A Fish Called Wanda (1988) (Remastered)

[Fat Phil]

Originally Posted by willbfree

At least all of us with the MGM BluRay can put the MGM cover around the Arrow release. See, there was a reason to buy the MGM version after all.

Is this release not coming with a reversible cover? I thought Arrow did that as standard?

[steve_dave]

Originally Posted by willbfree

At least all of us with the MGM BluRay can put the MGM cover around the Arrow release. See, there was a reason to buy the MGM version after all.

Originally Posted by Fat Phil

Is this release not coming with a reversible cover? I thought Arrow did that as standard?

It does have a reversable cover.

[MechaGodzilla]

Originally Posted by steve_dave

It does have a reversable cover.

Yep, they always do, and I always reverse them, even when I like the new art. There's just something that feels so "right" about having the original poster art on the cover.

[C.mcbraggins]

Since this is a new 4k scan performed by Arrow, I imagine the original MGM/UA Communications logo will be present in 4k, being Shout's Poltergeist III 2k scan has it.

[jetthead]

I will gladly upgrade from the current crappy Blu.

A Fish Called Wanda is one of the funniest movies ever made!

[Dailyan]

I'm glad I avoided getting the old MGM release. I'm not too familiar with Arrow releases, do they use standard cases or transparent-like ones that Criterion uses?

[baheidstu]

Originally Posted by Dailyan

I'm glad I avoided getting the old MGM release. I'm not too familiar with Arrow releases, do they use standard cases or transparent-like ones that Criterion uses?

They're transparent and have the same thickness as Criterion releases but they still have a banner with the blu-ray logo across the top.

[tcdrek]

Originally Posted by Dailyan

I'm glad I avoided getting the old MGM release. I'm not too familiar with Arrow releases, do they use standard cases or transparent-like ones that Criterion uses?

They're transparent, but they have a banner bar (where the blu-ray logo is located, like standard blu-ray cases), unlike Criterion cases, in which the artwork sleeve goes all the way up to the top of the case.

[Rick Grimes]

Classic comedy that deserves a better transfer.

Had only recently bought the MGM (as an upgrade to my DVD), but after giving it a viewing and seeing how bad the transfer looked (especially the damage to the print), I have pre-ordered the Arrow release and will gift the MGM as a Father's Day present.

Average PQ is not an issue with my old man.

[Markgway]

I remember listening to Cleese's commentary/interviews back when the DVD first came out and found him very insightful.

[fueledbymetal]

I totally need to re-watch this!

[indiana]

how is new transfer?

[NLScavenger]

Originally Posted by indiana

how is new transfer?

It appears to be another great restoration from Arrow Video.

Screenshots:

Originally Posted by Muck47

It's been quite a few years since I watched it the last time but remember it quite well...just did a few caps before watching the whole movie now.

Video showcasing the new restoration:

A Fish Called Wanda - The Arrow Video Story - YouTube

[mja345]

I saw John Cleese and Eric Idle last year when they were doing their comedy tour. Both were cool as hell, seemed like super nice guys. Both spent an hour signing Monty Python albums, books, blu-rays, etc. and talked to fans about all kinds of stuff. Their show was also amazing. Haven't laughed that hard in a long time. They actually did an encore of the encore for fans who stuck around to chat/get shit signed.

[Rick Grimes]

They have moved the release of A Fish Called Wanda (US) to October 10... Was expecting it to ship this week, but I got a "Will email when shipping" note on my pre-order.

[pitchman]

I already got a shipping notice from AmazonUK on Saturday. It usually takes 7-9 days to show up at my door in the states. Not sure why they're pushing back the U.S. release date since the Arrow special edition is obviously finished.

[Rick Grimes]

WTF! I ordered from US (in Australia and have Region A player) with Bates Motel S5, to save money.
Could have ordered from UK...

So now, on Amazon US, it's saying Oct 3. Go figure

[Mike Flynn]

Will this have reversible art?

That MGM/UA logo takes me back to the first time I saw this on an HBO recording.

[Darth Marcus]

Originally Posted by Mike Flynn

Will this have reversible art?

That MGM/UA logo takes me back to the first time I saw this on an HBO recording.

Yes, it does have reversible art.

[Show spoiler]

[ThisKid]

Originally Posted by Mike Flynn

Will this have reversible art?

That MGM/UA logo takes me back to the first time I saw this on an HBO recording.

THANK YOU ARROW!

I used to watch this film all the time on VHS when I was like 3 or 4. But soon after the tape just disappeared. When I was about 9 we bought a movie pack that contained Wanda, and I was just bored by it. Now that I'm 15, looking back at some of the scenes just makes me piss myself laughing. I should get this edition soon. I ended up finding the tape, complete with the MGM/UA logo at the start, but the bloody tape chewed! I will keep this anyway. If I get this, it'll be the 4th incarnation of this film my family will have. The 1998 Aussie VHS, the 2000 Aussie DVD, and Disc 1 of the 2-disc set as part of the previously mentioned movie pack.

Also as an interesting note to mention. The 2000 Non-Anamorphic Australian DVD mysteriously replaces the MGM logo with the 90's United Artists logo! I don't know why that happened, that's for sure!