Dark Angel (aka I Come in Peace) (1990) - Blu-ray Forum

JohnDoe NY · 03-26-2013, 10:53 PM

I make no apologies for my love of the 1990 sci-fi action flick I Come in Peace AKA Dark Angel AKA Dolph Lundgen vs. a drug dealer from outer space armed with killer CDs. Now Shout Factory is again proving its greatness by giving it the Blu-ray treatment.

I Come in Peace AKA Dark Angel stars Dolph Lundgren as a Houston cop who always keeps his word. Brian Benben is a smarmy FBI agent assigned to work with Lundgren when his partner is murdered by yuppie drug dealers, who are themselves slaughtered by an extraterrestrial drug dealer (Matthias Hues) looking to harvest human endorphins – the drug of choice for those living in a galaxy far, far away. And let’s not forget that the alien’s space age superweapon is to shoots razor-sharp CDs from his wrist that are like heat-seeking missiles attracted to the human magnetic field, preferably within the vicinity of the jugular vein.

Criminally underrated action director Craig R. Baxley is behind this b-movie bonanza that blends sci-fi, action, horror, mismatched buddy cop comedy, death by throat-slashing CDs, violent yuppie drug dealers played by character actors typically cast as high school principals in 1980’s sitcoms, and Dolph Lundgren spouting off one-liners like “**** you, spaceman!”. This was Lundgren’s own Predator and a fun one at that.

The Warner Archives’ on-demand service only just made the film available on DVD under its original alternate title Dark Angel for the first time a year or so ago. Looks like we I Come in Peace fans are going to have to double dip because Shout Factory has just announced plans to bring it to Blu-ray in what we can only hope will be one of their fully loaded releases.

No artwork, disc details, or even a release date has been announced yet, but according to Blu-ray.com, we do know it will be presented in its original 1.85.1 aspect ratio and will be a two-disc set containing both the Blu-ray and a regular DVD copy.

Now if only the fine folks at Shout Factory could give the same treatment to another personal favorite of mine that has gone overlooked for far too long, The Vindicator. If you can put direct-to-video Scanners sequels on your release slate, there’s no reason why this gem can’t also be resurrected for today’s audience.

http://www.dreadcentral.com/news/649...-shout-factory

nolfoc · 03-26-2013, 11:02 PM

never thought this would ever make it to BD.. Scream Factory does it again!! always giving the people what they want

OldPangYau · 03-26-2013, 11:04 PM

Okay, now Scream Factory is just showing off

I know my dad will be happy about this, as this was one of his favorites back in the day. Glad I held off on buying the Warner Archives DVD-R!

Devilutionary · 03-26-2013, 11:05 PM

they announced this months ago on their facebook page. I'm guessing they formally annouced it today, which is STILL cool.

I'm looking forward to this halloween set they were talking about late last week they said they are announcing soon.

jdslater · 03-26-2013, 11:10 PM

Much love for that film here to.
Always loved that gun. Looked more like a flame thrower when used.

I think Dolph knows how much its loved and might have done some stuff when he did the Red Skorpion extras?

Jerry_Dam · 03-26-2013, 11:15 PM

Dolph did the interview for it at the same time as for the JOSHUA TREE / ARMY OF ONE extras.

Dragon Lee · 03-26-2013, 11:18 PM

I dont care what anyone says, I enjoyed this movie!!! Im in!

kdo · 03-26-2013, 11:35 PM

Good movie, I enjoy it (after all, it has Dolph Lundgren in it

), though it's not a film I watch often enough to warrant rebuying on Blu...I bought the MOD MGM "Dark Angel" DVD via Amazon back when it first came out, and the quality is very good (at least for me), so that's what I'll be sticking with. For fans who don't yet have it, this upcoming Shout release should be exciting!

icy hot · 03-26-2013, 11:44 PM

Day one for me!

Sodslaw · 03-27-2013, 12:39 AM

Yep, will be ordering this for sure.

wormraper · 03-27-2013, 12:41 AM

o....m.....g....... now THIS is a movie I never thought would make it. I'm in.

snoman_99 · 03-27-2013, 12:53 AM

Day one pickup worm!!!! Hahaa this is cool news!

J & Jen

solarrdadd · 03-27-2013, 12:53 AM

ok, ok, Crazy Uncle Solarrdadd will be a day one tripper for this title! I sure use to really enjoy Benben in "Dream On" and to think, he's married to Madeleine Stowe too....Martin Tupper has been a busy man indeed!

OldPangYau · 03-27-2013, 04:00 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kdo

Good movie, I enjoy it (after all, it has Dolph Lundgren in it

), though it's not a film I watch often enough to warrant rebuying on Blu...I bought the MOD MGM "Dark Angel" DVD via Amazon back when it first came out, and the quality is very good (at least for me), so that's what I'll be sticking with. For fans who don't yet have it, this upcoming Shout release should be exciting!

