Third Window Films Discussion Thread - Page 39 - Blu-ray Forum

blooregard_q_kazoo · 07-23-2014, 10:32 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mansinthe

they are all great movies, thats for sure.
its probably a matter of taste for a few of these movies.. but everyone should watch "Land of Hope".

Interesting how tastes differ. That is the one film out of that selection that I REALLY didn't like and therefore didn't buy. I love Sono's work, but this one just did not touch me at all. So I'd say the Hate trilogy (Love Exposure, Cold Fish, Guilty of Romance) is one everyone should see.

[Land of Hope is an interesting piece of work, of course. And it should be seen, because Sono made it, period. But it did not manage to connect with me on an emotional level like the other Sonos have.]

Milla · 07-23-2014, 11:18 AM

Thanks - I picked The Woodsman and the Rain, How To Use Guys With Secret Tips, and The Land of Hope. Pluto looks interesting as well.

thirdwindowfilms · 07-23-2014, 11:20 AM

Dear all, there has been a bit of a cock-up on Amazon with them listing the wrong price for the 'New Directors' box. Would have tried to suck it up, but it would have really hurt us, plus with only 16 pre-orders we've decided to cancel that listing and re-list under the new price.

This will go into affect over next day or so and we will repost with new link

as we feel bad for those 16 who pre-ordered at the price they pre-ordered at (£14.95), we will put up another 30 or so signed copies on kickstarter to cover most everybody who lost out. We know that this may not guarantee that everyone who had their order cancelled would be able to get the price they expected (that's why we're putting up 30 new copies instead of 16 for those who missed out on pre-order), but we hope it'll sort out most of them.

Very sorry for this, but Amazon aren't easy to deal with whatsoever.

Will post up on here, facebook, twitter and sending mailing list out when this comes into affect

thanks and sorry!

Ste7en · 07-23-2014, 11:46 AM

Can't believe I missed this... or did I?

I just got the final Kickstarter pledge in

Mansinthe · 07-23-2014, 12:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by blooregard_q_kazoo

[Land of Hope is an interesting piece of work, of course. And it should be seen, because Sono made it, period. But it did not manage to connect with me on an emotional level like the other Sonos have.]

it should be seen because of Fukushima , not because Sono made it.

blooregard_q_kazoo · 07-23-2014, 01:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mansinthe

it should be seen because of Fukushima , not because Sono made it.

And the Mud Ship Sails On also takes place around Fukushima and has a connection to it as well, so I'd recommend it in this case. But I'd still say every Sono film should be seen. Even the lesser ones are very interesting and help understand him as a film maker. I'm still hoping for a release of "Bad Film". One of my favorites of his early work.

thirdwindowfilms · 07-23-2014, 01:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by blooregard_q_kazoo

And the Mud Ship Sails On also takes place around Fukushima and has a connection to it as well, so I'd recommend it in this case. But I'd still say every Sono film should be seen. Even the lesser ones are very interesting and help understand him as a film maker. I'm still hoping for a release of "Bad Film". One of my favorites of his early work.

Bad Film has some complications between Sono and the sales agent. Plus it an only be sold as a complete package with all of Sono's films, so a 7 disc set or so, which i guess is something that would be good for a kickstarter, but would require a massive amount of money as all would need to be subbed which would cost a lot, then there's license fee and even worse would be the cost of BBFC which would probably be around £15,000 itself!

blooregard_q_kazoo · 07-24-2014, 12:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by thirdwindowfilms

Bad Film has some complications between Sono and the sales agent. Plus it an only be sold as a complete package with all of Sono's films, so a 7 disc set or so, which i guess is something that would be good for a kickstarter, but would require a massive amount of money as all would need to be subbed which would cost a lot, then there's license fee and even worse would be the cost of BBFC which would probably be around £15,000 itself!

£15,000 just for the BBFC? Ouch!

I think I've seen that set of his early films on Amazon.co.jp. It is a nice set and I would love to see all these films subbed, but I assume that this would be a lot of trouble for something that might not sell all that well. I gues I'll just have to keep studying more Japanese!

TomN245 · 07-24-2014, 09:38 PM

With regards to bbfc fees/ratings you could do what 'Mr Bongo Films' did hehe
(

[Show spoiler]

).

Funktion · 07-24-2014, 10:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by thirdwindowfilms

Bad Film has some complications between Sono and the sales agent. Plus it an only be sold as a complete package with all of Sono's films, so a 7 disc set or so, which i guess is something that would be good for a kickstarter, but would require a massive amount of money as all would need to be subbed which would cost a lot, then there's license fee and even worse would be the cost of BBFC which would probably be around £15,000 itself!

Please consider trying a crowd-funding campaign for such release.

I would love to get my hands on an English-friendly set with all of these earlier works, even if at a premium price.
If you go for it, just make sure that it would be a proper Blu-Ray boxset, and not a mixture of BD and DVD (some of the content of BDs, and other on DVD).

Funktion · 07-24-2014, 10:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TomN245

With regards to bbfc fees/ratings you could do what 'Mr Bongo Films' did hehe
(

[Show spoiler]

).

Really?

EddieLarkin · 07-24-2014, 10:22 PM

I'd be in for a Sion Sono Blu-ray Collection! Whether it's just his early works or the lot, I'll pledge whatever you need.

nitin · 07-25-2014, 09:47 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mansinthe

they are all great movies, thats for sure.
its probably a matter of taste for a few of these movies.. but everyone should watch "Land of Hope".

have just ordered this along with Bullet Ballet from base.com which have them both very cheap.

thirdwindowfilms · 07-28-2014, 09:28 AM

Dear all, amazon seems to be selling the NEW DIRECTORS FROM JAPAN release AT A LOSS so if you want to grab a ridiculously low price on it I'd pre-order it now at their mentally cheap price of just £10.25!

