Italian Crime Films

Sales-wise it makes perfect sense choosing 4K releases of stuff that never got a really widespread blu-ray release. It’s more fun upgrading to 4k from nothing or a dvd than from a couple of years old blu-ray :slight_smile:

BU does excellent work on their restorations though, it will be a blast to see it

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Yes I have no doubt this will look stunning

I won’t be upgrading to 4K because I haven’t got the time or money for it. I’ve actually gone back to purchasing DVDs because the price of second hand Blu rays is getting a bit ridiculous. Recently I purchased Bava’s Hatchet for a Honeymoon. I had the choice between a DVD for £2.50 or a Blu-ray for £15. I didn’t have to think twice!

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Looks like the High Crime 4k set is available for pre-order on Amazon. Release date is end of August. But $60 is a hefty price tag. Ouch.

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Yeah I ordered just the blu-ray from OrbitDVD for $21.99, much more in my price range. I think they have the 4K for $39.99 though.

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Oh yeah, much better. Never heard of Orbitdvd. You’ve ordered from them before?

All the time, they package with perfection in cardboard boxes and if you order 3 items you get free shipping. I got High Crime, The new edition of The Italian Connection and Sympathy for an Underdog pre-ordered in that order.

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Just got my high crime in the mail, will review it soon
https://www.grindhousedatabase.com/index.php/High_Crime/BluRay

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I see you’ve closed my 11 year old Kickstarter thread! I bought two different blu rays of High Crime a year or so ago after waiting since about 2004 to see a decent copy.

When I finally put on the blu ray I didnt like the film half as much as I loved it 20 yeara ago. Im still tempted to buy this new release though. I guess its a form of madness.

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@AngelFace It’s far from my favorite Italian Crime film but this looks like the definitive release so had to pre-order. It’s still a fun watch.

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A little review here

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Don’t know how many other gamers there are on this forum but the new Mafia game has just been released…It’s a prequel to the first game set in Sicily. It looks like we’ve (kind of) finally got a Euro-Crime game and I’m pretty made up.

I have a PS5 that I’ve never actually used. I’m going to have to dig it out and set it up.

I just finished Mafia TOC last night. It’s amazing. I recommend it to anyone who’s into games.

I joked when RDR II came out that it’d be great if Rockstar made a eurocrime and a giallo game knowing it’d obviously never happen, but I’m made up someone else has actually done a gangster game in Italy. I couldn’t believe it when it was announced. I’m not going to hold by breath for a second…but it would be amazing if a company made a slasher or LA Noire style game set in Europe and we’d finally have all three. I can dream I guess :joy:

A while back me and my mate went on a dog walk. He did Italian at Uni and was telling me about an early Italian gangster movie called ‘In the Name of the Law’ that he saw around that time.

Has anyone seen it or know how to watch it in English??

Same here. I´m actually alternating between SW and Giallo movies. I watch 2 of each, every day lol

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Awesome thanks so much mate. I’ll have to watch this over the next week when I find the time :+1:

Any opinions here on Stateline Motel?

Personally have never seen it @Admin