Plenty of titles going OOP are on sale at Kino Lorber, some as low as $4.99 (free s/h on $50 as usual):

https://www.kinolorber.com/list/view/co ... eslast2020

Been through this list before and the last time I got burned with three loser titles ("52 Pick-Up" should have all the copies collected and burned). Not biting this time.

LOL I could've told you that one was terrible. They're not all that bad! (though we have different tastes)

Thanks for the tip. I picked up THE PACKAGE and PURSUIT. Although, I always liked that cover for BODY SLAM (even the LP) with Virginia Madsen.

Grabbed the following:

-Bank Shot: $4.99 *
-Foxes: $11.99 *
-Last Embrace: $9.99
-The Package: $11.99
-The Unforgiven: $11.99 *
-Phobia (Special Edition): $11.99 *
-Sabata: $9.99 *
-The Spikes Gang: $9.99 *

Shipping [FedEx Smartpost]: $0.00
Tax $0.00
Total $82.92

*Blind buy

Since I had some Paypal funds from recent digital copy sales, spent only $65 out-of-pocket for the bunch.

Edmund Kattak wrote: ↑Thu Apr 16, 2020 6:23 pm Thanks for the tip. I picked up THE PACKAGE and PURSUIT. Although, I always liked that cover for BODY SLAM (even the LP) with Virginia Madsen.

I bought that and have not watched it yet. Lol some day soon probably!!

Got my shipment today, and watched three titles. Phobia is pretty lame, like an edited-for-TV 80's slasher with all of the violence taken out (and no interesting -- or even logical -- death scenarios). One character's phobia is rape, so she ends up getting killed by...being drowned in a bathtub? The Spikes Gangs is a decent enough western with Lee Marvin's two-fisted charisma and the amusement of seeing a very young Ron Howard and "Charlie" Martin Smith in the cast (plus a fine Fred Karlin score). Foxes is a typically slick-looking Adrian Lyne production, well-acted and sincere as far as early-80's teen movies go.

Like I wrote in my review, PHOBIA sucked. Not worth a blind buy.

SPIKES GANG was just okay.

FOXES is watchable and has some pull to it, but it's not a classic.

I have a soft spot for Foxes. It's a guilty pleasure, and definitely silly and over the top in places -- yet, in some ways I find it a more honest portrayal of teenagers than many later 80s teen flicks. Even Moroder's songs are decent (and I'm not a "song score" guy). Adrian Lynne also depicts Los Angeles through the eyes of an outsider -- which gives the movie an interesting look (in contrast to Hollywood directors, who tend to capture that city with a bored indifference, because they live there).

FOXES is definitely a pleasant viewing experience. Very sincere. I like to pair it with LITTLE DARLINGS as enjoyable pre-PORKY'S teen picture before the genre really took off.

Bank Shot is pretty blah, far too broad and cartoony, leaching the film of its intended heist suspense (and it's not a terribly interesting heist anyways). A far better Donald E. Westlake "Dortmunder" adaptation was the breezy and charming The Hot Rock, which I got in the current TT sale. At least it was the cheapest of the Kino titles I picked up (only five bucks).

Agreed, blah is the word.

Except for John Morris' score. That's dreadful.

Sabata is loads of fun, filled with amusing gimmickry and anchored by Lee Van Cleef's twinkly charisma (and a fine score). Glad I picked this one up, as I have a fondness for vintage spaghetti westerns, and this is one of the better ones I've seen.

Has Kino-Lorber been known for generally mediocre transfers? So far, the couple I have seem pretty grainy - like THE PACKAGE (1989).

Kino just takes whatever masters the studios give them, so the quality tends to vary wildly. Some look fantastic (like ones from a recent 2K or 4K scan), others not so much (like ones with HD masters produced a decade or more ago). At least they tend not to slather their catalog titles in excessive DNR, like Universal. And you can get almost any Kino title for $10 or less during one their frequent sales, with free shipping and zero tax for orders over $50.