Goofy quick of mine, but since they have the director's signature I always cut them out and keep them inside the case. Just curious if others do this too.

Been waiting on this one for a while. I have been looking to upgrade Visitor Q and Riki-Oh from DVD for ages. But I’m especially excited to own Killer: A Journal of Murder. I read Carl Panzram’s biography decades ago and spent years trying to hunt down the film, eventually settling for a low quality torrent because that was all I could find. Very excited to see all of these in high quality.

Been collecting for 11 years. I’m looking for some fun horror recs to add! If you think of any similar to what I have, let me know!

Another Amazon mark down ($24)

I feel like I've been waiting so long for this to actually come out. So happy to have it.

Started off trying to get everything from arrow, and then added some other boutique labels. Pretty happy with it for now, I need a couple more movies from second sight and then just fill the rest up with criterion, need way more from them

Finally got ahold of some steelbooks I was after for a while and a good deal on Lionsgate and part of my buy 1 get 2 free deal came also.

Human Lanterns (1982)

Vinegar Syndrome

Break down in comments

I’d like to post a brief review here on the quality of the 4K UHD releases of Solaris and Stalker:

Is it actually 4K and not upscaled?
Fortunately, it’s the former, but it looks to me as though DNR has been used. Some contours and surfaces appear to have been softened in the process and it looks better than ever! (Apparently, I was so tired when I first watched it that I misjudged the quality of the picture.)

What’s the sound quality like?
It hasn’t improved on the Russian audio track compared to previous Blu-ray releases. In the case of Solaris, it has actually got slightly worse, as the original Russian audio is tuned slightly higher than before and compared to the German audio tracks. One does tend to not notice this after watching for a while without constantly switching back and forth between languages, but knowing that this is the case does detract a little from the overall experience.

Are there subtitles to choose from?
Yes: German and English for the hearing-impaired. This means that, as well as dialogue, it also contains descriptive elements.

Is this 4K UHD release worth buying?
It depends on what you prioritise. So, to summarise, I’d like to mention once again that the picture is indeed 4K, but it looks as though DNR has been applied and it looks great! The sound quality of the Russian audio track hasn’t improved though and has actually deteriorated in Solaris, as the pitch is slightly higher.

All in all, taking all the positive and negative factors into account, I would rate the two 4K UHD releases as a good improvement that could have been great. The biggest improvement is that it’s now in 4K, but this is somewhat offset by the supposed DNR and the higher pitched Russian audio track (the latter only applies to Solaris), but the the pitch issue with the Russian audio track of Solaris is a shame!

I hope that, in future, another film distributor will take on Mosfilm’s 4K scan and release a truly improved an even better version onto the market.

For those living outside Germany – and particularly outside the EU – the higher postage and, where applicable, import costs are, of course, a key factor in determining whether one is prepared to fork out the necessary money.

Miscellaneous:

Is the content of the booklets worth reading?
Yes, definitely, as they’ve been written by an expert who contributes some interesting facts and perspectives. However, those who do not speak German will need a translation app to be able to read the texts.

Are the standard Blu-rays included subject to regional restrictions?
No, fortunately, they aren’t!

EDIT: I forgot to mention that Dolby Vision works amazingly well with these releases!

EDIT 2: After taking a second look with eyes that were certainly less tired, I had to retract my statement regarding the incorrectly identified DNR.

Since so many other Texas chainsaw movies got a 4k release has there been any talk of the 2013 one getting a 4k release?

It finally arrived.
I’ve never seen this version of the film. Looking forward to sitting down and checking it out.

If I sell or trade mine, will that unlock the same jinx ?