This Week's Aisle Seat - January Chill Edition

[AndyDursin]

Plowing through COVID for the first real column of 2022 -- including Arrow's awesome SHAWSCOPE Volume 1 box-set, new 4K UHD's and more!

https://andyfilm.com/2022/01/12/1-18-21 ... l-edition/

[Eric Paddon]

Those Shaw films I take it aren't available individually? I have a DVD of "Mighty Peking Man" I'd be glad to upgrade but I'd have no interest in the other films. I guess though I'd have no choice.

[AndyDursin]

Right, it's a limited edition box. I haven't read what their plans are for possible individual releases afterwards.

[Eric Paddon]

Much as I'd like to see this scene in Blu-Ray, I think I'd be better off waiting.

[AndyDursin]

That movie is indeed nutty! It's possible that could be a title they release individually after this box sells out, if that's something they might do. Certainly one of the best known cult movies in this release in the US!

[Monterey Jack]

Minor observation...you keep referring to the "Beetles" in your A Hard Day's Night review.

[AndyDursin]

lol thanks. Gotta fix that one before it shows up at FSM

[Monterey Jack]

BTW, the Shaw Brothers set is pretty amazing. (obnoxious sleeves aside ) I've watched all but four movies so far, and I've enjoyed all of them. Mighty Peking Man is a hoot. For $90 (which is what I got it for using a Deep Discount coupon), it's one of the entertainment bargains of the year, a dozen movies plus two CDs and a lavish booklet.

[AndyDursin]

Totally agree it's a fantastic set, and many of the movies are really great fun.

(obnoxious sleeves aside)

I get why you dislike some sleeves, but not these. In fact this is exactly the kind of "hardbound" sleeve packaging I applaud for box sets, just like Fox's ALIEN set. Nobody is damaging these discs.

And it's good to see others agreeing!

[Monterey Jack]

Finished the Shawscope set. I really enjoyed each movie included (Heroes Of The East is the only one I'd seen beforehand. I even reviewed the Dragon Dynasty DVD for a now-defunct website back in the day), and the two CDs of cheesy De Wolfe library cues is far more entertaining to listen to than 95% of the junk that passes for film music these days.

https://web.archive.org/web/20081205080 ... s_east.php