The Official Arrow Video Thread

[fuzzymctiger]

Originally Posted by Jr7936

I preordered both from amazon.co.uk since like you said 2000 copies isnt a lot at all

In an ideal world I would do that but $105 AUD for two copies of Shock Treatment is absolutely something I cannot justify

[Cujo]

Originally Posted by Jack.A.Napes

Great news about DUCKLING. Decent extras listed, but a shame there's no interview with Barbara Bouchet. She was very entertaining on the recent AMUCK disc from 88films, and it would've been interesting to hear her talk about 'that' scene.

I was thinking the same thing. They got Troy Howarth, but not her?!

[CrockettandTubbs]

Looks like I'll be retiring my dvd digipack of Ronin then:

[Jr7936]

Living in america if price doesnt drop it would be around $72 shipped for both give or take but i expect them to drop to at least 25gbp to match arrows price

Originally Posted by fuzzymctiger

In an ideal world I would do that but $105 AUD for two copies of Shock Treatment is absolutely something I cannot justify

[Foggy]

In for Shock Treatment and Don't Torture a Duckling. Ronin is a maybe, from what I can remember the first Blu-Ray isn't all that bad, so if I find that dirt cheap in my travels I'd happily settle for that.

[Superted]

Would have been nice to see a Steelbook for The Slayer, would have sat nice beside Driller Killer and The Burning.

Pre ordered
The Slayer
Ronin
Don't Torture a Duckling

[stigdu]

Originally Posted by Superted

Would have been nice to see a Steelbook for The Slayer, would have sat nice beside Driller Killer and The Burning.

Pre ordered
The Slayer
Ronin
Don't Torture a Duckling

Excellent choices, sir. Those are the three I'm going for too, next payday!

Sent from my SM-G930F using Tapatalk

[IVI13]

Originally Posted by CrockettandTubbs

Looks like I'll be retiring my dvd digipack of Ronin then:

I have that digipack and the original single disc version. Kept both because the Filming In The Fast Lane featurette is 3½ minutes shorter on the special edition. I wonder which version will be on the Arrow disc.

[CouncilSpectre]

Originally Posted by Superted

Pre ordered
The Slayer
Ronin
Don't Torture a Duckling

Originally Posted by stigdu

Excellent choices, sir. Those are the three I'm going for too, next payday!

Yep. Same three for me as well

[Blu MacReady]

In for The Slayer, not seen but have wanted to DTAD. Already have Ronin, nothing wrong with it so will wait on reviews to see if worth buying again.

[AlexIlDottore]

Don't Torture a Duckling

[leoganzi]

Originally Posted by AlexIlDottore

Don't Torture a Duckling

Waited long! And I hope the next Fulci title is The Psychic.

[Member-222782]

Originally Posted by leoganzi

Waited long! And I hope the next Fulci title is The Psychic.

Nope. Four of the Apocalypse

[stigdu]

Originally Posted by leoganzi

Waited long! And I hope the next Fulci title is The Psychic.

I knew you were going to say that.

Sent from my SM-G930F using Tapatalk

[jono3000]

In for Ronin

Sent from my Nexus 6P using Tapatalk

[Witchfinger Generous]

Originally Posted by tenia

Shock Treatment :

Exclusive Digipak Packaging

I'm sure the release of this will go without a hitch.

Pass.

[JimDiGriz]

Definitely getting Ronin.

[Fnord Prefect]

Shock Treatment! Whoever saw that coming?!

No classic and thanks to Tim Curry adamantly refusing to take part not what Richard O’Brien had originally envisaged. Two or three memorable songs, imaginative use of a limited and claustrophobic set, a pitch perfect (from an acting standpoint) performance from Barry Humphries of all people and of course now it's on blu-ray no PAL audio speed up mean this isn't a complete waste of time but unless it falls to £15 or so I really can't justify purchasing.

Scanning the bonus material it looks like O'Brian isn't involved. Fair enough, his prerogative, but his scathing opinions re the finished product would I'm sure be well worth hearing.

Also, bet at the planning stages this release was to include a soundtrack CD. If so it's a shame it never happened.

EDIT: On reflection I'll probably wait and pick up the standard edition for £6 in a Fopp Arrow sale in about 12 to 18 months time. I'm not that desperate for the booklet.

[Jack.A.Napes]

I was a huge Rocky Horror fan in the mid 80s and scoured every video rental store looking for Shock Treatment. Finally found it lurking on a revolving rack in the corner of a local newsagent and rushed home to watch it.

Boy was I disappointed!

[BarnDoor]

August's Academy titles we're also leaked on Amazon.com (credit to Akijama). Clash will be a UK exclusive, and it's unknown if there will be another on top of this:

[Show spoiler]

THE BIG KNIFE (1955)

Mere months after delivering one of the definitive examples of film noir with Kiss Me Deadly, Robert Aldrich brought a noir flavor to Hollywood with his classic adaptation of Clifford Odets' stage play, The Big Knife.

Charles Castle, one of Hollywood s biggest stars, looks like he has it all. But his marriage is falling apart and his wife is threatening to leave him if he renews his contract. Studio boss Stanley Shriner Hoff isn t taking the news too well, and he ll do anything he can to get his man to sign on the dotted line even if means exposing dark secrets...

Winner of the Silver Lion at the 1955 Venice Film Festival, The Big Knife also boasts a remarkable cast list including Jack Palance (Shane) as Castle and Rod Steiger (On the Waterfront) as Hoff, plus Shelley Winters (The Night of the Hunter), Ida Lupino (On Dangerous Ground), Jean Hagen (Singin in the Rain) and Everett Sloane (Citizen Kane).

SPECIAL EDITION CONTENTS

Brand-new 2K restoration from original film elements produced by Arrow Films exclusively for this release
High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) and Standard Definition presentations
Original English mono audio (uncompressed LPCM on the Blu-ray)
Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing
Commentary by film critics Glenn Kenny and Nick Pinkerton, recorded exclusively for this release
Bass on Titles Saul Bass, responsible for The Big Knife's credit sequence, discusses some of his classic work in this self-directed documentary from 1972

THE LOVE OF A WOMAN (1953)

The Love of a Woman (L'amour d'une femme) was the final feature of the great French filmmaker Jean Grémillon, concluding a string of classics that included such greats as Remorques, Lumiere d'eteand Pattes blanches.

Marie, a young doctor, arrives on the island of Ushant to replace its retiring physician. She experiences prejudice from the mostly male population, but also love in the form of engineer André.

Starring Micheline Presle, whose impressive career has encompassed French, Italian and Hollywood cinema, and Massimo Girotti, best-known for his performance in Luchino Visconti's Ossessione, The Love of a Woman is a sad, beautiful, romantic masterpiece.

SPECIAL EDITION CONTENTS

High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) and Standard Definition presentations of the feature, from materials supplied by Gaumont
Original French mono audio (uncompressed LPCM on the Blu-ray)
Optional English subtitles
In Search of Jean Gremillon, a feature-length documentary on the filmmaker from 1969, containing interviews with director Rene Clair, archivist Henri Langlois, actors Micheline Presle and Pierre Brasseur, and others
Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Jennifer Dionisio
FIRST PRESSING ONLY: Illustrated collector's booklet featuring new writing on the film by critic Ginette Vincendeau