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King Vidiot posted:Spookies is garbage but it's fascinating garbage. If you're a lover of weird, esoteric poo poo like I am then you might love it. I bought it on a blind buy, watched it on edibles and loved it but was utterly confused by it. Exactly. To me the worst thing a movie can be is boring and Spookies is loving BORING. Fade to Black is good. Antifa Turkeesian posted:Wasn’t it a movie first that UPN bought and recut with narration and talking heads? In college, one of my friends found the director’s website and he had the original for sale along with the McPherson Tape, explaining that it was different from what UPN broadcast. The original is called The UFO Abduction which is what the blu-ray contains. It got the name "McPherson Tape" from being sold at conventions in ye olden days when poo poo like that was spread around by tape trading. UFO nerds actually believed it was real because who ever was circulating it cutout the title card at the beginning and the end credits. And I'm sure many people saw it copied from 5th generation tapes. The footage used in the UPN mockumentary was the original film remade. I have no idea if that version of the movie exists without the faux documentary interview bits. The version shown on UPN was also pretty hard to come by until someone posted it on youtube fairly recently. I'm a pedantic sperglord so I will only refer to the original film as The UFO Abduction. I only used that other title to make it clear what VS sells it as.
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We need more UFO movies already. Maybe one starring Gary Busey where he slowly goes mad in his home and by the end of film he was really being scared and driven mad by a children’s lamp stuck on top of a pole miles away that at just the right angle he could see from his bedroom. Like a mix of Bug and Home Alone he’ll make traps to protect himself from UFO’s
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May 10, 2021 07:10
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The UFO movie ship has sailed because the 90’s are long over and now all the UFO cranks are 9/11 truthers, Q-Anons, and raging antisemites instead of Fox Mulder or Art Bell types. Although Phoenix Forgotten came out a couple years ago and I thought it was a decent little found footage flick. It probably helped that it was based around an actual “sighting”.
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May 10, 2021 07:14
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The Vast of Night was pretty decent.
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May 10, 2021 07:18
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Big Mean Jerk posted:Psychos in Love is great and I’m also going to recommend CHRISTMAS EVIL as always. I don’t know if it’s on your list or not, but buy one anyway. Or buy three or four, hand them out to friends and strangers. Christmas Evil was one of the first VinSyn releases I bought and I watch it at least twice a year, usually showing it to new people to convert them to the church of the magic panel van. I also got my copy signed by John Waters at the last speaking tour he did.
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May 10, 2021 11:44
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Big Mean Jerk posted:now all the UFO cranks are 9/11 truthers, Q-Anons, and raging antisemites instead of Fox Mulder or Art Bell types. Maybe don't go back and revisit 90s C2CAM...
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May 10, 2021 12:43
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feedmyleg posted:Maybe don't go back and revisit 90s C2CAM... Oh I know that element has always been there, I’m just saying it wasn’t at the forefront like it is now because UFO stuff was so mainstream in the 90’s thanks to shows like the X-Files and stuff like the Phoenix Lights.
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May 10, 2021 15:38
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Big Mean Jerk posted:The UFO movie ship has sailed because the 90’s are long over and now all the UFO cranks are 9/11 truthers, Q-Anons, and raging antisemites instead of Fox Mulder or Art Bell types. they were then too we were just too young to connect the dots this walken movie vinsyn is putting out looks dope shocked I haven’t heard of it
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John Romero posted:they were then too we were just too young to connect the dots All-American Murder? I wish I could tell you about it, I wanted to watch it over the weekend, but the copy I got didn't play, so I just need to contact VinSyn for a replacement.
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May 10, 2021 16:00
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Deep Red UHD coming from Arrow. https://twitter.com/KayG12824024/status/1391475635663560706 Glad I held off ever getting this on Blu-ray. All I have is the old Anchor Bay DVD. Day one purchase right there. LE, full bells and whistles edition. Bring it.
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May 11, 2021 18:15
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My copy of The Good the Bad and the Ugly shipped today, so they must've restocked it.
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Still have never seen Deep Red. Maybe I will now.
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May 11, 2021 18:34
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If it's under $25 I will definitely buy it and finally watch it. I've almost seen it a couple times but wasn't sure which version it was and decided to hold out until I made sure I was doing it right.
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May 11, 2021 18:40
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With Deep Red you want to watch the version that's 2 hours long. The lesser version is like 15 minutes shorter, but the cuts are all scenes that are crucial to one of the best characters in the movie so it really ruins it imo.
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May 11, 2021 19:10
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Seconding that however you watch Deep Red, watch the longer cut. I first saw it at the Barbican Centre with Goblin playing the soundtrack live, which I can also recommend. 
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May 11, 2021 19:19
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feedmyleg posted:If it's under $25 I will definitely buy it and finally watch it. 
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May 11, 2021 20:23
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caligulamprey posted:An Arrow 4K for under $25? A standard edition during a sale might get you close. I think I paid $28 for Crash.
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May 11, 2021 20:44
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Deep Red is a top tier giallo, maybe the best one ever made, so I would say if you have even a casual interest in that subgenre, you should pick it up. The UHD won't cost more than $40 if you get it from Diabolik. Or Amazon. They usually have Arrow UHDs at that price prior to release date.
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I have the Deep Red blu-ray Arrow put out, and it's easily one of their best releases. They have an excellent 20ish minute visual essay on the film and it's themes, and where it fits in Argento's filmography, as well as it's place in the giallo canon. This is an easy, no question upgrade for me. That said, I'll probably be getting rid of my blu-ray, so that'll go to anyone that's interested in it and has a player that can play Region B.
