The Madman Asian Eastern Eye/Director's Suite Thread!

RickyTheDragonSteamboat · Post by **RickyTheDragonSteamboat** » 17 Dec 2006, 21:41

Thanks!

slasher13 · Post by **slasher13** » 18 Dec 2006, 14:50

While I couldn't find the source for the conversion, I have read on the reviews, that it is on a dvd10, japanese on one side and english on the other, which i hate

See AnimeonDVD review and DVDVerdict review

Interestingley animeondvd say the following:

Originally released back in 1994, the transfer for this movie is presented in its original aspect ratio of 1.85:1 and is not enhanced for anamorphic playback. To date, there are no releases with an anamorphic master to them so it's not surprising that we got what we got here. What is unfortunate is that it looks like for the most part it's basically the same masters as the last release which I believe was the component based master for the Japanese laserdisc, which the Japanese DVD was also based off of.

Madman has written in their press release the following:

"There are some huge fans of Street Fighter at Madman, so we really wanted to make this release extra special. Our biggest SF nut, Madman designer Gabe Low, put his hand up for it and got busy sourcing original film and video game materials from Japan and the USA. We put a lot of love into this DVD release and firmly believe that it's among the best in the world, and is a must for any fan of the film or the video games." Dean Prenc - Anime Brand Manager

and also

Animated fighter profiles
Reversible clean-art cover
Easter eggs
Original Movie Trailers
Brand new anamorphic master

RickyTheDragonSteamboat · Post by **RickyTheDragonSteamboat** » 18 Dec 2006, 19:38

Sorry if someone's already brought this up. I know that the US version is a DVD-10 (double sided/single layered) but is the Madman disc also like that? Is it anamorphic?

bradavon · Post by **bradavon** » 18 Dec 2006, 20:39

Ricky to the UK at least DVD Crave are cheaper (than EzyDVD). I can also recommend:

http://atlanticdvd.com.au/

All three are decent though. Also remember it's PAL (is that okay?) and probably Region 4 only.

bradavon · Post by **bradavon** » 18 Dec 2006, 20:40

Anyone? -

bradavon wrote:So it's better than the R1 because it's uncut right? Whereas the R1 is cut. Anything else making it better? I presume the R1 is also anamorphic with DD5.1? Does the R1 have any extras?

slasher13 · Post by **slasher13** » 18 Dec 2006, 21:19

Anchor Bay has re-released it and it is uncut, however not many extras, r4 has better extras, plus is a dvd10 which has both cuts on both sides, r4 just has the uncut version which both audio version on 1 dvd, which is far better

bradavon · Post by **bradavon** » 18 Dec 2006, 21:23

Thanks. I hear the R1 has some language censored so cut.

What do you mean by both audio tracks on the R4 and what are the two different cuts on the R1?

BiscLimpkit · Post by **BiscLimpkit** » 18 Dec 2006, 23:14

AFAIK there are a few "cuts"

Original 100% uncut version (new R4)
Original 100% uncut version with censored language (new R1)
European version (still censored) (UK R2, new R1)
Unrated version (still censored) (old R1)
PG-13 version (heavily censored) (old R1)

I think that's right but feel free to correct me.

Brad, I think Slash means that the R4 has Eng and JPN audio.

EvaUnit02 · Post by **EvaUnit02** » 19 Dec 2006, 02:01

bradavon wrote:I presume the R1 is also anamorphic with DD5.1? Does the R1 have any extras?

Seriously Brad, use DVD-basen sometime. No offence, but you're always doing this. Research on your own sometime.

Extras:-
On the Japanese side of the disc there are some character profiles and some accompanying animation. On the English side there are a couple of trailers to look at. Those are some measly offerings and the only other thing to look forward to is a mini comic book depicting some off screen events from the film.
source

RickyTheDragonSteamboat · Post by **RickyTheDragonSteamboat** » 19 Dec 2006, 07:58

Can anyone on here confirm that the region 1 release by Anchor Bay/Manga is anamorphic? According to the ign.com review, it is 4:3 LB and not 16:9.

EvaUnit02 · Post by **EvaUnit02** » 19 Dec 2006, 11:08

RickyTheDragonSteamboat wrote:Can anyone on here confirm that the region 1 release by Anchor Bay/Manga is anamorphic? According to the ign.com review, it is 4:3 LB and not 16:9.

