French DVDs and Blu-Rays of Asian Movies

tom2681 · Post by **tom2681** » 21 Nov 2005, 20:07

Aw Shut up !

The cover is TsuiHarky enough for me. 8)

tom2681 · Post by **tom2681** » 04 Dec 2005, 00:29

Update:

Bad news for fans of the korean thriller "The Last Witness".

One plus One (french distributor) have recently announced that their DVD edition will not feature any subs.
There will only be french and english (!) dubs.

In terms of video quality:
It looks like the movie will be cropped to 16/9 (just like the korean edition).
The only worthy release so far is the Hong-Kong edition (cinemascope 2.35).

News:

Nihon TV have recently shown a movie adaptation of the "Grave of the Fireflies".

We can expect a review and a DVD release soon.
You will find a few pics from the movie version below:
http://www.hkmania.com/freenews/ex_suit ... _news=1015

BiscLimpkit · Post by **BiscLimpkit** » 04 Dec 2005, 08:31

Hmm sorry for being pessimistic but I doubt that this will be as good as the Ghibli version. Depends on how much melodrama is milked.

But I dunno, could be good.

bradavon · Post by **bradavon** » 04 Dec 2005, 15:00

It really pisses me off how Anime is treated.

It should be 5.1 original language + 5.1 dub with the relevant subs ALWAYS. There is a place for a dub on anime but NOT the sole language.

Whose going to use the English dub? I can't see many English speakers purchasing the French DVD.

grim_tales · Post by **grim_tales** » 04 Dec 2005, 17:20

Is Grave of the Fireflies a Miyazaki movie, Tom?

tom2681 · Post by **tom2681** » 04 Dec 2005, 17:51

I think it is... but I don't know anything about Anime.

IGN have written a small article about the movie adaptation (more like a paragraph):
http://dvd.ign.com/articles/662/662107p1.html

BiscLimpkit · Post by **BiscLimpkit** » 04 Dec 2005, 19:13

grim_tales wrote:Is Grave of the Fireflies a Miyazaki movie, Tom?

It's a Ghibli but not a Miyazaki. It is a superb title though, one of the strongest Ghiblis that I've seen.

ReconFive · Post by **ReconFive** » 04 Dec 2005, 21:16

Grave of the Fireflies was directed by Isao Takahata, who is one of the greatest animation filmmakers next to Miyazaki, IMO. The film is indeed wonderful.

tom2681 · Post by **tom2681** » 05 Dec 2005, 12:08

News:

The Cinémasie team have uploaded an interview with Fortune Star manager, Peter Poon:

http://www.cinemasie.com/fr/fiche/dossier/229/

The interview is 100% english.
It won't tell you anything you don't already know, but it's nice to hear from the people who make the coasters.

EDIT:

The HKCinemagic team have uploaded a very nice interview with Anthony Wong Chau-Sang:

http://www.hkcinemagic.com/en/page.asp?aid=136&page=1

tom2681 · Post by **tom2681** » 15 Dec 2005, 15:33

News:

HKMania have recently posted some pics from The Departed, the Scorcese-directed american remake of Infernal Affairs, with Matt Damon, Leonardo DiCrapio, Martin Sheen and Jack Nicholson.

http://www.hkmania.com/freenews/ex_suit ... _news=1023

tom2681 · Post by **tom2681** » 15 Dec 2005, 21:52

News:

Cinémasie have uploaded the first part of a two-part video interview with Richie Ren ("Fly me to Polaris", "Breaking News").
The interview is a realmedia streaming video in english with french subtitles.
The interview is mainly focused on Breaking News:

http://www.cinemasie.com/fr/fiche/dossier/235/

EDIT:
As I'm watching it I realize that Richie switches to cantonese near the end of the interview. His english is not so good.
But the first fifteen minutes are quite interesting.

BiscLimpkit · Post by **BiscLimpkit** » 16 Dec 2005, 07:52

I'll need to watch that later.

His English was decent in Fly Me to Polaris (iirc).

bradavon · Post by **bradavon** » 16 Dec 2005, 11:39

Tom2681 wrote:The Cinémasie team have uploaded an interview with Fortune Star manager, Peter Poon:

http://www.cinemasie.com/fr/fiche/dossier/229/

The interview is 100% english.

Top interview cheers. It's finally answered why they only release box sets.

OMG:

Probably end of next year, or at latest, beginning of 2007, we will be releasing the Bruce Lee titles again, with a quality improved of 40 to 50% compared to what we have already done now with our restoration. I saw the test for one of the Bruce Lee movies, it's amazing, it looks like a new film.

