Fist Of Unicorn Reg 0 Soulblade vs Raremovies vs Vengeance

Killer Meteor · Post by **Killer Meteor** » 10 Dec 2006, 11:16

Ah, it's all coming clear now. Thanks Linn! What happended to the Crash Cinema print?

Linn · Post by **Linn** » 12 Dec 2006, 16:25

They were threatened by the rights holders of the film in the US and didn't release their version.

Knetan · Post by **Knetan** » 12 Dec 2006, 16:27

hey,

and yet no one threats Panmedia....enough?

Linn · Post by **Linn** » 12 Dec 2006, 18:08

Honestly, I have NO IDEA how Panmedia gets away with it. I know that there's a move afoot to take care of them though.

Markgway · Post by **Markgway** » 12 Dec 2006, 18:13

"take care of them"?

You mean like rub 'em out?

Killer Meteor · Post by **Killer Meteor** » 12 Dec 2006, 18:51

Didn't George Tan claim he had the rights to this?

Killer Meteor · Post by **Killer Meteor** » 20 Jan 2007, 02:28

Talking of nerve, look what's coming this February - http://www.play.com/DVD/DVD/4-/3299236/ ... oduct.html

66th Anniversary Birthday Special? What a mouthful!

EvaUnit02 · Post by **EvaUnit02** » 20 Jan 2007, 02:51

Hopefully this new release hasn't been squashed into a 2.35:1 frame.

saltysam · Post by **saltysam** » 19 Feb 2007, 19:10

got this today,haven't checked the first disc yet but the english widescreen version runs 6 minutes longer than the mandarin one & 2 minutes longer than my other widescreen english version

Killer Meteor · Post by **Killer Meteor** » 19 Feb 2007, 20:30

Sounds interesting... Look forward to specs and details

Markgway · Post by **Markgway** » 19 Feb 2007, 23:39

IIRC, the Mandarin version misses a lot of footage from the beginning of the film.

I think for legal reasons some prints removed the Bruce Lee footage after Golden Harvest threatened to sue.

chenlung · Post by **chenlung** » 20 Feb 2007, 11:40

Did Soulblade by any chance create a composite print for the Mandarin version using the English unsubtitled version for the main and the Chinese for the credits (for possibly better quality in anamorphic and without subtitles)?

saltysam · Post by **saltysam** » 20 Feb 2007, 12:20

Think the first disc is identical to the earlier release

most of the special features seem to have been kept for the english dub disc

Mandarin has the better print though english has more colour,both have weird aspect ratios,on my computer anyway.

Here's Bruce in the mandarin version

and here he is in the english dub 8)

Killer Meteor · Post by **Killer Meteor** » 20 Feb 2007, 13:01

Are Soulblade so dumb they STILL can't format aspect ratios properly?

chenlung · Post by **chenlung** » 20 Feb 2007, 13:33

Someone claimed this was a glass print, what the fuck were they talking about?

Soulblade got the Germans to do some of their releases, they blame the UK crowd for 'Dance of the Drunk Mantis'.

Killer Meteor · Post by **Killer Meteor** » 20 Feb 2007, 15:58

The Germans did Secret Rivals and Snuff Bottle. Theses discs aren't perfect - digital blocks appear briefly on Secret Rivals and Snuff Bottle is a cut print - but at least the aspect ratios are formatted correctly. As a company, they are terribly amateurish despite good intentions

Markgway · Post by **Markgway** » 20 Feb 2007, 17:35

I was happy enough with SNUFF BOTTLE apart from the cuts.
The new subtitles are taken from the original burnt ones, which at least means they're not dubtitles.

Didn't rate UNICORN enough to bother with this 2-dsic set and I expect most fans will feel the same.

saltysam · Post by **saltysam** » 20 Feb 2007, 17:43

Unicorn is an average basher but almost reads like a who's who of HK stars of the period. For that reason alone i think despite flaws this release will prove popular.i assume it's a decent seller,it's the 3rd uk dvd release in just over 2 years! 8)

Markgway · Post by **Markgway** » 20 Feb 2007, 18:15

Only because they keep plastering Bruce Lee over the cover which makes them no better than the exploitationers in the 70s. Sell the film on its own merits and see what happens...

Killer Meteor · Post by **Killer Meteor** » 20 Feb 2007, 20:16

Hey, I like Fist Of Unicorn!

I might snap this one up at a lower sale price

Killer Meteor · Post by **Killer Meteor** » 25 Sep 2007, 14:04

Got the 2-disc set for my birthday. Both English and Mandarin versions are 2.35:1 with that weird anamorphic squishing.

Compared to the old full screen tape dupe released by Vengeance, the English version is censored in places (old UK cuts perhaps?) with several stabbings and inpalements trimmed to the mininum - typical of the BBFC's censoring of kung fu films prior to James Ferman.

The Mandarin version is missing all the pre-credits footage, the montage that follows the opening credits, and all the super-imposed shots of Bruce Lee.

So in short, all versions suck!

chenlung · Post by **chenlung** » 25 Sep 2007, 14:07

I think it's a bit odd for Soulblade to re-release it (especially if the quality's not that better).

Markgway · Post by **Markgway** » 25 Sep 2007, 15:19

It's a shit film so why anyone would bother is beyond me?

There are so many better Kung Fu flicks out there.

Killer Meteor · Post by **Killer Meteor** » 25 Sep 2007, 15:23

Personally I really like it!

No accounting for taste I know...

saltysam · Post by **saltysam** » 25 Sep 2007, 15:49

Ivan Drago wrote:

(old UK cuts perhaps?)

was this ever submitted in the uk back in the day?don't recall it.i'm with you as well Ivan,i like it in a nostalgic way