The Arrow Thread

[Rob4]

Originally Posted by Trashforcash

Yes, these things happen, but its very frustrating - I think I'm doubly annoyed as Alligator has also been pushed back. I've pre-orderded so many titles lately, they never turn up:

1. Coffin Joe
2. Blackhat
3. Alligator
4. Pete Walker box set
5. Switchblade Romance
6. Crimes of the Future
7. Patrick

Those are just the ones that spring to mind. I know they're not Arrow for the most part. It's just driving me nuts.

Is anyone else finding these release date slippages annoying?

There has been a lot of slippage lately. The excuse previously was that it was a hangover from COVID but I would have thought that should have eased by now.

To be honest, I'm never irritated by slippage, as I have around 300 unwatched films in my collection... I don't even notice slippages. My motto is, "as long as they turn up eventually, i'm good".

[Trashforcash]

And as for Coffin Joe, I'm really puzzled as to how some review websites are saying the set is great - despite the fact two of the films are in Spanish without subtitles. They obviously didn't watch the set and should be embarrassed. I suppose you can sling anyone a few free discs and they'll say nice things about you.

[Susan Foreman]

It's annoying for people like me because if / when the release ends up in second hand or charity shops, I will be hesitant to get it in case it contains one of the defective discs instead of the corrected one

This is the main reason why I have not got the Arrow release of 'Henry' or the 88Films version of 'House On The Edge Of The Park' - both of which are currently in our local CEX

[Nosferatu@Cult Labs]

Originally Posted by Demdike@Cult Labs

For me it'd be better for a company to announce a title but not say when it's coming out until it's basically ready to go. Then put preorders up a couple of weeks prior to release date.

The approach makes a lot of sense for both media companies and consumers. It's like the carpentry idiom to measure twice and cut once.

[Susan Foreman]

"***NEW ANNOUNCEMENTS ARE COMING!***

Join us this Friday (January 26th) at 3.00pm BST / 7.00am PT / 10.00am ET for our April new title reveals!"

Suggestions include 'The Silence Of The Lambs', 'The Wicker Man' (Nicholas Cage one), 'Basket Case', 'Picnic At Hanging Rock', 'Critters' (?), 'The Company Of Wolves', 'Return To Oz'

No matter what it turns out to be, it will only be available in the US and Canada, and it will be recalled within two weeks due to problems with the release!!

[Michael Brooke]

It's clearly not going to be Picnic at Hanging Rock (currently with Second Sight in the UK and Criterion in the US) or The Company of Wolves (with Shout Factory in the US and ITV - which is notoriously impossible to license from - in the UK)

[Susan Foreman]

Originally Posted by Susan Foreman

Arrow QC strikes again!!

Someone on FB has posted that the film 'Awakening Of The Beast' from the 'Inside The World Of Coffin Joe' box set "...has no English subtitles after the 30 minute mark. Arrow has apparently pulled the set from shelves until they can get some sort of fix for this"

DVDCompare seems to confirm this: "The subtitles disappear at thirty-three minutes for the remainder of the film. We will make a notification here when Arrow posts their replacement program for those who received early copies."

[Demdike@Cult Labs]

Don't think anyone on here has bought the Coffin Joe set. If they have they haven't posted it

[Mojo]

It is on my ‘to buy’ list, but I held off on the account that there are other sets I want to buy more at the moment. It looks like it’s been pulled from retailers, so I’ll have another look when the corrected discs have been included.

[will graham]

The critters thing with the basket is in critters 2 the eggs of the critters r used as Easter eggs hidden around the place via a basket.

I'll go with silence.