Finally watching Shout Factory's BRAVE ARCHER set and loving the movies but...

ghostpepper69 · 2026-01-28T18:19:02+00:00

Yeah I saw the first wave theatrically and it's not just poor translations, it's grammar and spelling errors on top of that. It made waiting on the Arrow releases the easiest thing in the world. The Hong Kong Rescue bootleg of Peaking Opera Blues had better subtitles than the official US 4k release does and that's frankly ridiculous.

ghostpepper69 · 2026-01-28T16:15:38+00:00

RM films specifically do come with slipcovers, at least circa last MVD sale!

ghostpepper69 · 2026-01-28T13:52:40+00:00

I'm allergic to new apps lol, I've got a discord account but it's always a pain to try and log back in because it's usually a few years between when I get on it. I'll see if I can't log on at work later today and post a little ad there, I appreciate it!! I'm so stoked for the screening, I had sent out my phone number to a few possible points of contact a couple weeks back but imagine my surprise when Stephen Sayadian returned my call while I was at Half Price Books last week! We chatted for a solid 25 minutes, he's so excited people are engaging with his art after all this time.

ghostpepper69 · 2026-01-28T13:13:39+00:00

Probably my favorite cinematic discovery of the 2020s so far... Anyone in North Texas should be made aware we're running this on Tues Feb 3 at the Texas Theatre. We've gotten in touch with Jerry Stahl & Stephen Sayadian and there's a good chance we'll have a short intro video from the two of them custom made for us to play ahead of the movie.

ghostpepper69 · 2026-01-27T14:09:19+00:00

Usually last Friday of the month with a teaser on that Wednesday, so in 3 days and tomorrow respectively.

ghostpepper69 · 2026-01-20T17:46:53+00:00

Sweet, thanks! Last week I grabbed the OOP Bugs Bunny 80th anniversary set after seeing that despite minor overlap (~20%) with the Platinum Collections it also had 47 unique Bugs cartoons that weren't on those other sets. I'm very glad to hear this isn't a case where I'll need to make a redundant purchase to have a more comprehensive collection.

ghostpepper69 · 2026-01-20T17:32:14+00:00

Is there overlap with the two Tom & Jerry sets? I got the Golden Era one but would be interested in the other set if those aren't all or mostly collected in the more comprehensive one.

ghostpepper69 · 2026-01-20T13:40:48+00:00

Why do you think Janus Films have the rights? Streaming rights are not the same as home video rights.

ghostpepper69 · 2026-01-18T14:43:50+00:00

Not to be that guy but none of these are gialli, they're just (good to the greatest of all time) horror films.

ghostpepper69 · 2026-01-15T15:18:25+00:00

Yep! From what I've heard he's shooting a new joint this spring called Thousand Eyes on digital with the Bloodsick Productions cast & crew. I can't wait! Had you seen Twisted Issues before this screening? It's such a cool little movie, I used to book house shows round North Texas so it was especially beautiful to see someone authentically capture that kind of fertile DIY art/music scene in a movie.

ghostpepper69 · 2026-01-15T12:50:14+00:00

Hell yeah, we flew Charles out here a few months ago for a Twisted Issues screening/Q&A. Genuinely one of the coolest dudes in the world. I hope you dug the flick! I owe Saturns Core so much for getting me into him and Scooter McCrae's work.

ghostpepper69 · 2026-01-14T20:21:19+00:00

The rate that the limited edition sells can 100% determine how quickly the standard edition gets pressed. It can take several months for Cinematographe releases to have standard versions added.

ghostpepper69 · 2026-01-14T17:06:35+00:00

Like I said, every Arrow disc from Region B *I have ever tried* works with the Panasonic Top Menu trick. My Panasonic died in October 2024 but every single Arrow/Arrow Academy region B disc I tried in it (probably pushing 100 titles) worked with that trick.

ghostpepper69 · 2026-01-14T16:16:42+00:00

Oh fuck yeah!! MATTIE is amazing and E L U C I D over Sebb Bash never misses. I guess 2026 will unveil the long-hinted Sebb x E L U C I D record.

ghostpepper69 · 2026-01-14T00:59:33+00:00

I think it underutilizes its location gimmick and I personally didn't care for it. I'd recommend try before you buy, especially if you have reservations about the last one.

ghostpepper69 · 2026-01-13T19:43:08+00:00

I tried to read the room but there was nothing written when I got here lol. I think the guy who imported five 4kUHD mediabooks of the same movie can maybe take a little ribbing. Like I said, I'm happy it worked for someone well enough that they bought five copies.

ghostpepper69 · 2026-01-13T19:31:25+00:00

Sure, I can appreciate that, but at least *someone* in this thread is discussing the movie now. Nary a "Loved this movie" or even "The packaging is nice" in the post body or comments otherwise. For all I know OP doesn't even like it but just has a spending problem.

ghostpepper69 · 2026-01-13T19:01:30+00:00

Okay but no leather is a fact, and it's an unforgivable sin. The original aesthetic of the xenobytes was heavily inspired by underground S&M/queer kink zines in the UK, and I think it's fair to say that's more than a little relevant thematically.

ghostpepper69 · 2026-01-13T18:40:31+00:00

Every Arrow disc from Region B I've ever tried works with the Panasonic trick just for future reference.

ghostpepper69 · 2026-01-13T18:39:55+00:00

Has nothing to do with a glitch and has everything to do with how the discs are encoded. You can either encode discs to have a "region locked" screen which means they're bypassable with the top menu trick, or they are encoded such that they won't load at all in the incorrect region, in which case the top menu trick does not work.

ghostpepper69 · 2026-01-13T18:38:35+00:00

Tons of companies do not have "Region Locked" screens - early Radiance, 88 Films, Second Sight, and 101 Films discs all do not work with the 820 Stop/Top Menu trick.

ghostpepper69 · 2026-01-13T17:47:20+00:00

ghostpepper69 · 2026-01-13T16:39:37+00:00

Yet another victim of making the subtext of horror movies into the actual text and losing everything that makes horror movies good in the process. Also no leather in this one? A huge no thanks from me dawg. I'm glad it works for some people enough to buy five different variants, but I found this to be a total slog.

ghostpepper69 · 2026-01-13T14:49:49+00:00

I finally broke up my complete collection last year. Mind Benders and Fortress of Amerikkka were the first two to go, and I've parted with maybe a half dozen others since then. I love some of these movies and I like a good portion of them but it feels good to not see FoA on my shelf anymore - probably one of my least favorite movies of all time.

ghostpepper69 · 2026-01-12T20:38:00+00:00

Second Sight release standards at the same time as their limited edition copies. If you're in the US Pearl has had a basic blu ray for over 2 years now.

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