Six-String Samurai 4K UHD from Vinegar Syndrome - Page 3 - Blu-ray Forum

DiamondDave · 06-07-2021, 12:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Telemachus

Definitely, if it came out in 1988 it would be total cult status. I think the movie looks absolutely incredible for something they "shot on weekends." As much as I love Hell Comes to Frogtown, this movie mops the floor with it production wise. I can't find any fault with the visuals, the movie looks like an art exhibit.

Wait until you watch this crap, I bet your opinion changes!

Telemachus · 06-07-2021, 12:57 PM

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Originally Posted by DiamondDave

Wait until you watch this crap, I bet your opinion changes!

The worse it is, the more I'll like it! I put Vegemite in my cereal.

Scottishguy · 06-07-2021, 02:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Telemachus

The worse it is, the more I'll like it! I put Vegemite in my cereal.

Scottishguy · 06-08-2021, 05:30 PM

VS sending mine via FEDX. I feel like royalty.

CatBus · 06-08-2021, 10:20 PM

Received. Vegas has a new king!

okayflint · 06-09-2021, 12:14 AM

is it normal to have ordered this the day the preorders went up and March and still not have this shipped?

El Sleezo · 06-09-2021, 12:17 AM

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Originally Posted by okayflint

is it normal to have ordered this the day the preorders went up and March and still not have this shipped?

Yeah they have over 20k orders to send out. They’re probably finishing up subscribers right now and then will focus on flash preorders, but who gets shipped first random.

CatBus · 06-09-2021, 12:44 AM

No time to view the disc yet, but I'm new to Vinegar Syndrome (first purchase, not a subscriber) and so the packaging is new enough to comment on. I knew from the onset I wouldn't like the case artwork, but it does seem to be in keeping with Vinegar Syndrome's signature style, and that's certainly a matter of taste, take it or leave it. As far as the non-artwork aspect of the packaging goes, the box is very nice and deluxe-feeling, but actually getting to the disc takes way too many steps for my taste. It's a 10 for presentation, but a 2 for practicality: the point of a disc is to watch it.

The standard UHD case buried deep inside the deluxe packaging has both the UHD and Blu-ray (an option I like to have), and the cover art here is reversible, giving you the option of the more standard artwork you'd be familiar with from movie posters and the DVD. Again, this is an option I like to have.

sonny gaunt · 06-09-2021, 12:57 AM

I'm happy that people enjoy this film. It was not my bag of tricks, unfortunately.

plissken99 · 06-09-2021, 01:04 AM

Heh yeah I enjoyed it the first time I saw it on DVD. Still had it on my hard drive, tried on 3 different nights to watch it, couldn’t stay awake. Money saved in this case.

CatBus · 06-09-2021, 02:38 AM

FWIW, I like this film. IMO, if all you really have going into the film are a cinematographer, a stuntman, and a band, this is kindof the best thing that can come out the other end. It's pretty, it's funny, and it probably helps immensely that I really like the Red Elvises. If you don't dig the music, you're probably in for a world of hurt.

Part of the film is the audacity of the thing, so that part doesn't stand up as well to repeat viewings. And the kid. Well, the kid nearly kills it before it gets going, that goes without saying. But as long as he's better than Anakin, I can deal.

Anyway, I can recognize why people might not like this, or even why people may not want to own it/watch it more than once. But apparently I'm a Vegemite achiever, because I just keep getting charmed by it. The visuals are great (and deserving so much more than it got on DVD), the music is a load of fun, and it's got enough humor and action in between to string the visuals and the music together.

It's not Citizen Kane. This is a Vinegar Syndrome film.

LoSouL · 06-09-2021, 03:00 AM

It's just a stylized, oddball wasteland movie with a cool name from a pulpy indie era. I don't understand what the problem is.

Telemachus · 06-09-2021, 03:37 PM

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Originally Posted by CatBus

But as long as he's better than Anakin, I can deal..

Which Anakin?

klauswhereareyou · 06-09-2021, 04:09 PM

I've never seen this but I don't ever remember anyone hyping this film other than Harry Knowles of Ain't it Cool News back in the late 90's. I might pick this up at some point.

CatBus · 06-09-2021, 04:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Telemachus

Which Anakin?

Either! Think how much better things would have gone if he'd just whine-yelled a few times instead of trying to deliver the dialogue that was written for him!

BEFORE: I don't like sand!
AFTER: Uhhhnnng!

BEFORE: Now this is pod racing!
AFTER: Uhhhnnng!

Have to say, the Six String kid's looking better and better.

BluMonday · 06-09-2021, 04:45 PM

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Originally Posted by klauswhereareyou

I've never seen this but I don't ever remember anyone hyping this film other than Harry Knowles of Ain't it Cool News back in the late 90's. I might pick this up at some point.

I'm also from the AICN old days, watched it on DVD at the time because of them. I thought it was OK, it didn't "wow" me, and I generally like this kind of movie. Wouldn't mine re-watching it again to re-evaluate it if it shows up on streaming.

Telemachus · 06-09-2021, 09:23 PM

I can't lie, I am dying to watch this movie, hype levels overflowing. Before I got the Tammy and the T-Rex disc plenty of people said it was a garbage film, but I loved it, I even watched both cuts the same night. I think Vinegar really knows how to pick em.

