Darnoc

looks pretty good- review for this one:

Making this conspiracy-minded genre thriller in 1980 must’ve felt a bit like getting away with murder — then again, maybe not, since a lot of its values and its politics are pretty closely aligned with then-PRC Chairman Deng Xiaoping’s stated ambitions of ‘uncovering truth’ and shining a light on systemic flaws in post-Cultural Revolution China. That the steadfast investigators here ultimately begin to question the very authority figures they serve could be seen as a predictor of Deng’s resorting to policy changes over the next decade. In any case, the real strengths of this historically important film are obviously attributable to its genre genes: All sorts of clever transitions, dramatic soundtrack cues, surprisingly convincing fight scenes, Third Man-esque foot chases, and some expressionist touches that reminded me a bit of Boorman. The plot is dense, such that even if there were English subtitles to help out where my Chinese failed me it might be hard to make sense of everyone’s role in it (one retrospective article claims to have counted a total of 96 speaking roles over the course of the film’s 97 minutes), though the redundancy of individuals and unnavigable social order are likely part of the point. Finally, it’s wild to think that the late great Zhong Xinghuo (he plays the older hero detective, who gets beat up twice before he’s finally, successfully abducted by the villain’s henchmen) also had lead roles in two other major 1980 releases, Evening Rain and The Legend of Tianyun Mountain. Not a lot of Chinese actors have had better years than that.

looking forward to this one!

^happens more often than not with wcl/mlife

you for got to add Taylor as an option in the poll..

review:

overview looks good:

think I'll grab this one-

summary:

A story of a corrupt party official who attempts to sell an apartment building he has appropriated from the original owner and the struggles of the tenants to prevent themselves being thrown onto the street.

review:

Good film that explores a lot of the experiences of the poorer city folk. Good vs. evil on a smaller scale, yet all the more powerful for it. It's important to remember that this movie was filmed as the GMD was falling, and only released after the Communists had seized power. Thus I would recommend it to anyone wondering what it must have been like to live in an urban area during the fall of the GMD.

yeah, if this is an XL cost, say $300-500, then I need final proofs. Have the BB steelbook set- have to justify somehow

wow...

what does the box look like that holds all this and roughly what's it going to cost?

On 3/10/2023 at 9:11 PM, Fortis93 said:

I think a little cool thing they could've added is a possible lenti of the front cover. Have the players "vanish" from the field. 

 

 

Have they done lentis before?

On 3/9/2023 at 8:50 PM, C.C. 95 said:

My opinion on WCL stands. Yikes.

occasionally, they'll make a good one… But mostly they are yikes.

This is the most lean package release in recent history- are you referring to the packaging and extras?

On 2/4/2023 at 12:02 AM, C.C. 95 said:

I hope its good. But WCL has more disappointments than successes.

 

What do you see as disappointments vs successes? Is it titles or mastering?

To make direct orders extra special, CM air-dropped them onto the deck of the pirate ship to sail around the world and get naturally aged by sea water and sunlight 

🙃

Good, looks like it'll be 4k! Think I'll sign up then

13 minutes ago, ksosk said:

oh man ... snowglobe is filled with water which makes international shipping hell 😔

 

 

 

 

 

Ones with stoppers- owners add water on their end

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Looks like they gave this one a higher end treatment- somewhere between 2001 and Heat.

Looking good, can’t wait!

18 minutes ago, delzeisa said:

NP. I simply didn't want to put any details when i posted and didn't intend to. Intention was to let the community know and it does something for me personally knowing that I'm not the only one. I await a PM from @Masterblaster to continue discussing.

Probably not the only one. Messaging as well

@Masterblaster any chance an extra came in for Charade? Don't know how I missed this GB- love this movie, and wcl editions for that matter

Oh, for this kaurismaki box, could I combine shipping with end of year sale items to save on shipping costs?

Cool! Thanks for the update. 

On a separate note, any chance you found an extra diskino remastered series box? I bought all 5 of the title but didn't receive one. Figured if one would turn up, it would be with the whole end of year sale and back stock digging

19 minutes ago, ksosk said:

@Maksood  @Darnoc

Both of you are only in the Man without a Past GB.

 

Please let me know if you are alright with going ahead with a boxset?

 

@R1s1ngs0n do take note 😃

 

I'm fine with that- thank you for the heads up

3 hours ago, WKRP said:

I really like Full Slip B, but if the movie is anything like the trailer, no thanks! I would hate watching it, even though I understand if you related to this as a kid.

Wow, you've never seen Goonies?! Watch it!

(One of the first movies I saw in theaters as a kid, yes, but showed to my daughter when she was 9 and she loves it)

Definitely buying the lenticular, and likely the box depending on art; most CMs are pretty well designed, but art on a couple aren't as nice to me.

If I had one issue with CM releases overall, it's the region B blurays. But hey, this is four-kae, so all good

Wow those magnets turned out great!

Have to admit I was meh on it when you showed the concept, but it really came together

On 6/8/2020 at 2:55 AM, Alali said:

Yes, I do, thanks to my pal Ksosk!! 🤗🤗😘😘

 

Thank you for confirming @Alali

@ksosk do you still have boxes? I ordered all 5 but did not get one. Would love to combine ship it with my next set of pending preorders if possible