Asian Movies in HD!

[DangerousLeeHandsome]

Blu-ray.com posted the cover art.

[grim_tales]

That looks awful

[DangerousLeeHandsome]

It looks hilarious! Dion Lam front and center while Tony Leung and Andy Lau are nowhere to be seen. I truly believe whoever is responsible for that artwork has no idea who the main actors are! Reminds me of when I watched my Time and Tide DVD and clicked on Nicholas Tse's filmography but Wu Bai's picture appeared instead. LOL!

[Markgway]

They don't care!

[bradavon]

It looks all right to me, inaccurate maybe but it's a hell of a lot better than that Tartan Infernal Affairs 2 cover, remember that one? It's a shame a box set isn't coming too, not yet anyway. They're the sort of films I'd only want a box set for.

[bradavon]

Have the following ever had a HD-DVD or BD release? And one with English subs too? -

Shiri: Still one of my fave action films
My Sassy Girl: I still cannot believe this never got a Western release, it was so popular. It even got a US remake.
Il Mare
Musa: The Warrior
Bichunmoo

Thanks

[Ricochan38]

Have the following ever had a HD-DVD or BD release? And one with English subs too? -

Shiri: Still one of my fave action films
My Sassy Girl: I still cannot believe this never got a Western release, it was so popular. It even got a US remake.
Il Mare
Musa: The Warrior
Bichunmoo

Thanks

I would love to see all of those on Bluray (region2 or free)

[grim_tales]

Hey Rico!
How are things?

[bradavon]

I forgot I'd asked that. I guess no? .

[grim_tales]

I think Bichunmoo has one but its not English friendly

http://www.asianblurayguide.com/detail/ ... a_germany/

[Ricochan38]

Hey Rico!
How are things?

pretty good thx



there are a lot of blurays that i want to buy but they are not region 2 of free

[bradavon]

I think Bichunmoo has one but its not English friendly - http://www.asianblurayguide.com/detail/ ... a_germany/

Well spotted thanks. It's a start at least.

[saltysam]

Battle Royale USA release coming

http://www.blu-ray.com/news/?id=8011

[Markgway]

Stupid to force buyers to choose between a barebones dir's cut (dubious given that the additional material was shot AFTER the film's initial release) or a full load edition that includes the diabolical BR2. I'll stick with the Arrow edition which has all you really need.

And the ABE cover art is shite.

[gasteropod]

Yeah I've got the ltd edition Arrow BD so unless the PQ is significantly better I'm not interested.

[Markgway]

I don't think the film has ever looked good.

[bradavon]

The UK one is definitely better. There's no way I want BR2 but I do want both BR cuts. I like them both. Didn't BR2 Extended Cut come out after the original director had died? So hardly a Director's Cut.

I'm not interested in buying it again. The UK BD looks fine and oddly despite the fact I've got the regular edition, it still came with all the LE stuff. Just in a normal keep-case plus slip-case.

[Markgway]

The UK BD looks fine and oddly despite the fact I've got the regular edition, it still came with all the LE stuff. Just in a normal keep-case plus slip-case.

Yeah, I'm not interested in foldout posters and comic books.

Just give me the discs in a regular plastic BD case, thanks.

[HungFist]

Didn't BR2 Extended Cut come out after the original director had died?

BR2 Theatrical Cut came out after the original director had died...

[bradavon]

Oops. Thanks but that was supposed to read:

"Didn't BR Extended Cut come out after the original director had died? So hardly a Director's Cut."

[HungFist]

Oops. Thanks but that was supposed to read:

"Didn't BR Extended Cut come out after the original director had died?"

No.

The director's cut relly was created by the director. Fukasaku (Kinji) was displeased with the film's R-15 rating. He filed an official complaint, but could not get the desired PG-12 rating.

The whole idea behind the director's cut was to create a pg-12 version of the film. Of course, Toei had nothing against it, since it would give them an excuse to re-release the film in theaters　(just 5 months after the original version had opened).

I believe Fukasaku eventually changed his mind about the pg-12, though... he drew back the original complaint. The director's cut was also released with R-15 rating... although he still seemed to hold a bit of grudge as you can see in the title screen sequence with the newly added R-15 logo...

[Markgway]

Looks like the 'Shogun Assassin' box set being released on BD in the US by Animego is NOT the original 6-film Lone Wolf & Cub series, but English dubbed re-edits. Not my cup of tea, but I figured some of you might be interested in saving your cash.

[grim_tales]

Thanks Mark
'Shogun Assassin' are the re-edited movies anyway though, so that wouldnt surprise me. Perhaps the originals are on the horizon somewhere.

[saltysam]

Lady Snowblood 1 & 2 coming from Arrow

http://www.blu-ray.com/news/?id=8614

[HungFist]

Lady Snowblood 1 & 2 coming from Arrow

http://www.blu-ray.com/news/?id=8614