Scottishguy · 06-09-2021, 09:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Telemachus

I can't lie, I am dying to watch this movie, hype levels overflowing. Before I got the Tammy and the T-Rex disc plenty of people said it was a garbage film, but I loved it, I even watched both cuts the same night. I think Vinegar really knows how to pick em.

They do what of kind of lable VS is, right?

bradnoyes · 06-11-2021, 04:32 AM

I liked Tammy a lot but I could barely sit through this one.

Sommerswerd · 06-11-2021, 02:05 PM

What a underwhelming film. Good thing I do not blind-buy because I do not see myself re-watching this.

06-08-2021, 05:30 PM	#44
Scottishguy Banned Member since:Apr 2019 4K collection:134 Blu-ray collection:1988 DVD collection:26 Trading Score:1	VS sending mine via FEDX. I feel like royalty.

06-08-2021, 10:20 PM	#45
CatBus Senior Member Member since:Aug 2013 4K collection:46 Blu-ray collection:99 DVD collection:31 Blu-ray reviews:1	Received. Vegas has a new king!

06-09-2021, 12:14 AM	#46
okayflint Senior Member Member since:May 2020 4K collection:1264 Blu-ray collection:1264 iTunes collection:6	is it normal to have ordered this the day the preorders went up and March and still not have this shipped?

06-09-2021, 12:44 AM	#48
CatBus Senior Member Member since:Aug 2013 4K collection:46 Blu-ray collection:99 DVD collection:31 Blu-ray reviews:1	No time to view the disc yet, but I'm new to Vinegar Syndrome (first purchase, not a subscriber) and so the packaging is new enough to comment on. I knew from the onset I wouldn't like the case artwork, but it does seem to be in keeping with Vinegar Syndrome's signature style, and that's certainly a matter of taste, take it or leave it. As far as the non-artwork aspect of the packaging goes, the box is very nice and deluxe-feeling, but actually getting to the disc takes way too many steps for my taste. It's a 10 for presentation, but a 2 for practicality: the point of a disc is to watch it. The standard UHD case buried deep inside the deluxe packaging has both the UHD and Blu-ray (an option I like to have), and the cover art here is reversible, giving you the option of the more standard artwork you'd be familiar with from movie posters and the DVD. Again, this is an option I like to have.

06-09-2021, 12:57 AM	#49
sonny gaunt Expert Member Member since:Sep 2009 4K collection:311 Blu-ray collection:2745 DVD collection:1 Blu-ray reviews:1 Trading Score:3	I'm happy that people enjoy this film. It was not my bag of tricks, unfortunately.

06-09-2021, 01:04 AM	#50
plissken99 Blu-ray Guru Member since:Mar 2007 Location:Colorado Springs Trading Score:6	Heh yeah I enjoyed it the first time I saw it on DVD. Still had it on my hard drive, tried on 3 different nights to watch it, couldn’t stay awake. Money saved in this case.

06-09-2021, 02:38 AM	#51
CatBus Senior Member Member since:Aug 2013 4K collection:46 Blu-ray collection:99 DVD collection:31 Blu-ray reviews:1	FWIW, I like this film. IMO, if all you really have going into the film are a cinematographer, a stuntman, and a band, this is kindof the best thing that can come out the other end. It's pretty, it's funny, and it probably helps immensely that I really like the Red Elvises. If you don't dig the music, you're probably in for a world of hurt. Part of the film is the audacity of the thing, so that part doesn't stand up as well to repeat viewings. And the kid. Well, the kid nearly kills it before it gets going, that goes without saying. But as long as he's better than Anakin, I can deal. Anyway, I can recognize why people might not like this, or even why people may not want to own it/watch it more than once. But apparently I'm a Vegemite achiever, because I just keep getting charmed by it. The visuals are great (and deserving so much more than it got on DVD), the music is a load of fun, and it's got enough humor and action in between to string the visuals and the music together. It's not Citizen Kane. This is a Vinegar Syndrome film.

06-09-2021, 03:00 AM	#52
LoSouL Blu-ray Guru Member since:Jan 2017 4K collection:526 Blu-ray collection:950 DVD collection:37 Trading Score:82	It's just a stylized, oddball wasteland movie with a cool name from a pulpy indie era. I don't understand what the problem is.

06-09-2021, 04:09 PM	#54
klauswhereareyou Blu-ray Knight Member since:Mar 2012 4K collection:232 Blu-ray collection:2199 Digital collection:22 Prime collection:1	I've never seen this but I don't ever remember anyone hyping this film other than Harry Knowles of Ain't it Cool News back in the late 90's. I might pick this up at some point.

06-09-2021, 09:23 PM	#57
Telemachus Blu-ray Baron Member since:May 2021	I can't lie, I am dying to watch this movie, hype levels overflowing. Before I got the Tammy and the T-Rex disc plenty of people said it was a garbage film, but I loved it, I even watched both cuts the same night. I think Vinegar really knows how to pick em.

06-11-2021, 04:32 AM	#59
bradnoyes Blu-ray Knight Member since:Dec 2016 4K collection:775 Blu-ray collection:816 Trading Score:255	I liked Tammy a lot but I could barely sit through this one.

06-11-2021, 02:05 PM	#60
Sommerswerd Special Member Member since:Jul 2014 4K collection:- Blu-ray collection:- DVD collection:- Trading Score:2	What a underwhelming film. Good thing I do not blind-buy because I do not see myself re-watching this.

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