Asian Movies in HD!

[luckystars]

Honestly it's not really worth the upgrade since the HKL PE was so definitive.

Apart from the 5.1 audio.

Oh? I watched it a couple months back and thought the audio was fine..

[bradavon]

"Most" HKL 5.1 remixes are basically stereo, which won't appease purists but at least they're not those awful full on 5.1 remixes.

[RickyTheDragonSteamboat]

Thanks Ricky. So the HD upgrade isn't that good then?

It's a little soft and colors are a bit muted but it's a definite upgrade even if it's marginal.

While we're on the subject of bad remixes, I can guarantee that any HKL remix will best the shit that is FS Bruce Lee's. Those are god-awful.

[bradavon]

Honestly it's not really worth the upgrade since the HKL PE was so definitive.

It's a little soft and colors are a bit muted but it's a definite upgrade even if it's marginal.

Huh? Are you saying it's worth upgrading the Iron Monkey BD from either HKL DVD or not? Thanks

[saltysam]

i think he's saying that while the BD is better,the improvement is so minimal it's not worth the £15 it'd cost to upgrade...that's my take anyway

[RickyTheDragonSteamboat]

i think he's saying that while the BD is better,the improvement is so minimal it's not worth the £15 it'd cost to upgrade...that's my take anyway

Yep that pretty much sums it up.

[Markgway]

I'd imagine that Fortune Star's 7.1 remix is worse than HKL's comparatively inoffensive 5.1 remix.

[bradavon]

@Mark: Definitely agreed.

@ Ricky/Salty: Thanks. I figured that but it's nice to have it confirmed.

[saltysam]

Black Mask 2 coming...is this as bad as i've heard??wasn't it shot in english?

http://dddhouse.com/v3/product_details. ... 3789ff8292

[HungFist]

Black Mask 2 coming...is this as bad as i've heard??wasn't it shot in english?

http://dddhouse.com/v3/product_details. ... 3789ff8292

I saw the first 15 minutes when it was on TV. Turned it off after that. It seemed terrible.

[Markgway]

Black Mask 2 coming...is this as bad as i've heard??wasn't it shot in english?

http://dddhouse.com/v3/product_details. ... 3789ff8292

Yes, it's an English language film.

A Cantonese dub was prepared with local stars revoicing the original actors.

[saltysam]

Police Story 3/Twin Dragons coming...unfortunately they'll be the dimension dubbed versions

http://www.amazon.com/Supercop-Twin-Dra ... 423&sr=1-1

[Markgway]

I wouldn't touch those shitty Dimension jobs.

[grim_tales]

That's just stupid.
I'd consider if they were the uncut originals

[bradavon]

Police Story 3 is my favourite Jackie Chan film too . Yes really. It's odd Supercop is dubbed only because the DD DVD isn't, although it is the cut version.

[DangerousLeeHandsome]

Police Story 3 is my favourite Jackie Chan film too . Yes really. It's odd Supercop is dubbed only because the DD DVD isn't, although it is the cut version.

If u really love PS3 that much, then I recommend u get the HK blu. Its another one of those releases that people trashed to no end but was completely fine.

[bradavon]

I don't really love it but it's good. I've got it thanks. It's a good quality disc. Technically I've got a DVD9 (so identical quality) rip, as they never bloody released them separately. Just in a box set. I don't want the first two!

[Markgway]

If u really love PS3 that much, then I recommend u get the HK blu. Its another one of those releases that people trashed to no end but was completely fine.

Upscale issue aside... there's no original mono only a 7.1(!) track.

[grim_tales]

I thought PS3 was at least Stereo

[HungFist]

Stereo, mono... it doesn't matter anymore. At this point no one cares about the output format. The problem is that Fortune Star remixes sound like fucking shit. Would they release a good sounding audio track made of the original elements I couldn't care less if it's 1.0, 2.0, 7.1, 215.7...

[Markgway]

PS3 was originally mono.

Jackie's first 2.0/5.1 film was Rumble in the Bronx.

[bradavon]

Clearly I'm talking about the HK DVD here. I misread DangerousLeeHandsome post, somehow. That does have Mono or maybe stereo:

I don't really love it but it's good. I've got it thanks. It's a good quality disc. Technically I've got a DVD9 (so identical quality) rip, as they never bloody released them separately. Just in a box set. I don't want the first two!

[RickyTheDragonSteamboat]

Just noticed that Cine-Asia's BD of Fist of Legend opens with the Miramax logo and not DD. Weird...

[DangerousLeeHandsome]

A couple of upcoming releases:
Shaolin
City on Fire
Bullet in the Head
Final Justice
Peking Opera Blues

[grim_tales]

Going for BITH, Shaolin looked very good from the trailer I saw