bradavon wrote: add to that I don't always want all the films in the box set (the Bruce Lee box set being a fine example).
That definitely crops up abit with IVL boxsets. I remember I bought their A Better Tomorrow trilogy boxset, but only wanted ABT1&2.
ABT3 was Tsui Hark's Vietnam story, which was far inferior to John Woo's superb Bullet in the Head. IMO it was way over-long and the platonic love triangle between CYF, Anita Mui and (the lesser) Tony Leung K.-F. was uninteresting. Hark's emulation of Woo-style action was inferior too.
Markgway wrote:Hmm... I dunno? I mean I can well imagine "from the action director of The Matrix and Kill Bill" splashed across the front. (I hope not!)
In the west yes but in the east Donnie Yen is well known.
Maybe more so than YWP.
Markgway wrote:Right, but with no mono on Fox's ITLOD4, IVL has the chance to score a winning goal. And Fox won't be releasing Iron Monkey in the US, so that's another IVL plus.
Yep on both. I'll decide after reading reviews or seeing the spec. at least.
Markgway wrote:Can you not rent them on disc or tape?
Possibly but that would cost £9, nearly half the cost of buying it.
It really comes down to my lack of interest for the films (I have more interest in COF than POF/POF2). I can't buy all the HK films you guys think I should.
EvaUnit02 wrote:That definitely crops up abit with IVL boxsets. I remember I bought their A Better Tomorrow trilogy boxset, but only wanted ABT1&2.
IVL are bringing out an ABT1&2 box set later this year, early next. You can then sell your current box set.
* FYI the R1 ITLOD4 is the same as this but it has dubtitles. Considering how cheap the R1 cost me and considering the quality of the film (good but it isn't IM!) I'm not bothered with dubtitles.
* Interesting on IM considering the IVL is from a FS print. Could you give more details please? I assume you prefer the IVL overall.
Top interview cheers Tom. It's finally answered why they only release box sets.
OMG:
Probably end of next year, or at latest, beginning of 2007, we will be releasing the Bruce Lee titles again, with a quality improved of 40 to 50% compared to what we have already done now with our restoration. I saw the test for one of the Bruce Lee movies, it's amazing, it looks like a new film.
Markgway wrote:Here's a good comparison IM from DVD Heaven:
Yeah, I'll try to pick up the PE myself when it's a good price again. I wish someone would do a comp between the standard and PE editions of HKL's Iron Monkey so this difference in quality rumour can be put to bed once and for all.
I wish someone would do a comp between the standard and PE editions of HKL's Iron Monkey
I wrote a post a while ago with 2 screencaps to compare the HKL PE and SE.
Don't know where it is now.
Basically:
-The PE uses the same master as the SE.
-The PE has a higher bitrate
--> sharper picture when there's movement.
--> more grain when there's no movement.
The SE looks better on a small screen (the PE looks too grainy).
The PE looks better on a big screen (the SE looks blurry).
I used to be "the man who loves the movies you hate".
Now I'm just "that weird french guy with a cat avatar who comes to BnB once a year for no reason and then disappears again".
BTW:
The screencaps I mentioned earlier are on page 3 of this thread.
I used to be "the man who loves the movies you hate".
Now I'm just "that weird french guy with a cat avatar who comes to BnB once a year for no reason and then disappears again".
EDIT: My caps on page 3 were already at full resolution.
I can't really make them bigger.
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I used to be "the man who loves the movies you hate".
Now I'm just "that weird french guy with a cat avatar who comes to BnB once a year for no reason and then disappears again".
Verdict:
The net is invisible on the CE. + The chinese text is blurry as hell.
--- Note that the Jpg compression tends to make both screencaps look blurry.
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CE
PE
I used to be "the man who loves the movies you hate".
Now I'm just "that weird french guy with a cat avatar who comes to BnB once a year for no reason and then disappears again".
Why would just upping the bit-rate make that much difference?
There used to be an excellent DVD Debate comparison which concluded the SE was better. The thing is IMO both are very good and there is so little in it BUT the PE has oodles of extras.
I'm surprised you want the PE when the IVL has Mono Mark.
Why would just upping the bit-rate make that much difference?
Because the bitrate on the SE/CE was extremely low.
Low bitrates result in:
-macro-blocking when there's movement.
-loss of detail.
I used to be "the man who loves the movies you hate".
Now I'm just "that weird french guy with a cat avatar who comes to BnB once a year for no reason and then disappears again".
bradavon wrote:I'm surprised you want the PE when the IVL has Mono Mark.
Yeah, but the picture on the HKL is noticeably better, and it's a case of audio versus image. The fact that HKL don't do arse remixes is in its favour. If it had been mono vs a fortune star remix then that would be a different kettle of fish.
Looking Tom's caps - thanks Tom - I'd say the first two comparisons are too close to call and I doubt I'd see any difference in my TV. But the third one is where the PE scores and as Tom correctly asserts has the detail on the curtains and the writing in the background.
- I'd say the first two comparisons are too close to call and I doubt I'd see any difference in my TV. But the third one is where the PE scores and as Tom correctly asserts has the detail on the curtains and the writing in the background.
