Of course it did. ;)

:lol:

I'm in, just pre-ordered.

Free postage for pre-orders!!!

That's Zombie Holocaust.

I've always wanted to see the refrigerated, levitating zombie head in HD.

I've preordered as well. The film may not be the best, but there is an excellent selection of extra features and, if my memory serves, the Q&A with Catriona MacColl, which was filmed at the Spaghetti Cinema Festival last year, was really good.

Could do with a commentary though, i do love a good commentary track :pop2:, it can be the difference between regular repeat viewings or not for me.

The Paura documentary is a nice addition to the set for those who haven't seen it.

Definitely ordering myself a copy. Will retain my Shriek show DVD for the commentary track.

From FaceBook:

"High Rising Productions

After six years of working in a business that has gradually eroded our sanity, we are proud to announce that High Rising Productions will soon be no more.

Thanks to 88 Films for, over the past year, giving us a new injection of enthusiam (and then seeing their slasher line inspire, with titles aggresively bid upon, by a label which expressed no previous interest in such films to us and has, clearly, suddenly noticed fan interest in this 'disreputable' genre. This is not a criticism per se as we are happy for the fans.).

We also have to thank, in particular, Bob at Grindhouse Releasing for restoring our faith in what we do and giving us much needed pep talks over the years. This man has an Oscar and is a great example of a good, humble, encouraging personality.

Our last project is a new UK edition of INVADERS OF MARS from Final Cut Entertainment. We'll confirm more details soon.

As always, thanks to our supporters. The biggest delight of High Rising was also the one we never publicised or took responsibility for - bringing some of your favourite acquisitions back to UK shelves. Whilst trolls were trolling, we have been - for six years - suggesting and locating rights holders for movies that otherwise may never have seen the light of day in HD."

Boy this kicked things off on facebook if that aint a criticism of arrow I dont know what is, i'll miss the quality of their extras

I'm betting Zombie Flesh-Eaters 2 is nowhere near as good as Fulci's classic original ZFE (I've never seen ZFE2). I am curious about the film though so will probably pick it up, along with 88's Zombie Holocaust, Anthropophagus and Burial Ground BDs. :nod:

It's not. It was also only directed by Fulci in part, with Bruno Mattei (Hell of the Living Dead) and Claudio Fragasso (Troll 2) stepping in to the directors chair. Whilst you can feel Fulci's influence here and their throughout the film it definitely feels more like one of the latter two directors' work - i.e. cheesy as hell. :D

zf2
 

best bit is head flying out of fridge, i am prob the only person hoping they release zombie creeping flesh :pound:

In that case I'll probably enjoy it as I'm a big fan of Hell of the Living Dead. :)

I'd buy Zombie Creeping Flesh. It's a bit of fun.

You're definitely not the only person. I'd be well up for a Blu-ray release of Zombie Creeping Flesh. :nod:

Blue Underground have released ZCF (as Hell of the Living Dead as a double feature with Rats: Night of Terror), but I too would be up for a Blu of this one from 88. I actually prefer ZCF to Zombie Holocaust.

I purchased the Blue Underground pairing blu of both Hell of the living dead & Rats night of terror and would definitely buy Zombie creeping flesh (I guess it will be under this title) again if 88 we're to add this to their Italian range.. so how about it 88 :woot:

Super happy that 88 are releasing Zombi 3, I think it was the second Fulci film that I ever saw after The House by the Cemetery. Fingers crossed for Zombi 4 / After Death is on the schedule too. I wonder why Arrow never looked into putting Zombi 3 out, the rights were obviously available.

88 Films, What Gives?
 

Does anyone know what the hell is going on here? The High Rising post was pulled after a few hours claiming that everyone had got the wrong end of the stick and today 88 posted this on Twitter:

@88_Films: STATEMENT IN REGARDS TO RECENT CONFUSION

Some of you might have read the comments by one of our former partners...

Needless to say that by the time I'd clicked the link it was dead. Is there some in fighting going on here?

I don't know whats going on but it's odd that 88's post from this morning has been deleted. I posted a response to 88 when it appeared on FaceBook this morning, then an hour later it was gone.

Calum Waddel isn't everyones favourite person, personally I'm indifferent towards him and High Rising. Some of the extras they produced were very good a lot of their earlier work had titles that seemed to go on forever though. From what I understand Calum has helped 88 secure a fair few of the upcoming Slasher and Italian titles.

