Member Shawoholic Posted July 19, 2011 Member Share Posted July 19, 2011 Still seems to be in stock. I have one other Thai Shaw release--Legend of the Fox. I don't recall there being any issues with it---Mandarin audio and English subs. As collector I have to say thais are inferior.Covers not as nice, no slipcases and no extras on dvd.Have to stick with some as certain ivls very hard to get but I keep my eyes open if can upgrade my thai Uniteds. I have legend of the fox as IVL and only venom movie I have not watched...I save it for special moment Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member KyFi Posted July 19, 2011 Member Share Posted July 19, 2011 As collector I have to say thais are inferior.Covers not as nice, no slipcases and no extras on dvd.Have to stick with some as certain ivls very hard to get but I keep my eyes open if can upgrade my thai Uniteds. I have legend of the fox as IVL and only venom movie I have not watched...I save it for special moment Okay, I see where you're coming from. I'm not really a collector so much as just a Shaw movie buff, so as long as I have a remastered widescreen anamorphic picture, original language audio and English subs (and it's not a bootleg), then I don't pay attention to much of the other stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Shawoholic Posted July 19, 2011 Member Share Posted July 19, 2011 Okay, I see where you're coming from. I'm not really a collector so much as just a Shaw movie buff, so as long as I have a remastered widescreen anamorphic picture, original language audio and English subs (and it's not a bootleg), then I don't pay attention to much of the other stuff. That`s enough...collectors are their own race,I have sometimes wondered why the hell I pay €17 ivl when could get thai for €8....I did not come to any reasonable concluision:nerd: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member bratty Posted July 19, 2011 Member Share Posted July 19, 2011 That`s enough...collectors are their own race,I have sometimes wondered why the hell I pay €17 ivl when could get thai for €8....I did not come to any reasonable concluision:nerd: well I'll tell you , part of it is how cool the IVLs look after you amass a large quantity of them. I have exactly 276 in my collection right now and nearly everyone who comes into my apartment walks over to the shelf with those DVDs and starts looking at them. Whoever decided to go with the bright rainbow colors was a genius .. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Shawoholic Posted July 19, 2011 Member Share Posted July 19, 2011 well I'll tell you , part of it is how cool the IVLs look after you amass a large quantity of them. I have exactly 276 in my collection right now and nearly everyone who comes into my apartment walks over to the shelf with those DVDs and starts looking at them. Whoever decided to go with the bright rainbow colors was a genius .. word:bigsmile: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member The Dragon Posted July 19, 2011 Member Share Posted July 19, 2011 word:bigsmile: ^^^ What he said. Every since I started collecting these films I've been in love with the packaging, most with the slipcovers until they stopped. My treasured are the One Armed Swordsman Trilogy Boxset with the Chang Cheh signature... and King Boxer. I don't even understand my love for this film, with the exception that I believe it to be my 1st! Kung Fu film experience... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Shawoholic Posted July 19, 2011 Member Share Posted July 19, 2011 ^^^ What he said. Every since I started collecting these films I've been in love with the packaging, most with the slipcovers until they stopped. My treasured are the One Armed Swordsman Trilogy Boxset with the Chang Cheh signature... and King Boxer. I don't even understand my love for this film, with the exception that I believe it to be my 1st! Kung Fu film experience... My 1st IVL I got hold of was 5 shaolin masters...before that had only seen it from greek videotape and it was missing last minute where people hooray for survivors. This may sound silly but I was in kind of shocked when realized now I have in my hands best movie ever made and in proper presentation also. I love everything in that,movie,sets,storyline,actors,music... and gonna doubledip when r1 is released. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member bratty Posted July 19, 2011 Member Share Posted July 19, 2011 that's awesome! I have that Greek video tape myself! Mine is missing a piece too but it's early in the movie .. anyway .. I do love the look of that IVL 5 Shaolin Masters myself. Very handsome DVD! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Shawoholic Posted July 19, 2011 Member Share Posted July 19, 2011 that's awesome! I have that Greek video tape myself! Mine is missing a piece too but it's early in the movie .. anyway .. I do love the look of that IVL 5 Shaolin Masters myself. Very handsome DVD! greek releases mostly were not legit,same applied to dutch "shaolin collection" but only way to see those back then.Overpriced too but so what,when did put shaw tape to vcr player it was always exciting experience. And yes, ivl release is handsome Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member The Dragon Posted July 20, 2011 Member Share Posted July 20, 2011 My 1st IVL I got hold of was 5 shaolin masters...before that had only seen it from greek videotape and it was missing last minute where people hooray for survivors. This may sound silly but I was in kind of shocked when realized now I have in my hands best movie ever made and in proper presentation also. I love everything in that,movie,sets,storyline,actors,music... and gonna doubledip when r1 is released. My 1st IVL I believe, was The Magic Blade, then The 36TH Chamber of Shaolin. Man, it was like drugs, I couldn't wait for the next release! I love the Shaw remastered library, it introduced me to titles I had never seen-let alone heard of. (I still wish The KIller AKA Sacred Knives of Vengeance had gotten released.