Zhang Yimou's Hero (Director's cut - Edko Edition)

thelostdragon · Post by **thelostdragon** » 14 Jul 2005, 01:05

Lourdes wrote:I know that. And the subs are CC on the SD version. No subs = no problem, you are using a PC to watch it after all.

CC? SD? Huh?

bradavon wrote:p.s - Oh DE = Germany of course!

Huh? Is it me, or am I getting confused here?

bradavon · Post by **bradavon** » 14 Jul 2005, 01:11

CC = Close Caption (aka - Subtitles for the hearing impaired)
SD = Standard Definition (A new term now HD is coming out, AKA - All non-HD TVs)

You could be

. Lourdes said:

"Anybody heard any reports about the DE HD release? Not sure if it's the extended cut or not but HD > a few more scenes."

There is a German HD DVD hence DE HD! As in Amazon.de but you already knew this.

thelostdragon · Post by **thelostdragon** » 14 Jul 2005, 01:47

Thanks Alex!

I thought I was going mad with all these abbreviations. Are people THAT lazy? :mrgreen:

bradavon · Post by **bradavon** » 14 Jul 2005, 02:21

thelostdragon wrote:Thanks Alex!

Shush it's Bradavon

I thought I was going mad with all these abbreviations. Are people THAT lazy? :mrgreen:

We all are to varying degrees.

WS - Widescreen
DD5.1 - Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound
DTS - Digital Theater Systems

Lourdes · Post by **Lourdes** » 14 Jul 2005, 06:18

It's not laziness they are common acronyms.

thelostdragon · Post by **thelostdragon** » 14 Jul 2005, 10:06

WTF?

8)

Lourdes · Post by **Lourdes** » 14 Jul 2005, 12:39

Wandering Thai Fiddler? Wrong topic mate.....

bradavon · Post by **bradavon** » 14 Jul 2005, 13:17

Everything becomes common if it's used often enough, it doesn't make it correct.

NITE is a perfect example of a common spelling which is incorrectly spelt.

bradavon · Post by **bradavon** » 14 Jul 2005, 13:23

Back OT. CD WOW have let me know they will be stocking Hero: DC and look here it is:

£7.99 with the £1 voucher (as usual it's worth checking the HK and US $2 sites):

http://www.cd-wow.com/detail_results_2. ... ffid=13858

I better get on and watch my Face DVD.

tom2681 · Post by **tom2681** » 14 Jul 2005, 13:57

So, 7.99*1.46= 11,66€
(79+30)*0.11= 11,99€

Hero at CD-WOW is 33 eurocents cheaper than DDDHouse. Yay.

degeneration · Post by **degeneration** » 14 Jul 2005, 16:21

Think I will pick this one up too!!!

Do CDwow definitely cancel all orders that use a voucher and link combo to get £2 off?

Markgway · Post by **Markgway** » 14 Jul 2005, 17:35

I spotted SEVENTEEN different acronyms on this page alone!!

bradavon · Post by **bradavon** » 14 Jul 2005, 18:22

Tom2681 wrote:Hero at CD-WOW is 33 eurocents cheaper than DDDHouse. Yay.

They ship from HK and cut their costs much more than DDDHouse. I know it sounds strange they're cheaper than DDDHouse but in reality they're also a HK store from this point of view.

It's £9.50 from the HK store and £8.50 from the US store.

Sorry I should've posted in Euros also. It's nuts there is no French site but then again it may still be cheaper from the UK one.

I know of a German and Swedish version.

degeneration wrote:Do CDwow definitely cancel all orders that use a voucher and link combo to get £2 off?

Yes BUT there is no harm trying. All they'll do is send you a snotty e-mail and refund you. So if they do just order it again.

I'm going to try again in a month or so. I won't try again after that.

tom2681 · Post by **tom2681** » 18 Jul 2005, 02:30

It's nuts there is no French site

Actually a French CD-WOW has just opened:

www.cd-wow.com/fr

Product selection is the same as in other CD-WOWs.

bradavon · Post by **bradavon** » 18 Jul 2005, 03:08

Lots of it's in English still though

Bring on some decent Euro vouchers!

BiscLimpkit · Post by **BiscLimpkit** » 27 Jul 2005, 17:12

Visual comparison here:

http://www.dvdanswers.com/index.php?r=0&s=8&c=7867687

tom2681 · Post by **tom2681** » 27 Jul 2005, 17:36

Exactly what I expected (and hoped for).
Thanks Bisc.

grim_tales · Post by **grim_tales** » 27 Jul 2005, 17:39

Yeah, cheers

*Me orders HK EE*

bradavon · Post by **bradavon** » 27 Jul 2005, 17:52

I know it won't make a huge difference but that comparison review uses the "SINGLE LAYER" Chinese DVD!

bradavon · Post by **bradavon** » 12 Dec 2005, 00:55

I finally saw the Extended Cut tonight and it reminded what an excellent film Hero is. The extra footage doesn't add much but nor does it make the film worse.

It's really just minor additions here and there, that said it's probably the better of the two cuts (overall).

Tom I'm sure you'll know this, where is that list of additions again? Cheers

tom2681 · Post by **tom2681** » 12 Dec 2005, 01:35

If you're talking about the complete list of added shots and scenes that I posted last year, I'm afraid it died with the old BnB in October 2004.
Sorry.

Kinda pisses me off since I had spent 4 hours comparing the 2 versions frame by frame. :twisted:

Off the top of my head:
-Donnie gives money to the old musician before his fight with Jet.
-Ziyi is shown fending some arrows during the attack on the calligraphy school.
-The Maggie-Ziyi forest fight scene is longer and slower (in sync with the music).
-The theatrical cut was suggesting that the Tony-Jet fight on the lake happened in their minds. In the director's cut it's suggested that it was real.
-There's a Jet-Ziyi fight after Tony writes Tian Xia in the sand.
-Maggie and Tony's first meeting begins with a short swordfight.

Markgway · Post by **Markgway** » 12 Dec 2005, 07:53

I might just have to try the DC.

bradavon · Post by **bradavon** » 12 Dec 2005, 10:54

Has it been confirmed this is the director's cut or an extended cut? I've heard there is more footage he'd like to have included.

Which cut do you prefer Tom?

Tom2681 wrote:-The theatrical cut was suggesting that the Tony-Jet fight on the lake happened in their minds. In the director's cut it's suggested that it was real.

Oh yeah. It's just a subtle change in the subtitles/dialogue that did this. I completely missed it.

Tom2681 wrote:-There's a Jet-Ziyi fight after Tony writes Tian Xia in the sand.

I'm sure this appears in the TC but will have to check.

tom2681 · Post by **tom2681** » 12 Dec 2005, 13:19

I'm sure this appears in the TC

Nope. In the TC they speak but do not fight.

Which cut do you prefer Tom?

I prefer the DC. Flows better IMO.