HKL Australasia release schedule

EvaUnit02 · Post by **EvaUnit02** » 05 Mar 2005, 09:23

Out now:
Iron Monkey: Platinum Edition
Armour of God
Police Story
Fist of Fury
Once Upon a Time in China
Eastern Condors
Story of Ricky (Riki-Oh)
The Young Master
Way of the Dragon: Platinum Edition
The Big Boss
Mr. Vampire
The Prodigal Son
Project A: Platinum Edition
New Dragon Gate Inn
City Hunter
Once Upon a Time in China 2
Game of Death: Platinum Edition
In the Line of Duty
Police Story 2
Project A 2
Scorpion King
Dragon from Russia

Sept releases - out now:
Game of Death 2
Zu Warriors
Once Upon a Time in China 3

Sweet, I'm so glad that Universal are distributing HKL line down here. I can rent titles and not spend on costly UK imports (*shakes fist at high GBP exchange rate*).

thelostdragon · Post by **thelostdragon** » 05 Mar 2005, 10:39

I like the Australian cover arts for the HKL releases.

The covers of "Fist of Fury" and "Iron Monkey: Platinum Edition" are similar to the UK releases.

grim_tales · Post by **grim_tales** » 05 Mar 2005, 12:55

I like the Australian "Police Story" one better than the UK one.

LD where can you see the other covers?

thelostdragon · Post by **thelostdragon** » 05 Mar 2005, 13:14

They are the same, but if you intend to see them, here ou go:

http://www.heroic-cinema.com/releases.php

grim_tales · Post by **grim_tales** » 05 Mar 2005, 14:02

Thanks!

Snake in the Eagle's Claw?

Markgway · Post by **Markgway** » 05 Mar 2005, 16:11

Those covers are definately better than the UK ones.

bradavon · Post by **bradavon** » 06 Mar 2005, 13:14

Those covers are great.

Will this discs be the same? AFAIK all HKL DVDs are already R4 compatible and PAL of course.

I'm surprised it's taken so long!

EvaUnit02 wrote:Sweet, I'm so glad that Universal are distributing HKL line down here. I can rent titles and not spend on costly UK imports (*shakes fist at high GBP exchange rate*).

Where can they be bought? Some HKL titles are expensive so it maybe cheaper to import.

When the UK finally gets the Euro everyone will jump for joy (except Brits of course).

EvaUnit02 · Post by **EvaUnit02** » 07 Mar 2005, 01:32

bradavon wrote:Those covers are great.

Will this discs be the same? AFAIK all HKL DVDs are already R4 compatible and PAL of course.

From what I can tell from the press releases compared with the R2 disc specs, they're the same. Except Iron Monkey PE appears to be missing the DTS track. I won't be able to confirm anything till I rent some of the discs.

bradavon wrote:Where can they be bought? Some HKL titles are expensive so it maybe cheaper to import.

Try these:-

Oz:
http://www.ezydvd.com or .com.au - Good site, prices and fast & cheap international shipping. Often have heaps of freebie deals, especially with pre-orders. Often have sales.
http://www.dvdcrave.com.au - Good site, prices and fast & cheap international shipping. Often have sales.
http://www.fbo.com.au - good prices, but never used em.

NZ:
http://www.moviestars.co.nz - Good site & prices
http://www.dvdshopnz.co.nz - Never used em.

bradavon · Post by **bradavon** » 07 Mar 2005, 14:57

Thanks Eva. Aren't Aussie e-taillors cheaper than Kiwi ones? Out of the few Kiwi e-tailors I can find they seem to be.

I've used EzyDVD, DVD Crave and also recommend them. FBO are often the cheapest but their silly security procedures put me off.

When I last looked you had to be charged something like 25c on your credit card statement followed by waiting for it to appear so you could tell them how much you've been charged. They will then refund you the money and you're clear to buy from them. Far to much effort if you ask me.

EvaUnit02 · Post by **EvaUnit02** » 07 Mar 2005, 21:22

bradavon wrote:Thanks Eva. Aren't Aussie e-taillors cheaper than Kiwi ones? Out of the few Kiwi e-tailors I can find they seem to be.

From my experiences, yes. I remember I bought R4 Spirited Away LE from dvdcrave for $30NZD, cuz it was $40NZD locally. Ditto for a few games as well, like Silent Hill 3 - $80NZD from dvdcrave, $110NZD locally.

bradavon wrote: When I last looked you had to be charged something like 25c on your credit card statement followed by waiting for it to appear so you could tell them how much you've been charged. They will then refund you the money and you're clear to buy from them. Far to much effort if you ask me.

Shit, I knew there was some silly reason I hadn't used em before, but couldn't remember.

Reminds me of Gamestop.com, they won't deal with non-Nth American customers until they receive a copy of your credit card statement.

EvaUnit02 · Post by **EvaUnit02** » 22 Apr 2005, 01:25

I finally viewed a R4 HKL disc, Iron Monkey PE. The features list appears identical to the R2 and the DTS track is intact. The only differences seem to be a different selection of preview trailers for other titles.

I've updated the initial post with the May release schedule.

blade · Post by **blade** » 22 Apr 2005, 02:02

Some HKL aussie info.
June releases:
New Dragon Gate Inn, City hunter, OUATIC 2.

Source HKL, ezydvd.

EvaUnit02 · Post by **EvaUnit02** » 23 May 2005, 09:26

Updated top post with June and July schedules.

ICE-angel · Post by **ICE-angel** » 13 Jun 2005, 12:57

bradavon · Post by **bradavon** » 13 Jun 2005, 13:17

It maybe uncut Ice (which I doubt) but I doubt it's from the FS print. I'm sure these are carbon copies.

New Australian HKL site:

http://www.hongkonglegends.com.au/

EvaUnit02 · Post by **EvaUnit02** » 16 Jun 2005, 01:45

R4 Eastern Condors uses the same cut UK print according to http://www.Michaeldvd.com.au.

Am going to update the initial post with the latest wave of releases.

ICE-angel · Post by **ICE-angel** » 16 Jun 2005, 13:46

Kronik · Post by **Kronik** » 16 Jun 2005, 17:03

I'd be pissed off with having such late release dates! If the specs on the discs are more or less the same to the UK discs then why such the long wait?

Although the Armour of God and Police Story covers are fantastic! The UK Police Story cover is rubbish.

bradavon · Post by **bradavon** » 16 Jun 2005, 19:26

I agree on both. I guess as far as Universal are concerned the HKL DVDs are already in a decent state to just port across and "most" people wouldn't even know or care if a DVD was cut.

In this case Universal shouldn't have bought the rights to Eastern Condors allowing someone else to pick it up.

Killer Meteor · Post by **Killer Meteor** » 31 Jul 2005, 23:07

Well, if we make enough noice, maybe it won't happen in the future. HKL titles are avaliable in Holland but I think they are cut as well!

bradavon · Post by **bradavon** » 01 Aug 2005, 18:03

Ivan Drago wrote:HKL titles are avaliable in Holland but I think they are cut as well!

Yep they are.

The discs are identical. It's precisely why the UK discs also have Dutch subs. The disc cover art even has a Dutch certificate on them.

Only the outer case cover art is changed.

This only applies to HKL, PA DVDs are not ported to Holland.

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