The 88 Films Thread

[nicholasrope]

Looks like I've got a few trailers to watch lol

[nicholasrope]

Looks like Seventh Curse is Zavvi as well.

Romper Stomper at £34.99, I don't think so

[nosferatu42]

Originally Posted by Susan Foreman

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JUNE ANNOUNCEMENT

'Mardi Gras Massacre' (1978) - Pre-order available from Zavvi - £24.99

Release date: June 27

"Police try to capture someone who is committing ritual murders of women during Mardi Gras in New Orleans"

Fackin' legendary!!!, shite film but fair play for putting it out there.seems like the only nasties that are still nasty are the Nazisploitations, rape films, a few cannibal films, oh and "Fight for your life" which if it was a Tarantino film wouldn't be a problem.
And in the current climate they ain't getting any closer to being released uncut.

[Trashforcash]

That release slate from 88 is incredible. In my view 88>Arrow. Absolutely happy to have my wallet rinsed for this lot.

[John Matrix]

Does anyone know if the Shaw brothers films that are available on Apple TV are of the same quality as the ones put out by 88 Films and Arrow?

I've been trying to go by the release dates on some of them and it's a bit confusing. The Jackie ones all tend to have the year they were released on blu ray but the older Shaws which are now available from 88 and Arrow tend to have Celestial 2000 or Celestial 2010 in there somewhere.

[Susan Foreman]

'Stone' (1980) - Blu-Ray pre-order available from Amazon UK - £24:99

Release date: May 30

"Five years before MAD MAX, producer / director / co-writer / star Sandy Harbutt – in his first and only feature film – ignited Australia’s exploitation explosion, launched a global censorship battle and delivered what may still be the best biker movie in history

When an undercover cop (Ken Shorter of SUNDAY TOO FAR AWAY) infiltrates an outlaw motorcycle gang (led by Harbutt), he’ll straddle 7000 RPM of screaming steel for a full-throttle hell ride through sex, violence, and Down Under vengeance

Hugh Keays-Byrne (Immortan Joe in MAD MAX: FURY ROAD), Helen Morse (PICNIC AT HANGING ROCK), Roger Ward, Vincent Gil and Reg Evans of MAD MAX fame, and members of the Sydney Hells Angels co-star in the “ass-kicking bite of entertainment that delivers on every level” (DVD Drive-In), now featuring an uncut 4K scan from original vault elements supervised by Harbutt himself shortly before his death."

Extras features:

• The Making Of...
• Deleted And Extended Scenes
• STONE Forever
• NOT QUITE HOLLYWOOD Extended Interviews
• Make Up Tests
• Slideshow With Commentary By Director Sandy Harbutt
• Trailer

[Justin101]

Originally Posted by Susan Foreman

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JUNE ANNOUNCEMENT

'Mardi Gras Massacre' (1978) - Pre-order available from Zavvi - £24.99

Release date: June 27

"Police try to capture someone who is committing ritual murders of women during Mardi Gras in New Orleans"

Severin have posted “Our next batch of horror titles will be announced on MARDI GRAS” with a picture of the guy in the golden mask.

Mardi Gras is on 1st of March. I wonder what else they have up their sleeve!?

[Justin101]

Originally Posted by nicholasrope

Looks like Seventh Curse is Zavvi as well.

Romper Stomper at £34.99, I don't think so

Romper Stomper is a much more agreeable £25 on Amazon now. It's a good film but I might wait for the inevitable standard edition to arrive and pick it for less.

[nicholasrope]

Originally Posted by Justin101

Romper Stomper is a much more agreeable £25 on Amazon now. It's a good film but I might wait for the inevitable standard edition to arrive and pick it for less.

I picked up Romper Stomper for £2 on DVD to have around in case of another lockdown, so I'm happy with the DVD

I have Species 1-3 on DVD and in no rush for an upgrade.

Probably pick up Mardi Gras Massacre in standard form if it becomes less exclusive.

Remember seeing Zone Troopers on a Drive In Delerium Blu Ray and it looks like I'll pick that up. A lot of people want the VHS Rental cover as the reverse cover art.

Human Lanterns and Seventh Curse have my attention but not fond of the prices.

Others I may get when in a sale provided I like the trailers.

[Nosferatu@Cult Labs]

Mardi Gras Massacre and Seventh Curse only from Zavvi? 35 quid for Romper Stomper? A 4K Ultra HD release of Drive, a film with ~6,000 votes (average 6.7) at the IMDb?

I don't like ordering from Zavvi, so that'll rule out a couple of those titles.