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ultraviolence123 posted:The UHD won't cost more than $40 Some of us are cheapskates, thank you very much!
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I'll probably upgrade to the Deep Red UHD as well, mostly because the copy I have is part of a relatively cheap Blue Underground set that I bought years ago. So spending a few more bucks to own it in the best possible format doesn't feel too painful. I'd say Deep Red is either the best giallo of all time, or at least the second best. Only Bava's Blood and Black Lace may be better, but it's a tough call. Suspiria and Inferno are my favorite Argento films but they aren't giallo.
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Basebf555 posted:I'd say Deep Red is either the best giallo of all time, or at least the second best. Only Bava's Blood and Black Lace may be better, but it's a tough call. Suspiria and Inferno are my favorite Argento films but they aren't giallo. I’m probably going to blind buy it since the horror goons have said that the full extended cut is the only way to watch it. My problem with the Argento I’ve watched is the lack of characterization and, from what everyone’s said, the cut scenes are essential character stuff.
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I sorta see the merits of the shorter cut, but I do think the longer cut of Deep Red is the way to go, Daria Nicolodi is so good and like half her scenes are gone in the short version. And it's the rare horror movie that's paced well enough that it still feels brisk at 2 hours.Basebf555 posted:I'd say Deep Red is either the best giallo of all time, or at least the second best. Only Bava's Blood and Black Lace may be better, but it's a tough call. Suspiria and Inferno are my favorite Argento films but they aren't giallo. I'd probably go Deep Red too but other best-giallo-ever contenders I'd throw out there: Don't Torture a Duckling The Perfume of the Lady in Black The Black Belly of the Tarantula
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Yea the reason Daria is so crucial to Deep Red is sort of what Lumbermouth touched on, the protagonist is sort of a blank slate and doesn't get a whole lot of characterization or development. Daria on the other hand is probably the most endearing character in any Argento film and if you watch the proper version with all of her scenes she will make you fall in love with her.
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Anyone know if the Blu-ray of Duel to the Death on the HK sites is actually an HD transfer? https://shop.panorama.com.hk/en/martial-arts/3695-duel-to-the-death-blu-ray-scheduled-release-date-mar.html
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Big Bizness posted:Anyone know if the Blu-ray of Duel to the Death on the HK sites is actually an HD transfer? According to this list at blu-ray.com's forum it is HD, yes. The reason why it still makes the list is because of a remixed soundtrack.
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just got the (presumably fixed, HDR) Akira 4K disc which is exciting, but the fact that i need to go back two formats to the Pioneer tin box dvd edition for the original japanese stereo track is less exciting
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May 17, 2021 15:42
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If you didn’t support DiabolikDVD during their sale by buying Tremors 4K, it’s on sale for $28.10 on Amazon! BBY will match as well!
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May 17, 2021 22:44
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I have found it: the ugliest / weirdest steelbook. Only @ BestBuy (currently on sale for $29.99)
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May 19, 2021 23:36
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ringu0 posted:I have found it: the ugliest / weirdest steelbook. Only @ BestBuy Lol. I’ve had this on my save list for months and it finally went on sale on Monday. I pounced on it. I just like that difference in opinion.
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ringu0 posted:I have found it: the ugliest / weirdest steelbook. Only @ BestBuy (currently on sale for $29.99) Yeah I just jumped on this too, that cover is hilarious.
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ringu0 posted:I have found it: the ugliest / weirdest steelbook. Only @ BestBuy (currently on sale for $29.99) The ugliest part of that cover is “An HBO A Five Part Series” How did that slip through the design process
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I love that cover. It's always interesting to see different reactions to steelbook art. Anyway I went into Best Buy yesterday because they've forced me to stop in like once a week due to the unpredictability of what random poo poo they may or may not have sitting in the back for months that they're arbitrarily going to decide to put on the shelf that day. Scored one of those sweet Dredd steelbooks. Nice!
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May 20, 2021 15:09
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Tombs of the Blind Dead coming to Blu-ray with 3 cuts and 3 commentaries Cool that they're releasing the "hybrid version" with the missing scenes. Also cool that it'll come with a metal tribute CD featuring one of my favorite bands Hooded Menace! Not so cool: not on 4k 
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May 20, 2021 15:15
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Gunna be a must buy for me.
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May 20, 2021 17:22
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Oh yea definitely, 4k or not I've been wanting Tombs of the Blind Dead in my collection for a while. I wish it was a complete set though, I want the whole series.
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Basebf555 posted:Oh yea definitely, 4k or not I've been wanting Tombs of the Blind Dead in my collection for a while. I wish it was a complete set though, I want the whole series. Yeah, I would've liked it to be the complete film collection too. I still regret not buying the Blue Underground Blind Dead collection coffin box when I had the chance.
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VoodooXT posted:Yeah, I would've liked it to be the complete film collection too. I still regret not buying the Blue Underground Blind Dead collection coffin box when I had the chance. Don't even get me started on that, the "unavailable" listing is still up on Amazon mocking me every time I search for something vaguely Blind Dead related.
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May 20, 2021 18:04
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My Blind Dead DVD coffin set is still sitting proudly on my shelf 
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I found that Blind Dead coffin box set once at a local thrift store but discovered it only had two of the movies in it. 
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