The Official Arrow Video Thread

[tenia]

Originally Posted by Olmo

This was the reply courtesy of Twitter;

'There are a few technical issues. We have somebody looking into it so will hopefully have a fuller update to share soon!'.

They answered to me on FB : "We are still working out the elements for this one and rest assured that once we have a full update we will post about it on the page so please do keep checking back!"

[whitesheik]

A limited edition of 3000 units, eh? Where IS the outcry? Wonder where they got the idea? I don't know, if this were announced by the people who created this model one knows exactly what the response would have been. I think it is vastly unfair to Arrow to not give them the same exact treatment

[Marv Inc.]

Which release is limited to 3000?

[charnier]

Stray Cat Rock is limited to 2000; Phibes is limited to 3000. While we're at it, the Boro box is limited to 1000.

[charnier]

Originally Posted by whitesheik

A limited edition of 3000 units, eh? Where IS the outcry? Wonder where they got the idea? I don't know, if this were announced by the people who created this model one knows exactly what the response would have been. I think it is vastly unfair to Arrow to not give them the same exact treatment

Big differences are these:

• Not every title is limited, unlike TT
• Some of Arrow's choices are commercially more risky unlike titles like Christine and The Blob
• Arrow tends to have more special features
• Arrow's titles are more reasonably priced than TT's
• More and more, it's likely you'll see a TT title in another territory for a more reasonable price

[bizarre_eye]

Plus in the case of some of Arrow's limited runs it seems to be more to do with a 'deluxe' packaging variant that the actual film itself.

I wouldn't be surprised if TCM 2 and the Phibes films received standard amaray releases once the limited packaging variants sold out.

[JimDiGriz]

Originally Posted by bizarre_eye

Plus in the case of some of Arrow's limited runs it seems to be more to do with a 'deluxe' packaging variant that the actual film itself.

I wouldn't be surprised if TCM 2 and the Phibes films received standard amaray releases once the limited packaging variants sold out.

I have a feeling that the Phibes limited packaging wont last long. Pre-ordered at the Arrow early bird price anyway as this is a set Ive been hoping for since I got a blu-ray player!

[josuv22]

arrow new pre order release are starting to drop in price on amazon

several are now on sale for £12.30 ish each

[rock, stone]

Originally Posted by whitesheik

A limited edition of 3000 units, eh? Where IS the outcry? Wonder where they got the idea? I don't know, if this were announced by the people who created this model one knows exactly what the response would have been. I think it is vastly unfair to Arrow to not give them the same exact treatment

So, not grown up any then?

[Blu MacReady]

Originally Posted by josuv22

arrow new pre order release are starting to drop in price on amazon

several are now on sale for £12.30 ish each

Really? I'm seeing them £19.99 (Remo for one) - £24.50
Recent releases like Delta Force £21.50

Which ones are £12???????

[Buzz201]

Originally Posted by Blu MacReady

Really? I'm seeing them £19.99 (Remo for one) - £24.50
Recent releases like Delta Force £21.50

Which ones are £12???????

Not a pre-order but Arrow's release of Braquo S1 & 2 dropped to £11.75, maybe that's what the poster is referring to? (It's available for £10 on Zavvi anyway.)

It looks like Arrow are trying to clear stock, because it's existence has been erased from the Arrow website in favour of the forthcoming 1-3 boxset.

[rock, stone]

Originally Posted by MichaelB

Another crucial point is that this isn't a "model", it's a marketing strategy pertaining to certain individual titles. In which respect it has far more in common with what Anchor Bay were doing fifteen years ago with their numbered limited editions of things like The Beyond and The Wicker Man.

Mind you, maybe that's what Whitesheik is insinuating? That's the trouble with not spelling things out: people have this annoying tendency to jump to different conclusions.

No, whitesheik is only alluding to Twilight Time.

I'm not sure if you were around for the great TT thread wars, but it was a bummer. A never-ending, indiscriminate, belligerent bummer that he would apparently like to revisit.

[fuzzymctiger]

Originally Posted by Blu MacReady

Really? I'm seeing them £19.99 (Remo for one) - £24.50
Recent releases like Delta Force £21.50

Which ones are £12???????

Bound, Branded to Kill, and Mark of the Devil

Might preorder those tomorrow morning to lock in the price!

[charnier]

Originally Posted by fuzzymctiger

Bound, Branded to Kill, and Mark of the Devil

Might preorder those tomorrow morning to lock in the price!

Now you can include Brute Force and the Beast as well.

Update - Stray Cat Rock has gone down to £24.80.

[NoirFan]

Now I'm debating whether to order those from Amazon (once the Remo price drops as well) or wait for an Arrow flash sale to earn some buyer points. The latter (particularly with pre-orders) seems relatively unlikely in the immediate future though.

[charnier]

Originally Posted by NoirFan

Now I'm debating whether to order those from Amazon (once the Remo price drops as well) or wait for an Arrow flash sale to earn some buyer points. The latter (particularly with pre-orders) seems relatively unlikely in the immediate future though.

Do you think Stray Cat Rock would still be in print by the time a flash sale happens?

[Dickieduvet]

Pre-ordered Mark Of The Devil & The Beast at those prices, Hoping Shivers & Remo drop too.

Surprising move from Amazon

[nitin]

Originally Posted by charnier

Now you can include Brute Force and the Beast as well.

Update - Stray Cat Rock has gone down to £24.80.

Salvatore Giuliano also 12.30

[kuro_sawa]

Originally Posted by MichaelB

As I said, he was about as subtle as a thermonuclear explosion in the middle of one of the world's major population centres - I knew exactly what he was referring to. But it's amusing to speculate about alternative interpretations, since the basic charge is so patently absurd.

To have what whitesheik was really saying be true, Arrow would have to limit all future releases to a certain run number, jack up the price on everything x2, only sell their product through a nearly defunct webstore with zero customer service and start ignoring special features/packaging on most releases. I think its safe to say those who got what you were saying Michael, wouldn't have agreed with what he was saying in the first place . It seems to me there is good reason for these specific titles to have a limited print run. Now, if something like The Burbs were limited to a few thousand copies and cost $40 then we'd be getting closer to legitimacy with what whitesheik said. I dislike TT's business more than any other label, and Arrow is hardly anything like them.

[bizarre_eye]

Originally Posted by Dickieduvet

Pre-ordered Mark Of The Devil & The Beast at those prices, Hoping Shivers & Remo drop too.

Surprising move from Amazon

They do this a fair bit actually; they always seem to initially list very high pre-order prices, with the price then falling as the release date approaches. The price will usually shoot back up again though after the release date. I've received some sizable pre-order price drops on quite a few titles these last few months from multiple labels, including 88 Films, BFI, Arrow, Artificial Eye, Eureka, Network etc.