The film is presented in 1.85:1 widescreen on both sides of the disc, but neither is anamporphic. While I have no proof, it seems that both images may have been cropped significantly, as objects and people are often cut off on all four sides. This is indeed a disappointment, as the movie is a visual spectacle.
Source= http://www.dvdreview.com/reviews/pages/2373.shtml

The R4 is anamorphic, import that.

slasher13 · Post by **slasher13** » 19 Dec 2006, 12:06

Cheers Eva for that confirmation, Yup looks like Madman have done it again, a great release for a cool film.

bradavon · Post by **bradavon** » 19 Dec 2006, 20:32

EvaUnit02 wrote:Seriously Brad, use DVD-basen sometime. No offence, but you're always doing this. Research on your own sometime.

I don't give a flying monkeys about this film I'm not doing any research for a film I've got zero interest in. I'm only asking so I know what do put on the front page, but otherwise yes agreed.

BiscLimpkit wrote:Original 100% uncut version with censored language (new R1)

Thanks, but so it's not uncut then.

BiscLimpkit · Post by **BiscLimpkit** » 19 Dec 2006, 21:58

It is uncut graphically, but I don't know how the language is censored (audio? subs?).

If you were to understand Japanese and watch it, then I think it would be 100% uncut in that respect.

bradavon · Post by **bradavon** » 19 Dec 2006, 21:58

Slasher: DVD added! 8)

BiscLimpkit · Post by **BiscLimpkit** » 19 Dec 2006, 22:08

btw you should add under violent cop that it's the only proper English subtitled version available. The R1 and R2 are only partially subbed, making the film unwatchable.

bradavon · Post by **bradavon** » 19 Dec 2006, 22:13

Good idea, done.

EvaUnit02 · Post by **EvaUnit02** » 20 Dec 2006, 10:57

Madman have acquired Jackie film, The Myth and Thai actioner, Dynamite Warrior.

slasher13 · Post by **slasher13** » 21 Dec 2006, 10:55

bradavon wrote:Slasher: DVD added! 8)

Cheers Bradavon

bradavon · Post by **bradavon** » 23 Jan 2007, 21:21

The Myth R4 2 Disc SE released on the 7th of February.

The first English friendly version I believe. Does the HK DVD have English subs? How does it compare?

http://www.madman.com.au/actions/catalo ... ethod=view

Release Date: 07/02/2007
Audio tracks: Cantonese & Mandarin Dolby 5.1, DTS 5.1, English 2.0
Languages: Cantonese & Mandarin, English
Genre: Action/Adventure
Subtitles: English subtitles
Number of Discs: 2
Runtime: 118.0 mins
Format: DVD, Region 4 (PAL)
Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1 Widescreen
Extras:
Making of featurette
Behind the scenes
Interviews
Outtakes
Deleted scenes
Trailers and Teasers
Stills gallery

HungFist · Post by **HungFist** » 23 Jan 2007, 21:46

as far as I remember, everything is subbed on the HK dvd.

BiscLimpkit · Post by **BiscLimpkit** » 23 Jan 2007, 22:41

FYI

Japanese Dolby Digital 5.1; DD 2.0
1.85:1 Widescreen
Interview with Takeshi Kitano
Theatrical trailer

Japanese Dolby Digital 5.1
Making of DEATH TRANCE
Interview with Tak Sakaguchi
Original trailer
Stills gallery

Japanese Dolby Digital 5.1; DD 2.0
1.85:1 Widescreen
Making of CUTIE HONEY
TV spot
Original trailers
Stills gallery

HungFist · Post by **HungFist** » 24 Jan 2007, 14:23

BiscLimpkit wrote:

Japanese Dolby Digital 5.1
Making of DEATH TRANCE
Interview with Tak Sakaguchi
Original trailer
Stills gallery

Looks linda poor compared to the R2J. No DTS (not that I care) and weak extras. I usually don't care about extras but the R2J has some nice action demonstration/practice featurettes (with some pretty karate girls afair). One bonus feature even had burnt in english subs.

EDIT: naturally I was talking about the specs only.

EvaUnit02 · Post by **EvaUnit02** » 26 Jan 2007, 13:43

Cool, didn't know that they had Takeshis'.

Does Death Trance have better pacing then a Kitamura film? Christ, for brain dead action films they feel like they went on for a month, especially Azumi.

HungFist · Post by **HungFist** » 26 Jan 2007, 14:19

I've said this before but Azumi was too short.

and yes, I'd say Death Trance does have better pacing than most Kitamura films. The running time is also below 90 min.