Member Gaijin84 Posted November 23, 2010 Member Share Posted November 23, 2010 Every version out there looks to be like a bad 90s release rushed to market. Is there any edition that is superior? Not interested in "The Defender" versions. The two I've seen are these: Also in some box sets, but I don't imagine those are great either. Any suggestions? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member chen lung Posted November 24, 2010 Member Share Posted November 24, 2010 World Video (they also released an LD - ripped from that, in turn taken from Mei Ah LD?) has new subs (black bar obscures old ones), whereas I believe the other disc has the old subs (possibly similar rip from LD or even VHS?) judging from a screen-capture shown to me years ago. The best one is the Japanese DVD (no English subs) - anamorphic, uncut and more decent quality. Here's a comparison. Dimension's video looks the best, but is otherwise not really desirable. Dragon Dynasty hold the rights, but I don't know how that'll turn out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Gaijin84 Posted November 24, 2010 Author Member Share Posted November 24, 2010 thank you very much! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ekisha Posted November 29, 2010 Share Posted November 29, 2010 Doesn't french release have the best quality? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member chen lung Posted November 29, 2010 Member Share Posted November 29, 2010 Doesn't french release have the best quality? Don't think there is one:smile:. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ekisha Posted November 30, 2010 Share Posted November 30, 2010 What about the one released by Metrofilms? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member chen lung Posted November 30, 2010 Member Share Posted November 30, 2010 What about the one released by Metrofilms? Ah, didn't know about that (link). Thanks! They have also released 'My Father Is A Hero'. Fortune Star now own the film, but I don't know if it'll use theirs, a master by Mei Ah, or their own restoration. Interestingly, there's a Miramax logo on it - I wonder if perhaps a shorter French version is on it (same edit as theirs)? I called them up to ask a few questions (namely about the inclusion of English subs), but they never responded. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member kaleyboy Posted November 30, 2010 Member Share Posted November 30, 2010 Yoshitaka at ADC actually did english subs for the french DVD, but no one did a custom job. The subs are on the ADC forum if anyone wants to grab them and add them to their disc. I'd attach them, but this site limits attachments to 19KB, and the subs are 42KB. Here's a link to the forum page: http://asiandvdclub.org/punbb/viewtopic.php?id=12794 Remember, the french version is uncut, so subs from other releases don't work with it (as far as I know), but the french disc looks like the best version around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Fat_Dragon Posted February 4, 2011 Member Share Posted February 4, 2011 Every version out there looks to be like a bad 90s release rushed to market. Is there any edition that is superior? Not interested in "The Defender" versions. The two I've seen are these: iunno bout the purple one but i have this one and can tell u its shit,its released by beverly wilshire filmworks 0r telefilms international or atelier chromatique iunno it has all 3 of those names on the back,its only cantonese or chinese iunno i dont speak whatever it is lol, and the pic is Crap, and it doesnt have a menu it just starts the film and if i click menu its just White! and it has HardSubs in chinese or whatever with english right below i hate subs like that..eh u may not be interested in the dimension one but imma order that one and trade off this one at the flea market lol... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member TheToppestFight Posted September 2, 2019 Member Share Posted September 2, 2019 Sorry to bump an ancient thread here... I decided to order the French DVD of this film (by Metrofilms) from Amazon.fr. Just wondering if anyone happens to have the English subtitles file? (Probably a long shot, at this point...) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Ronin Posted September 4, 2019 Member Share Posted September 4, 2019 There are English subs available to download on subscene.com. Not sure how good they are or how well they will synch to a PAL DVD, but they are available. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member TheToppestFight Posted September 6, 2019 Member Share Posted September 6, 2019 Thanks. I'm assuming that since there are different cuts of the film it will be more than a question of adjusting for PAL vs NTSC refresh rates/FPS? Was hoping to find some subs which were specifically intended for use with the French DVD. At least I can read French okay, in the worst case scenario. Might try out some of those IVL DVDrip subs just to see how they work with the French DVD audio track... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Gaijin84 Posted September 6, 2019 Author Member Share Posted September 6, 2019 Sent you a PM with an .srt that matches up. The Metropolitan release is definitely the superior one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member TheToppestFight Posted September 7, 2019 Member Share Posted September 7, 2019 Thank you - much appreciated! These forums are great - I thought it would be quite a long shot to ask for help in a thread where the last posting activity happened 8 years ago, so it's always really cool when helpful people pop up unexpectedly and generously offer solutions! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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