The Arrow Thread

[Nosferatu@Cult Labs]

Originally Posted by Demoncrat

Kermode used to be a laugh, but his heads up his arse now. Plus he hated Blue Velvet at the time, trying to be all PC and that. PASS. This has nothing at all to do with his contrarian review of Twilight btw

Everything I've read and heard was about how the film made Mark Kermode so uncomfortable that he walked out and wrote a scathing review. He later changed his mind.

Roger Ebert didn't like Blue Velvet either, writing the following in his one star review:

"Blue Velvet contains scenes of such raw emotional energy that it's easy to understand why some critics have hailed it as a masterpiece. A film this painful and wounding has to be given special consideration. And yet those very scenes of stark sexual despair are the tipoff to what's wrong with the movie. They're so strong that they deserve to be in a movie that is sincere, honest and true. But Blue Velvet surrounds them with a story that's marred by sophomoric satire and cheap shots. The director is either denying the strength of his material or trying to defuse it by pretending it's all part of a campy in-joke."

[The Reaper Man@Cult Labs]

Originally Posted by Rik

Same, also one that can talk about other films besides the Exorcist

Started reading his first book a few years ago and couldn’t make it past the first chapter because he pissed me off so much, back to the library it went

I bought it too.
Came in handy earlier this year when the supermarket shelves were empty of certain products.....

[The Reaper Man@Cult Labs]

Originally Posted by Demoncrat

Kermode used to be a laugh, but his heads up his arse now. Plus he hated Blue Velvet at the time, trying to be all PC and that. PASS. This has nothing at all to do with his contrarian review of Twilight btw

Last decent things he did were THE DEVILS doc and that Summerisle film doc....what's it called again?

[Paul@TheOverlook]

Originally Posted by The Reaper Man@Cult Labs

Last decent things he did were THE DEVILS doc and that Summerisle film doc....what's it called again?

He’s a total div. I cannot bear him - before I deleted my Twitter account I used to have a morbid curiosity about his and would often check in - he spent most of his time complaining about train and taxi services - he’s such a miserable so and so.

[Rob4]

Not sure if this was posted and I missed it but it looks like Arrow will be issuing a standard version of their Herschell Gordon Lewis set in October.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Herschell-G...d%2C155&sr=1-4

[Justin101]

Originally Posted by Rob4

Not sure if this was posted and I missed it but it looks like Arrow will be issuing a standard version of their Herschell Gordon Lewis set in October.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Herschell-G...d%2C155&sr=1-4

I highly recommend this if you all don't already have the original set - fantastic movies

I believe that there is a similar re-packaged set for Gamera coming soon too as the recent one sold out pretty much instantly, but as it would take too long to get all of the special edition bits and bobs reprinted they're going to do a set with 'just the films'. I'll probably pick that up when it's out.

[Rob4]

Originally Posted by Justin101

I believe that there is a similar re-packaged set for Gamera coming soon too as the recent one sold out pretty much instantly, but as it would take too long to get all of the special edition bits and bobs reprinted they're going to do a set with 'just the films'. I'll probably pick that up when it's out.

I hope this is true because I held off buying this because of the packaging. When you say 'just the films' Justin do you mean the films and the on-disc extras? It doesn't seem like it would make sense to repress the discs to release films only.

[Justin101]

Originally Posted by Rob4

I hope this is true because I held off buying this because of the packaging. When you say 'just the films' Justin do you mean the films and the on-disc extras? It doesn't seem like it would make sense to repress the discs to release films only.

Yes, I just meant 'not the tat' really

[fuzzymctiger]

Originally Posted by Rob4

I hope this is true because I held off buying this because of the packaging. When you say 'just the films' Justin do you mean the films and the on-disc extras? It doesn't seem like it would make sense to repress the discs to release films only.

The discs will all be the exact same, it’ll just be without tat.

HG Lewis on the other hand will miss the 1:33:1 alternate ratio discs I imagine

[Nostalgic]

Originally Posted by Rob4

Not sure if this was posted and I missed it but it looks like Arrow will be issuing a standard version of their Herschell Gordon Lewis set in October.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Herschell-G...d%2C155&sr=1-4

I'm keeping the Gamera set but tempted by the lewis set if re-releases are amaray