What did you RECEIVE today? PHOTOS EDITION!

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And the reason for getting that xbox media remote just arrived as I did decided to go for the 4K version as even though it does have a standard blu-ray disc included, my xbox one S is the only device that can play 4K discs and there's at least one 4K release I have my eye on that doesn't include blu-ray discs.
 
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More like what didn't I receive today.
After 5 days of FedEx telling me they'll deliver my Rightstuf box today, they now tell me it's tomorrow.
As I'm not going home after work I will have to carry it around for 4 days. Or leave it at work until next week.
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2023 HAUL VER 8.3
(note: images are hosted via AUKN for the meantime)

Two big titles arrived in the past few days!

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First up we have Shawscope Volume 2, the limited edition Blu-ray box set from Arrow Video. This is the second in the Shaw Brothers collection which features 14 films from the Hong Kong Asian Cinema scene:
  • Lau Kar-wing: The 36th Chamber of Shaolin (少林三十六房), Return to the 36th Chamber (少林搭棚大師), Disciples of the 36th Chamber (霹靂十傑), Mad Monkey Kung Fu (瘋猴), My Young Auntie (長輩), & Martial Arts of Shaolin (南北少林)
  • Lo Mar: Five Superfighters (唐山五虎)
  • Chang Cheh: Invincible Shaolin (南少林與北少林), The Kid with the Golden Arm (金臂童), Magnificent Ruffians (賣命小子), & Ten Tigers of Kwangtung (廣東十虎與後五虎)
  • Wong Jing: Mercenaries from Hong Kong (猎魔者)
  • Kuei Chih-hung: The Boxer’s Omen (魔)
  • Johnnie To: The Bare-Footed Kid (赤脚小子)
There's a lot of content on these discs and the booklet is neat, going into detail for each film. Fun fact Martial Arts of Shaolin is one of Jet Li's earliest roles, and Johnnie To's The Bare-Footed Kid is a remake of Chang Cheh's Disciples of Shaolin which is a neat thing to know. Part of the reason I bought this sooner was because there was a brief panic on the internet due to the set being out of stock in multiple retailers and prices were going up. It's now back on Arrow's store, but I bought my copy at Deff for £99.99, which is £10 more than Amazon's price at the time. You can view more photos and specs on my blog.

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Next we have Gunbuster, the 1988 OVA series in a collector's edition Blu-ray package from Anime Limited. I have watched the theatrical compilation film first nearly a decade ago (which I did a redux post on my blog for those interested) and its good to have access to the original version. You can view more photos & specs on my blog.
 
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