[quote=āVito Cipriani, post:1460, topic:660ā]Arrow as a company stretch back to the days of VHS but Iām not sure how much the current incarnation has to do with that era.[/quote]The mistakes they made in them days were good mistakes, as in accidentally putting stuff out uncut that was supposed to be BBFC cut 
I wonder if it was actually done on purpose at times.
[quote=ādjvaso, post:1459, topic:660ā]I also have Django: Prepare a Coffin but unfortunately I donāt share your enthusiasm about quality.
caps-a-holic.com comparison: Blu-ray DE vs. Blu-ray UK [url]http://www.caps-a-holic.com/hd_vergleiche/multi_comparison.php?disc1=3260&disc2=2699&hd_multiID=404#auswahl[/url][/quote]
Ok, youāre right. I should have omitted Django: prepare a coffin, as the German release actually looks far betterā¦
They are probably some of the most annoying āfansā out there. I have a few of their more recent releases and the ones i have are mostly pretty decent, but they recently botched a gorgeous transfer of BLOOD AND BLACK LACE by over-cropping it. Heaven forbid anybody on any forum should mention this or here come the over-defensive fans who donāt have a clue what theyāre actually talking about.
[quote=āYodlaf Peterson, post:1443, topic:660ā]Looking forward to this, hopefully there will be more Tony Anthony Bluās coming out in the future too.
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Went to a screening of this last month. Tony Anthony was there (along with William Lustig) and did a very funny Q&A. He said the person who has the rights to Blindman is not interested in releasing it any time soon. So looks like the Koch DVD will be the best version for some time to come of that one.
DVD Beaver review of Kinoās BD of Face to Face: [url]http://www.dvdbeaver.com/film5/blu-ray_reviews_68/face_to_face_blu-ray.htm[/url]
Looks good to me but why would I ever want to watch the shorter version. And they didnāt even include the full English track for the uncut version.
I agree - it strikes me as being slightly redundant without the Italian cut in HD, as thatās the only version Iād ever watch anyhow. The Spaghetti Western genreās rough treatment on home media continuesā¦
http://www.dvdbeaver.com/film5/blu-ray_reviews_68/face_to_face_blu-ray.htm
The Kino release looks a lot better than the Eureka DVD version.
However, it only contains a HD version of the cut-version (18,5 minute shorter). Itās also Region A locked and has no subtitles for the HD English version.
what the fuck I thinkā¦ that is a bummer
Yeah it is a real shame because those caps of the HD English version look quite nice.
Eureka cancelled the Blu of FACE TO FACE because of the quality of the Italian master.
Kinoās A REASON TO LIVE, A REASON TO DIE! is the American theatrical cut only.
Anyone know if Wild East gave up on the Sartana Box set or not? Was just thinking how cool it would be if Arrow released If You Meet Sartana Pray for Your Death on blu!
Yup, itās dead. Rights issues killed it, I believe.
Cemetery without Crosses review on Blu-ray.com[/url]: gives it 3.5/5 for PQ.
Also, Caps-a-Holic comparison between the BD and the Japanese SPO disc. Arrow might have used the same source as SPO as if you look at shot [url=http://www.caps-a-holic.com/hd_vergleiche/multi_comparison.php?disc1=6117&disc2=6118&cap1=57689&cap2=57701&art=full&image=10&hd_multiID=2497&action=1&lossless=#vergleich]#8[url]Cemetery Without Crosses Blu-ray (The Rope and the Colt / Une corde, un Colt...), the same yellow mark is present.
[quote=āecc, post:1471, topic:660ā]Eureka cancelled the Blu of FACE TO FACE because of the quality of the Italian master.
Kinoās A REASON TO LIVE, A REASON TO DIE! is the American theatrical cut only.[/quote]
So, A Reason to Live, a Reason to Die is also cutā¦ I donāt get the point. Seems like a missed opportunity to me. I sure as hell aināt gonna buy these kino releasesā¦
Kino has proven time and time again, they are not going to do any heavy lifting. They are going to release whatever they are given. Sometimes they get a very nice source, but quite often not. Personally, i would never pre-order anything from them. Wait until the reviews are in. Will wait for the reviews for BUās GET MEAN as well, but it will most certainly be better than what i have. Iām excited for GET MEAN.
So having watched Arrowās BD of Cemetery without Crosses last night, I can report back being very pleased. Thereās no edge enhancement at all (I detected a few stray sharpening anomalies on their Day of Anger) and grain is nicely retained (unlike with Django, Prepare a Coffin). The image seems very organic with no digital manipulation - the booklet reports that an internegative had to be used as it was the best surviving element. This means it doesnāt look as fine as one mightāve hoped for and to call this a true ārestorationā would be stretching things slightly - dirt, scratches, yellow discolouring can be seen, although many scenes are unaffected by this (the opening credits look the worst in this regard). I would rather have, though, these kinds of imperfections rather than the digital changes so I was happy with the overall release. I never thought Iād see this film in HD so Iām immensely pleased - roll on Le Gout de la violence!
Iām so upset there is no French audio on the Cemetery without Crosses BD. Apparently Arrow could not get the rights. That makes me wonder if a French BD release is on the horizonā¦
DVDBeaver review of Kinoās Blu-ray release of Navajo Joe[url]http://www.dvdbeaver.com/film5/blu-ray_reviews_68/navajo_joe_blu-ray.htm[/url]. It looks very similar to the Koch Media BD, so a good alternative for our American friends.
I wonder if they fixed the audio (music) sync in the beginning and made the day-to-night scenes look as they should (like they are only on the on Japanese DVD). I mean of course they didnātā¦ butā¦?