Holy Sh*t Play have killed off HKL's website! ;-)

Shingster · Post by **Shingster** » 20 Jan 2008, 13:47

I've also heard that HKL kidnap children as well.

bradavon · Post by **bradavon** » 20 Jan 2008, 13:55

Oops corrected.

Killer Meteor · Post by **Killer Meteor** » 20 Jan 2008, 13:56

Shingster wrote:I've also heard that HKL kidnap children as well.

No wonder the DVDs are shoddy - child labour!

Markgway · Post by **Markgway** » 20 Jan 2008, 13:58

They should use Koreans like on The Simpsons.

thelostdragon · Post by **thelostdragon** » 20 Jan 2008, 14:14

Shingster wrote:I've also heard that HKL kidnap children as well.

And export them to the Weinsteins!

gasteropod · Post by **gasteropod** » 20 Jan 2008, 15:14

The Prodigal Son HKL was quite heavily cropped for an OAR presentation if I remember correctly.

Killer Meteor · Post by **Killer Meteor** » 20 Jan 2008, 16:04

Yes, it's about 2.25:1 squished down to 2.35:1.

bradavon · Post by **bradavon** » 20 Jan 2008, 16:19

I'd love to see what you guys consider minor cropping

1.78:1 to 2.35:1 is heavily cropped but so is 2.25:1 to 2.35:1. O-Kay 8)

Killer Meteor · Post by **Killer Meteor** » 20 Jan 2008, 16:58

I'd consider the cropping on Prodigal Son minor enough not to be a major concern, but the squishing is annoying

romerojpg · Post by **romerojpg** » 20 Jan 2008, 17:06

100 pages, wow these HLK muppets do not deserve the talk about them.

gasteropod · Post by **gasteropod** » 20 Jan 2008, 17:31

gasteropod wrote:The Prodigal Son HKL was quite heavily cropped for an OAR presentation if I remember correctly.

You often get minor cropping on films, but this one in particular was quite a lot, whilst still retaining its OAR.

bradavon · Post by **bradavon** » 20 Jan 2008, 17:56

romerojpg wrote:100 pages, wow these HLK muppets do not deserve the talk about them.

I've been impressed with most of the 25 or so HKL DVDs I've ever bought. Then again I'm not so fussy as most.

I didn't even mind too much OUATIC's grain. It was still very watchable.

Killer Meteor · Post by **Killer Meteor** » 20 Jan 2008, 18:31

I have no issue with grain on a transfer. Frequently it's intentional or a age related issue. I'd rather have grain that a processed and filtered image

grim_tales · Post by **grim_tales** » 20 Jan 2008, 18:37

I've been impressed with many an HKL DVD I have too - but like Brad I'm not that fussy. LoAF was messed up but thats probably the rarest film they've ever released so I guess I should be happy it was released at all?

Police Story 2 wasnt very good in my opinion (the HKL DVD).

Killer Meteor · Post by **Killer Meteor** » 20 Jan 2008, 19:04

Quite a few HKL DVDs are above average. I'm not that fussy either, it's just I have basic principles like OAR and language.

gasteropod · Post by **gasteropod** » 20 Jan 2008, 19:07

I can't understand why HKL released certain titles with squashed/stretched images. It ruined Police Story and I think The Magnificent Butcher was another one but don't quote me on that. You'd have thought that after all the effort they put into remastering the prints, that they would put them onto a DVD in the correct shape

HungFist · Post by **HungFist** » 20 Jan 2008, 19:07

I'd rather have grain than no grain, no matter if it's intentional or not...

Killer Meteor · Post by **Killer Meteor** » 20 Jan 2008, 19:14

Magnificent Butcher appears to be an error. They squeezed the sides in so that the credts would fit on a tv monitor but didn't revert it back for the film so people's heads look too tall. Ironically, I find this much more irritating then the likes of Prodigal Son and Police Story

gasteropod · Post by **gasteropod** » 20 Jan 2008, 19:25

Ivan Drago wrote:Magnificent Butcher appears to be an error. They squeezed the sides in so that the credts would fit on a tv monitor but didn't revert it back for the film so people's heads look too tall. Ironically, I find this much more irritating then the likes of Prodigal Son and Police Story

I don't think that's ironic at all, of course it's going to be much more offputting seeing everyone stretched, than having some picture cropped off the sides lol

bradavon · Post by **bradavon** » 20 Jan 2008, 19:29

@ Grim: What's Loaf? You and your abbreviations

HungFist · Post by **HungFist** » 20 Jan 2008, 19:42

Legend of a Fighter

Killer Meteor · Post by **Killer Meteor** » 20 Jan 2008, 20:26

gasteropod wrote:
Ivan Drago wrote:Magnificent Butcher appears to be an error. They squeezed the sides in so that the credts would fit on a tv monitor but didn't revert it back for the film so people's heads look too tall. Ironically, I find this much more irritating then the likes of Prodigal Son and Police Story
I don't think that's ironic at all, of course it's going to be much more offputting seeing everyone stretched, than having some picture cropped off the sides lol

What I meant is Proigal SOn and Police Story are stretched horizontally, whilst MB is strecthed vertically

grim_tales · Post by **grim_tales** » 20 Jan 2008, 20:53

Yeah Loaf = Legend of a Fighter

Markgway · Post by **Markgway** » 21 Jan 2008, 17:20

I just picked up Premier Asia's 2-disc set of CRYING FIST on spec (I got it dirt cheap) only to find that the running time of the Korean disc is 17 mins longer. Aarrrgghhh. Don't tell me this is another one of those hatchet jobs. This release will be PAL but that's still roughly 12 mins AWOL. I don't supose the PA cut is superior by some remote chance...?

chenlung · Post by **chenlung** » 21 Jan 2008, 17:22

The PA DVD is the international version, pinked and stretched.

Didn't like the film...