Hell Comes to Frogtown (27th Jan 2014) - Arrow - Page 2 - Blu-ray Forum

HuggyBear73 · 02-06-2014, 04:52 PM

I live in the US and I purchased both FROGTOWN and HELLGATE. Should be here soon. These were both blind buys. Hopefully, they'll make a great double feature.

Ill_Be_Back · 02-06-2014, 06:20 PM

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Originally Posted by HuggyBear73

I live in the US and I purchased both FROGTOWN and HELLGATE. Should be here soon. These were both blind buys. Hopefully, they'll make a great double feature.

Don't expect much from both.

indisposed · 02-06-2014, 06:53 PM

I wonder if they will do this with "White of the Eye"? I hope not.

I've decided to take a blind on this ; it's a film I've been curious about for years, but have never got around to seeing. Oh well... if I don't like it I can easily make my money back on ebay.

How is the transfer? Is it so much of a B movie that it seems more at home on DVD (or VHS, even) or is it genuinely worth checking out in Blu?

beadelf · 02-07-2014, 11:52 AM

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Originally Posted by indisposed

I wonder if they will do this with "White of the Eye"? I hope not.

I've decided to take a blind on this ; it's a film I've been curious about for years, but have never got around to seeing. Oh well... if I don't like it I can easily make my money back on ebay.

How is the transfer? Is it so much of a B movie that it seems more at home on DVD (or VHS, even) or is it genuinely worth checking out in Blu?

its a nice little B movie..dont expect anything spectacular of course

it looks good on blu

navydavey · 02-07-2014, 06:47 PM

Got mine today. Never seen the film but sounded like a laugh.

NoirFan · 02-08-2014, 05:18 PM

DVD Beaver has their review up.

deckard82 · 02-08-2014, 08:04 PM

I thought the movie was super campy in a wonderful way and hilarious. PQ was OK but I assume expecting anything better would have been unrealistic.

MichaelB · 02-09-2014, 12:31 PM

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Originally Posted by indisposed

I wonder if they will do this with "White of the Eye"? I hope not.

Definitely not - it's a completely different situation. For starters, Arrow paid for the restoration themselves (in other words, they've shelled out far more upfront than they did on Hellgate and Hell Comes to Frogtown), so it's very much in their interest to produce and sell as many copies as possible.

Whereas with the other two they've been completely upfront about their strategy: they originally planned to make the films DVD-only but HD masters turned out to be available, so after crunching a few numbers they worked out that they could produce 1,000 copies of each without breaking the bank - hence the limited edition strategy to encourage them to sell out sooner rather than later.

Clark Kent · 02-09-2014, 06:47 PM

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Originally Posted by deckard82

I thought the movie was super campy in a wonderful way and hilarious

Totally agree, the 80's cheesiness works great in Frogtown. "Eat lead, froggies!"

"Rowdy" Roddy Piper was a much better actor than Hulk Hogan.

franken_psycho1990 · 02-09-2014, 09:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Clark Kent

Totally agree, the 80's cheesiness works great in Frogtown. "Eat lead, froggies!"

"Rowdy" Roddy Piper was a much better actor than Hulk Hogan.

Very true!

Ill_Be_Back · 02-10-2014, 11:12 AM

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Originally Posted by Clark Kent

Totally agree, the 80's cheesiness works great in Frogtown. "Eat lead, froggies!"

"Rowdy" Roddy Piper was a much better actor than Hulk Hogan.

Too bad Hulk Hogan never got the proper roles, the best thing I think I have ever seen him in was Thunder in paradise. That's not really saying much.

franken_psycho1990 · 02-13-2014, 01:46 AM

It's been over a week ago since my 2 copies of this movie shipped from Arrow... How long does it usually take for Arrow releases to get to the USA from Arrow themselves???

Clark Kent · 02-13-2014, 01:47 AM

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Originally Posted by franken_psycho1990

It's been over a week ago since my 2 copies of this movie shipped from Arrow... How long does it usually take for Arrow releases to get to the USA from Arrow themselves???

The vagaries of international shipping can always introduce unexpected delays.

