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5 hours ago, NoKUNGFUforYU said:

I was trying to get this guy to sell To Kill A Rover, a rare Cathay that is English dubbed, from an old 16 mm Audio Brandon print. Who knows what condition it is in by now, and he just ignores me. It seems like some collectors are on a power trip, but when they drop dead in old age, half that stuff will be thrown out. To what purpose? 

That's ultra-rare, wow. Yea there is no point  if the world cant see it. Maybe some people make claims but really don't have it?  I happen to collect vintage photography and film cameras and I've picked up some gems from estate cleanups. Sharing is caring, I buy allot of BD, and DVD's and triad with a good friend and his collection of horror films.  Another childhood friend of mine cant really afford to build the collections some of us have, for his birthday I mailed over a dozen MA films on DVD he most likely couldn't get his hands on... unless he goes on you-tube or something. These films need to see the light of day. 

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Exactly, I know a guy that has an enormous collection, and he's just out of college or grad school. There are young people that dig these films. Need to make sure they are around.

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On 12/02/2018 at 10:32 PM, NoKUNGFUforYU said:

Who knows what condition it is in by now, and he just ignores me. It seems like some collectors are on a power trip, but when they drop dead in old age, half that stuff will be thrown out. To what purpose? 

From my experience of fandoms, there are two kinds of collector, those that hoard, and those that share. Maybe some of them do get a kick out of owning a rare films that few others do?. I feel sorry for them if that is the case. Like you said, you cannot take your collection to the grave. With some stuff just getting thrown away, when people pass on. It would be much cooler to share your stuff, with the next generation of fans/collectors.

 

On 13/02/2018 at 4:24 AM, NoKUNGFUforYU said:

There are young people that dig these films. Need to make sure they are around.

Another good point you made.

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You can imagine some apartment dweller, buried in Kung Fu movies and posters, dropping dead, a sort of movie buff/hermit. His distant relative comes in to be executor and puts the stuff on ebay, no description, or, in a hurry, just throws it out. "Crazy old Uncle Toby, no one watches DVD's or VHS! And what's this shit? Cold Blade? What's a betamax!!? Oh well, let me look up where the free toxic waste is."

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21 hours ago, NoKUNGFUforYU said:

You can imagine some apartment dweller, buried in Kung Fu movies and posters, dropping dead, a sort of movie buff/hermit. His distant relative comes in to be executor and puts the stuff on ebay, no description, or, in a hurry, just throws it out. "Crazy old Uncle Toby, no one watches DVD's or VHS! And what's this shit? Cold Blade? What's a betamax!!? Oh well, let me look up where the free toxic waste is."

There's worse ways to die than getting buried alive by your own Kung Fu movie collection.

On a more serious note, this must happen with some collectors, what-ever it is you collect. People pass away, and their family dont care about their possessions, and just toss them out.

There are still many Martial Arts movie I've yet to see. Guess I've not reached the point where only the really rare & unseen stuff appeals to me. Still love to see some of those old Cathay titles, I keep hearing about here, get a legit release.

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Thanks to the recent Hoker releases, I had the luck to watch some Cathay movies that hadn't previously been released by Panorama, sadly without any English subtitles and not enough martial arts movies, but at least, a company made the effort to release some good titles. It seems that Hoker is now focused on releasing Shaws' movies and has stopped releasing Cathay's movies...That's sadness and happiness at the same time...

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Can you watch on your computer on VLC, ShawAngela? I have the subs for Mallow Forest, Eagle's Claw, Pearl In Command, Escorts Over Tiger Hill, Mad Mad Sword and First Sword.

Download VLC- Free

Put DVD  and run it with VLC

go to the subtitle button and add file.

If it Doesn't work, watch these-

 

 

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Some more rare films are coming out restored. I will be customizing what I can. In the words of Big Rogie though, "Just because it's rare doesn't mean it's good!"

Latest Custom DVD project, working on a batch of 3, this is the first one, all top quality! God bless film restorers! Monkey Fist-

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Yeah Dan Halsted found 140 movies in a rundown Vancouver, BC movie theater.

https://www.portlandmercury.com/portland/saving-shaolin/Content?oid=1639566

Did anyone ever find out what kung fu movies were released by Lex International Video?

https://businesssearch.sos.ca.gov/CBS/SearchResults?SearchType=CORP&SearchCriteria=Lex+International+Video&SearchSubType=Keyword

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Some years back, I compiled a list of "rares" from posts here at KFF, FLK, and elsewhere. Some of the film's on the list have since come out. Titles such as: A Massacre Survivor, Deadly Fists of Kung Fu, Roar in the Woods, Story of 36 Killers, The Black Justice, The Decisive Battle, and The Fierce Fist.

I am curious about some of the others. I haven't kept track of late and wondering if any titles below (other than The Big Boss Part 2 and Tiger Boy) have surfaced. The Magic Ring (1976) is definitely on the top of my list.

