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[Slippery Jack]

Someone on here mentioned I Drink Your Blood the other day, so I got that. Ebay listing said it was some kind of RARE edition, the cover looks like one I've seen as glow-in-the-dark in some listings, so hoping its that . . .

[keirarts]

Originally Posted by Slippery Jack

Someone on here mentioned I Drink Your Blood the other day, so I got that. Ebay listing said it was some kind of RARE edition, the cover looks like one I've seen as glow-in-the-dark in some listings, so hoping its that . . .

Is it released by grindhouse?

If so thats the version to own, its a great disc and a worthy purchase, not sure exactly how rare it is though.

[Slippery Jack]

Originally Posted by keirarts

Is it released by grindhouse?

If so thats the version to own, its a great disc and a worthy purchase, not sure exactly how rare it is though.

Dunno. I'll find out when it arrives - hoping it is then

I only caught the end of the auction with minutes to spare, and it was only £7, so I took a punt . . .

[Luke]

Originally Posted by Demdike

Nice selection Luke.

Never heard of The Woodman. Is it a new release?

lol bloody i pad spell correct its the wolfman 2011 version

[oaxaca]

Couldn't resist taking advantage of Arrow's 3 for £25 offer (not bad for £8.33 each!)...

[Gojirosan]

I know it is not the done thing to discuss bootlegs but these are two films out of circulation, so what does one do? Pretend they don't exist?

No picture as there is nothing worth seeing!

Too Beautiful to Die

I bought the big box Colourbox VHS of this as an ex rental out of curiosity amongst a much larger load of tapes at a closing down sale at a video library. At the time I barely knew of the giallo as a genre beyond Argento, Bava and Fulci, so it was recognising the elements in this film I bought because of the cover that made it "click" in my mind that there was something worth investigating here that existed beyond the mid 70s.

A follow up to Nothing Underneath (which I didn't know for years later), the UK VHS was decent pic and sound quality, but cut by almost 2 minutes and full screen (though this did not affect the framing badly at all).

I threw it away with hundreds of other videotapes (filled over ½ a large skip with them) thinking it would be easy to replace on DVD soon enough.

Well, still waiting over 6 years later, so I have bought a DVD-R of the old Dutch rental VHS, inspired by revisiting Nothing Underneath the other night. The Dutch subs are chunky and mildly intrusive, the picture is overly dark and it has worn VHS issues. But it is uncut and letterboxed to 1.66:1!

And more to the point, the opening scenes gave me a lovely shiver of nostalgia and remembrance.

Happy to have it again, sad I cannot get a proper, good quality release.

La Marge

I may have mentioned that I consider Walerian Borowczyk a genius. I didn't have high hopes for this film when the UK VHS was released - Joe Dallesandro and Sylvia Kristel? But it was a glorious package, it was a Borowczyk film and the film actually turned out to a superbly made and photographed sex drama in which the two stars give very decent performances (even Joe seems OK dubbed into French! ). A really overlooked gem in Borowczyk's oeuvre, I think.

I remember as I threw away the VHS I got it back out of the skip and nearly kept it. But I was doing a catharsis thing I won't go into, and so I ended up dumping it. Besides, a director as talented and important as Borowczyk would soon have his canon on DVD...


...er...


...no.

To add insult to injury, the few releases of La Marge that have (barely) emerged around the world have not been English friendly. So, bootleg it is. The picture quality is amazing, and the fansubs) seems excellent (and reside in the letterboxing leaving the image uncovered).

Again though, a film that needs a rediscovery, remaster and re-release. As do all of the master's films. There is not a single Borowczyk film on Blu-ray anywhere around the world, not even in France or Poland, not even La Bête.

[Vampix]

Originally Posted by Slippery Jack

Someone on here mentioned I Drink Your Blood the other day, so I got that. Ebay listing said it was some kind of RARE edition, the cover looks like one I've seen as glow-in-the-dark in some listings, so hoping its that . . .

I've got a DVD of I Drink Your Blood that looks like it was released by Fangoria magazine.It's packed full of extras like the Grindhouse disc.I don't know whether this release is particularly rare.

[oaxaca]

Continuing to 'upgrade' the collection now that I don't have to worry about region coding. Have just replaced THE EXORCIST and APPALOOSA with the Canadian steelbook versions and NORTH BY NORTHWEST with the US digibook. Luckily that blu ray banner at the top of APPALOOSA is just part of the back sleeve! Edit: and Highlander with the steelbook version.

[Refused]

Sure wish my blu-ray player wasn't broken. Stopped reading discs properly, sent it off for repair and got it back today. Now it won't even turn on. Great job repair centre.

[oaxaca]

Originally Posted by Refused

Sure wish my blu-ray player wasn't broken. Stopped reading discs properly, sent it off for repair and got it back today. Now it won't even turn on. Great job repair centre.

That is not good!