What arrived for you today?

[Samuel_Scott]

Got home today...

11384. Police Academy Collection (UK Blu, Warner)
11385. The Devil's Double (UK Blu, Icon)
11386. Seconds Apart (UK Blu, G2)
11387. Youth in Revolt (UK Blu, Momentum)
11388. Hidden 3D (UK Blu, G2)
11389. StreetDance 3D (UK Blu, Entertainment One)
11390. StreetDance 2 3D (UK Blu, Entertainment One)
11391. Prowl (UK Blu, G2)
11392. Shelter (UK Blu, Icon)
11393. Zookeeper (UK Blu, Sony)
11394. Retreat (UK Blu, Sony)
11395. The Army of Crime (UK Blu, Optimum)
11396. Hall Pass (UK Blu, Warner)
11397. The Extraordinary Adventures of Adele Blanc Sec (UK Blu, Optimum)
11398. Crossing Over (UK Blu, EiV)
11399. Christmas at Downton Abbey (UK Blu, Universal)
11400. Young Bruce Lee (UK Blu, Cine Asia)
11401. That's What I Am (UK Blu, Silver Vision)
11402. Sharkwater (UK Blu, Showbox)
11403. Boca (UK Blu, Universal)
11404. Switchblade Romance (UK Blu, Optimum)
11405. Barry Munday (German Blu, Koch Media)
11406. The American (UK Blu, Universal)
11407. Mulan: Legendary Warrior (UK Blu, Cine Asia)
11408. Brake (UK Blu, High Fliers)
11409. Scary Movie 5 (UK Blu, EiV)
11410. Arbitrage (UK Blu, Koch Media)
11411. The Artist (UK Blu, EiV)
11412. Mad Dogs: Series 1 (UK Blu, 2 entertain)
11413. How to Lose Friends and Alienate People (UK Blu, Paramount)
11414. Mad Men: Season 2 (UK Blu, Lions Gate)
11415. Crimson Wing: Mystery of the Flamingos (UK Blu, Disney)
11416. St Trinian's 2 (UK Blu, EiV)
11417. The Way Back (UK Blu, Entertainment One)
11418. Zack & Miri Make a Porno (UK Blu, EiV)
11419. Universal Soldier: Regeneration (UK Blu, Optimum)
11420. The Lady (UK Blu, EiV)
11421. The Motorcycle Diaries (UK Blu, Film Four)
11422. Tamara Drewe (UK Blu, Momentum)
11423. Redbelt (UK Blu, Sony)
11424. The Reaping (UK Blu, Sony)
11425. Battleground (UK Blu, Signature)
11426. House of Flying Daggers (UK Blu, Pathe)
11427. Coco Chanel and Igor Stravinsky (UK Blu, Soda)
11428. Misfits: Series 1 (UK Blu, 4DVD)
11429. Misfits: Series 2 (UK Blu, 4DVD)
11430. Dead Man Running (UK Blu, Revolver)
11431. Chimpanzee (Italian Blu, Disney)
11432. Stay Cool (German Blu, DTP)
11433. Rage (German Blu, DTP)
11434. Armageddon of the Living Dead (German Blu, EuroVideo)
11435. Cirque Du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant (UK Blu, Universal)
11436. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close (UK Blu, Warner)
11437. Night Watch (UK Blu, Fox)
11438. The Shinjuku Incident (UK Blu, Cine Asia)
11439. Step Up (UK Blu, Universal)
11440. Barry Lyndon (Italian Blu, Warner)
11441. The Legend of 1900 (Italian Blu, Medusa)
11442. Space Jam (Italian Blu, Warner)
11443. Dellamorte Dellamore (Italian Blu, Cecchi Gori)
11444. Romanzo Criminale: Series 2 (Italian Blu, Fox)
11445. The Host (UK Blu, EiV)
11446. Mirror Mirror (UK Blu, Studio Canal)
11447. A Good Day to Die Hard (UK Blu, Fox)
11448. Being Human: Series 2 (UK Blu, 2 entertain)
11449. Shaolin Soccer (UK Blu, Studio Canal)
11450. Strength and Honour (Australian Blu, Vendetta)
11451. Paolo Borsellino: The 57 Days (UK DVD, Odyssey)
11452. Come Into the Light (UK DVD, Odyssey)
11453. Return to a Better Tomorrow (UK DVD, MIA)
11454. Hollywood Vampyr (UK DVD, Film 2000)
11455. Khel Mohabbat Ka (UK DVD, 23rd Century)
11456. Smash: Season 2 (UK DVD, Universal)
11457. Brotherhood: Seasons 1-3 Complete Collection (UK DVD, Paramount)
11458. Tangled (UK DVD, Disney)
11459. Higanjima: Escape from Vampire Island (UK Blu, Manga)
11460. Julia's Eyes (UK Blu, Optimum)
11461. Sherlock: Series 1 (UK Blu, 2 entertain)
11462. Storm Warning (UK Blu, Optimum)
11463. Monster High Double Feature: Friday Night Frights / Why Do Ghouls Fall in Love? (UK Blu, Universal)
11464. Bear (German Blu, Ascot Elite)
11465. The Lake House (UK Blu, Warner)
11466. Cirque du Soleil: Corteo (UK Blu, Sony)
11467. Our Idiot Brother (UK Blu, EiV)
11468. The Messenger (UK Blu, Universal)
11469. Suck (UK Blu, Universal)
11470. Spider-Man (UK Blu, Sony)
11471. Hop (UK Blu, Universal)
11472. Get Smart (UK Blu, Warner)
11473. Hard Boiled Sweets (UK Blu, Universal)
11474. Fertile Ground (UK Blu, G2)

