Member Sheng Posted September 2, 2011 Member Share Posted September 2, 2011 Originally Posted by John I'm devastated that I have to pay a premium for six times the resolution, uncompressed chroma, native film framerate, and lossless sound. Wait...nope. Not devastated. Originally Posted by shaolin drunkard For each his own.I update only if ivl is cut or bad quality.Or new release has spectacular extras.Luckily it does not happen often. Shaolin Drunkard, I think you misunderstood him. Silver_Fox was talkin’ about a boot, his GroundZero garbage, his dusty ol’ VHS, whatever. Not about the IVL version. The difference between a good IVL – and AVENGING EAGLE qualifies as exactly that, regardless of what kinda expletives habitual “foul” criers slap on it! – and a Dragon Dynasty Shaw DVD is admittedly still visible, but hardly dramatic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member shaolin drunkard Posted September 3, 2011 Member Share Posted September 3, 2011 Red Sun boot is uncut, right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Jackie Fhan Posted September 3, 2011 Member Share Posted September 3, 2011 I already have some of these such as GS, is there any raeson for me to pick these versions up? Other than collecting them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member David Rees Posted September 3, 2011 Member Share Posted September 3, 2011 I don't have access to IVL or all-region dvds and such, as most folks don't. My red sun boot was likely ripped from this IVL you mention. It's remastered with the original dub. That is the only version widely available here. Sorry, we all can't afford it. Why?..Its easy to pick up a cheap region free player and you can buy most r3 dvds on the net with ease. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member shaolin drunkard Posted September 3, 2011 Member Share Posted September 3, 2011 Of last 2 batches only title shop had was executioners from shaolin.Picked it, they should fire designer.On back cover Pai Mai wearing armour and holding samurai sword:squigglemouth: Picture quality excellent tho... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member kurtz Posted September 3, 2011 Member Share Posted September 3, 2011 Update for the latest batch.. Avenging Eagle.. Old skool english dub progressive transfer Unfortunately same cut print as celestial... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Sheng Posted September 3, 2011 Member Share Posted September 3, 2011 Unfortunately same cut print as celestial... Didn't expect anything else from them. But thanks for the info anyhow, kurtz. Since the upgrade in PQ will be minimal (at best!) I'ma stick with my IVL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member vengeanceofhumanlanterns Posted September 3, 2011 Member Share Posted September 3, 2011 Why?..Its easy to pick up a cheap region free player and you can buy most r3 dvds on the net with ease. This is quite true. You can get a decent region free dvd player for under a hundred bucks on amazon. R3 IVLs are all over the web. fivestarlaser has a decent selection as well as yesasia and so forth. I'm just disappointed Celestial released some films on vcd only, like Black Butterfly. I need that film on dvd. I need it. I can't live without it in my collection. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member vengeanceofhumanlanterns Posted September 3, 2011 Member Share Posted September 3, 2011 Update for the latest batch.. Avenging Eagle.. Old skool english dub progressive transfer Unfortunately same cut print as celestial... How'd you get a copy so soon sir? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Fanboy1991 Posted September 3, 2011 Member Share Posted September 3, 2011 Well I guess Ill just get killer clans and Blood brothers since the IVLs are nonanamorphic maybe executioners since the IVL was cropped but thats it. These might come on blu ray and if they hong kong blu rays will come. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member kurtz Posted September 4, 2011 Member Share Posted September 4, 2011 On closer inspection, despite my earlier comment the cover of "Avenging Eagle" has also changed drastically....the left figure is now Fu Sheng with Ti Lung on the right of the main bad guy.. It's NOT the cover on amazon.. Maybe somebody is listening? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member blue_skies Posted September 5, 2011 Member Share Posted September 5, 2011 Well, how about chipping in and getting me all that stuff? Sorry, I'm poor and only have enough to purchase very few movies every couple months. Redbox is my friend. I can't just go buy all new equipment and import dvds, just for kung fu films. Cheap to you is alot for some folks. As far as I know those would be shipped from outside the US. No thanks I'm poor too but a multi-region player is an investment.even only buying the odd movie every now and then it gives you more choice. You can save money finding cheaper editions and have them shipped halfway around the world or better versions of movies/uncut. A particular movie may not be available in your region, why deny yourself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member shaolin drunkard Posted September 6, 2011 Member Share Posted September 6, 2011 Maybe not even need to purchase new player.From net region code hacks can be found for many players... