A joke I presume? That would also assume I have one near me.HungFist wrote:You could've tried to steal the box set from some import store. And then maybe sell parts 1 & 2 and even make some money
Legend of the Drunken Master doesn't count as Drunken Master II in my eyes. It's a bastardization and I wouldn't keep it for free. And I really mean that.bradavon wrote:Drunken Master 2 is coming very soon remember, English dub only but then that's all we've really had on DVD too.
Totally agree. I rather like the film, it has considerable charm. Not something I'd go back to much though.Gorgeous is quite a good film until Jackie "has to" fight, which stops the film dead. He really shouldn't have fought in that one, it works much better as a straight romance. Which frankly is what it is, the fights are only there because it's what his fans expect. They're ridiculously out of place.
I totally agree. The OOP Thakral DVD is the better choice to stick with, despite being heavily cropped. I've watched both and found it a much better experience the second time, not enough to actually like it but I thought I should give it a second shot, the first time being fucked up.Markgway wrote:Legend of the Drunken Master doesn't count as Drunken Master II in my eyes. It's a bastardization and I wouldn't keep it for free. And I really mean that.
I totally agree too.Totally agree. I rather like the film, it has considerable charm. Not something I'd go back to much though.
It's not a bad transfer it's just a mediocre one, hence the 5/10. I admit my standards are probably higher than most but I find it hard not to be critical when you're viewing on a screen greater than 50".gasteropod wrote:The Shinjuku Incident BD has poor picture quality apparently: http://www.dvdtimes.co.uk/content/id/71 ... ident.html
but hey thats not the point. 
Fancy selling it to me??saltysam wrote:yeah the film isn't all that good-might sell/trade it on.
Already sold it on E-bay.Shingster wrote:They're talking about Salty's BD Mark, not your virginity!
It looks like a decent enough HD upgrade but WTF have they done to the audio in typical Miramax fashion. Sure DD5.1 would give you effectively Half-rate legacy DTS but the DTS-HD MA is going to be so much better. One definitely to avoid on principle. They better not fuck up the UK release too.HungFist wrote:Hero
http://www.dvdbeaver.com/film2/DVDRevie ... lu-ray.htm
Personally I don't care about dubs. The HK DVDs only has Mandarin btw, maybe Cantonese but no English. Are there really other alterations or is is it just the opening text? I'd probably live with this if it wasn't for the fucked up audio. Which makes no sense when they gave the DVD Mandarin DTS/DD5.1 and English DD5.1.Shingster wrote:IIRC the Miramaxe dubs are not very close to the original HK, the opening text is completely different as Grim says and I think their are alterations throughout the film as well.
I saw it in the cinema, owned it on DVD, it's my favourite of Kitano's directorial work but like the Coen Brothers (and to an extend Jackie Brown), his work isn't for me. I've never fully enjoyed any of Kitano's directorial work, same goes for the Coen Brothers.Shingster wrote:What about Zatoichi Brad, you seen that film before?