The Official Arrow Video Thread

[BarnDoor]

Cliff is suggesting that the UK will eventually be getting exclusive Paramount titles, i.e. stuff released by other labels in the US (so Kino, Shout Factory, VS, Criterion, perhaps even Fun City):

Originally Posted by dwk

On that note, hey Cliff, if you are around, can you say if the UK Paramount deal includes stuff released by other labels in the US?

Originally Posted by cmac

Could be…

We're talking hundreds of potential titles, so I imagine we'll only see a fraction represented here, given that Arrow already have a lot on their plate (with WB, MGM, Japanese films, etc). But stuff like My Bloody Valentine and Monster Squad (to name but two) will surely be on their radar.

[alien2010]

Originally Posted by MifuneFan

Can't tell from your post if you knew already, but Witness was released previously in the US by Arrow. First an LE in 2023, and then a standard last year. This is just a UK port of that. As BarnDoor said, this signifies that they now have a Paramount deal for the UK, which is pretty big news.

Imported this from the US… and I still haven’t watched it yet (as soon as I got the disc I would end up seeing it in 35mm&#128518
Great film

[shimmy]

In for Dark City once a standard edition comes around.

[OnlyJapantown]

Will be getting Dark City and Pelham 123. Already have Witness but it's exciting what that could mean for other Paramount releases in the UK...

[side__on]

I will be so happy if Warriors gets released in the UK, I missed that one and the scalper prices are too high for me.

[OgamiittoMcJ]

already ordered GBUgly

and already got VS Road House
(wow can't believe that's over 2 years old now )
still one of my fav releases with top quality classy fancy pants packaging
will possible double dip for the arrow if it gets better encode and is error free

rest can wait for, in no rush, maybe get couple of them in sale or the standards in sale at some point

[OgamiittoMcJ]

Originally Posted by side__on

I will be so happy if Warriors gets released in the UK, I missed that one and the scalper prices are too high for me.

the standards still available for around £30

[side__on]

Oh yeah I know, but that arrow white ltd edition me want one.

[rapta]

Incredible announcements, congrats Arrow for smashing it out of the park! Never thought we'd actually see the day they broke through to Paramount UK but here we are, and of course they're starting with the first US title I actually pre-ordered. Shame we got no heads-up on this deal though as I might've been able to hold off A Simple Plan at least...

Anyway, will immediately be getting The Taking of Pelham One Two Three as it's one I've wanted to see an upgrade of for ages (have suggested it to most boutiques with an MGM deal), and I'm very tempted to pre-order Dark City too as that's a cult film I've been constantly recommended and never been able to check out (the old BD went OOP before I could get it, and I didn't fancy chasing it...figured it'd get a fancy edition eventually, and here we are)! The Invisible Swordsman looks good too, will keep an eye on that one.

Not sure about Road House or Swordfish day one (never actually seen the former, and the latter I bought in a chazza a year or so ago and still haven't watched), but these are consistent with the kinds of film Arrow have become known for.

Originally Posted by BarnDoor

So with Witness coming to the UK, I guess they must have made a breakthrough with Paramount at last. Will this herald the rest of their Paramount titles being released here, or will it only be a handful?

Hoping this means they will at least be able to port over some of the US releases. I'd particularly like to see Black Sunday, Night Falls on Manhattan, The Shootist, The Desperate Hours, The Tin Star, The Day of the Locust and Unman, Wittering & Zigo. I would've imported all those if they hadn't been Region A locked.

I'm sure they'll port over the other 4K titles I did import soon (The Warriors, American Gigolo, A Simple Plan), and probably Barbarella, Hugo and Narc as well (which I probably would've imported too, but the extras discs were region locked).

Originally Posted by MovieBuff647

I'd love for a DAYS OF HEAVEN BD of the 4K restoration. The Criterion 4K is lovely but the Criterion BD is garbage.

You're preaching to the choir, my friend. Anyone who has been on this forum for the past decade or so will know how often I used to bring up that title on here, and it's basically the holy grail of the Paramount library as far as I'm concerned. I got fed up and imported the Imprint disc for the time being, but will pre-order any upgrade from that at the drop of a hat (would've got the Criterion edition but considering the Blu-ray disc is likely region locked, I haven't been bothered enough to buy it yet).

Originally Posted by Foggy

Warriors please.

Reckon that'll be the next title on their list, it's a no-brainer. I have the Arrow exclusives for both that and American Gigolo and they're both beautiful releases.

Originally Posted by MovieBuff647

Yes, which makes me wonder if we could see more Paramount titles finally licensed out in the UK now, such as DAYS OF HEAVEN to hopefully Arrow or Eureka and a Fidelity in Motion-encoded PAPER MOON 4K.

Holy shit, yes Paper Moon 4K would be very tempting (love that film). I like the look of the current MoC disc but would be very, very tempted to buy that one again (I have been hovering over Paths of Glory and Touch of Evil since they were announced, and recently pulled the trigger on Cure recently).

Originally Posted by BarnDoor

Cliff is suggesting that the UK will eventually be getting exclusive Paramount titles, i.e. stuff released by other labels in the US (so Kino, Shout Factory, VS, Criterion, perhaps even Fun City):

We're talking hundreds of potential titles, so I imagine we'll only see a fraction represented here, given that Arrow already have a lot on their plate (with WB, MGM, Japanese films, etc). But stuff like My Bloody Valentine and Monster Squad (to name but two) will surely be on their radar.