60 Minutes to Terror (1973)
A Debt Of Crime (1975)
A Fascinating Avenger Girl (1974)
Back Street (1973)
Beauty Heroine (1973)
Big Boss (1981)
Black Alice (1975)
Black Guide (1973)
Black Invitation (1969)
Bloody Claw (1971)
Canton Cowboy (1973)
Chivalrous Killer (1968)
Cold Blade (1970)
Deadly Chase (1973)
Deadly Chase for Justice (1975/77)
Death on the Docks (1973)
Devil Crows (1975)
Devil Fighter (1969)
Diamond Fight (1982)
Dragon Den (1974)
Eight Beauties (1969)
Evil Slaughter (1973)
Godfather's Fury (1978)
Iron Fiddle (1968)
Judicial Sword (1975)
Kidnapped (1983)
Liufu Tea House (1971)
Lonely Famous Sword (1980)
Mallow Forest (1969)
Man Ghost Fox (1969)
Mr. Kwong Tung and the Robber (1980)
Mysterious Snake Women (1974)
Outlaw Genes (1982)
Phantom Chivalry (1980)
Secret Messengers (1971)
Seventy Two Hours in Green Town (1974)
Shattering the Immortals' Array (1969)
Silver Knife, Scarlet Blade (1969)
Strange Skill (1982)
Swallow Knighthood (1968)
Sword of Endurance (1969)
Sworn Chivalries (1969)
The Big Boss Part 2 (1976)
The Big Fellow (1973)
The Bloody Street (1973)
The Bodyguard (1974)
The Champion of the Boxers (1972)
The Demons in the Flame Mountain (1978)
The Fly Dragon Mountain (1971)
The Hong Kong Connection (1973)
The Ill Wind (1970)
The Insanity Being (1972)
The Iron Panther (1975)
The Lone Hero (1973)
The Man on the Police Gazette (1973)
The Magic Ring (1976)
The Martyrs (1977)
The Mighty Couple (1971)
The North and South Chivalry (1977)
The Notorious Ones (1972)
The One-Legged Fiend (1968)
The Phantom Madam Peach Blossom (1975)
The Quadrals of the Los (1968)
The Reckless Cricket (1979)
The Secret in the Mist (1974)
The Seisure Soul Sword of a Blind Girl (1970)
The Shadow Boxer (1962)
The Shadow Chaser (1973)
The Super Rider (1976)
The System (1979)
The Tiger and the Dragon (1971)
The Unicorn Fortress (1968)
The Warrant of Assassination (1980)
Three Desperados (1970)
Tiger Boy (1964)
Tiger Hill (1972)
Tigress Is Coming (1968)
Trapeze Girl (1967)
Unforgettable Heroine (1975)
Woman of the Hour (1977)

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Trapeze Girl (1967) has been available as a remastered custom dvd on the FarEastFlix website for some time now.

As I understand, the films on this site are not officially sanctioned, and are dvd-r. Still, it may be the only version available for those who would like a copy. Much as I would like to see this film, my personal preference is to continue purchasing officially licensed titles as funds permit. 

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If you want official releases, some of the titles you mentioned have one.

if have dvds-r of some other titles.

Hoker releases :

Black invitation

Fly dragon mountain

Mallow forest

 

Bootlegs and/or dvds-r :

Black Alice

Bloody claw

Devil crows

Eight beauties

Evil slaughter

Judicial sword

Liufu tea house

Secret messengers

Silver knife scarlet blade

Strange skill

sword of endyrance

Sworn chivalries

The big fellow

The champion of the boxers

The ill wind

The man on the police gazette

The martyrs

North and South chivalry

Mighty couple

Notorious ones

one-legged fiend

Phantom Madam Peach blossom

Seizure slul of a blind girl

Tiger hill

Tigress is coming

Trapeze girl

 

 

 

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4 hours ago, ShawAngela said:

If you want official releases, some of the titles you mentioned have one.

if have dvds-r of some other titles.

Hoker releases :

Black invitation

Fly dragon mountain

Mallow forest

 

Bootlegs and/or dvds-r :

Black Alice

Bloody claw

Devil crows

Eight beauties

Evil slaughter

Judicial sword

Liufu tea house

Secret messengers

Silver knife scarlet blade

Strange skill

sword of endyrance

Sworn chivalries

The big fellow

The champion of the boxers

The ill wind

The man on the police gazette

The martyrs

North and South chivalry

Mighty couple

Notorious ones

one-legged fiend

Phantom Madam Peach blossom

Seizure slul of a blind girl

Tiger hill

Tigress is coming

Trapeze girl

 

 

 

Wow. 10 years ago, these were hard to come by. We've certainly come a long way. Gives me hope that other, yet to be found, films are still out there. 

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Besides the titles listed above, these are also available:

Back Street (1973)
Big Boss (1981) aka Organization
Chivalrous Killer (1968)
Deadly Chase (1973)
Deadly Chase for Justice (1975/77)
Death on the Docks (1973)
Diamond Fight (1982)
Kidnapped (1983)
Outlaw Genes (1982)
The Bloody Street (1973)
The Bodyguard (1974)
The Demons in the Flame Mountain (1978)
The Lone Hero (1973)
The System (1979)

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I forgot to mention Insanity being, thanks to NoKungFuForYou's efforts !

Maybe I'm mistaken,, but it seems to me that I saw some titles available as tv records on a Chinese site :

Chivalrous killer

The twist (or I saw it on a list from Jamal or BigRogie, I don't remember)

Shattering the immortals' array

Demons in the flame mountain

Hong Kong connection

The system (not totally sure)

 

 

And I made a big mistake : I mistook Eight beauties with Eight roaming heroines. So, Eight beauties is still to be found...

 

 

 

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3 hours ago, panku said:

Besides the titles listed above, these are also available:

Back Street (1973)
Big Boss (1981) aka Organization
Chivalrous Killer (1968)
Deadly Chase (1973)
Deadly Chase for Justice (1975/77)
Death on the Docks (1973)
Diamond Fight (1982)
Kidnapped (1983)
Outlaw Genes (1982)
The Bloody Street (1973)
The Bodyguard (1974)
The Demons in the Flame Mountain (1978)
The Lone Hero (1973)
The System (1979)

That cuts my list in half now. Nice. Great to hear Lee Tso-Nam's Diamond Fight is available. I looked for that years ago but couldn't locate. 

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