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member The Silver Fox Posted July 20, 2011 Member Share Posted July 20, 2011 I was just in Toronto for a couple of days. There is one shop I always hit while I'm there, they are probably the only legit DVD store In the Dundas/Spadina area. I picked up: The Delinquent w/slipcase-10.00 Swift Sword w/slipcase-10.00 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member bratty Posted July 20, 2011 Member Share Posted July 20, 2011 Not bad! Delinquent is a great one and will for sure be high in demand once all copies have found homes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member The Silver Fox Posted July 20, 2011 Member Share Posted July 20, 2011 Yeah, they had a bunch of others but I have the region 1 versions of quite a few of them,and others I just wasn't that into. Still, I felt tempted to buy a whole bunch just 'cause they're fetching such high prices. They have a lot of Fortune Star, Deltamac stuff and current releases as well, Japanese,Korean etc. The bottom line is that I almost feel obligated to give this guy some business as he is surrounded by stores that are all bootleg, he even has a sign on the door saying 'authentic dvds' or something. He also has tons of VCD's for sale too, IVL Shaws 4 for 10.00, and all his IVL DVDs are 10.00 or 10.99. Anyhow, if anybody goes to TO, you should check out Wa Yi Trading Co Ltd , 482B Dundas St, Toronto Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Shawoholic Posted July 21, 2011 Member Share Posted July 21, 2011 all his IVL DVDs are 10.00 or 10.99. nice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member silver hermit Posted July 22, 2011 Member Share Posted July 22, 2011 Yeah, they had a bunch of others but I have the region 1 versions of quite a few of them,and others I just wasn't that into. Still, I felt tempted to buy a whole bunch just 'cause they're fetching such high prices. They have a lot of Fortune Star, Deltamac stuff and current releases as well, Japanese,Korean etc. The bottom line is that I almost feel obligated to give this guy some business as he is surrounded by stores that are all bootleg, he even has a sign on the door saying 'authentic dvds' or something. He also has tons of VCD's for sale too, IVL Shaws 4 for 10.00, and all his IVL DVDs are 10.00 or 10.99. Anyhow, if anybody goes to TO, you should check out Wa Yi Trading Co Ltd , 482B Dundas St, Toronto i second that! that best of the remaining legit stores in chinatown! a couple in the dragon center but none compare. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member shaolin drunkard Posted July 30, 2011 Member Share Posted July 30, 2011 Someone is giving wrong info on e-bay http://cgi.ebay.com/RARE-Shaw-Brothers-OOP-DVD-R3-LADY-PROFESSIONAL-/250863589857?pt=US_DVD_HD_DVD_Blu_ray&hash=item3a68a299e1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member David Rees Posted July 31, 2011 Member Share Posted July 31, 2011 Many IVL Celestials are still available at DDD House and others, but the OOP ones i got a few from Ebay, but there getting much more rare now... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member shaolin drunkard Posted July 31, 2011 Member Share Posted July 31, 2011 http://cgi.ebay.com/ENCHANTRESS-Shaw-Brothers-DVD-Hong-Kong-OOP-Rare-NEW-/380357163783?pt=US_DVD_HD_DVD_Blu_ray&hash=item588f0dbb07 Sick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member panic Posted July 31, 2011 Member Share Posted July 31, 2011 I know, right? But hey, good for Tony. Xploited was a great seller. Looking at what was left in the inventory a couple of months ago, I'm worried they're surrounded by indie snuff-gore-porn and movie trailer compilations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Sheng Posted July 31, 2011 Member Share Posted July 31, 2011 72 bucks for THE ENCHANTRESS means jackshit ! Two fanatics bidding each other into a frenzy, that’s all there is to it. Next time this'll change hands for a fraction of this amount…. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member bratty Posted August 1, 2011 Member Share Posted August 1, 2011 I sold my Enchantress for $50. I wasn't expecting to see this auction go over $70 but I'd say it's easily worth $50+. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member teako170 Posted October 10, 2012 Author Member Share Posted October 10, 2012 Added some new items that have sold. This one though takes the cake.... http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/The-SENTIMENTAL-SWORDSMAN-Region-3-tI-lUNG-Shaw-Brothers-IVL-HK-DVD-New-/360466602872?pt=UK_CDsDVDs_DVDs_DVDs_GL&hash=item53ed7bdb78 $56 for The Sentimental Swordsman?? Seems a bit pricey... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member The Dragon Posted October 10, 2012 Member Share Posted October 10, 2012 I'm not selling any of my Celestial IVL titles, not even the ones that I've barely viewed. These releases represent a bit of history to me, and a few titles I'd not previously had the pleasure-let alone, heard of. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Kwok Choi Posted October 14, 2012 Member Share Posted October 14, 2012 Added some new items that have sold. This one though takes the cake.... http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/The-SENTIMENTAL-SWORDSMAN-Region-3-tI-lUNG-Shaw-Brothers-IVL-HK-DVD-New-/360466602872?pt=UK_CDsDVDs_DVDs_DVDs_GL&hash=item53ed7bdb78 $56 for The Sentimental Swordsman?? Seems a bit pricey... Hi Teako unless someone is buying these dvds for academic or research purposes it is really silly to buy them at such prices. The majority of the films can now be viewed on youtube ( full feature ) and Celestial seems cool with that. Some dics might be OOP but the movies themselves are not rare anymore which is a good thing. Therefore unless money is not an issue to individuals whose credit cards are burning holes in their pockets US$ 20.00 should be the limit people should pay for the Celestial IVL dvds. http://www.yesasia.com/us/chang-cheh/0-aid501990-0-bpt.47-en/list.html http://www.yesasia.com/us/ho-meng-hua/0-aid1120420-0-bpt.47-en/list.html http://www.yesasia.com/us/chor-yuen/0-aid11529-0-bpt.47-en/list.html http://www.yesasia.com/us/sun-chung/0-aid1150409-0-bpt.47-en/list.html http://www.yesasia.com/us/lau-kar-leung/0-aid38288-0-bpt.47-en/list.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member teako170 Posted October 14, 2012 Author Member Share Posted October 14, 2012 You're absolutely right Kwok. I paid $11/12 a disc for the IVL (HK) when they came out. Even $20 seems high but ... my thinking as to why such prices are being paid is, as you mentioned, because the disc themselves is OOP. Its the same principle why folks pay a higher price for a first-edition book vs a reprint. Even though its the same material, some collectors prefer to own the original. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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