Checked Amazon Uk at the weekend and there are some there too. Not as many as the list above but still a handful. They also have the Eurocrime documentary made a couple of years ago by Mike Malloy. I watched that on Saturday and really enjoyed it.
Watched SHOOT FIRST, DIE LATER last week. Not bad, nothing to get excited about either. Just an average Di Leo crime flick.
Still a 9/10 for me, the cat in the bag scene was a bit of a shock
I watched these 2 Castellari crime flicks again recently.
Heroin Busters
Fabio Testi and David Hemmings are after drug traffickers. Some great action in the end but the last scene was overlong chase with aeroplanes which I thought boring.
Street Law
Maybe Castellariās best film after Keoma. The scene where Nero is chased by a car is just amazing. Very good score by De Angelis brothers.
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Cry of a Prostitute has been released on blu-ray at DiabolikDVD: Cry of a Prostitute (Code Red) (Blu-Ray) ā DiabolikDVD
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Cool. Thereās also a German disc announcedā¦
https://www.grindhousedatabase.com/index.php/Cry_of_a_Prostitute/BluRay
A proper release of High Crime is really the one Iād like to see. Watching a crappy video tape 15 years ago I was convinced it was an out and out classic. I wonder if it really is/was.
It seems like a very high profile example of the genre not to have a good release.
well Dorado Films have announced it so maybe itāll arrive this year 
That sounds promising! I hope it happens.
Dammit. Machine-Gun McCainā¦ A beautifully-filmed disappointment. I bet John Cassavetes only fired 30-rounds in the entire picture. I think a Sten-clip holds 30. So he fired one clip. I guess the abrupt ending is what isā¦ like an episode of Highway Patrol. Unbelievably weak. Great score-collaboration by Morricone & Nicolai, however.
I just watched Sollimaās Revolver, great great movie, maybe the best thing he did after the Big Gundown?
The same night I also watched Castelarriās the Big Racket, also good with lots of great stylized action but didnāt have any of the grace or thoughtfulness of Revolver.
Looking forward to watching morrle poliziottesco filmās, I have Almost Human and Caliber 9 up next!
Almost Human is one of the best.
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And Caliber 9 is The Best.
Prefer Sollimaās crime films to his westerns.
Almost Human was so good! Loved it, Tomas was crazy and brilliant as always. Caliber 9 was also good, but it wasnāt quite āwackyā enough for my tastes, felt much too similar to Jean Pierre-Melvilleās movies at many times.
Love these poliziotteschis tho, I have Syndicate Sadists up next
After being a fan of spaghetti westerns for the best part of a decade, Iāve finally decided to start watching a few poliziotteschis, and after watching Revolver, The Big Racket, Street Law, Heroin Busters, Contraband and Di Leoās Milieu trilogy Iām wondering why I didnāt do it earlier. I have High Crime, Almost Human, The Tough Ones and The Cynic, The Rat and the Fist all coming in the post and Iām very much looking forward to their arrival.
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Just watched Sollimaās Violent City (known as āThe Familyā in the US). Absolutely amazing film. Its crazy how talented Sollima was as a director. After seeing this and Revolver (in addition to his Spags of course), I think it would be reasonable to consider Sollima among the all-time great Italian directors, and this very well may be his best ever movie.
Also, that ending!!! 
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I think one reason Sollima wasnāt that appreciated at time because most of his films were so heavily cut. Violent City is a good example as it is now available only as a composite version where the audio chages constantly. Personally I donāt like Violent City that much but it has some brilliant scenes, the ending particularly.
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I think Sollima was a good director, but not a great one. His films are too much ābrainā films, and less felt films. More head than stomach.
I prefer easily Corbucci or Collizi. Corbucci, the greatest talent waster on earth, made also the more daring Spags.
But thats exactly why he is great! To each, his own though, of course!