Arrow Blu-ray Sale Haul - Second Run Films

Watched my Ikarie yesterday but I was so early on the sale, the blu ray kept coming up as sold out. So I got the DVD! But thankfully I'm still happy with it and I was incredibly impressed with it. Still surprises me how good the communists were with filmmaking, so much better than the west with ideas at that time with sci fi. Think it's nearest rival at the time was forbidden planet! Miles better than that film which don't get me wrong is still good. But this actually evaluated the fears of meeting another race and the wrongs of 20th century incredibly well and interestingly.

Vampir Cuadecuc sounds intriguing I remember when I was far to young seeing Jess Francos Female Vampire on the horror channel early hours of the morning all I remember was a naked women walking around the forest I wonder how his other films compare.

A lot of stuff to czech out....i'll see myself out.

I don't have a single Second Run title in my collection. I just don't dare to blind buy them when I have so many other titles in my wishlist.

Great unboxing Elliot...

Hi Elliot, I have never heard of any of those movies 😳 but it's just great to see you show them and speak about them even though you openly admit they are blind buys.

Hi. Nice haul there. The Ear is a favourite of mine. Just recently discovered your channel, and I thought "thank god. I must be normal after all, there is at least one other person who collects Blu-Rays as obsessively as me" LOL. So just wanted to say thanks for all the vids you do. I've picked up a bunch of Second Run titles this week myself. Like you say the prices don't come down that often so when they do I tend to go crazy and pick up a lot.

Nice pick ups, but the thing that excites me the most out of everything you got was the arrow branded tape?!?!? I've never got that before... fuming!

For a minute I thought second run means the second printing of the movie after the movie either goes out of print or is released in a different (or no frills) packaging

Are you planning to have your dad watch these foreign movies and give us his take on them?

That is a great haul which did not dissapoint. I dont own any second run films but i know i will start with the karel zeman films. I also watched my first peter greeneaway film the cook the thief his wife and her lover which was great. Keep up the great videos! Stay safe!

As soon as you mentioned Christopher Lee, my eyes popped wide open (I freaking LOVE him).

I was recently taught Documentary filmmaking by Marc Isaacs, great guy, ridiculously talented

Not seen any of these films but they look great films and a bargain. Thanks for showing them mate

I’ve seen both Diamonds of the Night and XB 1 and really loved both, hope you enjoy them !! Loving the content Elliot definitely right now my favourite channel keep it up 👍

I think Diamonds of the Night is a lot less linear and, dare I say this of Tarkovsky, relatively straight forward as Ivan's Childhood. There is for instance a fair degree of disagreement as to what actually happens at the end of the Czech movie. But yep both are obviously definitely well worth capturing, although I will confess to being less in love with Tarkovsky than most people I know! Otherwise I've got a couple of the others and in particular agree with you about Milos Forman. PS It's no good asking me about Czech pronunciation - I can't manage French and they spent years trying to drum that into me!

I have nothing from Second Run yet but I am to amend that this next Arrow sale. I'm interested in Daisies, The Emperor's Naked Army Marches On, Dawson City, Milos Forman, and Mysterious Object since I've never seen an Apichatpong Weerasethakul film and /r/Criterion loves him. I haven't seen Diamonds of the Night yet but if I like it I might double-dip and get both since the Criterion doesn't come with a commentary like the Second Run does.

I've never heard of Marc Isaacs but damn in that box looks nice and now I hear it calling my name. Thanks for the video!

Ijust bought that second run release of Valerie and after first viewing I'm really conflicted. I loved the imagery/Cinematography but I've only the faintest guesses what the storyline was about. I'm going to give it a second watch next week trying to figure if the movie works for me or only it's cinematography. Anyhow it is worth a watch even as a dreamlike experience

Interesting pick ups. TBH, ain’t seen any of them. My tastes aren’t as extensive as you pal. Take care bud.

Great video again mate. I bought around 15 titles during the Arrow Sale, 2 of them were Second Run titles to replace my DVDs. Witchhammer & The Creator. Keep the vids coming my friend as they are inspiring 😊

Great vid! Why are there so many good labels out there? Not enough time to watch or indeed money to buy everything that interests me. I'd love to hear your thoughts and make say a top 3 recommendation of these titles once you have watched them all. Couple of intriguing Arrow Video titles announced today as well. Need to save some cash for those June/July criterion releases.

Awesome stuff again mate, I've got a huge order coming from the arrow sale to, also like you I've picked up some second run and third window blind buys

Dawson City: Frozen Time is wonderful. Enjoy!

