Horror-Arrow-UK Pitch Black (4K UHD) (Arrow Video) [UK]

[paulboland]

Release date: August 17, 2020
Purchase links: Arrow Films - Amazon UK - Zavvi - HMV
Price: £22.00 (Arrow) - £21.99 (Amazon - Zavvi - HMV)
Notes: 4K UHD - Arrow Video First Ever 4K UHD Release

 

[Space Cadet]

Interesting. Like the cover. Hopefully some nice NEW extras ...

 

[paulboland]

ULTRA HD 4K BLU-RAY SPECIAL EDITION CONTENTS

• Brand new 4K restoration by Arrow Films of the Theatrical and Director’s Cuts of the film, approved by director David Twohy
• 4K (2160p) UHD Blu-ray presentation in Dolby Vision (HDR10 compatible)
• Original DTS-HD MA 5.1 surround on both cuts
• Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing on both cuts
• Archive commentary with director David Twohy and stars Vin Diesel and Cole Hauser
• Archive commentary with director David Twohy, producer Tom Engelman and visual effects supervisor Peter Chiang
• Nightfall: The Making of Pitch Black, a newly filmed interview with director/co-writer David Twohy
• Black Box: Jackie's Journey, a newly filmed interview with actor Rhiana Griffith
• Black Box: Shazza's Last Stand, a newly filmed interview with actor Claudia Black
• Black Box: Bleach Bypassed, a newly filmed interview with cinematographer David Eggby
• Black Box: Cryo-Locked, a newly filmed interview with visual effects supervisor Peter Chiang
• Black Box: Primal Sounds, a newly filmed interview with composer Graeme Revell
• The Making of Pitch Black, a short behind-the-scenes featurette
• Pitch Black Raw, a comparison between early CG tests and the final footage
• Additional behind-the-scenes footage from the making of the film
• 2004 archive bonus features, including an introduction by Twohy, A View Into The Dark, and Chronicles of Riddick Visual Encyclopedia
• Johns’ Chase Log, a short prequel narrated by Cole Hauser detailing the character’s hunt for Riddick
• The Chronicles of Riddick: Dark Fury (in 16:9 widescreen with DTS-HD MA 5.1 audio), an animated short film directed by Peter Chung that acts as a bridgepoint between Pitch Black and The Chronicles of Riddick, featuring vocal performances by Vin Diesel, Keith David and Rhiana Griffith reprising their roles
• Dark Fury bonus features including Bridging The Gap, Peter Chung: The Mind of an Animator, A View Into The Light, and a “pre-animation” version of the film
• Slam City, a motion comic from the film’s official website
• Into Pitch Black, a TV special offering an alternative non-canon glimpse into what happened before and after the events of the film
• Raveworld: Pitch Black Event, footage of a dance music event held to promote the film
• Theatrical trailers, plus trailers for the two sequels and video game
• Image galleries
• Reversible sleeve featuring newly commissioned "night" and "day" artwork by Luke Preece

FIRST PRESSING ONLY: Collectors’ booklet featuring new writing by Simon Ward on the film’s creature designs (including a new interview with creature designer Patrick Tatopolous), original production notes and information from the film’s official website, and an archive interview with Vin Diesel from Starlog magazine




Extras subject to change.

 

[paulboland]

This is a Arrow Video first ever 4K UHD release

 

[Strangerbyday]

Hell yes!!

 

[paulboland]

Note
The arrow Video 4K releases does not include a Blu-ray disc of the films with their releases

If you need Blu-ray disc of film get one of the Blu-ray editions

 

[Space Cadet]

Ordered !

 

[NinjaMonkey]

Note
The arrow Video 4K releases does not include a Blu-ray disc of the films with their releases

If you need Blu-ray disc of film get one of the Blu-ray editions

It's criminal not to include Blu-ray on a 4K release.

 

[IllegalSwede]

Excellent! Lovely artwork! Crossing my fingers for an Arrow Chronicles of Riddick release down the road!

 

[paulboland]

It's criminal not to include Blu-ray on a 4K release.

