The 88 Films Thread

[Stephen@Cult Labs]

Originally Posted by Nostalgic

I remember paying £100 for Robocop criterion laserdisc in CAV, and the same for the Elite Dawn of the Dead, £50 for Re Animator. I went in HMV the other day & Robocop 1-3 (uncut) are £10, and basket case 1-3 and Re Animator both loaded with special features are in the 5 for £30 basket! I have virtually no disposable income now & everything is avery expensive but dvds etc are seriously cheap compared to what they were! People are just ungrateful or don't know what it was like! Dumb and Dumber new on VHS? £13.99! Now it's 25p in cex with features & docs!

I'm the same. I regulary paid 30- 50 for bog standard laserdiscs (US imports) in Tower Records in Glasgow, and had that Criterion RoboCop release too. I do think we're spoiled nowadays, and sometimes wish these young whippersnappers could go back an see what it was like, and maybe they'd be a little more appreciative of how good we have it now.

[nosferatu42]

So says the guy who stresses out over slightly miss framed artwork.

[Nostalgic]

Seriously, I paid £20 for copies so blurry I could barely see them, all this Ultra HD, 4k is a bit of a technophile's toy shop thing, I mean how much clearer does a film have to be to enjoy it?
I'm actually of the opinion that modern films that are too sharp, too clear don't look real, case in point, Lord of the Rings movies looked astounding, there was dirt hitting the camera & they were shot on film, then Tintin & The Hobbit films come along & they look like videogames they're so sharp they don't look real! Ironic from the man who gave us the very low budget Bad Taste!

The number of features we're getting is also amazing! Remember when a commentary was a rare thing? Now they're standard fare and not very interesting in all honesty, lol! And there are just too many, I think Hostel had five commentaries! Really want to get city of the dead but don't know if I'll wade through all 3 commentaries on it!

[Stephen@Cult Labs]

Originally Posted by nosferatu42

So says the guy who stresses out over slightly miss framed artwork.

Well that's a real problem!!!!

[nosferatu42]

It's ok i get it, that stuff only take five minutes to sort, just pure laziness.

[Stephen@Cult Labs]

Originally Posted by nosferatu42

It's ok i get it, that stuff only take five minutes to sort, just pure laziness.

Now see, that's what I love about this place, we can can have a laugh and a joke about people's quirks and over the top weirdness about things like artwork, without having a go at each other.

[nosferatu42]

We all have our quirks, I myself have a slight kink for hippy chicks, vampire women and nuns. So hey ho whatever floats your boat i say.

[J Harker]

Originally Posted by Stephen@Cult Labs

Now see, that's what I love about this place, we can can have a laugh and a joke about people's quirks and over the top weirdness about things like artwork, without having a go at each other.

Amen.

[Demdike@Cult Labs]

I think the dvd's of these films look great, be it 88, Arrow or the old Blue Underground and Anchor Bay releases. Yes the blu's will look better in most cases but dvd is a huge step up from what we all saw in the 80's & 90's.

Now i've said that watch the blu-ray snobs start having a go at me.

[Justin101]

Originally Posted by Rob4

there are nitpicks i feel are irritating but at the end of the day the format is bluray and therefore if the jump in quality is not significant then there is no point. i'll wait for the online reviews before i call it but its looking like a non-purchase for me. hopefully someone will bag it for the US and make a better job of it.

It's already out in the US, it's the same master used on the Raro release which is why people are complaining since that's been out for a year and everyone knew it was noisy. It's this one or the German release which I think was limited and sold out.