It was Michael Brooke who said 88 had the rights to the Walker films. 88 hasn't said anything as far as I know.

Kim Newman said he was doing an audio commentary for The Black Torment for Indicator but that was several years ago now. For some reason it was assumed it would be for a Hartford-Davis set. As Corruption was released as a standalone and The Fiend released by 88 it looks like that has fallen through or Newman got it wrong in the first place.

I think The Black Torment must have fallen through which is a pity as it's a fave of mine.. Although as confirmed earlier this year Kim Newman has done commentaries for the Walker films for 88 Films.

Pre-order available at Amazon UK - £14:99

Cover design

I didn't know KN had confirmed the Walker films. Having him involved mitigates my disappointment that Indicator didn't get these titles. Hope they are also fresh scans from the negatives and they are released in good quality boxsets rather than dripping out individually.

Special features:

• Three different feature-length presentations of the film
• Original Hong Kong cut [96 mins]
• Alternate Singapore cut [100 mins]
• English-friendly ABOVE THE LAW cut [92 mins].
• PLUS a newly produced ULTIMATE CUT, a version of the film prepared exclusively for this release that combines footage from the Hong Kong and Singapore cuts to present a hypothetical “complete” version with four possible endings

Contents:

• Slipcase with brand-new artwork from Sean Longmore
• Double-sided foldout Poster
• 6 Replica Lobby Cards
• 80-page perfect-bound book featuring new writing on the film by Matthew Edwards + selected archive materials
• Reversible sleeve with Hong Kong poster artwork

DISC 1

• New 2K Remaster of the Hong Kong Cut [96 minutes]
• Cantonese-language Hong Kong Theatrical Mix with normal subtitles and SDH
• Cantonese-language Japan Theatrical Mix with normal subtitles and SDH [features rare ending Cantonese narration]
• Cantonese Home Video Remix with normal subtitles and SDH
• English 5.1
• Newly-translated English Subtitles
• [New] Frank Djeng Commentary [HK cut]
• [New] Mike Leeder and Arne Venema Commentary [HK cut]
• [Archive] Cynthia Rothrock Tai Seng Commentary [HK cut]
• [New] Cynthia Rothrock Interview
• [New] Cynthia Rothrock Scene-specific Commentary
• [New] Peter Cunningham Interview
• [New] Peter Cunningham Scene-specific Commentary
• [Archive] The Vigilante: An Interview with Yuen Biao
• [Archive] Action Overload: An Interview with Cynthia Rothrock
• [Archive] From the Ring to the Silver Screen: An Interview with Peter Cunningham
• Rare alternate 'Ladies Man' ending
• Hong Kong Trailer
• English Trailer
• Tai Seng Reconstruction Trailer

DISC 2

• New 2K Remaster of the English 'ABOVE THE LAW' Cut - English with SDH [92 mins]
• New 2K Remaster of the Singapore Cut - Mandarin with normal subtitles and SDH [100 mins]
• ULTIMATE CUT featuring 4 possible endings [105 mins - 106 mins approx]
• Ultimate Cut Ending Randomizer

I ordered that one a few weeks back, Yuen Biao and Cynthia Rothrock, yes please :D

I got the Vinegar Syndrome set a few weeks ago. I ordered the cheaper version but they sent me the one with the outer slip box. I ain't gonna complain. That set is beautiful and I'm looking forward to the 88 release.

Anybody seen The Tiger Cage Movies, if so, are they any good?

I haven't seen them, but this thread on bluray.com has the three trailers and a bit of a description. Basically they are not Jackie Chan slapstick fighting style, but proper Hong Kong crime films.

Forgot the link lol... https://forum.blu-ray.com/showpost.p...&postcount=151

Thank you

Revised release date: September 13

"Hotshot lawyer Jackie Lung (Jackie Chan) is hired to defend the owner of a factory which, unbeknownst to him, is the centre of a clandestine narcotics syndicate. He enlists resourceful acquaintances Wong Fei-Hung (Sammo Hung) and Dung Dak-Biu (Yuen Biao) to assist in the case, but loyalties begin to falter when romance blossoms between both sides."

