Two Dirk Bogarde films on Blu-ray August 16 from VCI

[bluskies]

"Agent 8 3/4" (1964) and "Campbell's Kingdom" (1957) on August 16th

http://www.classicflix.com/british-c...a736857a8dec7b



Agent 8 3/4 Blu-ray

Campbell's Kingdom Blu-ray

[bboisvert]

Glad to see VCI is finally diving in. I'd love to see them tackle a serial... maybe Buck Rogers.

[Crimson King]

Originally Posted by bluskies

"Agent 8 3/4" (1964) and "Campbell's Kingdom" (1957) on August 16th

http://www.classicflix.com/british-c...a736857a8dec7b

also would like to see The Servant, The Mind Benders, and The Accident

[lemonski]

Originally Posted by BillyJack

also would like to see The Servant, The Mind Benders, and The Accident

Yep, The Mind Benders is one of my favorites as well. I'm a bit surprised by Campbell's Kingdom coming to Blu-Ray, it took a long time to get to DVD.

Are these VCI's first Blu-Ray releases? Anyone know if their transfers are any good?

I've always equated VCI with crappy DVD transfers....I don't think I ever bought a VCI DVD though.

[Crimson King]

Originally Posted by lemonski

Yep, The Mind Benders is one of my favorites as well. I'm a bit surprised by Campbell's Kingdom coming to Blu-Ray, it took a long time to get to DVD.

Are these VCI's first Blu-Ray releases? Anyone know if their transfers are any good?

I've always equated VCI with crappy DVD transfers....I don't think I ever bought a VCI DVD though.

VCI did a blu-ray of Alastair Sim's "A Christmas Carol"

[bboisvert]

Originally Posted by lemonski

I've always equated VCI with crappy DVD transfers...

Nah, they have very limited resources, but they've done a great job on a bunch of titles -- titles that had previously been ignored/neglected.

[lemonski]

Originally Posted by bboisvert

Nah, they have very limited resources, but they've done a great job on a bunch of titles -- titles that had previously been ignored/neglected.

I vaguely recall reading about some dodgy film noir transfers from VCI?

Anyway, I like the artwork for Campbell's Kingdom, so I'll give them a go

[pro-bassoonist]

Agent 8 3/4 is absolutely hilarious!

[Deciazulado]

Agent 8 3/4 Blu-ray

Campbell's Kingdom Blu-ray

[pro-bassoonist]

The transfers are apparently licensed from ITV





Pro-B

[JoeDeM]

Originally Posted by pro-bassoonist

Agent 8 3/4 is absolutely hilarious!

I just came across this little gem while browsing at one of the local stores, it really is a hilarious movie, and very few people have it in their collections.

[onetet]

Originally Posted by Crimson King

also would like to see The Servant, The Mind Benders, and The Accident

Yes! Losey/Bogarde is one of the great director/actor combinations in film history IMO.