HuggyBear73 · 02-13-2014, 02:41 AM

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Originally Posted by Ill_Be_Back

Don't expect much from both.

Just watched this and HELLGATE the other night. Yeah, probably the worst double feature I watched in a while.

Clark Kent · 02-13-2014, 02:44 AM

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Originally Posted by HuggyBear73

Just watched this and HELLGATE the other night. Yeah, probably the worst double feature I watched in a while.

Hellgate is barely watchable, even the brief skin in it can't save Hellgate. I think classic wrestling fans will like Frogtown a lot better.

Braktastic · 02-13-2014, 01:46 PM

I watched Hell Comes to Frogtown last night. It had been a long time since I had seen it last on cable. Initially, it wasn't living up my expectations, but I got into the "spirit" of the production soon enough. Piper really saves this film with his line delivery. It sounds like I will have to watch the commentary for this one sometime, which is something I rarely do.

Hellgate is next...

Ill_Be_Back · 02-13-2014, 01:59 PM

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Originally Posted by HuggyBear73

Just watched this and HELLGATE the other night. Yeah, probably the worst double feature I watched in a while.

I have never seen Hellgate before but I have heard it is near unwatchable, Hell comes to frogtown on the other hand is good in my opinion it has a lot of fun moments. I have always liked Rowdy Roddy Piper as an actor.

levcore · 02-13-2014, 03:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Braktastic

It sounds like I will have to watch the commentary for this one sometime, which is something I rarely do.

You'll have your work cut out.

franken_psycho1990 · 02-14-2014, 01:08 AM

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Originally Posted by Clark Kent

The vagaries of international shipping can always introduce unexpected delays.

When I order BDs from amazon.co.uk, They always get to me within 1 week. I thought Arrow would deliver in this timeframe. I guess not quite that quick. I suspect it will be here toward the end of this week.

Sky_Captain · 02-14-2014, 01:44 AM

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Originally Posted by levcore

You'll have your work cut out.

02-06-2014, 04:52 PM	#21
HuggyBear73 Blu-ray Samurai Member since:May 2011 Trading Score:128	I live in the US and I purchased both FROGTOWN and HELLGATE. Should be here soon. These were both blind buys. Hopefully, they'll make a great double feature.

02-06-2014, 06:53 PM	#23
indisposed Power Member Member since:Oct 2010 Location:South Wales, U.K	I wonder if they will do this with "White of the Eye"? I hope not. I've decided to take a blind on this ; it's a film I've been curious about for years, but have never got around to seeing. Oh well... if I don't like it I can easily make my money back on ebay. How is the transfer? Is it so much of a B movie that it seems more at home on DVD (or VHS, even) or is it genuinely worth checking out in Blu?

02-07-2014, 06:47 PM	#25
navydavey Blu-ray Guru Member since:Feb 2013 Location:Essex, UK	Got mine today. Never seen the film but sounded like a laugh.

02-08-2014, 05:18 PM	#26
NoirFan Blu-ray Count Top contributor Member since:Aug 2009 4K collection:16 Blu-ray collection:2442 Trading Score:29	DVD Beaver has their review up.

02-08-2014, 08:04 PM	#27
deckard82 Special Member Top contributor Member since:Jun 2012 Location:Germany	I thought the movie was super campy in a wonderful way and hilarious. PQ was OK but I assume expecting anything better would have been unrealistic.

02-13-2014, 01:46 AM	#32
franken_psycho1990 Banned Member since:Dec 2013 Location:The Forbidden Zone Blu-ray collection:154 DVD collection:13 Blu-ray reviews:2	It's been over a week ago since my 2 copies of this movie shipped from Arrow... How long does it usually take for Arrow releases to get to the USA from Arrow themselves???

02-13-2014, 01:46 PM	#36
Braktastic Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Nov 2007 4K collection:586 Blu-ray collection:586 Trading Score:13	I watched Hell Comes to Frogtown last night. It had been a long time since I had seen it last on cable. Initially, it wasn't living up my expectations, but I got into the "spirit" of the production soon enough. Piper really saves this film with his line delivery. It sounds like I will have to watch the commentary for this one sometime, which is something I rarely do. Hellgate is next...

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