When Taekwondo Strikes on dvd !

saltysam · Post by **saltysam** » 27 Nov 2007, 13:20

This 70's golden harvest classic has finally got a decent dvd release on a joysales cheap as chips region 0 dvd. starring Jhoon Rhee in his only starring role and featuring Angela mao,Carter Wong, Wang-in-Sik, Sammo etc. this is well worth getting. the dvd hasn't been remastered but is anamorphic

Killer Meteor · Post by **Killer Meteor** » 27 Nov 2007, 13:23

I've got this on order. Shame these DVDs are PAL-NTSC, but for the low price it's worth taking a gamble on

Markgway · Post by **Markgway** » 27 Nov 2007, 17:55

Yeah, the conversions are terrible, but it's either that or nothing. As far as the 70s Golden Harvest Kung Fu films go this one is better than most.

Killer Meteor · Post by **Killer Meteor** » 27 Nov 2007, 18:36

Same problems as the Shaws, which are weird because they are new transfers

Hopefully we may see some better US releases

Knetan · Post by **Knetan** » 27 Nov 2007, 19:03

hey,

little sparks despite it having every tool at its disposal. Maybe it'll change when watching the film in wide and Mandarin for me.

Killer Meteor · Post by **Killer Meteor** » 28 Nov 2007, 10:24

Angela's back! http://adg.invisionzone.com/index.php?s ... entry24554

Knetan · Post by **Knetan** » 28 Nov 2007, 11:37

hey,

someone loves Angela and it ain't HK.

Markgway · Post by **Markgway** » 28 Nov 2007, 11:45

Knetan wrote:hey, little sparks despite it having every tool at its disposal. Maybe it'll change when watching the film in wide and Mandarin for me.

I know what you mean... I'm not really a fan of Golden Harvest's 70s films. They just can't compare to Shaw Bros, but I still thought WTKDS was better than the overrated Hapkido or One-Armed Boxer.

Knetan · Post by **Knetan** » 28 Nov 2007, 12:17

hey,

quite dug The Angry River and am watching None But The Brave now. It being solely very bearable thanks to Cheng Pei-pei. Lo Wei otherwise directs most of the stuff in his sleep.

Killer Meteor · Post by **Killer Meteor** » 28 Nov 2007, 13:18

I prefer the more rough Golden Harvest films to the Shaws

saltysam · Post by **saltysam** » 28 Nov 2007, 15:27

the shaws are great but do get very samey

Markgway · Post by **Markgway** » 28 Nov 2007, 16:16

Knetan wrote:hey, quite dug The Angry River and am watching None But The Brave now. It being solely very bearable thanks to Cheng Pei-pei. Lo Wei otherwise directs most of the stuff in his sleep.

The Angry River was alright, but Huang Feng was never more than a hack. None But the Brave was mediocre; Lo Wei's talent faded after leaving Shaws.

Knetan · Post by **Knetan** » 28 Nov 2007, 16:19

hey,

The Angry River was alright, but Huang Feng was never more than a hack

Best I've seen him do but yea, not a director feeling like he made an imprint.

Markgway · Post by **Markgway** » 28 Nov 2007, 16:21

I'd quite like to see Naked Comes the Huntress... more for the title than anything else...lol

Knetan · Post by **Knetan** » 28 Nov 2007, 16:28

hey,

a title that corresponds to like two scenes in the film. When all was said and done, little felt connected to the english title. But hey, I wasn't complaining when they did flash the real commercial element of the film and it was not Chen Sing, for me.

Knetan · Post by **Knetan** » 28 Nov 2007, 19:45

hey,

None But the Brave was mediocre

Did you watch the 2 hour full length version or the 90 minute English dub? The original is still only bearable thanks to Cheng who rises above everyone when she clearly didn't need to. Doubt I'll get the dvd though.

Markgway · Post by **Markgway** » 29 Nov 2007, 12:31

I think it was the short version in English.

I didn't even know there was a longer cut (it's long enough as it is...)

Knetan · Post by **Knetan** » 29 Nov 2007, 16:16

hey,

close to 2 hours on the vcd. Someone even pointed out the English version has fights almost exactly every 9 minutes. Like clockwork.

Markgway · Post by **Markgway** » 29 Nov 2007, 16:40

Maybe I'll track down the longer cut someday if I'm in a particularly masochistic mood. 8)

Killer Meteor · Post by **Killer Meteor** » 01 Dec 2007, 17:59

Recived When Taekwondo Strikes today. Not a bad film but a bit too repetetive and lacking in emotion. Good fun though

The transfer wasn't too bad, but the subs were rather clunky. These new subs aren't very good TBH

Hope a US release will do the film better justice

Knetan · Post by **Knetan** » 01 Dec 2007, 19:55

hey,

These new subs aren't very good TBH

Well money spent on the retranslation team then. I want the Deltamac staff back because beside from the odd clunker of a dvd where timing was off, these were perfectly acceptable budget releases. Basically the theatrical subs but in optional form. Or better yet, do it the remastered dvd way and just clean up the translation in general. The disastrous Peking Opera Blues can even be understood quite nicely now compared to before.