Member xianzai Posted June 24, 2012 Member Share Posted June 24, 2012 Perhaps I've been spoiled by subs on recent films, but watching a few Fortune Star DVDs recently I've been disappointed by the quality of the subs. Does the quality vary or are they all uniformly poor? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member TibetanWhiteCrane Posted June 24, 2012 Member Share Posted June 24, 2012 Most are crap. Own about 30 or so, and they all have their issues. Some are not too bad, some Are downright cryptic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Sheng Posted June 24, 2012 Member Share Posted June 24, 2012 Quality varies. There are some titles that do have decent subs. Others are less than tolerable, some are outrageously poor. You gotta remember that the majority of titles in the 'Legendary Collection' consist (or rather consisted - the brand is history by now) of unrestored reissues of earlier letter-boxed DVD's with the ported over subs that they originally had. All they changed is the package and the aspect ratio, meaning they made 'em "anamorphic" (sometimes cropping them severly by doing so). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member xianzai Posted June 24, 2012 Author Member Share Posted June 24, 2012 Thanks; at least I know what I'm in for (and I'm glad I didn't get rid of my earlier non-anamorphic DVDs). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member spannick Posted June 24, 2012 Member Share Posted June 24, 2012 the latest Releases before they stopped using English Subs at all (Association one of the victums) were unwatchable, most likely being "translated" using google translate or something similar... all of these horrible subbed DVDs were not available with Subs on VHS & VCD before so they had nothing to type them off.. and went the super-cheap way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Son Of A Gun Posted August 1, 2012 Member Share Posted August 1, 2012 the early batches of Legendary Collection titles had great, newly translated subs. Then they stopped bothering. I couldn't tell you exactly when it stopped. It would be good if someone could find a release date list for us. anyone have such a thing? The titles off the top of my head with really good subs are "The Dead and the Deadly" "Spiritual Love", "Happy Ghost 3" <-(probably the previous 2 as well.. City War, Twin Dragons.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member DiP Posted August 1, 2012 Member Share Posted August 1, 2012 They had a certain subber that were responsible for most of the good subs on the early releases but I think the deal between Joy Sales and that subber soured and they dumped him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Son Of A Gun Posted August 2, 2012 Member Share Posted August 2, 2012 Damn. Such a shame. I remember one of them actually, I think. Tintlau, right? Oh, School on Fire has good subs too. Just remembered, because he did them. But JS left off the subs at the end which translates the on-screen text. He made them, but they left them off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member TibetanWhiteCrane Posted August 2, 2012 Member Share Posted August 2, 2012 Aaah... our little beloved genre will never get its proper due or respect.... nobody gives a fuck but us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Son Of A Gun Posted August 2, 2012 Member Share Posted August 2, 2012 It would seem that way, yes. 'lol I guess they think that we should either know Cantonese or stop watching chinese films. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member TibetanWhiteCrane Posted August 2, 2012 Member Share Posted August 2, 2012 Hell, they give less of a shit about these old films than anyone..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member panku Posted August 20, 2012 Member Share Posted August 20, 2012 It would be good if someone could find a release date list for us. anyone have such a thing? Ask and you shall receive http://www.kungfucinema.com/forums/showthread.php?t=18652 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Son Of A Gun Posted August 21, 2012 Member Share Posted August 21, 2012 Outstanding! Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member QueMuchita Posted October 10, 2012 Member Share Posted October 10, 2012 I just got back from Hong Kong and while I was there I purchased about 20 DVDs from this collection, I've only watched 2 so far and didn't notice anything with the subtitles, hopefully I don't encounter any problems with the rest of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Killer Meteor Posted October 10, 2012 Member Share Posted October 10, 2012 In The Himalayan, according to Joy Sales' subs, a character is told to "go homo". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Markgway Posted October 10, 2012 Share Posted October 10, 2012 Once you 'go homo' there's just no going back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member QueMuchita Posted October 11, 2012 Member Share Posted October 11, 2012 ahaha and The Himalayan happens to be one that I purchased. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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