Angel Films (aka 'Iron Angels', 'Midnite Angels', 'Angel Terminators' etc.)

[Guest skulldugrey]

what is the best bet for purchasing these 3 Moon Lee films? I know the 2nd one is supposed to have a letterboxed/subtitled VHS release in the UK from MIA, but what about the 1st film? there's another option to buy the 1st two films together on VHS on amazon.co.uk, also from MIA and the product description lists them as being subtitled. does anybody know if this is true and if they're letterboxed and uncut? lastly, the final film (Moon Lee with nunchakus!!) seems to only have an english-dubbed/full screen DVD release from some kind of Wu-Tang Clan collection. does anybody know if that release is uncut, or if there are any other versions of Angel III out there, preferably subtitled? thanks!

[Guest THESHAWMAN]

Angel 3,this was out on laserdisc from ocean shores with subtiles full screen uncut as far as i know.

[Guest silver hermit]

i think the cropped version on angel 3 is the common one in circulation. the colors are nice shame it wasn't wide.

[Guest kingofkungfu2002]

Here's an Angel 3 avatar if anyone wants it.

[Guest moviegyrl]

Thanks a bunch!!! That fight sequence from ANGEL 3 is my favorite by Moon Lee. BTW, how do I insert the avatar into my profile?? >D

[Guest kingofkungfu2002]

No probs

To insert the avatar go to 'My Control Center' on the main page, then 'Edit Profile', then where it says 'My Photo' insert the url of the image.

Hope this helps.

[Guest moviegyrl]

Uh, I did that. Why is it mini-sized?

[Guest kingofkungfu2002]

This board resizes the avatar to 60x60, it won't let you go any bigger I think.

Oh and don't forget to untick the box that says 'private' otherwise it won't show when you post.

[Guest skulldugrey]

hey, does anybody know if this US vhs release is uncut? I'm assuming it's eng. dubbed and fullscreen, neither of which I prefer, but if it's not cut like the UK release it might be worth getting for only a few bucks, since the VCD is impossible to find.

product.half.ebay.com/Ang...1QQtgZinfo

[Guest spannick]

it has different Scenes than the HK Print. both are a bit censored. there is no complete Version known to me yet - maybe the JP VHS was uncut.

see a nice Widescreen Trailer as a Taste how the movie should look like:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=oFrcFFwwRTA

[Guest skulldugrey]

anyone have the specs for the HK vcd of Angel III (cover, distributor, aspect ratio, subtitle options??) thanks!

[Guest spannick]

Ocean Shores, Fullscreen, Chinese & English Subs (very often cropped on the Sides, so becoming uncomprehensible).

[Guest skulldugrey]

so Angel III isn't available anywhere with a widescreen print?? if not, that's a shame. I received a copy of the UK MIA vhs yesterday of Angel 2, and unfortunately it won't work on my player, probably because it's PAL formatted. the thing is I have a region-free DVD/VHS player which automatically converts PAL to NTSC for any dvds, so I figured it would do the dame for vhs but apparently not.. too bad cuz it was Cantonese and widescrren!@ however, I went down to Hollywood video and bought the Xenon vhs of Angel 2, and to my surprise it was also widescreen, however eng. dubbed unfortunately. for 2 bucks it was worth it!

[Guest spannick]

ANGEL 3 was 2.35 Widescreen on German VHS; but horribly cut. maybe the JP VHS was widescreen, too, can't say.

[Guest bruce holecheck]

I had the Japanese prerecords of the series:

Angel -- English dubbed and 2.35:1, with its framing raised so the foreign subtitles didn't intrude.

Angel II -- Cantonese language and 2.35:1, with its framing raised so the foreign subtitles didn't intrude, though they would still occasionally creep in. The HK print I have (which I assume came from LD) contained burned-in subtitles and was cropped fullframe.

Iron Angels III -- English dubbed and cropped 1.33:1 with Japanese subtitles on the print.

-- bruce holecheck

[Guest spannick]

Thanks, then the source was wrong. no need to keep looking for the JP VHS of Part 3 then. so only the chopped German VHS is in 2.35... what a waste

[Guest Markgway]

Spannick: What was cut from the HK print of ANGEL (I know the UK hack job was censored by about 2.5 mins).

[Guest spannick]

HK for Part 1 is uncut. only Part 3 is cut in HK.

[Guest Markgway]

Sorry, misunderstood.

[Guest bruce holecheck]

The runtime for the Japanese IRON ANGELS III tape (not including distributor logos) is 91m01s.

[Guest spannick]

hard to compare as no uncut Version is available to me.

i have HK Laserdisc, German VHS, US Bootleg and Singapore Version - all cut differently!

[Guest gfanikf]

hkfilmnews.blogspot.com/2...ei-ah.html

[Guest skulldugrey]

great news, how come they don't appear to be available to pre-order anywhere yet though?

[Guest Bidou Laloge]

dddhouse have them

[Guest Markgway]

Great news from Mei Ah.