Incredibly excited for this release as I believe it is the last Clarke that is not lost that I have not seen (having recently tied up loose ends in the form of
The Gold Robbers and
The Edwardians episodes). I was about to pull the trigger on the Kino blu when rumors of the Indicator popped up. Glad I held off.
The BFI box set was a revelation and one of those rare moments where a blind buy (thanks to this forum for the enthusiasm and discussion up to its release that pushed to take the plunge) resulted in not only seeing an excellent film (which is common) but introducing a director and so many films that quickly became some of my all time favorites. Going through the box for me was wonderful discovery after wonderful discovery with so many of the films just leaving my jaw on the floor feeling drained and stunned. I can't recommend it enough.
For HitchcockLang and others who are region locked, if you are looking to see some more Clarke to get a better idea of his work without the investment of a region locked boxed set, the
Made In Britain and
The Firm are fairly well available but there's also
The Edwardians series (of which Clarke's contribution of the Horatio Bottomly episode is excellent) on DVD from BBC Video which shows more breadth of what Clarke was capable of beyond the angry, violent men of his most well known work (which is overly generalizing these films and not intended as a dismal on my part as they are incredible). It is currently cheap second hand on
Amazon . The quality is watchable--it has some strange movement occasionally that might be a result of PAL->NTSC or just video in general (I'm kind of bad about these technical details).
Unfortunately for the region locked, I have to believe that the vast majority of Clarke's catalog will never see the light of day outside of Region B including some of his best in my opinion--
The Hallelujah Handshake, Under the Age, Penda’s Fen, Diane, Beloved Enemy, Contact, Christine. The best reason I know of to make the move, but I am not looking to preach or convert anyone on this issue.