The 88 Films Thread

[Demdike@Cult Labs]

Originally Posted by Mojo

This new Pete Walker collection should have been the intended release in the first place, imo.
THE BIG SWITCH and MAN OF VIOLENCE are already available on the BFI Flipside series, plus the original price tag if £80 was excessive.
This new collection is far more accessible ( and affordable ) and it’s now gone on to my ‘ to buy’ list.

I love 88 saying there have been a few rights issues. Basically they don't have the rights to release it because it's with the BFI.

Like you it's more of an interest now with a lower price even though i don't actually know what that lower price is.

[Justin101]

Curious to see what’s going to be on The Bloody Judge disc, always happy for more Jess on Blu-ray! The DVD is fine but still!

[Demdike@Cult Labs]

Originally Posted by Justin101

Curious to see what’s going to be on The Bloody Judge disc, always happy for more Jess on Blu-ray! The DVD is fine but still!

It's going to have to be something special. It's out the same day as Mexico Macabre from Indicator.

[Mojo]

Originally Posted by Demdike@Cult Labs

I love 88 saying there have been a few rights issues. Basically they don't have the rights to release it because it's with the BFI.

Like you it's more of an interest now with a lower price even though i don't actually know what that lower price is.

I think it’s £40.
The reason I ‘think’ is because that’s the price listed on Amazon. And as we know, some of Amazon’s pre order prices are a load of shite, so it might be even cheaper!
£40 is much more reasonable though.

[Susan Foreman]

'Taxi Hunter' (1992) - Blu-ray pre-order available from Amazon UK - £17:00

Release date: June 12

[Susan Foreman]

'Zombi Holocaust' (1980) - 4K UHD / Blu-ray combo pre-order available from Amazon UK - £25:00

Release date: June 26

Also available as a stand-alone Blu-Ray release - £17:00

[Susan Foreman]

'Fight Back To School Trilogy' - Deluxe Collector's Edition Blu-ray pre-order available from Amazon UK - £40:00

Release date: June 26

"Before he wowed the world with Shaolin Soccer and Kung Fu Hustle, Stephen Chow was Hong Kong's best kept – and funniest – secret, and the Fight Back to School trilogy sees him at his hilarious best.

Here he's Star Chow, the toughest cop on the force... until some over-zealous police-work takes his career in a different direction: he's sent under-cover at a school. There he finds there are worse things than battling triads, like homework, maths tests and falling in love with your teacher.

And once he's solved that case, he's back undercover in the sequels, demonstrating that he should have paid more attention in his lessons. This is the first time all three films have been released together on blu-ray, and 88 Films are thrilled to present the world premier of this classic trilogy of Cantonese comedy"

Special features:
Fight Back to School (1991)

• High Definition (1080p) Blu-ray presentation in 1.85:1 Aspect Ratio
• Lossless 2.0 Cantonese Mono
• Cantonese DTS-HD MA 5.1
• Newly Translated English Subtitles
• Audio Commentary by Hong Kong Film Experts Frank Djeng and F.J. DeSanto
• Theatrical Trailer

Fight Back to School 2 (1992)

• High Definition (1080p) Blu-ray presentation in 1.85:1 Aspect Ratio
• Lossless 2.0 Cantonese Mono
• Cantonese DTS-HD MA 5.1
• Newly Translated English Subtitles
• Audio Commentary by Hong Kong Film Experts Frank Djeng and F.J. DeSanto
• Theatrical Trailer

Fight Back to School 3 (1993)

• High Definition (1080p) Blu-ray presentation in 1.85:1 Aspect Ratio
• Lossless 2.0 Cantonese Mono
• Cantonese DTS-HD MA 5.1
• Newly Translated English Subtitles
• Audio Commentary by Hong Kong Film Experts Frank Djeng and F.J. DeSanto
• Theatrical Trailer

[Susan Foreman]

'Twin Dragons' (1992) - Deluxe Collector's Edition Blu-ray pre-order available from Amazon UK - £25:00

Release date: June 26

"On holidays in Hong Kong, Mrs Ma gives birth to identical twins. A criminal in the same hospital attempts to escape, taking one of the twins hostage. The child is lost during the confusion, and Mr and Mrs Ma return to New York with one child. Years later, John Ma is a famous conductor and pianist, unaware that his twin brother "Boomer" is a mechanic/race car driver/bodyguard in Hong Kong. When John travels to Hong Kong to give a concert, the twins get caught up in each other's business, about which they are anything but experts."

Special features TBC

[Rob4]

Read somewhere today that 88 would be releasing Chris Lee's The Bloody Judge

[Dave Boy]

I'm up for the Pete Walker Sexploitation Collection.