I'm sure that the price won't be there long as it's a bit of a mistake, but if you missed the kickstarter here's a chance to grab it now. Remember only about 700 copies available in total of a 3 disc dual format release!

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00L9CSGRM

Ozu Teapot · 07-28-2014, 09:39 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by thirdwindowfilms

Dear all, amazon seems to be selling the NEW DIRECTORS FROM JAPAN release AT A LOSS so if you want to grab a ridiculously low price on it I'd pre-order it now at their mentally cheap price of just £10.25!

I'm sure that the price won't be there long as it's a bit of a mistake, but if you missed the kickstarter here's a chance to grab it now. Remember only about 700 copies available in total of a 3 disc dual format release!

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00L9CSGRM

Is this very bad news for you?

samdvd1 · 07-28-2014, 09:49 AM

Cheers. I've ordered a second copy so I can keep the signed one in as good a condition as possible

thirdwindowfilms · 07-28-2014, 10:00 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ozu Teapot

Is this very bad news for you?

Oddly enough it's not. Spent the whole weekend trying to figure it out, but it seems that ill get my share (which is still not great as amazon take 30% off the DEALER price) but it seems that this is bad for them. Apparently due to their strange computer system this sort of thing can happen from time to time, but i guess it's good for the customer and not them, but I'm still a little hesitant so been chasing this up all weekend. Think it's all ok though

McCrutchy · 07-28-2014, 10:04 AM

Thanks for the heads up, I purchased a copy. We did not have this title in the database, either. It has been added.

I am assuming that it is one BD-50 and two DVDs?

thirdwindowfilms · 07-28-2014, 10:09 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by McCrutchy

Thanks for the heads up, I purchased a copy. We did not have this title in the database, either. It has been added.

I am assuming that it is one BD-50 and two DVDs?

Yep. Thanks!! Region free too

Also have lesson of evil out september 29 which is also region free and bd50

Ozu Teapot · 07-28-2014, 10:10 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by thirdwindowfilms

Oddly enough it's not. Spent the whole weekend trying to figure it out, but it seems that ill get my share (which is still not great as amazon take 30% off the DEALER price) but it seems that this is bad for them. Apparently due to their strange computer system this sort of thing can happen from time to time, but i guess it's good for the customer and not them, but I'm still a little hesitant so been chasing this up all weekend. Think it's all ok though

Well good!

07-24-2014, 09:38 PM	#769
TomN245 Senior Member Member since:Apr 2014 Blu-ray collection:46 DVD collection:13 Trading Score:2	With regards to bbfc fees/ratings you could do what 'Mr Bongo Films' did hehe ( [Show spoiler]ignore them and make up the ratings ).

07-23-2014, 11:18 AM	#762
Milla Member Member since:Jul 2014 Location:UK Blu-ray collection:7 DVD collection:5	Thanks - I picked The Woodsman and the Rain, How To Use Guys With Secret Tips, and The Land of Hope. Pluto looks interesting as well.

07-23-2014, 11:20 AM	#763
thirdwindowfilms Third Window Films Member since:Aug 2012	Dear all, there has been a bit of a cock-up on Amazon with them listing the wrong price for the 'New Directors' box. Would have tried to suck it up, but it would have really hurt us, plus with only 16 pre-orders we've decided to cancel that listing and re-list under the new price. This will go into affect over next day or so and we will repost with new link as we feel bad for those 16 who pre-ordered at the price they pre-ordered at (£14.95), we will put up another 30 or so signed copies on kickstarter to cover most everybody who lost out. We know that this may not guarantee that everyone who had their order cancelled would be able to get the price they expected (that's why we're putting up 30 new copies instead of 16 for those who missed out on pre-order), but we hope it'll sort out most of them. Very sorry for this, but Amazon aren't easy to deal with whatsoever. Will post up on here, facebook, twitter and sending mailing list out when this comes into affect thanks and sorry!

07-23-2014, 11:46 AM	#764
Ste7en Blu-ray Champion Member since:Apr 2013 Location:Durham, UK 4K collection:907 Blu-ray collection:7760 DVD collection:68 Trading Score:4	Can't believe I missed this... or did I? I just got the final Kickstarter pledge in

07-24-2014, 10:22 PM	#772
EddieLarkin Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Jun 2011 4K collection:659 Blu-ray collection:4699 DVD collection:893 Trading Score:1	I'd be in for a Sion Sono Blu-ray Collection! Whether it's just his early works or the lot, I'll pledge whatever you need.

07-28-2014, 09:28 AM	#774
thirdwindowfilms Third Window Films Member since:Aug 2012	Dear all, amazon seems to be selling the NEW DIRECTORS FROM JAPAN release AT A LOSS so if you want to grab a ridiculously low price on it I'd pre-order it now at their mentally cheap price of just £10.25! I'm sure that the price won't be there long as it's a bit of a mistake, but if you missed the kickstarter here's a chance to grab it now. Remember only about 700 copies available in total of a 3 disc dual format release! http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00L9CSGRM

07-28-2014, 09:49 AM	#776
samdvd1 Blu-ray Guru Top contributor Member since:Mar 2008 Location:Carlisle, UK Blu-ray collection:2698 Blu-ray reviews:2 Trading Score:11	Cheers. I've ordered a second copy so I can keep the signed one in as good a condition as possible

07-28-2014, 10:04 AM	#778
McCrutchy Contributor Top contributor Member since:Dec 2008 Location:East Coast, USA Home Theater Gallery:2 4K collection:1263 Blu-ray collection:6773 DVD collection:253 Blu-ray reviews: 5 Trading Score:17	Thanks for the heads up, I purchased a copy. We did not have this title in the database, either. It has been added. I am assuming that it is one BD-50 and two DVDs?

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