SPECIAL FEATURES
DISC 1

• Brand New 4K Remaster of the Original Hong Kong Version
• Remastered Cantonese Mono with Newly Translated Subtitles
• Remastered Cantonese 5.1 DTS-HD MA created exclusively for this release with Newly Translated Subtitles
• Classic English Dub Hybrid Audio [Golden Harvest soundtrack, filled with Fortune Star’s for sections not present in export version]
• [New] Audio Commentary by Hong Kong cinema experts Mike Leeder and Arne Venema
• [New] Benny Forever: Interview with Benny “The Jet” Urquidez
• [New] Discussing Dragons Forever: Interview with David Desser
• [New] Hong Kong Cinema Forever: Interview with Mike Leeder
• [New] Working with the Dragons: Interview with Jude Poyer
• [New] The Legacy of Dragons Forever Featurette with todays actors & martial artists including Troy Sandford, Chris Jones, Ross Boyask, Maria Tran, Mike Leeder, Jean-Paul Ly, Mark Strange, Mike Moeller, George Clarke, Jude Poyer & Steve Lawson
• Double Jeopardy: An Interview with Brad Allen
• Beyond Gravity: An Interview with Joe Eigo
• Kick Fighter: An interview with Andy Cheng
• Thai Breaker: An Interview with Billy Chow
• Deleted Scenes [newly restored]
• End Credits from the Japanese Version [newly restored]
• Behind the Scenes Footage
• English Trailer [newly restored]
• Hong Kong Trailer
• Reversible Sleeve
• New artwork from R.P. “Kung Fu Bob” O’Brien [check out his webshop for awesome kung fu prints here]

DISC 2

• Full CYCLONE Z Cut of the Film [98 mins] [Produced exclusively for the Japanese market, this Cantonese-language version includes two extra scenes and an ending with outtakes]. Newly restored Cantonese Soundtrack in Mono or 5.1 options and newly translated English Subtitles
• Recreated Export Version of the film [94 mins] [Commissioned by Golden Harvest for international audiences outside Asia] with the Full Classic English Dub and optional English SDH subtitles

TECHNICAL SPECS

• Region Code: B
• Audio: LPCM Stereo / 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio
• Picture: 1080p HD 1.85:1
• Runtime: 94 mins approx [HK Cut]
• Runtime: 94 mins approx [International Cut]
• Runtime: 98 mins approx [Japanese Cut]
• Language: English / Cantonese
• Subtitles: English

According to amazon UK it looks like 88films are releasing maniac in October cannibal holocaust in November the iceman cometh deluxe collection edition in November vigilante in November and Ebola syndrome in October blood and diamonds in November or October can't quite recall which one with a view other films but the only film that's missing is Jackie Chan's gorgeous so that film looks like it's going to be a USA & Canada only

Apparently 'Maniac' is #50 in the slasher series!

A Candle for the Devil as well. Nice.

The Odeon dvd looked really poor when it was first released.

88 are also releasing Ladies Who Do.

Quite a bizarre one for them. A black and white British comedy from the sixties featuring Jon Pertwee and Robert Morley. Must be part of a job lot from Screenbound.

Wonder if Ebola Syndrome has been submitted to the BBFC yet and will it suffer like Gestapo's Last Orgy?

Definitely interested in Vigilante and interested in the extras for Cannibal Holocaust, I know there's a Commentary.

This looks like a strong line up

'Cannibal Holocaust' (1980) - 4K UHD [Blu-ray] [Region A & B & C] pre-order from Amazon UK - £25:00

Release date: November 28

"Primitive savagery meets the brutality of the modern world in Ruggero Deodato s timeless slice of visceral horror - Cannibal Holocaust, a film so violent and depraved that the director was charged with killing his own cast! Anthropologist Harold Munroe is hellbound as he travels into the green inferno of South America s rainforest in an attempt to find a documentary crew lost months before. Instead of survivors he discovers a world of cannibalistic excess beyond his wildest imaginings but when he returns home and screens the footage left behind by the eviscerated filmmakers, chaos erupts as the screen is filled with some of most disturbing images ever committed to celluloid. The ultimate video nasty is now presented as never experienced before -remastered in 4K from original sources"

More info to be announced

'Maniac' (1980) - Blu-ray pre-order available from Amazon UK - £20:00

Release date: October 24

" Following the disturbing story of blue-collar serial killer Frank (Joe Spinell), William Lustig’s violent slasher movie has become a cult classic in the ranks of the horror film fandom. In a plot which weaves in elements of Peeping Tom and Taxi Driver this early 80s horror fully delivers both a chilling character study and a gory exploitation piece. Dark, grimy and oppressively claustrophobic Maniac remains a firm favourite and an unmissable shocker. Presented here fully uncut for the first time ever from a stunning new 4K Restoration"

More info to be announced

'The Iceman Cometh' [aka 'The Time Warriors'] (1980) - Deluxe Collector's Edition blu-ray pre-order available from Amazon UK - £25:00

Release date: November 14

"From Golden Harvest, the legendary Hong Kong studio which had previously delivered classic Bruce Lee flicks The Big Boss, Fist of Fury and Enter the Dragon comes the fast-paced martial arts fantasy The Iceman Cometh. When 16th-century Ming guard Fong Sau-ching (Yuen Baio) sets out to capture vicious rapist Feng San (Yuen Wah) both men end up falling into a glacier to be frozen in time. Thawed out by scientists over 300 years later, the confused guard must learn to cope with the modern world and continue in his quest to vanquish his opponent. Fast, furious and fabulously entertaining, The Iceman Cometh rocks with time travelling Kung Fu vibes."

