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Crime Story: HKL vs Joy Sales
Posted: 15 Aug 2006, 18:12
by Markgway
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Posted: 15 Aug 2006, 20:05
by bradavon
My god. Is this a new Joe Sales DVD from a Fortune Star remaster, right?
It looks sooo much better thanks. I'm glad I didn't pick the HKL up now. Did I miss a thread/news about this?
Posted: 15 Aug 2006, 21:37
by Knetan
hey,
blue tint seems there in a pleasing amount, as opposed to the HKL. Especially evident in the psychiatrist scenes.
Posted: 15 Aug 2006, 21:41
by Toge
Crap, i picked up the HKL.
Posted: 15 Aug 2006, 21:49
by bradavon
Why do they add this weird blue tint?
@ Toge: A better version was bound to come along eventually. I wouldn't worry to much. Can't you upgrade?
Posted: 15 Aug 2006, 22:00
by Toge
Brad - I can but as a poor student, don't really want to. I don't even have a decent TV!
Posted: 16 Aug 2006, 00:11
by thelostdragon
Thanks, Mark!
Whoa! This JS version looks totally awesome. Damnit... I hate getting more versions of films I already own. I rather spend the money on films I have not seen before or that I don't own already.
Will keep my HKL for the extras, though.
Posted: 16 Aug 2006, 01:24
by MLAM
To me CAP no 2 and the last one look WORSE on the fortune star master, look at the guys jumper in CAP 2, you can't see his V neck patterning on the FS master and you can on the HKL and FS looks a bit dark on the last cap but Jackie's skin does have more detail and isn't so blown like the HKL
Agreed that the rest look far better, oh and that psychiatrist is err nice

Posted: 16 Aug 2006, 02:20
by Markgway
Disagree MLAM, think the JS cap 2 is much more pleasing.
Yes, the print is darker, but that's because the HKL looks overly bright and grainy.
Posted: 16 Aug 2006, 02:24
by MLAM
Markgway wrote:Disagree MLAM, think the JS cap 2 is much more pleasing.
Yes, the print is darker, but that's because the HKL looks overly bright and grainy.
Hmm well looking at it again, the HKL has more detail a little but its at the expense of looking too bright and washed out and DVNR'd grain and its also missing the blue tint
Posted: 16 Aug 2006, 02:25
by Markgway
So......... the JS is better, right?

Posted: 16 Aug 2006, 02:26
by thelostdragon
Did you guys know that it was Kirk Wong's intention to have a bit grain in the film? As the story is based on real events, he wanted it to be a little documentary style-like.
Posted: 16 Aug 2006, 02:27
by MLAM
Markgway wrote:So......... the JS is better, right?

Overall yesh

Posted: 16 Aug 2006, 05:07
by Knetan
hey,
someone also intended the film to havea distinct blue tint at points, LD. If grain and blue was the criteria for Crime Story, HKL only got it half right then, yea?
Posted: 16 Aug 2006, 10:44
by thelostdragon
I guess so, Ken. You mean only half-right because it's cropped?
Posted: 16 Aug 2006, 12:05
by Ray_Rogers
I'm outright purchasing the Joy Sales version in my next round of Hong Kong cinema on DVD purchases. A big thumbs up for Joy Sales. I'd only get the HKL for the extras and not the film transfer. But in that case that choice is slim to nil from happening.
Bring on Dragons Forever and Twinkle Twinkle Lucky Stars. :mrgreen:
Posted: 16 Aug 2006, 14:45
by gasteropod
How do the subtitles on the Joy Sales version fare compared to the HKL? I own the HKL, but I will probably buy this new JS one now, since I prefer films in NTSC without speedup.
Posted: 16 Aug 2006, 15:29
by Markgway
thelostdragon wrote:Did you guys know that it was Kirk Wong's intention to have a bit grain in the film? As the story is based on real events, he wanted it to be a little documentary style-like.
A bit of grain is what the IVL has, the HKL has snowballs.

Posted: 16 Aug 2006, 15:32
by Markgway
gasteropod wrote:How do the subtitles on the Joy Sales version fare compared to the HKL? I own the HKL, but I will probably buy this new JS one now, since I prefer films in NTSC without speedup.
I haven't watched the disc yet, but The Running Man over at the ADVDG reckons the subs are a port of HKL's.
Posted: 16 Aug 2006, 15:34
by gasteropod
Oh right, thank you.
Posted: 16 Aug 2006, 20:31
by BiscLimpkit
I'm in no rush to buy that movie but I want that JS DVD...
Posted: 18 Aug 2006, 10:11
by grim_tales
I'll get the JS to see the Taiwanese scenes.
Posted: 18 Aug 2006, 10:13
by dragonhero005
Difficult to decide if I should keep my HKL and forget the JS, or buy the JS and sale the HKL or keep the HKL and get the JS... :scratch:
Posted: 18 Aug 2006, 21:17
by bradavon
The JS DVD is a longer cut???
Posted: 18 Aug 2006, 21:48
by tom2681
Not that I know of, but it's got a deleted scenes section.