Deadly Duo: Blu Ray

[Markgway]

Tokyo Shock are releasing Shaw classic DEADLY DUO (Chang Cheh, 1971) on BD in January.

Apparently their DVDs are top-notch so this should be one to look out for.

[saltysam]

Ordered this from playusa last week for £12.99.i have the dvd,which looks good.may be getting a BD drive for xmas,so if i ever learn how to take BD caps i may do a comparision.

http://www.playusa.com/DVD/Region_1/3-/ ... oduct.html

[oldeschool17]

Ordered this from playusa last week for £12.99.i have the dvd,which looks good.may be getting a BD drive for xmas,so if i ever learn how to take BD caps i may do a comparision.

http://www.playusa.com/DVD/Region_1/3-/ ... oduct.html

Use WinDVD(try to get version 8 cause Version 9 and up suck ass) and you should be able to take bd caps. I dont have a dvd drive that is blu ray capable, so I cant 100% verify.

Anybody else think this is a dumb release for MB's 1st SB blu ray? I would have wanted them to put the money/effort from doing this blu ray and releasing 5 Element Ninjas on time instead. So is theoretically improved picture quality the only reason to get this? I cant imagine subs being different from the dvd release or any other additional extras.

Slightly off topic question, but didn't Brentwood release a Blu Ray version for Life Gamble(or was it Opium & The Kung Fu Master)? If so, was there any significant difference between the 2?

[Shingster]

Use WinDVD(try to get version 8 cause Version 9 and up suck ass) and you should be able to take bd caps. I dont have a dvd drive that is blu ray capable, so I cant 100% verify.

Nope, you can't use the likes of PowerDVD and WinDVD to take BD screengrabs.

[saltysam]

Slightly off topic question, but didn't Brentwood release a Blu Ray version for Life Gamble(or was it Opium & The Kung Fu Master)? If so, was there any significant difference between the 2?

BCI Eclipse had Life Gamble scheduled before they went bust...not sure if any copies made it out.Opium & Kung Fu Master is out there though,been looking for it cheap myself.

[chenlung]

I wonder if the extras are HD (thinking about the interviews, but I doubt anything else). I've got the DVD and it's pretty good - it was a blessing compared to the reported remix travesty on the IVL release, also with a bad conversion and sub-par subtitles! However, there's a few things I just noticed (from memory):

1) The English mono has the Shaw ident in its brassed-up version. Minor I suppose, but still curious.
2) The subtitles need tightening up a little bit generally, but I believe they were still very good.
3) The biggest problem was David Chiang's featurette because it has embedded interlacing artifacts. Ti Lung's doesn't have this problem.

A very good, but flawed range of Shaws (based on the first four and no 6 'Martial Club' - the rest I haven't seen) - I just wish that they're inspected properly (preferably by a fan/expert - in confidence or whatever) to avoid such errors, also acknowledging all advice (they have done for some which is great, but stuff like translating the correct language isn't). I wonder what their Blu-Ray will be like - we'll be getting 7 out of 10 titles (if all are selected from their first batch) as the remaining three are PAL only.

[Killer Meteor]

I think the choice of films is a bit naff. Deadly Duo and Brave Archer are the tedious quota pictures that make Shaw films so tedious for me.

Wish they would release Bruce Lee And I though, so what do I know?

[grim_tales]

What other films do they have?

[Killer Meteor]

They've released, besides those two,

Heroes Two
Challenge Of the Masters
The Master (non-anamorphic)
Black Magic 2
Ten Tigers Of KwanTung
The Flag Of Iron
Martial Club

They have - still to release

Five Element Ninjas
Kid with The Golden Arm
Iron Bodyguard
Brave Archer 2
Brave Archer 3
Lady Is The Boss
Masked Avengers
Lion Vs Lion
Rebel Intruders
Magnificent Ruffians
Chinatown Kid

[oldeschool17]

I wonder if the extras are HD (thinking about the interviews, but I doubt anything else). I've got the DVD and it's pretty good - it was a blessing compared to the reported remix travesty on the IVL release, also with a bad conversion and sub-par subtitles! However, there's a few things I just noticed (from memory):

1) The English mono has the Shaw ident in its brassed-up version. Minor I suppose, but still curious.
2) The subtitles need tightening up a little bit generally, but I believe they were still very good.
3) The biggest problem was David Chiang's featurette because it has embedded interlacing artifacts. Ti Lung's doesn't have this problem.

A very good, but flawed range of Shaws (based on the first four and no 6 'Martial Club' - the rest I haven't seen) - I just wish that they're inspected properly (preferably by a fan/expert - in confidence or whatever) to avoid such errors, also acknowledging all advice (they have done for some which is great, but stuff like translating the correct language isn't). I wonder what their Blu-Ray will be like - we'll be getting 7 out of 10 titles (if all are selected from their first batch) as the remaining three are PAL only.

Not gonna happen. You'll be lucky if its presented in true 1080p and not some upscale job.

[grim_tales]

They've released, besides those two,

Heroes Two
Challenge Of the Masters
The Master (non-anamorphic)
Black Magic 2
Ten Tigers Of KwanTung
The Flag Of Iron
Martial Club

They have - still to release

Five Element Ninjas
Kid with The Golden Arm
Iron Bodyguard
Brave Archer 2
Brave Archer 3
Lady Is The Boss
Masked Avengers
Lion Vs Lion
Rebel Intruders
Magnificent Ruffians
Chinatown Kid

Thanks. May get the 36th Chamber BD (I know thats not one of theirs) and Heroes Two.

[Markgway]

Wish they would release Bruce Lee And I though, so what do I know?

Which is exactly why we ignore your opinion...

[saltysam]

Delayed till April now.

[Markgway]

Fuck.

[oldeschool17]

Fuck.

Do you really like this film? I'll gladly sell you my regular dvd version.

[Markgway]

Fuck.

Do you really like this film? I'll gladly sell you my regular dvd version.

Lol... yeah I liked it. But I'm not buying any Shaw DVDs. Only BDs from now on.

[oldeschool17]

Other than Vivendi releasing 36 Chambers, what else has(not including BCI's release) or will be released on Blu Ray?

[saltysam]

Opium and Kung Fu Master is out on blu-ray.

[chenlung]

Opium and Kung Fu Master is out on blu-ray.

He meant in future .

[saltysam]

i'm sure media blasters will release more shaws eventually.

[Shingster]

Opium and Kung Fu Master is out on blu-ray.

He meant in future .

Actually he asked what has come out and what is coming out, but Opium and the Kung Fu Master is BCI anyway.

[chenlung]

Opium and Kung Fu Master is out on blu-ray.

He meant in future .

Actually he asked what has come out and what is coming out, but Opium and the Kung Fu Master is BCI anyway.

You're right, LOL .

[saltysam]

http://www.blu-ray.com/movies/The-Heroi ... -ray/9560/

http://www.blu-ray.com/movies/Brothers- ... -ray/9566/

http://www.blu-ray.com/movies/Brave-Arc ... -ray/9562/

[grim_tales]

Would pick up Heroic Ones, if they get the sound correct, improve the subtitles and include the original SB trailer.

[romerojpg]

and include the original SB trailer.

Yeah becuase thats soo important. You have the film, so you soooo need a trailer for the film as well