All my dad has is an EP/SLP VHS recording from pay-per-view from over 20 years ago... I think this'll be a decent upgrade

grrrarg · 03-27-2013, 12:59 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JohnDoe NY

The Warner Archives’ on-demand service only just made the film available on DVD under its original alternate title Dark Angel for the first time a year or so ago.

Excellent news!

Not to nitpick but the DVD wasn't a Warner Archive release (if it was a Warner title, Shout would never have gotten it since Warner doesn't sublicense).

The DVD was part of the MGM Limited Edition MOD disc series, and this title must have been part of the deal Shout made with MGM.

Beast · 03-27-2013, 11:19 PM

Holy crap. I saw mention of "Dark Angel" in the scream thread, but ignored the news.

I thought it was about the James Cameron TV Series or what have you. I never knew it was an alternate title to "I Come In Peace"!

That movie is awesome sauce. I will absolutely be picking this up day one.

kdo · 03-28-2013, 05:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tafsir

in the uk , it was called dark angel

As it was in most of the rest of the world (the original script title was "Lethal Contact," but the actual title for the film is "Dark Angel"). It was re-titled for the US.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0099817/...nfo?ref_=tt_ft

indy24la · 03-28-2013, 06:19 PM

I remember renting this when it first came out and being surprised how good it was. Haven't seen it since, so I'm wondering how it holds up.

Devilutionary · 03-28-2013, 07:29 PM

you can watch this for free on youtube last time I checked.

UniSol GR77 · 03-28-2013, 08:56 PM

Here in Italy the movie was re-titled:

ARMA NON CONVENZIONALE.

(No ordinary weapon)

03-26-2013, 10:53 PM	#1
JohnDoe NY Banned Top contributor Member since:Oct 2012	Dark Angel (aka I Come in Peace) (1990) Dark Angel Blu-ray Sweet! I make no apologies for my love of the 1990 sci-fi action flick I Come in Peace AKA Dark Angel AKA Dolph Lundgen vs. a drug dealer from outer space armed with killer CDs. Now Shout Factory is again proving its greatness by giving it the Blu-ray treatment. I Come in Peace AKA Dark Angel stars Dolph Lundgren as a Houston cop who always keeps his word. Brian Benben is a smarmy FBI agent assigned to work with Lundgren when his partner is murdered by yuppie drug dealers, who are themselves slaughtered by an extraterrestrial drug dealer (Matthias Hues) looking to harvest human endorphins – the drug of choice for those living in a galaxy far, far away. And let’s not forget that the alien’s space age superweapon is to shoots razor-sharp CDs from his wrist that are like heat-seeking missiles attracted to the human magnetic field, preferably within the vicinity of the jugular vein. Criminally underrated action director Craig R. Baxley is behind this b-movie bonanza that blends sci-fi, action, horror, mismatched buddy cop comedy, death by throat-slashing CDs, violent yuppie drug dealers played by character actors typically cast as high school principals in 1980’s sitcoms, and Dolph Lundgren spouting off one-liners like “**** you, spaceman!”. This was Lundgren’s own Predator and a fun one at that. The Warner Archives’ on-demand service only just made the film available on DVD under its original alternate title Dark Angel for the first time a year or so ago. Looks like we I Come in Peace fans are going to have to double dip because Shout Factory has just announced plans to bring it to Blu-ray in what we can only hope will be one of their fully loaded releases. No artwork, disc details, or even a release date has been announced yet, but according to Blu-ray.com, we do know it will be presented in its original 1.85.1 aspect ratio and will be a two-disc set containing both the Blu-ray and a regular DVD copy. Now if only the fine folks at Shout Factory could give the same treatment to another personal favorite of mine that has gone overlooked for far too long, The Vindicator. If you can put direct-to-video Scanners sequels on your release slate, there’s no reason why this gem can’t also be resurrected for today’s audience. http://www.dreadcentral.com/news/649...-shout-factory Last edited by Scottie; 03-28-2017 at 04:47 AM.

03-26-2013, 11:02 PM	#2
nolfoc Banned Top contributor Member since:Nov 2008 Blu-ray collection:- Blu-ray reviews: 108 Trading Score:49	never thought this would ever make it to BD.. Scream Factory does it again!! always giving the people what they want

03-26-2013, 11:04 PM	#3
OldPangYau Blu-ray Samurai Top contributor Member since:Dec 2009 Blu-ray collection:596 DVD collection:194	Okay, now Scream Factory is just showing off I know my dad will be happy about this, as this was one of his favorites back in the day. Glad I held off on buying the Warner Archives DVD-R!

