentrated effort to support all Spags on R1 bluray, I can't say I like Sabata enough to own it. I might have to wait for a price drop. I might just buy out of support for the subgenre though.

06-17-2014, 06:27 AM	#9
andersos Active Member Member since:Dec 2009 Location:Finland Blu-ray collection:154 Trading Score:1	Down to $16.99

06-17-2014, 06:37 AM	#10
HuggyBear73 Blu-ray Samurai Member since:May 2011 Trading Score:128	Do we know what extras are on this?

06-23-2014, 06:56 AM	#13
Prof. Lumpcicle Member Member since:Mar 2011 4K collection:58 Blu-ray collection:1715 DVD collection:775 Trading Score:1	Hell yeah! Love this movie!

07-28-2014, 08:00 AM	#14
IIG Active Member Member since:Feb 2009 4K collection:2 Blu-ray collection:414	In Germany this disc was released alongside Death Rides a Horse. I would've much preferred that Kino released that movie. More spaghetti is never a bad thing, but the price needs to come down on this.

07-28-2014, 09:05 AM	#15
andersos Active Member Member since:Dec 2009 Location:Finland Blu-ray collection:154 Trading Score:1	Those who pre-ordered got it for $16.99. Review is up https://www.blu-ray.com/movies/Sabat...104004/#Review Comparing screenshots with the German release I like the Kino release better

07-28-2014, 12:32 PM	#16
Member-222782 Blu-ray Archduke Member since:Jun 2012 4K collection:645 Blu-ray collection:4556 DVD collection:474 Trading Score:140	The plot to this film sounds a lot like Bad Day At Black Rock, a new favorite of mine. I'll grab this when I have some extra cash - everything is currently tied into Scream Factory and other stuff.

07-28-2014, 03:17 PM	#18
AgentOrange Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Jul 2011 4K collection:382 Blu-ray collection:2619 DVD collection:69 Blu-ray reviews:3 Trading Score:10	Good to hear this is a good quality release, I've never seen it but I'm keen to add more spaghetti western's to my collection and this one sounded exiting. Thankfully it has good enough PQ/AG it can go on my wishlist, i'll probably wait for a sale of some kind though.

07-30-2014, 02:37 PM	#20
oweb26 Member Member since:Jun 2011 Location:Nashville, TN 4K collection:1 Blu-ray collection:499 DVD collection:113	I was late in knowing this was coming out, forgot to preorder it @ 16.99. I can't in good faith pay 27 when I have seen it at 16.99, so I will have to wait until the price drops on this one. I was really looking forward to watching this to, time to play the waiting game.

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