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Finch wrote: Sat Nov 27, 2021 9:23 pm The specs for the Vol 2 set say HD transfers of all films prepared by the Rainer Werner Fassbinder Foundation. Are those in 4k though? Criterion's Fear Eats The Soul BD was sourced from a 4k transfer. It'd be curious for Arrow to omit that detail unless of course it's an oversight.

swo17 wrote: Fri Nov 26, 2021 11:21 pm Looks like the new Vol. 1 is already almost sold out?

I’m sorry that this hasn’t been sent to you yet as this is currently out of stock. We expect new stock to arrive around the next week or 2.

swo17 wrote: Mon Nov 29, 2021 7:40 am

swo17 wrote: Fri Nov 26, 2021 11:21 pm Looks like the new Vol. 1 is already almost sold out?

Are people that have been reporting that Arrow is unresponsive contacting them via the messaging system on their website? Because they've always gotten back to me within a day or two of using that. In any case, I asked them the question above over the weekend as I have an outstanding order for this set, and just received back this reply:

I’m sorry that this hasn’t been sent to you yet as this is currently out of stock. We expect new stock to arrive around the next week or 2.

Thank you so much for purchasing our Rainer Werner Fassbinder Collection Volume 1 – Limited Edition set.

Unfortunately, we’ve had stock transfer issues, which means we’re slightly behind schedule in shipping your set out. We have further stock on the way as soon as possible and all outstanding orders are due to ship week commencing 6th December.

R0lf wrote: Sat Sep 25, 2021 8:37 pm I like the artwork better for these sets but I wouldn’t trade out the original if it’s just going to be a paper slip like all the rest of the recent Arrow repacks.

kekid wrote: Tue Nov 30, 2021 9:16 pm I had ordered this item from Arrow using their old system. It does not show on their current system. I sent them a message asking when I should expect this, since it does not show on their system. They asked me for the order number. I wrote to them that I am not in the habit of writing down order numbers when I place orders. That is what their system is supposed to do. I sent them a copy of the Paypal transaction that shows the amount sent to them on a specific date. I have not heard from them since (it has been several days). I think the Arrow system transition was a disaster, and their customer service dealing with that disaster has been poor. Now I no longer order anything directly from them.

neilist wrote: Thu Oct 28, 2021 5:17 pm Arrow's just shared an image on social media including vol 3...



'Gods Of The Plague'
'The American Soldier'
'The Niklashausen Journey'
'Rio Das Mortes'
'Mother Kusters Goes To Heaven'
'Fear Of Fear'
'Satan's Brew'

kekid wrote: Sat Dec 11, 2021 5:00 am

neilist wrote: Thu Oct 28, 2021 5:17 pm Arrow's just shared an image on social media including vol 3...



'Gods Of The Plague'
'The American Soldier'
'The Niklashausen Journey'
'Rio Das Mortes'
'Mother Kusters Goes To Heaven'
'Fear Of Fear'
'Satan's Brew'

Is this confirmed? Any idea of the release date?
Would that be a bigger volume than 1 and 2?

swo17 wrote: Sat Dec 04, 2021 11:10 pm the spine of the booklet misspells the director's name ](*,)

swo17 wrote: Thu Dec 30, 2021 12:48 am

swo17 wrote: Sat Dec 04, 2021 11:10 pm the spine of the booklet misspells the director's name ](*,)

Pleased to report that Vol. 2 gets his name right!

kekid wrote: Tue Feb 08, 2022 1:13 am I don't know why they did not go straight to the third volume and release it in a similar format as the original box. To encourage people to spend money to re-buy the material in the first two boxes is financially wasteful and environmentally unfriendly. The aesthetic of seeing three similar-looking boxes sit next to each other is (at least for me) a poor reason to do it this way.

• High definition digital transfers of The American Soldier, Gods of the Plague, Mother Kusters Goes to Heaven and Satan’s Brew prepared by the Rainer Werner Fassbinder Foundation

senseabove wrote: Fri Mar 25, 2022 5:33 pm

• High definition digital transfers of The American Soldier, Gods of the Plague, Mother Kusters Goes to Heaven and Satan’s Brew prepared by the Rainer Werner Fassbinder Foundation

I wonder what The Niklashausen Journey, Rio Das Mortes, and Fear of Fear are sourced from then... A real shame Fear of Fear didn't get the full restoration treatment.