Any of these Tartan Asia Extreme DVDs worth getting?

EvaUnit02 · Post by **EvaUnit02** » 15 Dec 2005, 00:37

bradavon wrote:FYI: The bands Eva are very popular in the UK.

I know, those bands are popular over here too.

grim_tales · Post by **grim_tales** » 15 Dec 2005, 09:39

Mark what is FIRE DRAGON?

bradavon · Post by **bradavon** » 15 Dec 2005, 11:13

Markgway wrote:I'd be interested to know how their new SWORDSMAN II DVD is though...

WTF when did they release this? It's Swordman 2 technically I believe.

I wonder how it differs to the HK SE? On the surface it looks the same (Anamorphic, DD2.0, DD5.1, DTS + Barebones). There is also a UK R2 box set (Swordsman 2 + 3) coming out at the end of the month:

http://www.cd-wow.com/detail_results_2. ... ode=256863

How does the AV compare? It's not listed as being cut on the BBFC website.

Their "Born to Fight" Thai film looks decent but the film looks pretty tosh.

thelostdragon · Post by **thelostdragon** » 15 Dec 2005, 11:25

I enjoyed "Born to Fight" a lot. It's really brutal though, but has breath-taking stunts. In my opinion one of the few real alternatives to Tony Jaa's films.

bradavon · Post by **bradavon** » 15 Dec 2005, 11:27

thelostdragon wrote:It's really brutal though, but has breath-taking stunts. In my opinion one of the few real alternatives to Tony Jaa's films.

I didn't think Ong-bak was all that good though.

thelostdragon · Post by **thelostdragon** » 15 Dec 2005, 11:30

Maybe even more than an alternative, as it has a lot of gunplay as well. There is one shot, which lasts for about 2 minutes without a cut, where one of the good guys, unarmed, runs through the village from hut to hut, taking out terrorist soldiers.

The chase in the beginning is awesome, too. One guy falls from a going truck and almost gets his head run over by the rear wheels.

romerojpg · Post by **romerojpg** » 15 Dec 2005, 15:26

bradavon wrote:
romerojpg wrote:Not at all, the conversation was not about the "film" but content from the film and issues raised by them scenes
Now you're splitting hairs to get out of the hole you've buried for yourself. The content is the film, they're one in the same thing. Take the content out of Nine Songs and you don't have the same film and we don't have a discussion.

Stop saying I missed the point because I didn't. I happen to disagree with your point which I explained at the time.

The fact is you said and I re-quote:

"Bradavon remember you never acctually watched all of Hard Target, so for me noone can ever comment on a film until they see it all"

You were effectively reminding me that I shouldn't comment on said film until I've seen it all to give the film a full chance, to give it the credit it may deserve and to put the acting etc . . . in context of the film as a whole NOT to base it on the segments I'd seen.

Ergo shouldn't you do the same for Nine Songs? (How is it different? You're on thin ice if you think it is) You've not seen Nine Songs as a whole yet you seem to think it's porn? I come back to naked bodies doesn't immediately constitute porn. If so topless women on the beach is soft porn, is it not?

And even if it is porn you were slamming the entire film I seem to remember as being tosh when all you've seen is the "so called" porn sections. For all you actually know the other parts could be fantastic examples of film-making. I could cite many examples where the general consensus is it's tosh but you Romero think it's a great film. That's being hypocritical!

Nope you just wrong, Porn is porn and seeing the rest of a film doesnt not make it Porn. When I see a Porn film and watch the plot parts, it doesnt make it a real film.

I judge things on what I have seen so far, a trailer, a teaser, a clip etc.. I dont judge a film on just what I have seen, only judge the parts I have seen and dont say the whole film is crap because I saw a clip. I have seen the crap prno bits and that for me makes it Porn, and many others agree about that too, no matter what else fills in the blans noone can deny its full of shagging and Real Porn.

agree, to disagree I guess

Markgway · Post by **Markgway** » 15 Dec 2005, 18:42

grim_tales wrote:Mark what is FIRE DRAGON?

A new wave martial arts film starring Brigitte Lin and directed by Yuen Woo Ping. I have the old Ocean Shores DVD and was looking foward to upgrading until I found out the silly buggers at Optimum put it out standard.

Bradavon wrote:WTF when did they release this? It's Swordman 2 technically I believe.

Recently, I think, but I've yet to see a review. Actually I haven't even seen it in the shops so maybe it's been pushed back. Check play.com for dates and info. I can't remember what the on-screen title is: but I've always known it as Swordsman II. So there!

Markgway · Post by **Markgway** » 15 Dec 2005, 18:43

Here's a link: http://www.play.com/play247.asp?page=ti ... g=72&pa=sr

grim_tales · Post by **grim_tales** » 15 Dec 2005, 20:13

I found out the silly buggers at Optimum put it out standard

Eh? You mean its full frame?

Markgway · Post by **Markgway** » 15 Dec 2005, 21:44

grim_tales wrote:Eh? You mean its full frame?

No, I meant letterboxed.

bradavon · Post by **bradavon** » 16 Dec 2005, 11:20

LOL how was Grim meant to go from standard to letterbox/non-anamorphic?

romerojpg wrote: agree, to disagree I guess

Agreed.

Markgway · Post by **Markgway** » 16 Dec 2005, 11:57

bradavon wrote:LOL how was Grim meant to go from standard to letterbox/non-anamorphic?

It was my mistake.

grim_tales · Post by **grim_tales** » 16 Dec 2005, 12:16

No worries

So its LBX and not full frame, the Play specs said 4/3

bradavon · Post by **bradavon** » 16 Dec 2005, 13:14

Yeah 4:3 Letterbox, the common mistake.

romerojpg · Post by **romerojpg** » 16 Dec 2005, 13:28

Its a shame the terms on boxes are not a lot clearer!