Bullets 'n' Babes

bradavon wrote:Haven't Fox given up on their HK range?

HungFist wrote:From what I've heard they're actually worse than the original subs.

Do you have any links? I've been wondering if it's worth getting DOBW: Remastered over my R1.

I doubt very much it will beat the R1 but it's still nice to know.

Someone said something about subs at asiandvdguide forum, I think...

bradavon wrote:Haven't Fox given up on their HK range?

Not that I've heard of... but they've not released anything new since the Bruce Lee box.

The only two R1 Fox HK DVDs I own both have shit dubtitles, which hinder my viewing experience by bringing up words when no one is even speaking. My Lucky Stars and Eastern Condors are the ones I own.

True but it's not like we have much choice (in some ways). I kept my ITLOD4 Fox over the HKL as the PQ is much, much better.

Their Royal Warriors and HK 1941 DVDs are also really good. I've got nothing to compare those two tough.

The last two batches have had subtitles AFAIK and are mostly original mono as opposed to remixes or downmixes.

That's good to hear. Is there an up to date list?

From ADVDG:

Shaw Brothers 2006 Release Schedule

Added:
September
Golden Knight, The (1970)
Magnificent Swordsman, The (1968)
Rebel Intruders, The (1980)
Savage Five, The (1974)
Snake Prince, The (1976)
Story Of My Son, The (1990)
Stud And The Nymph, The (1980)
Susanna (1967)
Taste Of Cold Steel, A (1970)

October
Clan Feuds (1982)
Iron Buddha (1970)
Love On Delivery (1994)
Mirror And The Lichee, The (1967)
Take Care, Your Majesty (1983)

November
Out Of The Dark (1995)
Rendezvous With Death (1980)
Singing Escort, The (1969)
Trilogy Of Swordsmanship (1972)

Two Stephen Chow classics !
It's an early Christmas this year, kids...

When the hell is "I'll finally knock you down, dad!" getting a release???
An old-skool Chin Siu Ho martial arts movie is something to get excited about!

Joy Sales is starting to release digitally remastered Fortune Star DVDs with great extras!!!

Crime Story:

Deleted scenes from the Singapore theatrical version which have never been distributed in Hong Kong or anywhere else before

http://asiandvdguide.com

Interesting. Might be worth double dipping.

I´d also want to get the Crime Story disc, even if those 4 mini posters were the only extras.

Well, somehow it´s a hard decision... this one or the HKL I have, or both...

I like the menu design of the new Joy Sales releases!

Crikey when did Zoke Culture release (A Mainland Chinese company) the Bruce Lee Fortune Star Remasters individually? With Mandarin Stereo too and English subs to boot.

Of course not because they think it's original but because it's what China speaks. Not that it matters. I've been dying to pick up WOTD ever since the HK box set was released.

All have Mandarin Stereo, Cantonese DD5.1 + Cantonese DTS except for two exceptions:

From HK Flix:

The Big Boss: http://www.hkflix.com/xq/asp/filmID.538 ... etails.htm
Fist of Fury: http://www.hkflix.com/xq/asp/filmID.538 ... etails.htm
Way of the Dragon: http://www.hkflix.com/xq/asp/filmID.538 ... etails.htm
Game of Death: http://www.hkflix.com/xq/asp/filmID.538 ... etails.htm

Fist of Fury seems to be missing Mandarin Stereo and Game of Death also has Cantonese Stereo too.

p.s - Looks like Mark you didn't need to get the R1 Box set after all (although that does have Mandarin Mono).

Is HK Flix the only place these can be sourced? or can they be bought cheaper/from an other source?

Are HK Flix reliable? I've never used them before.

Prices are as follows, postage of $2.75 already added (why they're each a different price is beyond me):

The Big Boss: $15.70 Delivered outside of The USA & Canada ( so £8.10/€11.95/NZD $23.44 )
Fist of Fury: $16.70 Delivered outside of The USA & Canada ( so £8.61/€12.71/NZD $24.95 )
Way of the Dragon: $12.70 Delivered outside of The USA & Canada ( so £6.55/€8.60/NZD $4.38 )
Game of Death: $13.70 Delivered outside of The USA & Canada ( so £7.07/€10.43/NZD $20.47 )

The Zoke Culture DVDs MAY be bootlegs?

There's been discussion at KFF to suggest that a lot of the "Zoke" items in circulation are fakes using that company's name, such as the Shaw Bros films. I've no idea how you can tell the difference between legit and fake product. That's one of the major problems with anything that comes out of China: it's as likely dodgy as not.

