The Killing and Killer's Kiss 4K UHDs (1955-1956) - Blu-ray Forum

yoloswegmaster420 · 01-02-2022, 05:05 PM

Amusing for KL Insider to say that 4K releases for To Kill a Mockingbird and Witness for the Prosecution weren't going to sell well but then release a 4K version of 'Killer's Kiss', one of Kubrick's lesser-acclaimed and not as well-known titles. It's especially nowhere near as well known or regarded as 'To Kill a Mockingbird' or 'Witness for the Prosecution'.

dallywhitty · 01-02-2022, 05:29 PM

Not sure how I feel about them being sold separately. On the one hand, it's nice to see Killer's Kiss treated like a singular feature film and not a glorified extra (and I actually prefer it to The Killing), but on the other hand, it means I'd be spending something like £50 to obtain both. Hard pill to swallow when I spent less than a tenner on the Arrow BD.

Gunsnroses092789 · 01-02-2022, 05:31 PM

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Originally Posted by yoloswegmaster420

Amusing for KL Insider to say that 4K releases for To Kill a Mockingbird and Witness for the Prosecution weren't going to sell well but then release a 4K version of 'Killer's Kiss', one of Kubrick's lesser-acclaimed and not as well-known titles. It's especially nowhere near as well known or regarded as 'To Kill a Mockingbird' or 'Witness for the Prosecution'.

Maybe they got a good deal on it (I'm sure licensing cost on it wasn't as high as a super title), and only had to remaster 67m, versus 129m & 116, respectively, and they can pop it onto a BD-66 instead of BD-100. And of course they figured having the Kubrick name on it would help. He seems to be selling well on 4K, so maybe completists will pick this one up.

jkoffman · 01-02-2022, 05:37 PM

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Originally Posted by yoloswegmaster420

Amusing for KL Insider to say that 4K releases for To Kill a Mockingbird and Witness for the Prosecution weren't going to sell well but then release a 4K version of 'Killer's Kiss', one of Kubrick's lesser-acclaimed and not as well-known titles. It's especially nowhere near as well known or regarded as 'To Kill a Mockingbird' or 'Witness for the Prosecution'.

I hear ya, but again, the business side has also been alluded to by KLI. Sometimes you have to take a package deal or nothing at all.

01-02-2022, 05:05 PM	#1
yoloswegmaster420 Power Member Member since:May 2015	Amusing for KL Insider to say that 4K releases for To Kill a Mockingbird and Witness for the Prosecution weren't going to sell well but then release a 4K version of 'Killer's Kiss', one of Kubrick's lesser-acclaimed and not as well-known titles. It's especially nowhere near as well known or regarded as 'To Kill a Mockingbird' or 'Witness for the Prosecution'.

01-02-2022, 05:29 PM	#2
dallywhitty Blu-ray Grand Duke Top contributor Member since:Aug 2009 Location:Temple of Isis 4K collection:319 Blu-ray collection:1679 DVD collection:178	Not sure how I feel about them being sold separately. On the one hand, it's nice to see Killer's Kiss treated like a singular feature film and not a glorified extra (and I actually prefer it to The Killing), but on the other hand, it means I'd be spending something like £50 to obtain both. Hard pill to swallow when I spent less than a tenner on the Arrow BD.

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