Second Run has always interested me, but I know that if I pick up one of them, I'm going to want them all, and I can't afford another label to collect! I watched The Cremator recently, and I thoroughly enjoyed it and thought it was terrific so I highly recommend that! I'm intrigued by the Bill Morrison film too, as I've picked up the BFI box set which I really enjoyed working through!


Keep up the great content!

My friend, I would like to purchase the second run box sets : polish cinema Classics, the Frantisek Vasil collection ,the Miklos Jancso collection and the Chezchoslovak new wave collection but unfurtunatelly they were not included in the Arrow sale. Do you have them?

I was not expecting so much Czech New Wave! Wow, this warms my heart!!

Superb content, as always.

Don’t own any second run titles but I think I’ll remedy that soon.

Take care

Valerie and her Week of Wonders was one of the first Criterion films I fell in love with!

Did you get it delivered through Hermes? I'm still waiting on two Arrow Academy films I ordered from the 15th and it's now stuck at the Hermes Depot.

hey. is ur channel about reviewing movies and unobxing dvds? i'm a bit confused about ur channel from watching ur 2000 live video and some of ur other videos. btw congrats on 2000! hope u r monetized soon

Hey man. Great video. I got my own Arrow video haul coming up.
I hope you will check out my channel one day.
Until i mostly talked about Walking Dead stuff.
But i'm working on expanding my channel with other stuff.

Nice haul, friend. Still waiting for my orders from the sale. Maybe you could share your thoughts on the blind buys once you've seen them? I'm particularly interested in your thoughts on the films of Marc Isaacs and Ikarie, as I missed out on those two in the sale.

Just watched Valerie and Her Week of Wonders non-linear gothic fairytale. Well worth a watch.

I've read that the SR blu-ray of the brilliant 'Valerie and Her Week of Wonders' is one to avoid. A poor transfer, apparently. The Criterion edition is the one to get.

A Blonde in Love is brilliant, as is The Ear. Another Czech gem is Larks on a String. Another superb SR release is the Australian film, Celia.

Hey Elliot! Second Run are a label that I don't know much about so I appreciate you showcasing your haul here! I haven't heard of the films you've shown here before but hearing what you had to say about them has made me want to investigate them all further. I think Ikarie XB 1 and The Ear in particular are the two that interest me the most. Great video as always Elliot!

I, like many others have commented have been terrified of adding another label to collect to an ever growing list! However, I have my first two winging their way to me. Neither are in your haul which hopefully will give me more to recommend (or not as the case may be) to you! :) Be nice to get a follow up companion video to your hauls whenever you knock a few titles off the list!

Awesome video not herd of theirs blu Rays

You're going to Dawson City: Frozen Time. It's a story about the recovery of a large cache of silent films, many of which were thought lost. Talk about a happy ending.

Only seen 2 or 3 of those, but there are a lot of excellent Eastern European films out there. How about an update on this haul post-watch?

Elliot, I share your appreciation for the czech new wave, I'm guessing you already seen Valerie and her week of wonders so I will give you another recommendation which is better than cocteau's beauty and the beast, and far darker: Panna a netvor

Hi Elliot. Cheers for the shoutout my friend. Would love you to do a Second Run video special. What a fantastic label! Of the ones you purchased, the only ones I've yet to see are Vampyr Cuaderac and From The Lift To The Road. I'm a big Jess Franco fan so will check it out soonest, ditto Lift. Keep up the great work!

How cool. I was wondering if you were familiar with Jess Franco. Glad to hear you're a fan. I'd love to see that documentary.

Just ordered Marc Isaacs and My 20th Century from the Arrow sale! Thanks for the recs Elliot!

I'm pleased I've found this as I was wondering if you made a Second Run list. Other Second Run titles I'd recommend are The Shop on the High Street, Daisies, Intimate Lighting, The Cremator, A Case of a Rookie Hangman which is a surreal take on Gulliver's Travels, The Miraculous Virgin, Witchhammer, Silence and Cry, and Neon Bull.
Another Miloš Forman film I recommend, but it's on Arrow Academy bluray is Closely Observed Trains. This film has a real charm about it and is my favourite film of his. A real gem!

I wonder if they'll release Marketa Lazarová on bluray. This Czech film often comes ranked on top of a lot of lists. I think it's available on criterion in the US.

I don't think I've heard you mention the Japanese documentary on Second Run called The Naked Army Marches On. Very intense and confrontational discussions from one man's pursuit of the truth on war crimes in the 2nd world war. One of the best I've ever seen and on par with Shoah.

I found it very difficult to get into Diamonds in the Night.

Finally someone who is into second run as well as the czechs! They just know how to make amazing and unique movies! :)

Did you pay for these by Czech?