The 88 Films Thread

[Stephen@Cult Labs]

What is the point of releasing Gator if they couldn't get White Lightning?

[Nosferatu@Cult Labs]

Originally Posted by Demdike@Cult Labs

Aside from the usual HK stuff there are three cracking titles on April's slate.

I'm in for all three of those. Never seen Gator. Always wanted to.

I'm also going to get all three of them because they are either films I want to own or ones I'm keen to see for the first time.

As such, I'm pleased 88 Films are continuing with the 88 Vault series because the previous releases have been interesting titles, a good mix of films I had never seen before and others I was keen to add to my collection or upgrade from inferior releases.

[Susan Foreman]

Originally Posted by Demdike@Cult Labs

Beneath The Living... Beyond The Dead... From The Depths of Hell's Ocean! In the dark days of World War II, the Nazi High Command ordered its scientists to create a top secret race of indestructible zombie storm troopers - un-living, unfeeling, unstoppable monstrosities that killed with their bare hands. They were known as The Death Corps. No member of this horrific SS unit was ever captured by the Allied Forces - and, somewhere off the coast of Florida, they have survived... Peter Cushing (STAR WARS), Brooke Adams (INVASION OF THE BODY SNATCHERS) and John Carradine (THE BOOGEY MAN) star in this suspenseful and genuinely creepy shocker co-written and directed by Ken Wiederhorn (RETURN OF THE LIVING DEAD PART II). One of the great horror "sleepers" of the 1970s, SHOCK WAVES has been freshly transferred and fully restored in High Definition from the only known surviving materials!

High Definition (1080p) Blu-ray Presentation in 1.85:1 Aspect Ratio
English DTS-HD MA Mono
Optional English SDH Audio
Commentary with Co-Writer/Director Ken Wiederhorn, Make-Up Designer Alan Ormsby and Filmmaker Fred Olen Ray
Nazi Zombies On A Budget - Interview with Producer/Cinematographer Reuben Trane
Notes For The Undead - Interview with Composer Richard Einhorn
Sole Survivor - Interview with Star Brooke Adams
From FLIPPER To SHOCK WAVES - Interview with Star Luke Halpin
Theatrical Trailer
TV Spot
Radio Spot #1
Radio Spot #2
Poster
Still Gallery

Release date April 22

Pre-order available at Amazon UK for DVD £12:00 and Blu-ray - £17:00

Originally Posted by Demdike@Cult Labs

When soldiers stationed in the local community are mauled to death in the local woods, a wild cat is thought to be the culprit. However, two sisters, begin to suspect that their brother who has been locked in their cellar for 30 years may be responsible. This creepy early 70s horror starring Beryl Reid (Psychomania) and Flora Robson (Eye of the Devil, Fragment of Fear) carries a brooding tension that is both claustrophobic and horrible. A bonafide cult classic.

2K Remaster from 4K Scans of the Original Negatives presented in High Definition (1080p) Blu-ray in 1.66:1 Aspect Ratio
Original Uncompressed Mono
Optional English SDH
Audio commentary by associate producer Christopher Neame and executive producer Tony Tenser, moderated by author John Hamilton
Audio Commentary By Film Critics David Flint and Allan Bryce
Beats in the Cellar - An Interview with Composer Tony Macaulay
Beast in the Cells - An Interview with Editor Nicholas Napier-Bell
Sound From the Cellar - An Interview with Sound Camera Operator Graham V. Hartstone
Getting in the Cellar - An Interview with Actor Christopher Chittell
Original Trailer

Release date: April 22

Pre-order available at Amazon UK for DVD - £12:00 and Blu-ray - £17:00

Originally Posted by Demdike@Cult Labs

Originally Posted by Demdike@Cult Labs

When fresh-out-of-jail con artist Bobby ‘Gator McKlusky is approached by Federal agent Irving to dish the dirt on his one-time associate and local crime boss Bama McCall, he at first refuses. But when he witnesses Bama’s corruption and dirty dealing first-hand, he reconciles to bring the villain down. In this sequel to White Lightning, Burt Reynolds not only reprises his role as ‘Gator he also directs this witty and action-packed follow-up.

High Definition (1080p) Blu-ray in 2.35:1 Aspect Ratio
Original Uncompressed Mono Soundtrack
Optional English SDH
Burt Reynolds - Back to the Bayou: Part 2
Breaking the Waves - Charles Bernstein on Gator
Original Trailer
Image Galler

Release date: April 22

Pre-order available at Amazon UK for DVD - £12:00 and Blu-ray - £17:00

[Susan Foreman]

'Fearless Hyena 2' (1983) - Blu-Ray pre-order available from Amazon UK - £17:00

Release date: April 22

"By the early 1980s, Jackie Chan’s popularity made him box-office gold. Thus when, midway through filming the sequel to his hit The Fearless Hyena, Chan walked off the production to defect to rival studio Golden Harvest, producer Lo Wei opted to complete the film with the help of stunt doubles and recycled footage. The result — the tale of two lazy cousins (Chan and Austin Wai Tin-chi) who join forces to avenge the deaths of their fathers — may not be pure Chan, but there are plenty of loony pleasures (including our hero fighting an adversary with his feet!) to be had. "

