the big boss platinum edition is coming!!

grim_tales · Post by **grim_tales** » 29 Aug 2006, 14:44

Yeah, I know what you mean, I think they just put in for effect, ie to show where the scene WOULD HAVE BEEN.
Doesn't mention Mandarin though.

Yi-Long · Post by **Yi-Long** » 29 Aug 2006, 14:50

I doubt I'll buy this btw... I have the 3 first HKL releases of Bruce's movies, and I'm fine with them. In a few years time we'll all have HD-DVD and I'm sure they'll be re-released on that format a couple of times as well... so I'm in no rush of picking this up...

EvaUnit02 · Post by **EvaUnit02** » 29 Aug 2006, 15:03

Yi-Long wrote:... so I'm in no rush of picking this up...

But the voice in your head is yelling out "MUST DOUBLE-DIP" over and over...

Yi-Long · Post by **Yi-Long** » 29 Aug 2006, 15:19

EvaUnit02 wrote:
Yi-Long wrote:... so I'm in no rush of picking this up...
But the voice in your head is yelling out "MUST DOUBLE-DIP" over and over...

Actually, the voices in my head are currently screaming out 'banana-rama-dippledoo-be-doo-ba'...

... no idea what they mean with that, but as soon as thes enew pills kick in, I'm sure they'll go away again...

grim_tales · Post by **grim_tales** » 29 Aug 2006, 15:30

I'm kinda dubious about those Bruce "experts" - but still kinda interested in what they may have to say also.

EvaUnit02 · Post by **EvaUnit02** » 29 Aug 2006, 15:58

grim_tales wrote:I'm kinda dubious about those Bruce "experts" - but still kinda interested in what they may have to say also.

*Grim's Rainman-esque thought-patterns* Yeah, double-dip. Definitely definitely double-dip.

saltysam · Post by **saltysam** » 29 Aug 2006, 17:01

grim_tales wrote:I'm kinda dubious about those Bruce "experts" - but still kinda interested in what they may have to say also.

they do know their stuff-andrew staton has been around since the mid 70's, he still writes for impact magazine i believe. interesting to see fred weintraub on there,as it's rumoured he has an uncut print of big boss it'll be interesting what he has to say 8)

grim_tales · Post by **grim_tales** » 29 Aug 2006, 17:40

Eva,

Didnt realise Andrew had been around that long, thanks Sam

gojensen · Post by **gojensen** » 29 Aug 2006, 18:10

bradavon wrote:Grim seriously dude you don't need to apologise all the time. That was meant to be dry humour (laced with truth).

Haven't you learned yet that brits don't have humour? Or at least one that travels beyond your own borders?

monzo44 · Post by **monzo44** » 31 Aug 2006, 13:58

grim_tales wrote:Eva,

Didnt realise Andrew had been around that long, thanks Sam

Hi, I could be wrong but I think Andy Staton was one of the original team at Kung Fu Monthly, the British monthly Bruce Lee mag produced from around 1975 - 1983. He was with them when I started to read it in 1979, and yeah, he sure knows his shit!!! (Incidentaly, Bey Logan also cut his writing teeth on this mag!!)

Cheers,
monzo.

bradavon · Post by **bradavon** » 07 Sep 2006, 03:43

gojensen wrote:Haven't you learned yet that brits don't have humour? Or at least one that travels beyond your own borders?

Really:

Monty Python
Four Weddings and a Funeral
Notting Hill
The Office
Only Fools and Horses

All are very popular in the States and elsewhere. The list goes on

grim_tales wrote:I'm kinda dubious about those Bruce "experts" - but still kinda interested in what they may have to say also.

Me too. So far HKL have only managed to give us really boring commentators (bar Bey) who may know their stuff but no shit about commentating.

As Bey says himself you can't just sit down and expect to sound interesting for 2 hours.

Markgway · Post by **Markgway** » 08 Sep 2006, 17:46

Monty Python
Four Weddings and a Funeral
Notting Hill
The Office
Only Fools and Horses

Yeah, but at least three of the above are shite.

chenlung · Post by **chenlung** » 12 Sep 2006, 18:49

DVD Times have posted their press release.

What's shocking is Cantonese only

.

I've asked HKL again to get the 1973 English and Mandarin soundtracks in mono.

romerojpg · Post by **romerojpg** » 12 Sep 2006, 18:56

I dont think HKL care much about what the public have to say sadly: (

grim_tales · Post by **grim_tales** » 12 Sep 2006, 18:56

Cantonese only? That sucks :x I won't double dip if it is.
Chenlung don't you mean the 1971 Mandarin track plus 1973 English track

(I think). I hear the first English dub gave Bruce a very deep voice.

chenlung · Post by **chenlung** » 12 Sep 2006, 19:10

I said 1973 because that's when 'National General Pictures' created it 8) . Mandarin 1971 yes - I didn't say that because there is only one Mandarin soundtrack

.

Worth a try anyway incase the disc is still in production (which I doubt).

Bruce does indeed have a deep voice in the 1971 English compared to the 1973. The Wang Fu Ling score sounds very nice with all the strings and stuff that play (only heard it for that scene).

grim_tales · Post by **grim_tales** » 12 Sep 2006, 19:15

Maybe they couldn't find a Mandarin track or something? There's no excuse for not knowing, as they put Mandarin on "Fist".

Killer Meteor · Post by **Killer Meteor** » 12 Sep 2006, 19:18

Unlikely, considering the Mandarin track is on the IVL and Fox DVDs.

chenlung · Post by **chenlung** » 12 Sep 2006, 19:18

No chance... Fortune Star gave it to Spectrum, Fox, IVL and Deltamac in the past.

grim_tales · Post by **grim_tales** » 12 Sep 2006, 19:32

I don't know.. hope its a mistake then

Markgway · Post by **Markgway** » 12 Sep 2006, 22:42

No Mandarin mono, no sale.

It's that simple.

I need to get that bloody Fox disc.

But not worth it for 2/6 films.

saltysam · Post by **saltysam** » 13 Sep 2006, 14:18

Markgway wrote:No Mandarin mono, no sale.

It's that simple.

I need to get that bloody Fox disc.

But not worth it for 2/6 films.

buy it & sell the other 4 8) they come in seperate keepcases (i think,i sold mine)

chenlung · Post by **chenlung** » 13 Sep 2006, 14:21

Got a reply saying the discs have been pressed and no more changes can be done.

grim_tales · Post by **grim_tales** » 13 Sep 2006, 14:26

So they said the press release was correct?

chenlung · Post by **chenlung** » 13 Sep 2006, 14:27

Yeah unfortunately.

I've told them many times that Mandarin is the correct language and Cantonese isn't (created in the 80s).