03-26-2013, 11:05 PM	#4
Devilutionary Expert Member Member since:Jan 2012 Location:Virginia, USA Blu-ray collection:290 DVD collection:468	they announced this months ago on their facebook page. I'm guessing they formally annouced it today, which is STILL cool. I'm looking forward to this halloween set they were talking about late last week they said they are announcing soon.

03-26-2013, 11:10 PM	#5
jdslater Senior Member Member since:Apr 2009 Location:London, UK Blu-ray collection:149 Trading Score:2	Much love for that film here to. Always loved that gun. Looked more like a flame thrower when used. I think Dolph knows how much its loved and might have done some stuff when he did the Red Skorpion extras?

03-26-2013, 11:15 PM	#6
Jerry_Dam Expert Member Top contributor Member since:Feb 2013	Dolph did the interview for it at the same time as for the JOSHUA TREE / ARMY OF ONE extras.

03-26-2013, 11:18 PM	#7
Dragon Lee Blu-ray Guru Top contributor Member since:Jan 2010 Location:Minneapolis, MN Home Theater Gallery:3 4K collection:738 Blu-ray collection:3729 DVD collection:357 Digital collection:142 Blu-ray reviews: 84 Trading Score:108	I dont care what anyone says, I enjoyed this movie!!! Im in!

03-26-2013, 11:35 PM	#8
kdo Blu-ray Samurai Top contributor Member since:Mar 2010 Location:Realm of the Inoperative Data-Pushers Blu-ray reviews:540 Trading Score:1	Good movie, I enjoy it (after all, it has Dolph Lundgren in it ), though it's not a film I watch often enough to warrant rebuying on Blu...I bought the MOD MGM "Dark Angel" DVD via Amazon back when it first came out, and the quality is very good (at least for me), so that's what I'll be sticking with. For fans who don't yet have it, this upcoming Shout release should be exciting!

03-26-2013, 11:44 PM	#9
icy hot Expert Member Member since:Aug 2011 Location:the Zoo 4K collection:174 Blu-ray collection:1908 DVD collection:350 MA collection:190 Digital collection:1055 iTunes collection:17 Trading Score:166	Day one for me!

03-27-2013, 12:39 AM	#10
Sodslaw Special Member Member since:Jun 2012	Yep, will be ordering this for sure.

03-27-2013, 12:41 AM	#11
wormraper Blu-ray Archduke Member since:Aug 2007 Location:Tucson Arizona 4K collection:969 Blu-ray collection:5300 Blu-ray reviews:2 Trading Score:572	o....m.....g....... now THIS is a movie I never thought would make it. I'm in.

03-27-2013, 12:53 AM	#12
snoman_99 Expert Member Member since:Sep 2008 Location:Your Momma, Oklahoma 4K collection:524 Blu-ray collection:3423 DVD collection:48	Day one pickup worm!!!! Hahaa this is cool news! J & Jen

03-27-2013, 12:53 AM	#13
solarrdadd Blu-ray Prince Top ranked HT gallery Member since:Jul 2008 Location:Virginia Home Theater Gallery:255 4K collection:209 Blu-ray collection:1344 DVD collection:4 Blu-ray reviews: 42 Trading Score:316	ok, ok, Crazy Uncle Solarrdadd will be a day one tripper for this title! I sure use to really enjoy Benben in "Dream On" and to think, he's married to Madeleine Stowe too....Martin Tupper has been a busy man indeed!

03-27-2013, 11:19 PM	#16
Beast Blu-ray Champion Member since:Feb 2008 Blu-ray collection:376 Blu-ray reviews:3	Holy crap. I saw mention of "Dark Angel" in the scream thread, but ignored the news. I thought it was about the James Cameron TV Series or what have you. I never knew it was an alternate title to "I Come In Peace"! That movie is awesome sauce. I will absolutely be picking this up day one.

03-28-2013, 06:19 PM	#18
indy24la Senior Member Member since:Jun 2012 4K collection:182 Blu-ray collection:2320 Trading Score:36	I remember renting this when it first came out and being surprised how good it was. Haven't seen it since, so I'm wondering how it holds up.

03-28-2013, 07:29 PM	#19
Devilutionary Expert Member Member since:Jan 2012 Location:Virginia, USA Blu-ray collection:290 DVD collection:468	you can watch this for free on youtube last time I checked.

03-28-2013, 08:56 PM	#20
UniSol GR77 Banned Member since:May 2009 Location:Naples, Italy. Trading Score:1	Here in Italy the movie was re-titled: ARMA NON CONVENZIONALE. (No ordinary weapon)

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