Holy Sh*t Play have killed off HKL's website! ;-)

saltysam · Post by **saltysam** » 23 May 2006, 21:18

think it was the media asia release of this i had a while back,pretty mediocre movie imo,won't be buying it even cheap.one of woo's lesser works.

thelostdragon · Post by **thelostdragon** » 23 May 2006, 22:44

Cheers Jin!

They used the same music as they did in their "Full Contact"-trailer.

JinMode · Post by **JinMode** » 24 May 2006, 14:09

I just wish they could hire the man with the dark voice again (he voiced some trailers such as Full Contact, Heart of The Dragon etc.), to at least make the trailers more exciting. might have something to do with Brian leaving HKL.

Yi-Long · Post by **Yi-Long** » 24 May 2006, 14:11

I'd actually prefer trailers without ANY voice-over guy.

thelostdragon · Post by **thelostdragon** » 24 May 2006, 14:42

Agree with Jin. The guy from the "Full Contact" and "Bang-Rajan" trailers has a very good voice.

bradavon · Post by **bradavon** » 24 May 2006, 21:38

Yi-Long wrote:I'd actually prefer trailers without ANY voice-over guy.

I'd prefer they stop using such bloody small resolutions. Do HKL know we all stopped using dial-up a long time ago?

HSNT looks decent, is it?

Knetan · Post by **Knetan** » 25 May 2006, 04:14

hey,

don't expect much from Heroes Shed No Tears. It seems more like a training ground for Woo and his stylish execution is far from polished. Having said that, there is some cool stuff there, including some heavy violence and Lam Ching Ying chews scenery wonderfully well.

Markgway · Post by **Markgway** » 25 May 2006, 04:20

I think there's a better film trying to get out...

I really need to see the director's cut.

Knetan · Post by **Knetan** » 25 May 2006, 07:46

hey,

that would be interesting definitely as traces of the master is in there, perhaps bogged down by the forced inclusion of comedy, Western "actors" and sex?

Still, Woo's thoughts on action regardless of any version obviously lacked THE flair he's known for but as it stands now, it's still a curious document to see as you can trace an evolution of sorts.

tom2681 · Post by **tom2681** » 31 May 2006, 14:05

http://www.hongkonglegends.co.uk/trailers/Hapkido.mpg

http://www.hongkonglegends.co.uk/trailers/Dreadint.mpg

IronMonkey · Post by **IronMonkey** » 31 May 2006, 14:20

Argh! Awful covers! And have HKL forgotten continuity with regards to logo placement?! That really bugs me!

thelostdragon · Post by **thelostdragon** » 31 May 2006, 14:22

LOL, they're marketing "Hapkido" as a comedy film.

grim_tales · Post by **grim_tales** » 31 May 2006, 14:48

Are they?

Where do they say Hapkido is a comedy LD?
The Hapkido cover looks crap, it looks really strange placing the BBFC "18" logo where they have.
I'll certainly get these though, I havent bought a new HKL in ages.

Killer Meteor · Post by **Killer Meteor** » 31 May 2006, 14:59

The cover for Hapkido looks like some bootleg. What happened to the folks who did Knockabout back in January?

grim_tales · Post by **grim_tales** » 31 May 2006, 15:02

LOL it sort of does!
Even Knockabout wasnt that good a cover.

Knetan · Post by **Knetan** » 31 May 2006, 15:16

hey,

in all honesty, I've stopped caring about covers, trailers and even extras... just do the feature right and all is good. I sure wasn't feeling a comedy vibe from that synopsisor the Hapkido trailer. Bit of a shame that Whang In-Sik doesn't get a mention in the trailer as he arguably kicks ass whenever he appears, and plays a good buy to boot.

The fact that we're even getting Hapkido in a comercially driven market is remarkable. Don't fuck it up.

And dreadnuaght is indeed one of the finest gems from Yuen Woo-ping's career IMO. A conflicting, mood filled film that shouldn't work yet triumphs in every area. After a fight-fest? Don't watch this.

romerojpg · Post by **romerojpg** » 31 May 2006, 15:55

Hapkido cover looks nice to me, very 70;s looking.

Killer Meteor · Post by **Killer Meteor** » 31 May 2006, 15:56

Sammo isn't on the cover much to my surprise. On the English print I saw a few years back, he wasn't credited at all! And he does have a prominent role

grim_tales · Post by **grim_tales** » 31 May 2006, 15:57

IM what do you mean by logo placement? Hasnt the logo always been on the bottom left?

Markgway · Post by **Markgway** » 31 May 2006, 17:21

The Dreadnaught cover isn't bad; same central image as MIHK used.

It does look as though HKL have gone for a retro 70's Kill Bill-esque appearence for Hap Ki Do.

The Dreadnaught DVD has been passed as a '15' cert, down from an '18'; no mention of cuts. But I would expect them to be same as before.

grim_tales · Post by **grim_tales** » 31 May 2006, 17:27

I see Mark, the hapkido cover does have a kind of Kill Bill esque vibe to it.

IronMonkey · Post by **IronMonkey** » 31 May 2006, 17:46

grim_tales wrote:IM what do you mean by logo placement? Hasnt the logo always been on the bottom left?

Yes but its not there on the Hapkido cover at all. And on the Dreadnaught cover the words "Hong Kong Legends" are at the side of the HKL logo. On every other release they are underneath the logo.

Its petty I know, but it just bugs me that they can't even keep the brand image consistant across releases. Just like with Outlaw Brothers - they dropped the HKL logo at the top of the spine. What was the reason for that?

Killer Meteor · Post by **Killer Meteor** » 31 May 2006, 17:50

BTW, was it ever confirmed Jackie was in Hapkido. I've spotted Yuen Biao but I can't see Jackie

Knetan · Post by **Knetan** » 31 May 2006, 17:55

hey,

the shot early in the trailer with Angela in the doorway has Jackie standing to the left. He's also a stuntman in the film and I remember spotting Lam Ching Ying as well.

grim_tales · Post by **grim_tales** » 31 May 2006, 18:16

Perhaps thats not the final HapKiDo cover?
I dont really care where the logo is TBH