Who Dares Wins - Archive Conversation

[James Morton]

Originally Posted by Reaper@Cult Labs

Mindless entertainment.That's what it's all about.


No doubt if the real secrets of the SAS were shown on a big screen,then they wouldn't be so special anymore.....

of course not!
i agree but even Collins criticised the film as just junk
a lot of people like this film then great
i'm not a fan though

[SShaw]

Looking forward to this. Now if we could just convince Arrow to release North Sea Hijack as well then my Blu collection would be complete!

[Stephen@Cult Labs]

Originally Posted by SShaw

Looking forward to this. Now if we could just convince Arrow to release North Sea Hijack as well then my Blu collection would be complete!

A man with some taste!

[gotthefeelin]

Originally Posted by Stephen@Cult Labs

Remember this? Done by one of our members.

That would be me! I did cheat a little however. The artwork is reworking of the artwork on the Thai poster which is even more OTT! Rare as rocking horse poo too, and I've only ever seen 3 come up for sale in 10 years, and I own 2 of them.

I found the posters for the film were pretty bad in all other countries. The UK Quad is a mess. The US campaign was damn right awful! Called "The Final Option" over there, most likely as a B picture.

I've also got a very cool Wild Geese Thai poster, and one from Japan. Although they are all variations on the same artwork used worldwide.

The North Sea Hijack poster is awesome. I've got the UK Quad of that. Beautifully done. Another great Roger Moore one is the UK Quad for the film Gold, with artwork by Brian Bysouth.

I've got The Wild Geese on German Blu-Ray, was waiting for it to come out here. I hope the transfer will be much better!

Liking the artwork on the new Who Dares Wins Blu-Ray. Who did it? Surprised it sells that well to re-issue it so soon though!

[Legend]

Great news, I've been meaning to see Who Dares Wins. I've never actually heard of The Wild Geese, but sometimes I like to see a film without knowing anything, you know? After all, it's a war film so what could possibly go wrong. Really nice to see more blu announcements.

Frankenhooker is pre-ordered, and I'll get Who Dares Wins, The Wild Geese, Demons, Demons 2 and Red Scorpion as they're released. I generally place a few pre-orders on payday, and then let them come through over the month. Come to think of it, I must be getting Four Flies On Grey Velvet and Drive soon, too.

[Stephen@Cult Labs]

The new artwork for Who Dares Wins was done by the great Graeme Humphreys.

[Nosferatu@Cult Labs]

We've had word from Arrow HQ to let you all know Arrow are using the same source as the German BD but, as this release will use a different master and a different encode, there will be subtle differences.

The main difference between the two will be the opening title sequence as this will have the restored English opening rather than the German opening title sequence.

Arrow are putting a great deal of time and effort into this release and, to use their words, "ours will look stunning".

[gotthefeelin]

Originally Posted by Nosferatu@Cult Labs

We've had word from Arrow HQ to let you all know Arrow are using the same source as the German BD but, as this release will use a different master and a different encode, there will be subtle differences.

The main difference between the two will be the opening title sequence as this will have the restored English opening rather than the German opening title sequence.

Arrow are putting a great deal of time and effort into this release and, to use their words, "ours will look stunning".

I'm guessing you're talking about The Wild Geese? Just watching it now, the german Blu Ray is actually a very nice transfer, apart from the titles and the sound. It's very tinny and shrill. When things get loud, you end up hearing pops and clicks. It's horrible! The DVD I got free form the Daily Mail sounds better.

[Nosferatu@Cult Labs]

Yeah, that is about The Wild Geese and should be in that thread instead!

[The Reaper Man@Cult Labs]

Any decisions about the rest of the Who Dares Wins art panels yet?