BTW, Brad. If you want GOD Fortune Star I'm selling the R1 a fair bit cheaper than HK Flix.

bradavon wrote:Are HK Flix reliable? I've never used them before.[/b]

Yes, they're great. Shipping is a bit slow though.

They do stock Panmedia discs though, a notorious bootleg company.

Thanks for the offer but tbh only the extras interest me (i.e - GOD).

Any chance of posting the KFF link? How come these haven't been posted on Bullets before? When were they released?

Any proof they're fakes or is it just a hunch?

It reminds me of those Korean Criterion look a likes. As far as I remember they were clones for considerably less money, so as far as I'm concerned big deal. It's not like you're getting the Criterion either way.

TBH for that price if the quality is good I don't give a monkeys if it's a bootleg. When we're talking Mainland Chinese DVDs what's the real difference anyway? If both are the same quality on DVD-9s so what.

As far as I'm concerned a good quality fake is still definitely worth something. Some fakes are better than the legit product (Fist of Legend & the Star Wars Originals to name two).

I'm only paying £6.55 for WOTD. It's not exactly a fortune and what's the alternative? Twice the price for the WOTD/Legacy of Rage box set? I'd rather risk it.

Thanks for the heads up btw.

EvaUnit02 wrote:Yes, they're great. Shipping is a bit slow though.

Thanks. I presume we're talking weeks not months?

EvaUnit02 wrote:They do stock Panmedia discs though, a notorious bootleg company.

Thanks for the heads up. It gives an idea that they'll stock bootlegs in the first place.

But then isn't there a huge difference between bootleg (i.e - Asian on the street DVD-5 copy with DTS plastered all over it) and non-official/licensing issue rip off, no?

I'd say there is. Even if they are fakes, for the price they're asking it's not exactly a huge risk.

bradavon wrote: Thanks. I presume we're talking weeks not months?

2-3 weeks. Odd for an American-based company (based in Honolulu (sp?))

Thanks for the heads up. It gives an idea that they'll stock bootlegs in the first place.

They otherwise stock legit titles. The justification that they've given for stocking Panmedia discs is that they have titles which are otherwise unavailable on DVD, like Pedicab Driver.

Panmedia are evil. Their bootlegging lea to a German (it might've Scandinavian , can't remember) HK movie publisher to cease putting English subs on their discs.

HK Flix know full well that Panmedia sell bootlegs of films in copyright.

They just turn a blind eye as it makes them money from ignorants who neither know nor care.

hey,

it would be a different situation if Panmedia actually knew a thing or two about presenting their product. Rarely the case though as audio is often horrendous, out of synch and everything in between. But he's regarded as god anyway so why bother trying...

Knetan wrote: But he's regarded as god anyway so why bother trying...

Huh?

Might give that Zoke "Boss" a try.

EvaUnit02 wrote:

Knetan wrote: But he's regarded as god anyway so why bother trying...

Huh?

Oh Panmedia is LOOOOOVED by a way too large percentage of the old school community. He puts English soundtracks only on there so automatically they're the best of the best. Never mind that they're out of synch, poor quality or stolen from other legit releases available (inc. with the said soundtrack), it's ENGLISH....ONLY!

I believe it's all called ignorance.

Does anyone have the exact release date for the original Sailor Suit & Machine Gun? Ta.

EvaUnit02 wrote:2-3 weeks. Odd for an American-based company (based in Honolulu (sp?))

I can handle that, thanks.

They otherwise stock legit titles. The justification that they've given for stocking Panmedia discs is that they have titles which are otherwise unavailable on DVD, like Pedicab Driver.

That fact they know they're illegal makes it even worse, even if Pedicab driver is an exception.

Panmedia are evil. Their bootlegging lea to a German (it might've Scandinavian , can't remember) HK movie publisher to cease putting English subs on their discs.

:shock:

grim_tales wrote:Might give that Zoke "Boss" a try.

I've just ordered WOTD so hold off if you like.

hey,

Panmedia are evil. Their bootlegging lea to a German (it might've Scandinavian , can't remember) HK movie publisher to cease putting English subs on their discs.

That would be German company NEW that had their dvd of Dragon Inn stolen by Panmedia (put out sans the German dub). NEW will after this focus solely on the German market as it's not profitable to go through the subwriting process (which could be a long one), only to have the product stolen in a heartbeat.

The English dubs will remain on the discs however.