The Official "Dragon Dynasty" Thread!

Killer Meteor · Post by **Killer Meteor** » 10 May 2007, 16:30

The FS master is missing two scene involving Yuen Biao visiting a psychiatrist. These are extras on the HKL

RickyTheDragonSteamboat · Post by **RickyTheDragonSteamboat** » 10 May 2007, 17:23

So the movie is pretty much still the same I assume.

grim_tales · Post by **grim_tales** » 12 May 2007, 10:31

Cover arts for 36th Chamber and One Armed Swordsman here:

http://forum.dvdtalk.com/showthread.php?t=466542&page=6

I might get One Armed Swordsman, or is the HK DVD decent?

Those covers are a pile o' arse, with the "Quentin Tarantino Presents" part IN ADDITION to the Dragon Dynasty banner.

EvaUnit02 · Post by **EvaUnit02** » 12 May 2007, 10:46

grim_tales wrote:Those covers are a pile o' arse, with the "Quentin Tarantino Presents" part IN ADDITION to the Dragon Dynasty banner.

Quentin Tarantino Presents: Who Gives a Damn About The Cover? The Disc is What Matters.

Knetan · Post by **Knetan** » 12 May 2007, 10:56

hey,

and will it have a slipcase?! 8)

Markgway · Post by **Markgway** » 12 May 2007, 12:14

The artwork imagery is acceptable, shame again there's no poster art, but I'm honestly sick and bloody tired of Tarantino's name being slapped on everything Kung. I wish he would take his banana chin and fuck off.

36th Chamber: "Widely considered to be the greatest Kung Fu flick of all time" (NY Times)

Er, by whom??

And it's One Arm Swordsman not The One-Armed Swordsman.

EvaUnit02 · Post by **EvaUnit02** » 12 May 2007, 12:24

Markgway wrote:And it's One Arm Swordsman not The One-Armed Swordsman.

Harvey speak-a zee good Engrish.

grim_tales · Post by **grim_tales** » 12 May 2007, 12:42

36 Chamber is considered very good, no? I thought you liked it?

(This is for Mark BTW).

Markgway · Post by **Markgway** » 12 May 2007, 12:45

Actually DD is (almost) right and I'm talking complete arse.

Markgway · Post by **Markgway** » 12 May 2007, 12:47

grim_tales wrote:36 Chamber is considered very good, no? I thought you liked it?
(This is for Mark BTW).

I did, but I don't know anyone who thinks it's the finest Liu Chia Liang film let alone the finest Shaw Bros film let alone the finest ever Kung Fu movie....

grim_tales · Post by **grim_tales** » 12 May 2007, 12:53

Fair enough

romerojpg · Post by **romerojpg** » 12 May 2007, 13:39

Just get the Shaw Brothers HK dvd to test if you like it, you can get them for under a fiver. Better than blowing over £10 on a film you may not like.

Personally I own so many Shaw Brothers films not they have started to blend together, seriously need to sell a load as I am sure I own loads of poo films

But some I may upgrade if these new versions are fine, but its asking a lot that mind you.

HungFist · Post by **HungFist** » 12 May 2007, 13:55

I might get One-Armed if the audio is fine. Otherwise I'll the R2Js and / or the frenchies. I recall at least the first FR dvd was fucked.

Knetan · Post by **Knetan** » 12 May 2007, 14:02

hey,

HK dvd of One-Armed Swordsman was seemingly untampered with, Hung. It's a safe buy IMO.

HungFist · Post by **HungFist** » 12 May 2007, 14:17

No, it's not. I own it and recall having problems with it (some very irritating crickets at least)

Killer Meteor · Post by **Killer Meteor** » 12 May 2007, 14:30

Not bad covers. I'm very grateful they don't seem to have gone down the route of re-naming 36th Chamber as Master Killer (touch wood)

Shingster · Post by **Shingster** » 12 May 2007, 17:16

HungFist wrote:No, it's not. I own it and recall having problems with it (some very irritating crickets at least)

Yeah but IIRC the centre speaker has all the original sound elements with no added shite, so you just turn off the front and rear stereo speakers. Problem solved.

HungFist · Post by **HungFist** » 12 May 2007, 18:07

Shingster wrote:
HungFist wrote:No, it's not. I own it and recall having problems with it (some very irritating crickets at least)
Yeah but IIRC the centre speaker has all the original sound elements with no added shite, so you just turn off the front and rear stereo speakers. Problem solved.

Yeah, but I'd have to buy such equipment first

EvaUnit02 · Post by **EvaUnit02** » 12 May 2007, 18:10

Or you could just unplug the appropriate speakers.

Shingster · Post by **Shingster** » 12 May 2007, 18:33

What equipment are you using Hung, just a DVDplayer and TV?

DangerousLeeHandsome · Post by **DangerousLeeHandsome** » 12 May 2007, 19:00

I'm grateful that DD is going with the original titles instead of shit like "Legend Of The One-Armed Master" or "Legend Of The Master Killer". Bob and Harvey seem to love the word "legend". Nice cover art too.

And stop with the Tarantino bashing. If anything, he's doing all of us Asian film enthusiasts a great service by lending his name to a label that would otherwise be ignored by the mainstream audience.

HungFist · Post by **HungFist** » 12 May 2007, 20:23

Shingster wrote:What equipment are you using Hung, just a DVDplayer and TV?

that's right

Why would I spent a fortune on sound system when I'm systemically avoiding 5.1 tracks? New films would be an exception but I don't watch much new films (and some of the ones I do watch are 2.0 anyway).

DangerousLeeHandsome wrote: And stop with the Tarantino bashing. If anything, he's doing all of us Asian film enthusiasts a great service by lending his name to a label that would otherwise be ignored by the mainstream audience.

Yeah, not Tarantino's fault everybody's using his name to market movies (which can be very irritating at times). Also, I don't recall Tarantino ever doing any harm to asian movies, it's the opposite, he's been trying convince the Weinsteins to release some of the movies unaltered...

Markgway · Post by **Markgway** » 13 May 2007, 00:58

DangerousLeeHandsome wrote:And stop with the Tarantino bashing. If anything, he's doing all of us Asian film enthusiasts a great service by lending his name to a label that would otherwise be ignored by the mainstream audience.

Bollocks.

Why is it OK to slag off Brett Ratner when he plasters his name over a Jackie Chan title... but Lord Tarantino can do no fucking wrong???

I think QT is the only filmmaker who actually has his name on more titles he had nothing to do with than films he's actually made himself!

Markgway · Post by **Markgway** » 13 May 2007, 01:00

HungFist wrote:Yeah, not Tarantino's fault everybody's using his name to market movies (which can be very irritating at times).

Yeah, he's just an innocent bystander who gets no publicity whatsoever from this. Poor Quentin.

Also, I don't recall Tarantino ever doing any harm to asian movies, it's the opposite, he's been trying convince the Weinsteins to release some of the movies unaltered...

I never said he was doing harm I just said I was sick and tired of seeing his name slapped on all things Kung Fu. If it was someone else of equal stature I'd say the same thing. Go make your own movies.

thelostdragon · Post by **thelostdragon** » 13 May 2007, 01:00

Do I smell jealousy?