I think the whole problem stems from Calums post on Saturday were he maybe got a few things off his chest, like hinting that Arrow had no interest in slasher films before 88's releases started to be noticed and making money. That said Arrow have moved away from what they originally started releasing back in the day, yes they still put out Bava titles but they have tried to go more up market with European arthouse etc.

It's an odd situation but 88 have an excellent roster of titles coming out including many wanted releases like Zombi 3.

I personally find it a bit odd to boycott a whole label because you don't like someone they employ or does freelance work for them. I know from here and Lovelock that Calum has pissed off a lot of cult film fans over the years but that's not a reason to boycott a whole label. But there you go...

AMERICAN NINJA sturdy box shipped!:thankingyou:

I've no idea what is going on, but Arrow and 88 films are by far my two favourite labels at the moment. There's room for both - so I hope it all gets sorted out. :peace:

OK here's my view on things I could be wrong. Dr Waddell seemed to be dining on sour grapes . He seemed annoyed pesky old Arrow had'nt heeded his film recommendations how very dare they. I dunno maybe at the time arrow was knee deep in negotiations with mgm at the time or pursuing other things but he aint the head of arrow so they can do what they like. Secondly it seemed he was saying oh arrow only want horror titles now that 88 have been doing well with em, which does'nt hold weight with me as arrow has always had their dirty fingers in the horror pie. They now bring out a wider range genres but are still bringing out new horror titles. And its a free market two quality labels bringing out similar films is a win /win for the fans. I think the doctor may sadly a victim of his own ego, i remember him sulking about empire's review for his robocop book but forgetting to say he was author. Egotism seems to an ailment quite a few british cult film critics/experts suffer from, to be paid to write about films you love and meet your heroes . They should count themselves lucky. Anyhoo the original post disapeared as people apparently misread it and he was'nt trying to start a label war. Things seemed to get a bit nasty on facebook as not everyone is as nice as us labbers. anyway thts my tuppence worth :cowboy:

Here's the full statement for those who are curious:

I have no idea why 88 took it down though. It all seems a little odd.

Well, when I was typing this they answered my question for me:

I don't try and polarise people deliberately!

Get a grip. It is comments like this that make me glad to be leaving this behind.

I'm just glad that 88 Films and Arrow Video exist and I will continue to buy releases from both companies. Keep up the good work! :)

You are wrong. Calum is one of the most down to earth and friendly people I have met at screenings and festivals, and has almost no ego about the work he did, both seen and unknown.

Anyway, enough about individuals, let's try and stick to the releases, whether past, present or future.

:focus:

Just got a dispatch email from amazon saying that my American Ninja set is on the way. At £16 (pre-order price) this is likely to be one of my best blu-ray bargains so far (even though I only like 2 of the films and find one passable)

Anyway, at least I know what I'll be watching when everyone else is watching Britains Got Talent this weekend

From 88's Facebook page earlier

"Update on the American Ninja Collection with Slipcase
Unfortunately we have had yet another small delay with the American Ninja box set. These were supposed to arrive last Friday, then they were supposed to arrive yesterday but some issue at the channel tunnel caused them to be returned to the Czech Republic. We have been given assurance that they will now arrive tomorrow at midday. Thank you so much for your patience with this matter.
Also some of you will have had dispatch notifications, this is generated when we print the address labels which we did yesterday in anticipation of the stock arriving.
Once again our apologies for the wait. We do think you'll be happy with them when they finally arrive though as the samples look cracking. We normally dispatch 2nd class but these will be sent out 1st class in an effort to expedite the deliveries."

Amazon will have the non exclusive/cheaper version its only the exclusive thats delayed.

Thanks, I thought I might've been wrong, I've edited my post accordingly :nod:

Yep, I'm chomping at the bit to get my blu-rays. Hopefully they get the slipcases in tomorrow. P.S. I'll be watching Britain's Got Talent regardless. :lol:

Received my American Ninja set today. Looks bloody good. And fyi for those interested, the discs are actually coded for region A & B. So those in region A land, get American Ninja bought. :)

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Am i right in thinking that the actual amarays that sleeve are exactly the same as the individual releases Stephen?

Yeah it's the exact same ones.