Very exciting if it's not a limited selection! If I were to pick some Paramount titles from each of the above labels, I'd go with:

Criterion - Days of Heaven, The Parallax View, No County for Old Men, Real Life, The Furies; maybe even Nashville, Paper Moon, Seconds, Harold and Maude, Medium Cool
Vinegar Syndrome - The Keep, The Tenant, Child's Play ('72), Goin' South, Looking for Mr. Goodbar; maybe Congo, Sliver, Virtuosity etc (look like good fun tbh)
Kino Lorber - The Italian Job, Death Wish, Escape from Alcatraz, Gunfight at the OK Corral, Prime Cut, Rules of Engangement, Play It Again Sam, Posse, Pursued
Shout Factory - The Dead Zone, Clue, Silver Bullet, The Faculty

Not sure they'd go for the Fun City titles, especially considering they're mostly Region B friendly anyway (and don't think they'd want to put a small label like that out of business). But selfishly, I'd probably double-dip on Bad Company if they were to do it...

[darrellmaclaine]

Paramount UK don't - essentially - exist anymore as a sales desk, so they must have done this through the US one... which begs the question why can't Criterion?

Genuinely fascinated as this is a twist I didn't see coming at all.

[rapta]

Btw, this is what I ordered in today's Easter sale, from HMV:



J-Horror Rising seemed to be OOS when I ordered it and now says 'sold out', so we'll see how that goes. But happy to bag the others, all titles I nearly pre-ordered anyway.

Originally Posted by darrellmaclaine

Paramount UK don't - essentially - exist anymore as a sales desk, so they must have done this through the US one... which begs the question why can't Criterion?

Genuinely fascinated as this is a twist I didn't see coming at all.

Whatever they did, it worked. Perhaps it was through Clint's contacts or something? Sometimes it's literally down to personal relationships with certain people at the studio, as Eureka used to have an exclusive avenue for licensing for the UK at one point (but that was definitely at Paramount UK, as it completely fell through when restructuring occurred).

Later there was a very limited flurry of Paramount licenses from UK boutiques but those were all through the usual channels and after months or even years of waiting to hear back (Hollywood Classics, Park Circus).

Sounds like Arrow have the upper hand in some way, and I hope they plan to exploit it as much as possible! Seeing as Paramount seem quite open to letting labels restore their titles in the US, hoping that means we will see some exciting things in the coming months. Let's hope Arrow are going to announce them for both territories going forward though, rather than do a Criterion and keep us guessing...

[dwk]

Originally Posted by darrellmaclaine

Paramount UK don't - essentially - exist anymore as a sales desk, so they must have done this through the US one... which begs the question why can't Criterion?

Genuinely fascinated as this is a twist I didn't see coming at all.

Since this seems to be a recent development, maybe they have.

Honestly, it seems that it would be easier for them to keep as many titles with the same licensees as possible, as it cuts down on legal shit (the stuff on the US releases have already been cleared by Paramount's legal department.)

[T4ffer]

Wait isn’t Arrow about to go bankrupt according to these forums?

[darrellmaclaine]

Originally Posted by dwk

Since this seems to be a recent development, maybe they have.

Honestly, it seems that it would be easier for them to keep as many titles with the same licesnees as possible, as it cuts down on legal shit (the stuff on the US releases have already been cleared by Paramount's legal department.)

Personally speaking, after the US and German studio titles, and the bits Imprint have brought to Region B, there are exactly (and only) four Region A exclusive Paramount-licenced titles I desire (Real Life and Mother from Criterion, Let's Dance from Kino and The Desperate Hours from Arrow US), and I don't currently feel closer to getting any of them. The ones that haven't come out anywhere yet (eg The Miracle Of Morgan's Creek and the 50s Capras) seem genuinely impossible in any form here under any circumstances. But we'll see! I said we'd never get Exorcist II in the UK and we did!

I just hope that Arrow itself can pull itself back together from its annus horribilis because all these studio deals will be academic otherwise. And I still am convinced it's a much worse situation behind the scenes than it looks.

[darrellmaclaine]

Originally Posted by T4ffer

Wait isn’t Arrow about to go bankrupt according to these forums?

Joking aside, we'll see whenever their next accounts are published on Companies House. There's nothing to indicate it's good.

[Ben_C]

Originally Posted by rapta

Not sure about Road House or Swordfish day one (never actually seen the former, and the latter I bought in a chazza a year or so ago and still haven't watched), but these are consistent with the kinds of film Arrow have become known for.

Road House is absolutely legendary and is beyond essential.

[dressedtokill]

Per James Flowers the Road House edition does include the documentary from the SF and VS release. It will be included on the first disc.

[JoelGoodsen]

Originally Posted by Ben_C

Road House is absolutely legendary and is beyond essential.

This is the most accurate statement any of us will read on the forum today.

Every single human being on the planet should own a copy of Road House.

[Ben_C]

Originally Posted by JoelGoodsen

This is the most accurate statement any of us will read on the forum today.

Every single human being on the planet should own a copy of Road House.

[Jope]

Originally Posted by JoelGoodsen

This is the most accurate statement any of us will read on the forum today.

Every single human being on the planet should own a copy of Road House.

assuming you watched it, what did you think of the remake, mr. goodsen?