Guest Markgway Posted February 14, 2007 Share Posted February 14, 2007 DVD Beaver are talking rubbish when they say that the R1 is better - they nearly always give the R1 versions the nod. That they don't even mention the obvious colour discrepancy proves this. Yeah but the skin tone issue is fairly minor when composed to the out of sync IVL audio. I wouldn't say minor. Just because one is bad doesn't excuse the other. I would agree - just - that the audio sync is more problematic. Plus I just don't even care about the skin tone thing. Maybe so? But lots of people do which is why I mention it. Better to be informed than ignorant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest The Running Man Posted February 14, 2007 Share Posted February 14, 2007 DVD Beaver are talking rubbish when they say that the R1 is better I've never really been a fan of that website, despite how popular it is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest kermit Posted February 14, 2007 Share Posted February 14, 2007 Id give the IVL release the nod aswell for another reason, that DD cover for PS2 is hideous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest killer meteor Posted February 14, 2007 Share Posted February 14, 2007 The fact that the audio track is OOS on the IVL gives the DD the edge but we may be better off waiting for the HD releases Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest kermit Posted February 14, 2007 Share Posted February 14, 2007 only the mono Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest morgoth Posted February 14, 2007 Share Posted February 14, 2007 The Eglish dub I also thought was pretty good. I agree with you Kermit(I think you said this)that the cover blows. PS 1 has a great cover. This is just as bad as the Seven Swords DVD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest killer meteor Posted February 14, 2007 Share Posted February 14, 2007 only the mono Yeah but the mono soundtrack is the bona fide original. FS's 5.1 mixes are awful Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest kermit Posted February 15, 2007 Share Posted February 15, 2007 I think the 5.1 for PS1 and PS2 are perfectly acceptable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Markgway Posted February 16, 2007 Share Posted February 16, 2007 It's obviously a matter of opinion - but I'm surprised any true fan would defend these 5.1 mixes. They're the audio equivilent of colourization or cropping. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest The Running Man Posted February 16, 2007 Share Posted February 16, 2007 Speaking of "true fan", I detest reading reviews by people that know less about the films they are talking about, and maybe even the very genre they belong to, than I do. That DVD Talk review is bogus. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest morgoth Posted February 16, 2007 Share Posted February 16, 2007 Most of Fortune Star's mixes are bad but it is always nice to have an English dub. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest killer meteor Posted February 16, 2007 Share Posted February 16, 2007 English dubs, regardless of quality, are worthless when the original film is screwed up by bad remixing or colour screwing. I only really like the Shaw dubs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Sifu Socky Posted February 16, 2007 Share Posted February 16, 2007 Speaking of "true fan", I detest reading reviews by people that know less about the films they are talking about, and maybe even the very genre they belong to, than I do. I second that motion. Five quid says that reviewer borrowed most of his 'interesting HK cinema trivia' from the DVD commentary, sigh. And I also take issue with their assertion that PS2 was the 'weakest' of the franchise. How so? Did they forget that First Strike stinks like a dead skunk in a cupboard? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest killer meteor Posted February 16, 2007 Share Posted February 16, 2007 Maybe they were just trying to forget First Strike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Sifu Socky Posted February 16, 2007 Share Posted February 16, 2007 Or they never actually saw it, more like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest morgoth Posted February 19, 2007 Share Posted February 19, 2007 I thought First Strike was a lot of fun, but it is no Police Story 2. Question on the interview with the stuntmen(and woman) on the DD release. I recognized Benny Lai and Mars, but who are the other 4? Ben Lam has to be the guy with his hat on sideways but I am SO bad at recognizing faces. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bertie wooster2 Posted February 19, 2007 Share Posted February 19, 2007 Speaking of "true fan", I detest reading reviews by people that know less about the films they are talking about, and maybe even the very genre they belong to, than I do. Speaking as just an average fan, I'm not that keen on aggressively arrogant people. Granted, it's not as in-depth as your reviews (which I do enjoy and appreciate), but I hardly think that's reason to "detest" it. Calm down dear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest The Running Man Posted February 19, 2007 Share Posted February 19, 2007 Breath easy sweetheart, no one's being aggressively arrogant. It's not about being an expert, it's about pretending to be one in the review and obviously not being one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest morgoth Posted February 19, 2007 Share Posted February 19, 2007 Sweetheart? Are you in prison RM? Can anyone name everybody in the stuntmen interview? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest The Running Man Posted February 19, 2007 Share Posted February 19, 2007 I was...but now I'm.....ON THE RUN! You know....cause my name is....ah forget it. :b Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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