[Samuel_Scott]

11475 - Night Train to Lisbon (UK DVD, Spirit)
11476 - Foyle's War: Series 8 (UK DVD, Acorn Media)

[Samuel_Scott]

11477. Stations of the Cross (UK Blu, Arrow)
11478. Night Moves (UK Blu, Soda)
11479. Redirected (UK DVD, Koch Media)
11480. A Perfect Man (UK DVD, Kaleidoscope)
11481. Aftermath / Genesis (USA DVD, Unearthed)

[Samuel_Scott]

11482. Sunflower (UK DVD, Argent Films)

[Davy_Lee]

UK
Star Trek the Original Series Season 1 (BD) - The first TV series in my collection
The Man Who Haunted Himself (Network BD + DVD)

[Samuel_Scott]

11483. Saw V (UK Blu, Lions Gate)

Have 1/2/6 on order which would mean I'll have 1-7 on Blu. Didn't want to watch Saw 7 in 3D before refreshing my memory with the other 6.

[Samuel_Scott]

11484. Slumdog Millionaire (Spanish Blu, Filmax)
11485. Saw VI (UK Blu, Lions Gate)
11486. Saw (UK Blu, Lions Gate)
11487. The Hole 3D (UK Blu, Entertainment One)
11488. Saw II (UK Blu, Lions Gate)
11489. The Shanghai 13 (UK DVD, Terracotta)

[Davy_Lee]

11489. The Shanghai 13 (UK DVD, Terracotta)

What a surprise! This forgotten kungfu classic has been on my wishlist for years. How's the PQ? Anything like the excellent Celestial Pictures Shaw Brothers remasters? Is it cut?

I'm going to pre-order it

[Samuel_Scott]

The comparison is up for it, review will be up at midnight. For a Kung Fu film that has probably never been looked after, it looks pretty good. Some minor stability issues, and a couple of minor scratches here and there, but most will be happy. Just about to watch the two interviews, and very shortly, I will chuck up a couple of screengrabs for you. I'll be giving the PQ a generous C+, and the AQ a C-. In the grand scheme of things, that is where they sit, but for the genre (not including Shaw Brothers and HKL releases etc), they are at the higher end of the spectrum.

Remember, if you're pre-ordering via Amazon, click our Amazon link to the right of the release in the comparison! (if you have adblock, you'll need to disable it for this site).

[Davy_Lee]

Terracotta Distribution should try to acquire some other cult HK films such as Legend of a Fighter (1982), The Club (1981), Jumping Ash (1976), to name a few, and present them remastered in their OAR.

Here's another Shanghai 13 release:

http://www.amazon.co.jp/%E4%B8%8A%E6%B5 ... HANGHAI+13

[Samuel_Scott]

Noted.

This is Terracotta's second entry in their Classic Kung Fu Collection (I reviewed their first here - http://dvdcompare.net/review.php?rid=3463).

AFAIK, this will be a continuing collection, so let us see what happens.

However, they do seem to release titles at a very slow rate overall (maybe one every two months) so who knows.

[Samuel_Scott]

I think there is some cropping but never seen the film before. I'll mention that in the review of course.

[Davy_Lee]

I think there is some cropping but never seen the film before. I'll mention that in the review of course.

PQ looks average. It does look like there's slight cropping but at least this hard-to-find and long-forgotten kung fu movie is finally available in anamorphic widescreen DVD.

What makes this film fun is not the plot. It's all about watching an all-star cast of Shaw Brothers kung fu actors of that decade (1974-1984) playing in the movie even though each of them only gets a limited screen time. This, however, is not a Shaw Brothers production.

FYI: The actor with the pipe was a martial art actor, one of the Venom Mob of "Five Venoms (1978)" fame, renowned for their acrobatic and martial arts skills. He passed away at the age of 40.

Thanks for the screencaps, Sam

[Samuel_Scott]

11490. Obvious Child (UK DVD, Koch Media)
11491. United We Fall (UK DVD, Metrodome)

[Alister_Manson]

In the last week or so: all Australian BD versions except as noted

Sin City: A Dame to Kill For
Guardians of the Galaxy
The Orphanage (UK blu)
Killing Them Softly (UK blu, upgrade from the absolutely rubbish Aussie release)
Lawrence of Arabia (50th Anniversary Edition)
The Exorcist (UK blu, another upgrade from the inferior Aussie version)
A.I. Artificial Intelligence (UK blu)
Blade II
The Amazing Spider-Man 2
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Robocop (4K remaster)
The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo/The Girl Who Played With Fire/The Girl Who Kicked The Hornet's Nest - Theatrical Versions (UK Blu)

[Samuel_Scott]

11492. Buried (German Blu, Ascot Elite)
11493. City Under Siege (German Blu, Ascot Elite)
11494. The Poet (German Blu, HMH)
11495. Loverboys (German Blu, DTP)

[Samuel_Scott]

11496. Greatful Dead (UK Blu, Third Window)
11497. Narnia: The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe (UK Blu, Disney)
11498. Narnia: Prince Caspian (UK Blu, Disney)

Already have Narnia: Dawn Treader in 3D but kept forgetting to get those two. Now done, looks like a Narnia marathon for me at some point today.

[Davy_Lee]

Just one: The Equalizer (US BD)

6 others on their way...

[Samuel_Scott]

11499. Wish I Was Here (UK DVD, Koch Media)
11500. Phobia (UK DVD, Image)

[Samuel_Scott]

11501. Boyhood (UK Blu, Universal)