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member David Rees Posted September 6, 2011 Member Share Posted September 6, 2011 I cant understand your logic. Its not just kung fu movies that have superior editions on other regions and why deny yourself great movies?..There were hundreds of Shaw movies released on region 3 dvd, how many on region 1, 20 , 25 if that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Pai Mei Posted September 6, 2011 Member Share Posted September 6, 2011 I understand all that. But I don't just use my dvd player for kung fu films. It's for all movies we watch, and to buy another piece of equipment specifically for viewing foriegn films would be nonsensical to me. What make and model is your dvd player? shaolin drunkard is right. More often than not these R1 locked dvd players can be easily unlocked to play any region coded dvd. Just tell us what dvd player you are using and we will give you the code to punch into the remote. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Markgway Posted September 6, 2011 Share Posted September 6, 2011 I didn't even know people still used region coded DVD players. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member blue_skies Posted September 6, 2011 Member Share Posted September 6, 2011 Maybe not even need to purchase new player.From net region code hacks can be found for many players... I can't believe I've forgotten that, I'm usually the one suggesting that. I cant understand your logic. Its not just kung fu movies that have superior editions on other regions and why deny yourself great movies?..There were hundreds of Shaw movies released on region 3 dvd, how many on region 1, 20 , 25 if that. And it doesn't even have to be a better version of a particular film, something that is out of print in the states might be available elsewhere in the world. It's so pleasing discovering something that you can't get in your own region or a superior version or even a film you're desperate to see and could be waiting six months, a year, longer for it to arrive in your region. Plus the amount of times I've picked up something cheaper on the net and have it delivered from the other side of the world and paid less than I could get locally. Choice is always a good thing. Anyway hopefully his player will be one that can be simply changed by a few presses of his remote control. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member John Posted September 6, 2011 Member Share Posted September 6, 2011 I didn't even know people still used region coded DVD players. North America has a much bigger DVD market, so I suppose it never caught on like in the UK? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member shaolin drunkard Posted September 9, 2011 Member Share Posted September 9, 2011 There are some companies which give free international shipping but what the hell.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Jackie Fhan Posted September 9, 2011 Member Share Posted September 9, 2011 I have to watch my R3's on my laptop If anyone has anyway I can watch them on my 360 or PS3 let me know. I just can't afford a Region Free DVD player right now. Seems all of them are 30 plus atleast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member mpm74 Posted September 9, 2011 Author Member Share Posted September 9, 2011 I have to watch my R3's on my laptop If anyone has anyway I can watch them on my 360 or PS3 let me know. I just can't afford a Region Free DVD player right now. Seems all of them are 30 plus atleast. Many of the cheap ones at walmart and target are 'hackable' to play any region. As little as $20. If you own both a 360 and a PS3, you should be able to afford that. =D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Phoenix Posted September 9, 2011 Member Share Posted September 9, 2011 If you have an original Xbox, you can mod it and make it region free, plus play dvds stored on the hard drive (I think) using XBMC. It'll play all divx, xvid, whatever files as long as they're not HD, too. Pretty useful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member shaolin drunkard Posted September 10, 2011 Member Share Posted September 10, 2011 Does Kurtz have some kind of special deal with ARC and gets titles in advance as no comments from others about last batch:ooh::ooh:? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member kurtz Posted September 10, 2011 Member Share Posted September 10, 2011 I can assure you that I do not! I simply ordered them from a scandinavian etailer whom seems to get them early! I'm not complaining! Just figured that I'd post info on them if I can to help others debating buying... Nobody commented on my latest post in a different thread about "Lion vs Lion"...an unannounced (media and on box) Cantonese track...People have moaned about the fact of only mandarin/English on most Shaws lately and when I post a nice surprise like that not one person commented! Ah well... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Markgway Posted September 10, 2011 Share Posted September 10, 2011 Nobody commented on my latest post in a different thread about "Lion vs Lion"...an unannounced (media and on box) Cantonese track...People have moaned about the fact of only mandarin/English on most Shaws lately and when I post a nice surprise like that not one person commented! Ah well... That's nice to hear. I just didn't like the film. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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