I Just Bought … (Non-SW Shopping Diary)

[Dean]

Since The Case of the Bloody Iris was directed by Carnimeo, I’m quite intrigued.

[aldo]

@Dean

Since The Case of the Bloody Iris was directed by Carnimeo, I’m quite intrigued.

I like the poster’s claim, “Fenech as you have never seen before!”, WITH her clothes on, perhaps ?

[Mickey13]

@autephex

I know its very hipsterish to have this opinion, but I’m more and more starting to enjoy watching VHS copies instead of current HD transfers. It has a certain character all its own when it comes to certain genres of movies which seems to be somewhat lost when viewing in HD. Something about watching “trash” in HD just doesn’t have the same character.

Don’t get me wrong, viewing an old film in glorious HD can be like viewing the film with fresh eyes again, but VHS is creeping back into movie culture and younger kids are starting to seek them out for a reason which I think has some validity aside from the hipster fad.

@autephex

Sure, but like I said, I was specifically referencing the kinds of movies that are considered trash, and these directors weren’t exactly Orson Welles… needing to appreciate the fine cinematic art of this stuff is kinda a moot point, with some exceptions.

I think LaserDisc is a good compromise. The image is still fairly sharp, but at the same time you retain that vintage smudge or whatever. And yeah, I love VHS quality for whatever reason and miss my old VHS player.

[last.caress]

New blu-rays:

[last.caress]

New blu-rays:

[AvatarDK]

A couple of new Italian masterpieces has turned up within the last few days:

Vampire gegen Herakles
Rats - Night of Terror

[Admin (Sebastian)]

in fact I went for the Arrow Xmas Sale (dont ask me why), spent some awards points, and got the Ringo double feature and The Killers with Lee Marvin

[kevenz (KevenLC)]

I watched Hercules versus the Vampires blu ray last week and it’s actually pretty good… lots of nice visual effect for the time… and I just love the Mario Bava’s colors

[AvatarDK]

Will look forward to be giving it a spin then

[Admin (Sebastian)]

I ordered me some Warner Archive… Wait until Dark and… of course… Dark of the Sun

[djvaso]

Some rare stuff:

http://www.iwmshop.org.uk/

www.fnac.es

[Ghost_of_Sartana (Andy)]

@autephex

I’m just totally over the side of collecting that is nothing but endless buying… so at this point I’m starting to be ok with even keeping DVDs versus buying newer blus…

I understand completely. I only have a 32" screen and it’s 720p! Upscaled DVDs don’t look that bad on it. But I still have this 3 shelves of blu-rays because I guess I like collecting as a hobby but I went way too far last summer. I have one spaghetti blu-ray in mind that I want to get and that’s A Minute to Pray, a Second to Die and that one I have never had on DVD or VHS. I’ve bought a few Star Trek blu-rays recently but that’s been all. autephex, I never watched spaghetti westerns on VHS before in my life so I have no nostalgia for that. But I understand your frustration with having to re-buy stuff. If I ever get into 4K it won’t be for several years in the future.

[last.caress]

New blu-ray:

Just ordered (comes out in March):

[last.caress]

Just ordered (comes out in March):

[last.caress]

Just ordered:

[last.caress]

New blu-rays:

(There’s actually four films in this set: Once Upon a Time in China parts 1, 2 & 3, and Once Upon a Time in China and America)

Neglected to mention that I got a couple of blu-rays for Christmas too:

[Ghost_of_Sartana (Andy)]

New blu-ray released last month by Scream Factory: Hammer’s Dracula: Prince of Darkness

[last.caress]

New blu-rays:

[Dean]

Still supporting my local HMV, while it lasts…

[Ghost_of_Sartana (Andy)]

HMV Canada has been gone since 2016 I think. I used to go there a lot.