SPECIAL FEATURES

• High Definition (1080p) Blu-ray Presentation in 2.39:1 Aspect Ratio
• 2.0 Cantonese Dual Mono with English Subtitles
• 2.0 English Dual Mono
• 2.0 Alternate English Dual Mono
• Audio Commentary by Frank Djeng
• Export Opening Credits
• Japanese Theatrical End Credits
• Hong Kong Trailer
• Japanese Trailer
• Stills Gallery

[Susan Foreman]

'Evolution' (2001) - pre-order available from Amazon UK for DVD - £12:00 and Blu-Ray - £17:00

Release date: April 22

"The director of Ghostbusters and Ghostbusters II takes you on an evolutionary roller coaster ride with big laughs and even bigger special effects in EVOLUTION.

Starring David Duchovny (The X Files, Return to Me), Orlando Jones(Say It Isn’t So, Double Take), Seann William Scott(Road Trip, American Pie) and two time Academy Award nominee Julianne Moore (Hannibal, Magnolia, The End of the Affair).Community college teachers Ira Kane (Duchovny) and Harry Block (Jones) are inadvertently called to the site of a meteorite crash where they discover a variety of single-celled alien life forms. It seems that Earth’s newest inhabitants hitched a ride on the meteorite and are quickly making themselves at home.

Government scientist Allison Reed (Moore) gets involved and goes head to head with the local scientific duo. But when the alien cells begin evolving at the speed of sound and the monstrous creatures they become threaten the future of the human race, they find themselves playing on the same team.

It’s Darwin’s biggest nightmare and survival of the fittest in the craziest, funniest, wildest comedy of 2001!"

SPECIAL FEATURES

• HBO First Look Featurette
• Original Trailer
• Stills Gallery

[Susan Foreman]

'Vertical Limit' (2000) - Blu-ray pre-order available from Amazon UK - £17:00

Release date: April 22

"K2, a 28,250-foot mountain in Pakistan’s Karakoram Range, is the setting for this adrenaline-pumping action-adventure. It’s a race against time when a retired mountain climber (Chris O’Donnell) leads a rescue mission to save his estranged sister (Robin Tunney) and other members of her team who have become trapped on K2 after a deadly avalanche.

Martin Campbell, the celebrated director of The Mask of Zorro and GoldenEye, delivers high-voltage action and exhilarating suspense in a film that pits man against his own limitations and the awesome power of nature’s uncontrollable elements. "

SPECIAL FEATURES

• High Definition (1080p) Blu-ray Presentation in 1.85:1 Aspect Ratio
• 5.1 DTS-HD MA Soundtrack
• 2.0 LPCM Soundtrack
• Optional English SDH
• Audio Commentary by Director Martin Campbell and Producer Lloyd Phillips
• Vertigo Magic
• As Easy As Falling Off A Cliff
• Avalanche
• The Death Zone
• Peak Performers
• Elixir Of Life
• Original Trailer
• Stills Gallery

[Susan Foreman]

'The Inspector Wears Skirts 3' (1990) - Blu-ray pre-order available from Amazon UK - £17:00

Release date: April 22

"Inspector Kan (Stanley Fung), now married to Madame Wu (Sibelle Hu), has been instructed to train the Banshee Squad Members after Madame Wu goes into semi-retirement. For their next mission, the Squad is assigned to go undercover into a Casino Ship to nab a group of thieves responsible for stolen law enforcement and military weapons."

SPECIAL FEATURES

• 2K Remaster from the Original Negatives presented in High Definition (1080p) Blu-ray in 1.85:1 Aspect Ratio
• Original Cantonese Mono with English Subtitles
• Audio Commentary by Frank Djeng
• Deleted Scene
• Hong Kong Trailer

[Justin101]

Evolution that's definitely part of a deal, you can have this film as long as you take this piece of crap film as well

[Susan Foreman]

'The Inspector Wears Skirts 4' (1992) - Blu-ray pre-order available from Amazon UK - £17:00

Release date: April 22

"To save the Hong Kong Police Force's Banshee Squad from becoming defunct, the struggling new squad members seek the help of former officers Amy (Sandra Ng Kwan Yue), now a divorced mom with a young kid, and May (Kara Hui), now partially mentally-unstable, to help them with their training regiment, lead by Madame Yang (Cynthia Khan). Their police skills are put to the test when they are ordered to nab a band of brutal thugs in the city."

SPECIAL FEATURES

• 2K Remaster from the Original Negatives presented in High Definition (1080p) Blu-ray in 1.85:1 Aspect Ratio
• Original Cantonese Mono with English Subtitles
• English Mono Dub
• Audio Commentary by Frank Djeng
• Hong Kong Trailer
• Stills Gallery

[peter alex]

they are supposed to be releasing 2 4k UHD films as part of the Italian collection.