More info to be announced

'Vigilante' (1982) - Blu-ray pre-order available from Amazon UK - £17:00

Release date: November 14

"When Factory Worker Eddie’s wife is attacked and his young son is killed by a violent criminal street gang, he turns to the legal channels in the hope that justice will be served. However, he soon learns that the system is corrupt and to get the revenge he seeks he must join an underground vigilante group. Bought to us by Maniac director William Lustig and starring Fred Williamson (The Godfather of Harlem, From Dusk till Dawn) and Robert Forster (Jackie Brown), Vigilante packs a powerful punch."

More info to be announced

It's great that Maniac finally gets past the UK censors... but jeez... that artwork is a nasty in itself... and not in a good way :nono:

the iceman cometh is 1989 not 1980

I know. I don't remember Joe Spinell having lips in the middle of his forehead :lol:

Thankfully Maniac will have reversible artwork.

I have the superb BU 4K Edition,but I'll be buying this as a) I don't have a blu ray of it now,and b)It's good to see the brilliant Slashers Classics collection back.:nod:

:lol:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=TPFAYIr8z2I

I think that Cannibal Holocaust will all depend on the extras, pretty sure we all have a version of the Film we're happy with.

Also I believe that the 88 Films would be the 4th different UK distributor to release the Film?

Vipco
Black House (I think that's who they were)
Shameless
88 Films

There's a few with 3 like Zombie Flesh Eaters, Beyond, Burning...etc.

TBH, I can see ZFE and/or Burning getting picked up by Someone like 88 or Shameless

DVD:
Shameless [cut by 15 seconds. Also available in 'Animal Cruelty free version'. However, some footage has been substituted with reaction shots of the actors]
VIPCO - First release [cut by 5 minutes, 44 seconds]
VIPCO - 25th Anniversary Release (Double Disc with 'House On The End Of The Park' on the second disc) [as above]

Blu-Ray:
Shameless [cut by 15 seconds. Also available in 'Animal Cruelty free version'. However, some footage has been substituted with reaction shots of the actors]

88Films - Cut status currently unknown

The 88 Films one has been on the BBFC website since June, it says cut for animal cruelty due to legal reason etc... they no longer state how long cuts last for, just a simple yes or no for 'is the work cut'

I would imagine it's the same cuts as the previous time, which is the knife killing of the Muskrat, roughly 15 seconds.

Yeah typical Vipco, say it's a Anniversary release and just throw in HOTEOTP LOL.

The other distributer was Black Horse, found the cover (It was driving me nuts)

There's a 20 minute interview with Allan Bryce on the After Death Blu-ray about VIPCO which is quite good and the way they basically did everything wrong when dvd became the format of choice.

Maniac as the same special features as the blue underground release but 88Films as got a new commentary by hysteria continues

I like the Hysteria Continues commentaries as they are usually quite informative and interesting, and well delivered by the various members, particularly Justin Kerswell doing the lead presenter and moderator role.

That probably tips the balance in favour of a purchase for me.

I'll stick with my Blue Underground MANIAC and Grindhouse Cannibal Holocaust thank you.

I envy your self-control – you have more than me! :lol:

Ebola and Vigilante, possible Cannibal Holocaust, if the Extras are good.

Perfectly happy with the Shameless DVD for the actual Film

I'm not going to buy any of them :lol: especially not Ebola Syndrome thank you very much. I will buy The Iceman Cometh and the as yet unannounced Jackie Chan in Gorgeous which is coming out in December.

And they really splashed out on the artwork as well!:lol:

Release date: October 17

Extra features and cover art:

• Limited Edition Slipcase
• Limited Edition Booklet
• HD Transfer in 1.85:1 Aspect Ratio
• High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) presentation
• 2.0 English LPCM Mono
• Optional English SDH
• Audio Commentary with Kim Newman and Sean Hogan
• Audio Commentary with Troy Howarth and Nathaniel Thompson
• The Devil Makes Two - An Interview with Director Eugenio Martin
• Theatrical Trailer
• Stills Gallery
• Reversible sleeve featuring new artwork by Simon Pritchard and alternative original artwork

https://www.cult-labs.com/forums/att...7&d=1661366150

According to Melon Farmers, it's being released uncut but it carries a warning for: "sexual violence, strong bloody violence, gore, sex, racism"

Pre-order available at Amazon UK - £20:00