The official Tartan Asian Films thread!

bradavon · Post by **bradavon** » 01 Jun 2008, 22:38

Majorforce has kindly scanned in the entire article, it's well worth a read. It focuses on the future of Tartan and Artificial Eye:

http://img228.imageshack.us/img228/6421/sscu9.jpg

Curzon Artificial Eye. What an odd name!

Killer Meteor · Post by **Killer Meteor** » 29 Jun 2008, 15:35

More bad news - http://www.dvdtimes.co.uk/content.php?contentid=68143

bradavon · Post by **bradavon** » 29 Jun 2008, 15:46

I presume it's the same as this

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https://www.bulletsnbabesdvd.com/forums/ ... &start=399

We all better pick up the BDs we want, before they go OOP. I suspect the DVDs will take a while longer, but even so get buying. It will be eons before the other Tartan BDs now get a release

, and to think some are still pleased they've gone out of business.

romerojpg · Post by **romerojpg** » 29 Jun 2008, 15:48

so sad

bradavon · Post by **bradavon** » 29 Jun 2008, 15:49

Agreed, it is indeed so sad.

Killer Meteor · Post by **Killer Meteor** » 29 Jun 2008, 15:53

You know, I only ever had 2 tartan dvds.

romerojpg · Post by **romerojpg** » 29 Jun 2008, 15:55

Ivan Drago wrote:You know, I only ever had 2 tartan dvds.

They were probibly the 2 good ones they ever released

Killer Meteor · Post by **Killer Meteor** » 29 Jun 2008, 16:39

Scratch that, I have three!

Union City, Hard Boiled (Anamorphic edition) and Reincarnation

Markgway · Post by **Markgway** » 29 Jun 2008, 23:46

I have HARD-BOILED and, er, that's it!

jimmyscab · Post by **jimmyscab** » 30 Jun 2008, 22:53

Hard boiled worth getting? Looks pretty good over at Beaver. Still not up to the French version though.

R1 looks tasty but jeez dubtitles, douche bags.

Killer Meteor · Post by **Killer Meteor** » 30 Jun 2008, 23:28

It's got a few minor flaws (eg. for some reason, the title sequence is VERY heavily windowboxed) but on the whole its an OK presentation of the film

bradavon · Post by **bradavon** » 30 Jun 2008, 23:31

Extras: DD
Subs: Tartan
Audio/Video: Both

I think that's how it goes. I've not seen a comparison to say which has better PQ between the Tartan and DD but I imagine both are decent, the same goes for the audio (Cantonese Original Mono, DD5.1 or DTS). Yes the Tartan CE is very good, make sure it's the CE you get. Which you should do as the old DVD was OOP years ago.

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According to DVD Profiler I own 9 Tartan DVDs:

Oldboy 2 Disc SE: Soon to be the BD
Capturing the Friedmans 2 Disc SE
The Woodsman
A Tale of Two Sisters 2 Disc SE
The Ring Trilogy Box set
Japanese Story
Infernal Affairs
Hard Boiled
Battle Royale - Extended Cut: Limited Edition Tin

With the (possible) exception of The Ring Trilogy and Infernal Affairs all are considered excellent releases.

Ivan Drago wrote:Hard Boiled (Anamorphic edition)

The original Tartan DVD was also Anamorphic

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Markgway · Post by **Markgway** » 01 Jul 2008, 00:18

Oh yeah, I forgot I have Battle Royale (NTSC version) as well.

grim_tales · Post by **grim_tales** » 01 Jul 2008, 09:07

I found the window boxing on the title sequence wierd as well - when I saw that I thought the whole film would be like that!

Markgway · Post by **Markgway** » 01 Jul 2008, 09:49

It's because the title sequence was taken from a different source.

grim_tales · Post by **grim_tales** » 01 Jul 2008, 17:25

Thanks Mark

bradavon · Post by **bradavon** » 02 Jul 2008, 19:20

The DVD has an Easter Egg without it, in English only. If it interests you. Like it matters though.

grim_tales · Post by **grim_tales** » 02 Jul 2008, 19:50

How do you find it?

bradavon · Post by **bradavon** » 02 Jul 2008, 20:37

1. Open Internet Explorer or Mozilla Firefox
2. Type into the address bar: www.google.co.uk
3. Search for "I'm too lazy to look for myself"

It's amazing what you'll find

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p.s - http://www.dvdcompare.net/comparisons/f ... ?fid=530#9

RickyTheDragonSteamboat · Post by **RickyTheDragonSteamboat** » 04 Jul 2008, 20:45

I've only got 1 Tartan dvd left which is the Oldboy R1 3-disc tin.

jimmyscab · Post by **jimmyscab** » 16 Jul 2008, 21:35

So does anyone know if their catalogue are gonna go out of print?

Might have to pick up Hard Boiled.

bradavon · Post by **bradavon** » 16 Jul 2008, 21:39

As they've gone bust I'm sure they will eventually but there must be millions of copies out there.

I am buying the 2 Tartan BDs I want though, to be safe.

gasteropod · Post by **gasteropod** » 16 Jul 2008, 21:40

I'm still hoping that Lady Vengeance is somehow going to have its planned Blu-ray release, as it is still listed on e-tailors.

bradavon · Post by **bradavon** » 02 Aug 2008, 16:11

Palisades Media buy Tartan USA and Tartan UK, the interview:

http://www.varietyasiaonline.com/index. ... RVIEW.html

I wonder when we'll see the first Tartan release by Palisades?

It looks like Tartan will now be known as "Palisades Tartan". It sounds like Palisades Tartan will be creating the discs but not distributing them.

EvaUnit02 · Post by **EvaUnit02** » 02 Aug 2008, 17:32

Thanks Alex. This is very good news.