Tom2681 wrote:News:

HKMania have recently posted some pics from The Departed, the Scorcese-directed american remake of Infernal Affairs, with Matt Damon, Leonardo DiCrapio, Martin Sheen and Jack Nicholson.

http://www.hkmania.com/freenews/ex_suit ... _news=1023

HK Mania releasing a US film WTF???

tom2681 · Post by **tom2681** » 16 Dec 2005, 15:47

HK Mania releasing a US film WTF???

No-no-no.
HKMania is a DVD-News site, not a distributor.
Kinda like DragonsDenUK...

EDIT: Woohoo ! 1000+ posts ! I've turned Royal Tramp !

tom2681 · Post by **tom2681** » 01 Jan 2006, 12:28

Update:

4 Shaw Brothers movies have just been released by CTV:
-Death Duel.
-Have Sword, Will Travel.
-Human Lanterns.
-The Bastard.

2006 releases:

Wild Side will release Lo Lieh's King Boxer on january 18th.

CTV will release Azumi 2 on january 19th.

In march 2006, HK Vidéo will release a Street Fighter boxset:
-Street Fighter.
-Return of Street Fighter.
-Street Fighter last revenge.
-Sister.

At the same time they will release Jackie Chan's New Police Story in a 2-Disc Collector's edition.

In April HK Vidéo will release Takashi Miike's One Missed Call, and Ching Siu-Tung's The Terracotta Warrior (YAY !).

June 2006 will see the release of Lady Vengeance, and Fukasaku's Legend of the 8 Samurai by HK Vidéo.

tom2681 · Post by **tom2681** » 02 Jan 2006, 15:54

Update:

More 2006 news:

Wild Side Vidéo releases for the whole year:

April:
Tomu Uchida boxset (3 films).

May:
Mikio Naruse boxset (3 films).

June:
Heroes of the east.
The Sentimental Swordsman.
Five Shaolin Masters.
Dodes'Kaden (Kurosawa).
The Hidden Fortress (Kurosawa).

July:
Lau Kar-Leung boxset (2 films, including Challenge of the Masters).
Golden Chicken boxset (Golden Chicken 1 & 2).

October:
Dumplings (Fruit Chan).

tom2681 · Post by **tom2681** » 10 Jan 2006, 14:21

Update:

Azumi 2: Death or Love will be released next week by CTV.

1:85 Anamorphic transfer.
Japanese DTS track.
Possibly removable french subs.

The first review is quite positive:

http://www.dvdrama.com/rw_fiche-5955-.php

Picture: 8/10
Sound: 9/10

BiscLimpkit · Post by **BiscLimpkit** » 10 Jan 2006, 19:04

Thanks Tom. I just want to say that I really appreciate all that you're doing for this site.

tom2681 · Post by **tom2681** » 10 Jan 2006, 20:57

Thanks, it's too bad we only have 3 french-speaking members on this board.

Which means I'm constantly posting information that's useless to 97% of the BnB members.

thelostdragon · Post by **thelostdragon** » 11 Jan 2006, 01:00

Ne underestimate moi pas!

tom2681 · Post by **tom2681** » 11 Jan 2006, 01:12

Ne underestimate moi pas!

What ist das ?

thelostdragon · Post by **thelostdragon** » 11 Jan 2006, 01:21

LOL, are you serious?

tom2681 · Post by **tom2681** » 11 Jan 2006, 01:33

Only j/k.
Of course I know what you mean.

"Ne me sous-estime pas."
"Don't underestimate me."

Love your new site, BTW. Looks good.

thelostdragon · Post by **thelostdragon** » 11 Jan 2006, 01:52

Thanks, mate! If you care writing reviews, let me know. Reviewers are more than welcome.

tom2681 · Post by **tom2681** » 12 Jan 2006, 15:12

LD wrote:If you care writing reviews, let me know.

Thanks but I think all readers would disagree with my reviews.
As you know, my taste in movies is incompatible with most people.

Update:

New Police Story is coming to France, and Jackie is getting the red carpet treatment from HK Vidéo:

NPS will be released in March with both a single disc and 2-disc editions.

Single disc edition:
2:35 anamorphic transfer.
DD 5.1 EX soundtracks for both the Cantonese and the French dub.
Forced french subtitles.
No extras whatsoever.

2-Disc edition:
2:35 anamorphic transfer.
DTS ES 6.1 soundtracks for both the Cantonese and the French dub.
Forced french subtitles.
-Making of (30 minutes).
-Behind the Scenes (1 hour).
-MV.
-Trailers.