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Martial Arts 50 Movie Pack DVD Collection

Posted: 10 Dec 2005, 12:39
by jimmyscab
Aynone daring enough to buy this ?

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0007D ... ance&n=130

looks like 50 pieces of crap but hey its cheap and this is kung fu, who cares about quality ?

Posted: 10 Dec 2005, 13:46
by grim_tales
:D Not bad for $30. The Street Fighter was actually pretty cool. Never seen Sister Streetfighter or that early CYF movie (Head Hunter?)

What is Fist of Fear, Touch of Death? :)

Re: Martial Arts 50 Movie Pack DVD Collection

Posted: 10 Dec 2005, 22:03
by bradavon
jimmyscab wrote:who cares about quality ?
LOL there needs to be some quality.

Re: Martial Arts 50 Movie Pack DVD Collection

Posted: 13 Dec 2005, 10:38
by jimmyscab
bradavon wrote:
jimmyscab wrote:who cares about quality ?
LOL there needs to be some quality.
Check out these reviews of 2 of the movies...

http://www.shaolinchamber.com/reviews-KungFuArts.html

http://www.shaolinchamber.com/reviews-S ... Kicks.html

Its got screencaps and vid clips taken from the DVD !!! And doenst look that bad, pretty watchable actually.

I caved in and bought it for £13 delivered at DVD Pacific :lol:

Shold be enough kung fu to last me for a while. I doubt id ever watch all of them.

Posted: 13 Dec 2005, 11:10
by slasher13
The Street Fighter is really good, i have this movie in a boxset which i got from Hmv when it was 17.99. Play actually have it for 11.99 (A bargin in my opinion)
http://www.play.com/play247.asp?pa=srmr ... tle=572353
They are restored and uncut.

Remember Romeo must die, where you have Jet Li snapping someone arms in x-ray, well they got that idea from these movies :D

Ahh the good old 70's japanese movies, pure retro :D

Posted: 13 Dec 2005, 13:04
by jimmyscab
Are the fight scenes in Street Fighter on the par with HK kung fu movies ?

Posted: 13 Dec 2005, 13:09
by Markgway
jimmyscab wrote:Are the fight scenes in Street Fighter on the par with HK kung fu movies ?
They're not even on a par with Roger Moore in The Man With the Golden Gun! If Chiba moved any slower he'd be going backwards. 78.6% of his technique is scowling and grunting VERY LOUDLY.

Posted: 13 Dec 2005, 13:37
by grim_tales
:D I noticed that about the fighting too. Still quite liked THE STREET FIGHTER though :)

Posted: 13 Dec 2005, 14:40
by slasher13
They're not even on a par with Roger Moore in The Man With the Golden Gun! If Chiba moved any slower he'd be going backwards. 78.6% of his technique is scowling and grunting VERY LOUDLY.
That is true, the fight scenes are totally not HK kung fu movie, but you got to love the sheer silliness of the movie, that what i like. To be honest, i can't see why it was rated X for violence, although the ending was quite cool but very brief :D
For it times, it may have been bloody (although in the same era you had Lone Wolf series).

I'm like you Grim, i did like Street Fighter... it just something about it which is either its very so bad it good (ala most Arnies 80's movies ;) )

Posted: 13 Dec 2005, 14:46
by jimmyscab
Im looking forward to it then !! Although im expecting a VHS transfer and it being cut to pieces from this DVD set.
slasher13 wrote:
I'm like you Grim, i did like Street Fighter... it just something about it which is either its very so bad it good (ala most Arnies 80's movies ;) )
Actually i thought Arnies movies are more like "these movies are quality ! but it stars Arnie, should they be this good?"

Terminator, Total Recall, Predator, Red Heat, Running Man they are all really good movies !

Posted: 13 Dec 2005, 16:16
by Markgway
Most of the American DVDs just rip off the New Line LD transfer. So I would expect it to be scope at least. But English Dubbed.

Posted: 14 Dec 2005, 01:36
by EvaUnit02
jimmyscab wrote:Terminator, Total Recall, Predator, Red Heat, Running Man they are all really good movies !
You're forgetting Commando!

*After killing a man in the plane* "Don't disturb my friend, he's dead tired."

Posted: 14 Dec 2005, 09:41
by slasher13
You're forgetting Commando!
That the movie which i was referring to..... it is soo bad that it is so watchable :)
Arnie other films are very good :D

Anyway back on topic, get Street Fighter or rent it out

Posted: 14 Dec 2005, 11:41
by jimmyscab
EvaUnit02 wrote:
jimmyscab wrote:Terminator, Total Recall, Predator, Red Heat, Running Man they are all really good movies !
You're forgetting Commando!

*After killing a man in the plane* "Don't disturb my friend, he's dead tired."
You are joking right ?

Commando can never be regarded as good. I think you are mistaking good with damn this is the most enjoyable crap movie ever !! :lol:

Posted: 14 Dec 2005, 11:51
by grim_tales
"I eat Green Berets for breakfast"

"WRONG!!"

:D

Posted: 14 Dec 2005, 11:56
by slasher13
:D Exactly.....

"Matrix: Remember, Sully, when I promised to kill you last?"
"Sully: That's right, Matrix. You did."
"Matrix: I lied. "

"Matrix: [after killing a man in the plane] Don't disturb my friend, he's dead tired. "

:D :D

You can't make these type of movies anymore

Posted: 14 Dec 2005, 12:52
by Markgway
"Why don't they just call him Girl George and save all the confusion?" :D

Posted: 14 Dec 2005, 12:53
by Markgway
"I'm not gonna shoot you between the eyes, Matrix. I'm gonna shoot you between the balls!"

Posted: 14 Dec 2005, 13:29
by grim_tales
"Let off some steam, Bennet!"

:D

Posted: 23 Dec 2005, 18:19
by jimmyscab
Received the 50 pack today.

Comes in card box which is about the same size as a standard DVD case but twice as thick. There are 12 DVDs in total, each double sided, with 2 movies on each side.

Just checked out The Street Fighter - its 2.35:1 widescreen !!! But its in english and looks like ive just wiped my ass with it, but very watchable !

For £13 i think it was worth it. A good investment for when im retired and have nothing to watch.

Posted: 23 Dec 2005, 18:23
by Markgway
jimmyscab wrote:Just checked out The Street Fighter - its 2.35:1 widescreen !!! But its in english and looks like ive just wiped my ass with it, but very watchable !
Told you. New Line LD. :D

If you like the film - and I can't imagine why? - the Optimum R2 is the best version - and it's easy to find cheap.

Posted: 23 Dec 2005, 18:27
by jimmyscab
Watched the first 5 mins looks like the worst movie ever. I mean i only had to stop when it said "Sonny Chiba as Terry Sugary and Garald Yamada as Ratnose".

thought id check that out first cos its probably the most well known title on there. But ive seen clips of other movies (the ones i linked to earlier) and they look like decent enough fights.

Posted: 23 Dec 2005, 18:50
by grim_tales
Watched the first 5 mins looks like the worst movie ever. I mean i only had to stop when it said "Sonny Chiba as Terry Sugary and Garald Yamada as Ratnose".

:lol: Thats English dubs for you :D

Posted: 23 Dec 2005, 22:38
by Markgway
Sonny Chiba as Terry Sugary

He's very sweet. :D

Posted: 23 Dec 2005, 22:41
by thelostdragon
Markgway wrote:Told you. New Line LD.
What does it have to do with me? :D