saltysam wrote:i'll check the running time of the hk blu of ybl when i get a chance....would be bizarre if they'd cut it.
Would it seriously be 'bizarre'!? It's more rare for an asian movie to get released UNCUT then it is to be butchered.
Yeah, I've lost count of the asian films I've ignored on UKBD because the fucking Asian studios only send out the "International Edit" to western distributors (who obviously don't give a fuck enough to send them back).
Same here, as I mentioned in the Ip Man debate in the bargains-section.
It's just so fucking annoying when you come across an asian movie in the store that looks and sounds interesting, and you can't pick it up spontaniously cause there's that fear (often justified) that you'd be picking up a cut/butchered/incomplete movie.
I was there, the big BNB blackout of november, 2008. We lost many that day...
surely it's more of a hassle to cut 10 minutes than just leave it untouched? i imagine it'll go straight to dvd virtually everywhere outside Asia so why not just release a port of the hk release? bonkers
surely it's more of a hassle to cut 10 minutes than just leave it untouched? i imagine it'll go straight to dvd virtually everywhere outside Asia so why not just release a port of the hk release? bonkers
Unless the HK companies deliberatly only offer the shorter cut, so as ensure their discs get sales? Unlikely.
bradavon wrote:
but I guess you're more intelligence than me.
What if the HK DVD/BD is an extended cut though? I'm not saying it is given the track record of shorter international edits, but there is that slight possiblity i guess.
Ivan Drago wrote:It has been confirmed! Saltysam has reported the DVD released in HK runs for 129min. The UK is 114min, more or less.
Sheesh!
It hasn't been confirmed by anyone, as i said you cant compare running times because one is NTSC and one is PAL. Until someone has seen both versions then we dont know. I have seen the HK version and i cant see what they would cut out. I have a contact at Cine Asia and will try to find out from them.
Ivan Drago wrote:It has been confirmed! Saltysam has reported the DVD released in HK runs for 129min. The UK is 114min, more or less.
Sheesh!
It hasn't been confirmed by anyone, as i said you cant compare running times because one is NTSC and one is PAL.
Of course you can. The possible PAL speed up counts for 4%, which would be about 5 minutes. But the UK dvd is missing 15 minutes, assuming the stated running times are accurate.
I do wish Cine Asia actually responded to consumer complaints. HKL rarely did...I think the closest they ever got was when they have a replacement offer for Big Boss covers!
bradavon wrote:
but I guess you're more intelligence than me.
Shingster wrote:Just to keep drees5761's brain from exploding trying to comprehend the NTSC/PAL runtime difference, I can confirm the UK BD runs 116m:32s at 24fps.
..lol....Thanks Shingster...looks like HK has a longer cut. interesting.
..lol....Thanks Shingster...looks like HK has a longer cut. interesting.
I havent seen it so may give it a rental