Arrow are a indepebdent distributor they have to licence and pay the rights holders of the films
It's expensive to do UHD releases for distributors that have to licence from rights holder
4K UHD discs sales are still tiny only 13% market share of physical media discs releases

Price to include both would affect sales as a lot still don't purchase 4K UHD discs

A separate Blu-ray release means not having to pay a high price when most these customers don't need the 4K UHD discs

4K UHD releases from major film studios like Universal/Warner/StudioCanal/Sony/Disney etc is different as they own their releases film rights and cost less to do releases

 

[Lollard2002]

And yet they are releasing a special edition of Flash Gordon in the USA which will only contain the blu-ray. Very strange?

 

[karl01]

It's criminal not to include Blu-ray on a 4K release.

Agree it should be a dual format its very greedy from Arrow there is a lot that would of purchased if both where present. Its def more for Pitch Black/ Riddick Fans

 

[hoppusdelonge]

That's a lot of extras and there's a reason they're usually on a separate disc, hopefully this won't end up as an over compressed low bit rate mess.

 

[paulboland]

And yet they are releasing a special edition of Flash Gordon in the USA which will only contain the blu-ray. Very strange?

Price to include both 4K and Blu-ray be a lot higher

Same extras are on the UHD disc as Blu-ray so you not missing out any content

A lot still have no interest in purchasing UHD discs and sales show this in market share

A higher price would affect sales if both discs was in one release when it's a film that is licenced from a film studio/rights holder

Having separate releases works out cheaper option for those who want UHD and those that only want Blu-ray


This is not like Universal/Warner/Sony/Disney/Studiocanal/Lionsgate etc as in film studio distributors that do UHD releases themselves as they have lot less costs involved and less risk as they distribute or licence their releases in many countries

 

[paulboland]

And yet they are releasing a special edition of Flash Gordon in the USA which will only contain the blu-ray. Very strange?

@Lollard2002
Arrow are doing both separate UHD and Blu-ray Limited Editions of Flash Gordon and Standard Editions for 4K UHD and Blu-ray

Limited Editions same extras in both releases

Flash Gordon - 40th Anniversary (4K Blu-ray Limited Edition) (Arrow Video) [USA]

Release date: August 18, 2020 Purchase links: DiabolikDVD - Amazon Price: $41.99 (DiabolikDVD) - $42.99 (Amazon) Notes: 2 Discs - Disc 1 Film 4K UHD Disc Region Free - Disc 2 - Life After Flash is a Blu-ray Disc Region A - Note does not include the film on Blu-ray

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Flash Gordon - 40th Anniversary (Blu-ray Limited Edition) (Arrow Video) [USA]

Release date: August 18, 2020 Purchase links: DiabolikDVD - Amazon Price: $34.99 Notes: 2 Discs Film on Blu-ray and Life after Flash Blu-ray

www.hidefninja.com

Standard Editions same extras in both releases

Flash Gordon - 40th Anniversary (4K UHD Standard Edition) (Arrow Video) [USA]

Release date: August 18, 2020 Purchase links: DiabolikDVD - Amazon Price: $34.99 (DiabolikDVD) - $19.99 (Amazon) Notes: 4K UHD Disc only

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Flash Gordon - 40th Anniversary (Blu-ray Standard Edition) (Arrow Video) [USA]

Release date: August 18, 2020 Purchase links: DiabolikDVD - Amazon Price: $27.99

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It makes sence to do separate editions as price be lot higher if they did not and result in likely less sales
You not missing out on the extras as UHD also has the same extras and you pay less by not having both UHD and Blu-ray in same release


You will be left wating for a UK standard 4K edition from Studiocanal as they will only do this when their limited edition sells out
You don't have to wait with Arrow release

 

[Space Cadet]

That's a lot of extras and there's a reason they're usually on a separate disc, hopefully this won't end up as an over compressed low bit rate mess.

This is my only concern too ...

 

[Lollard2002]

It makes sence to do separate editions as price be lot higher if they did not and result in likely less sales
You not missing out on the extras as UHD also has the same extras and you pay less by not having both UHD and Blu-ray in same release


You will be left wating for a UK standard 4K edition from Studiocanal as they will only do this when their limited edition sells out
You don't have to wait with Arrow release

Didnt' release they were doing a blur-ay and 4k release

 

[Robles]

Damn look how nice that slip is

Definite purchase for me

 

[Lollard2002]

I'd say it'll be arrows biggest seller of the year just beaten by Criterion's War of the Worlds.

 

[Mark Irmscher]

Genuine question but what’s the point on including a Blu-ray Disc on a 4K Version & vice versa for the people complaining I don’t get it