New Thunderbolt DVD

gasteropod · Post by **gasteropod** » 17 Oct 2005, 23:02

http://www.dvdtimes.co.uk/content.php?contentid=58898

Anyone know if that is uncut?

gasteropod · Post by **gasteropod** » 17 Oct 2005, 23:07

IMDb says the film's 110 minutes, so I guess not

Markgway · Post by **Markgway** » 17 Oct 2005, 23:25

I can confirm that the NTSC running time for the uncut version is 111m

I sincerely hope that the New Line runtime is a mistake. If not then it's a major disgrace. To cut anything out of a film is unecessary, but to cut 18m is a fucking joke!

Ironically the International distributors, Miramax, have released the movie uncut in Europe. It's been on TV in the UK at least twice.

gasteropod · Post by **gasteropod** » 17 Oct 2005, 23:52

Yeah I recorded it off TV, and I believe it is the uncut version.

tom2681 · Post by **tom2681** » 18 Oct 2005, 09:56

Based on all the info from the old Thunderbolt thread, Miramax have never cut this movie (yet) so keep your fingers crossed.

grim_tales · Post by **grim_tales** » 18 Oct 2005, 10:02

Do Miramax own New Line then?

As Gasteropod says, the uncut version has been on TV several times on BBC2 I'm sure.

Ricochan38 · Post by **Ricochan38** » 18 Oct 2005, 11:18

I hate this movie, since jackie is being doubled in the fights and the stunts, since he was injured from rumble in the bronx..

Its obvious to see also when you look carefully....

grim_tales · Post by **grim_tales** » 18 Oct 2005, 11:45

If he was injured its' understandable, no?
I quite liked it. Not his best but a good movie

EvaUnit02 · Post by **EvaUnit02** » 18 Oct 2005, 12:05

grim_tales wrote:Do Miramax own New Line then?

No, Time Warner owns New Line.

tom2681 · Post by **tom2681** » 18 Oct 2005, 12:06

@Grim:
It's a masterpiece compared to trash like Rumble and Mr Nice Guy.

grim_tales · Post by **grim_tales** » 18 Oct 2005, 12:10

I thought Rumble was good!

You know its the same plot as Bruce's WOTD?

At least Rumble/Mr Nice Guy feel more "Jackie" than the Rush Hour films (IMO)

BiscLimpkit · Post by **BiscLimpkit** » 18 Oct 2005, 12:28

This film is awesome, but not as good as my favourite Chan title City Hunter.

Perhaps this is the second best.. hmmm...

The strobe fighting was kinda trippy woah.

Markgway · Post by **Markgway** » 18 Oct 2005, 19:35

I liked Mr Nice Guy - apart from the boring ending.

For Grim. re Thunderbolt:

New Line own the US rights
Miramaxe the international rights (excluding Asia, I think).

brassmonkey001 · Post by **brassmonkey001** » 18 Oct 2005, 22:06

A friend of mine appeared in Thunderbolt.

EvaUnit02 · Post by **EvaUnit02** » 18 Oct 2005, 23:39

I haven't seen Thunderbolt. IMO Rumble in the Bronx is awesome, Mr Nice Guy is ok.

Yi-Long · Post by **Yi-Long** » 19 Oct 2005, 01:05

I quite liked Thunderbolt, as it has a good story, a nice supporting cast, and the movie has a nice pace to it and not too much of the usual Jackie-crap, like him behaving like an infant or something...
Plus, Anita Yuen is gorgeous

Mr Nice Guy is pretty lame... it's with him being a chef, right? Pretty boring movie and a pretty weak supporting cast...

... and although Rumble i/t Bronx also has many weak points, THAT movie I actually thought was pretty entertaining... certainly not very good or whatever,but just nice to watch if you just want some dumb, funny movie with nice action...

I've only seen the dubbed version of City Hunter btw, but I didnt really like it. It was too over the top and just not very funny or interesting. it had a couple of nice boobs in it, though... but that were pretty much the only plus-points.

Markgway · Post by **Markgway** » 19 Oct 2005, 01:58

brassmonkey001 wrote:A friend of mine appeared in Thunderbolt.

Look Brass... how many times?? Jackie is not your friend: he's AN ACTOR!!

thelostdragon · Post by **thelostdragon** » 19 Oct 2005, 13:38

Markgway wrote:For Grim. re Thunderbolt:

New Line own the US rights
Miramaxe the international rights (excluding Asia, I think).

And excluding Germany. Over here, Kinowelt owns it.

grim_tales · Post by **grim_tales** » 19 Oct 2005, 13:48

I always thought it was funny that Anita's character (the reporter) is called Amy Yip

Markgway · Post by **Markgway** » 19 Oct 2005, 14:21

Did Kinowelt not get it from Miramaxe? Perhaps Miramaxe then only garnered the rights for certain European territories?

brassmonkey001 · Post by **brassmonkey001** » 19 Oct 2005, 22:04

Markgway wrote:
brassmonkey001 wrote:A friend of mine appeared in Thunderbolt.
Look Brass... how many times?? Jackie is not your friend: he's AN ACTOR!!

Well, if my friend was in a film with him, doesn't that make him my friend too?

sky75 · Post by **sky75** » 09 Nov 2005, 14:22

I don't rate Mr Nice Guy very highly but it's not particularly bad but Rumble in the Bronx is fantastic and one of my favourite Jackie Chan movies.

Going back to the topic of Thunderbolt I think most disappointing aspect of this DVD release is that it's got an English 5.1 soundtrack while only a stereo Cantonese soundtrack. In my opinion the Cantonese soundtrack should also have been in 5.1 sound.

gasteropod · Post by **gasteropod** » 09 Nov 2005, 16:48

Surely the most disappointing aspect is that it's cut.

bradavon · Post by **bradavon** » 09 Nov 2005, 19:50

It's only 2 seconds. I'm with Sky 8)

So this is essentially the Spanish DVD right?

Markgway wrote:For Grim. re Thunderbolt:

New Line own the US rights
Miramaxe the international rights (excluding Asia, I think).

And Spain.

gasteropod · Post by **gasteropod** » 09 Nov 2005, 21:49

2 seconds?