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Excellent feedback from US Forum - TBS
Just thought I would post this response from the List Owner at US Forum TBS. Very, very good feedback for the efforts of Arrow which deserves to be flagged up frankly: "Guys, Darryl is correct. Both of our BATTLE ROYALE discs were shipped on December 11th, arriving at their destinations yesterday, exactly 33 days after shipment. It looks like the catastrophic effect the weather had on the postal system is gradually working itself out because my copy of DEEP RED, which was shipped more than two weeks after BATTLE ROYALE arrived on the same day, fourteen days after shipment. Normally parcels from Amazon UK take between 4-8 days to arrive here on the East Coast, so as I said, it looks like they are working their way through that mountain of mail that accumulated during the snow emergency. At any rate, it was definitely worth the wait... The BATTLE ROYALE boxset is massive! Definitely the nicest "special edition" offered thus far on the format for an exploitation/cult film. Normally only big Hollywood (snore) films get this kind of treatment, and even then it's rare. That's the thing that I like best about Arrow's releases... It's not that they are doing lavish, feature-laden special editions, but that they are doing them for non-mainstream, cult exploitation and horror films that are only known to die-hard film buffs. Of course Blue Underground has (slowly) begun responding to Arrow's amazing and prolific releases by announcing INFERNO and DEEP RED in the coming weeks/months, but I plan to continue buying Arrow's releases because their efforts have definitely earned my admiration and support. Yes, Blue Underground's releases may prove a tad better in terms of PQ and audio specs/configuration, due to the MUCH larger USA market/pressing sizes, which will allow them the luxury/budget of spending more time and/or money doing pricey restorations and elaborate film transfers... But Arrow's PQ and AQ are already so excellent that the differences (if any) will likely be slight. That said, I'll definitely pick-up Blue Underground's releases as well. Let's face it, there aren't many companies working to bring rare/cult films out in hi-definition, and the few that are, deserve and need the support of fans of this kind of cinema... Even if it means buying Arrow's releases for their superb artwork, packaging and extensive supplents, and buying Blue Undergrounds for the (perhaps) slightly better PQ and/or 7.1 DTS MasterAudio. -Bill" |
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Mine arrived in Billerica MA today - 34 days in the mail! No. 5364 arrived in great shape. What an imposing package - killer! One oddity with my copy - in my postcards, if you flip No. 5 over, the back, instead of being pure white has a pink wash over the whole side. Anyone else have this? |
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Cheers wtfFILM, it arrived today, No. 8606. It's a fantastic set, still can't believe I got it for £17.99 but I'm so happy I did!
__________________ You're all the same the lot of you, with your long hair and faggot clothes. Drugs, sex, every sort of filth! And you hate the police don't you? You make it easy. |
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Still waiting...
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Received my set yesterday and had a chance to check it out today. Phenomenal release! Seeing some complaints from people claiming it was an upconvert made me laugh. PQ was solid (did this originate from an original 2000/2001 HD master, or from a newly commissioned, proprietary one, as there looked to be some minor DNR?) and the DTS MA track was really terrific. The best BR has ever been presented, and any talk of the forthcoming AB release besting this is absurd! Highly recommended! Dolph __________________ __________________ MIDNIGHT LEGACY Giving the films the respect they deserve! Last edited by DolphC; 15th January 2011 at 11:25 PM. |
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Got mine a couple days ago, #8388. I'm glad I pre-ordered when I did; the box and inner cases are phenomenal, and the fact that I can go a while yet without buying a region-free BD player made me glad I ordered when I did. The fact that the bonus disc is PAL doesn't even bum me out. The transfer looks soft and maybe a bit too dark, but it looks so much better than any of the DVDs I'm happy with it. The last time I saw this film was on VCD, so believe me when I say I've never seen it look better! |
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Of course, i personally do enjoy Arrow's releases for their "lavish, feature-laden" incentives as well as the appreciation of the target audience the label's titles are intended for. |
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Yes this was a great post by Bill Cortner at TBS and I thought it was well worth re-posting here so that Arrow can see for themselves that the efforts being made ARE being appreciated....
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