The 88 Films Thread

[plasterface]

pigs is a dull film despite cover, surprised it was street trash, wonder if it has any extras.

[keirarts]

Originally Posted by Rik

So much for noon

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They're going to have a tough time topping the (region free) Synapse release of street trash given its got a documentary on it longer than the film itself and looks incredible.

As for Zombie creeping flesh... Should have made the sleeve like this..


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[bleakshaun]

Originally Posted by plasterface

pigs is a dull film despite cover, surprised it was street trash, wonder if it has any extras.

presumably the documentary that was on the arrow dvd

[plasterface]

Originally Posted by bleakshaun

presumably the documentary that was on the arrow dvd

just what i was thinking, pity it's not a steelbook, i like steelbooks for trashy films.
Should look great on blu, for such a sleazy film, cinematography superb

[Susan Foreman]

Originally Posted by Rik

So much for noon

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If it's from Calum, presumably he had to post it early just in case Arrow usurped him, and made the announcement before he did!

[fuzzymctiger]

Originally Posted by Rik

You missed out Beyond Re-animator

I left out the Fantastic Factory titles as they're all too recent and well released in the UK to fit the Vault title

[Susan Foreman]

"#Surpriseannouncement

88 Asia kicks into overdrive with our next two classics!

Danny Lee (THE KILLER) played one of cinema's most unlikely superheroes in THE OILY MANIAC (1976) - a Shaw Brothers creature-feature classic that is only now gaining a much-deserved premiere in the UK! In this gooey gem of a monster-mash, Lee plays a Hong Kong everyman who has been crippled and is down-on-his-luck - that is, until he learns of a spell that can turn him into a transformative and transmorphing pile of ferocious but malevolent mush. Yes, he is THE OILY MANIAC - and in this Cantonese predecessor to Troma's THE TOXIC AVENGER, he is able to appear and re-appear at will, making it all the more tricky for his arch-enemies to dillute his delirious brilliance. Directed by the prolific Meng Hua Ho (THE FLYING GULLOTINE), this is one Far Eastern B-movie masterpiece that deserves to be seen and appreciated in full HD!



Next up...

Director Meng Hua Ho (THE BLACK ENFORCER/ THE OILY MANIAC) crafted one of the most important and influential kung-fu films of all time with the 1975's THE FLYING GULLOTINE. Inspiring later directors all across the Asian straits (including the celebrated Taiwanese spin-off MASTER OF THE FLYING GULLOTINE), this original model is as brutal, bloody and bombastic as they come! Headlining the legendary Kuan Tai Chen (THE MASTER/ HERO OF SHANGHAI) in his defining role as an enforcer with a unique and deadly weapon - this period-set bout of beheading and plasma-spillage remains one of the greatest martial arts movies ever made. Fans of classic chopsocky action have been begging for THE FLYING GULLOTINE to return to British shelves, and thanks to the 88 Asia collection it is back in action - restored and remastered in HD!

Extras - commentaries by Bey Logan, booklets by Asia-based academic Calum Waddell and, yes, we might just offer a slipcover"

[Demdike@Cult Labs]

No thank you.

Hex was more than enough!

[BAKA]

The Oily Maniac is really good. Probably one of the most entertaining and endearing Shaw Bros. films I've seen.

[Nosferatu@Cult Labs]

I wish they would hurry up and make some of these available for preorder. I don't just want to order The Perfume of the Lady in Black, paying £2.99 for P&P, when The Long Hair of Death is labelled as 'In Stock Soon' and others will be available at some point.

I prefer to bulk order, saving them (and, by extension, me) the expense of packaging, and leading to less waste.