Member Yihetuan Posted February 11, 2023 Member Share Posted February 11, 2023 1 hour ago, saltysam said: Money saver for my wallet.Not too interested in those two. Looking forward to finally being able to retire my old Discotek dvd for Taxi Hunter. Magic Cop not so much but I'll probably still buy it to support the label. But I admit that It is getting harder to justify double dipping and buying titles that you're 100% enthused about in these inflationary/recessionary times though. I did recently give up drinking and smoking cold turkey (for health reasons), so I can justify or rationalize my blu ray purchases by saying that extra discretionary income is what I would've spent on my bar tab or smokes. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sqoops Posted February 11, 2023 Share Posted February 11, 2023 I wonder if Magic Cop will be censored? No sign of it on the BBFC website as of yet. I also didn’t think Taxi Hunter was a category 3. Unless it was downgraded after the theatrical release. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member TibetanWhiteCrane Posted February 11, 2023 Member Share Posted February 11, 2023 1 hour ago, Sqoops said: I also didn’t think Taxi Hunter was a category 3. Unless it was downgraded after the theatrical release. You're right... TH was never CATIII. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Takuma Posted February 11, 2023 Member Share Posted February 11, 2023 No love for Magic Cop? It's been at least 15 years since I last saw it, but I recall thinking it was the absolute best of its kind, and better than any of the Mr. Vampire films. 5 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Katakuri Posted February 11, 2023 Share Posted February 11, 2023 Taxi Hunter is not Cat III afaik, but very excited nonetheless for these two to get the 88 treatment. Hopefully, more HK awesomeness is still forthcoming. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Yihetuan Posted February 11, 2023 Member Share Posted February 11, 2023 1 hour ago, Katakuri said: Taxi Hunter is not Cat III afaik, but very excited nonetheless for these two to get the 88 treatment. Hopefully, more HK awesomeness is still forthcoming. I was going by this database at HKCinemagic but guess it's not 100% accurate. http://www.hkcinemagic.com/en/imovie.asp?y=&alpha=&gid=15&af=4&s=0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member DiP Posted February 11, 2023 Member Share Posted February 11, 2023 (edited) On 2/11/2023 at 12:21 AM, nahnahnah said: Not titles I was expecting. But this is good news because this shows that overseas distributors, like 88 and Eureka, can obtain rights to other Hong Kong classics beside the ones that are related to Hong Kong cinema's biggest names. I'm all for forgotten or hidden gems. Edited February 12, 2023 by DiP 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member ShawAngela Posted February 11, 2023 Member Share Posted February 11, 2023 Is Magic cop in the same vein as the Vampire movies with Sammo, or as The Musical vampire, i mean with a little bit of humor and kung fu ? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Yihetuan Posted February 11, 2023 Member Share Posted February 11, 2023 23 minutes ago, ShawAngela said: Is Magic cop in the same vein as the Vampire movies with Sammo, or as The Musical vampire, i mean with a little bit of humor and kung fu ? It's been ages since I've seen it but I recall it having some decent effects and the finale being pretty good. Yeah it's more humor based with a tiny bit of kung fu. But the final showdown was good. I remember Lam Ching-ying using.. Spoiler lighter fluid to make an improvised flame thrower and turning Michiko Nishiwaki into toast 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Drunken Monk Posted February 13, 2023 Member Share Posted February 13, 2023 I'm sure we already new this but Frank Djeng said on a recent podcast that we can expect more Stephen Chow, Jet Li, a few Jackie Chan and some Bruce Lee titles in the future. I know some of these won't be 88 Films' titles but I thought I'd post it on here since I'm sure a number of them will be. 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member dwk Posted February 14, 2023 Member Share Posted February 14, 2023 I assume the Bruce Lee titles are the Arrow UHDs. At this point, are there any worthwhile Jackie Chan titles that haven't been released? (I know there are a few that still haven't had US releases, but, other than Who Am I? in its OAR, that mine seems pretty tapped out.) Looking forward to seeing what the Stephen Chow and Jet Li titles end up being. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member lilmanjs Posted February 14, 2023 Member Share Posted February 14, 2023 19 minutes ago, dwk said: I assume the Bruce Lee titles are the Arrow UHDs. At this point, are there any worthwhile Jackie Chan titles that haven't been released? (I know there are a few that still haven't had US releases, but, other than Who Am I? in its OAR, that mine seems pretty tapped out.) Looking forward to seeing what the Stephen Chow and Jet Li titles end up being. The Project A movies don't have original cuts released in the USA as far as notable Jackie movies. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Master with OK Fingers Posted February 14, 2023 Member Share Posted February 14, 2023 5 hours ago, dwk said: I assume the Bruce Lee titles are the Arrow UHDs. At this point, are there any worthwhile Jackie Chan titles that haven't been released? (I know there are a few that still haven't had US releases, but, other than Who Am I? in its OAR, that mine seems pretty tapped out.) Looking forward to seeing what the Stephen Chow and Jet Li titles end up being. I would love a nice release of Twin Dragons, underrated in my opinion. 5 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member dwk Posted February 14, 2023 Member Share Posted February 14, 2023 9 hours ago, lilmanjs said: The Project A movies don't have original cuts released in the USA as far as notable Jackie movies. Yeah and 88 has teased those. I suspect those are the JC titles that Frank Djeng was talking about. 4 hours ago, Master with OK Fingers said: I would love a nice release of Twin Dragons, underrated in my opinion. This appears to no longer be under the thumb of Miramax, so it would be nice to have a good uncut Blu-ray. 5 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Killer Meteor Posted February 14, 2023 Member Share Posted February 14, 2023 20 hours ago, Drunken Monk said: I'm sure we already new this but Frank Djeng said on a recent podcast that we can expect more Stephen Chow, Jet Li, a few Jackie Chan and some Bruce Lee titles in the future. I know some of these won't be 88 Films' titles but I thought I'd post it on here since I'm sure a number of them will be. I assume the Jet Lis would be the first two SHAOLIN TEMPLE movies and THE HITMAN. And maybe HIGH RISK. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Drunken Monk Posted February 14, 2023 Member Share Posted February 14, 2023 27 minutes ago, Killer Meteor said: I assume the Jet Lis would be the first two SHAOLIN TEMPLE movies and THE HITMAN. And maybe HIGH RISK. All I want is New Legend of Shaolin. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member saltysam Posted February 14, 2023 Member Share Posted February 14, 2023 Magnificent Bodyguards,Island Of Fire & Fearless Hyena 2 please. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member DiP Posted February 14, 2023 Member Share Posted February 14, 2023 (edited) On 2/13/2023 at 7:07 PM, Drunken Monk said: I'm sure we already new this but Frank Djeng said on a recent podcast that we can expect more Stephen Chow, Jet Li, a few Jackie Chan and some Bruce Lee titles in the future. I know some of these won't be 88 Films' titles but I thought I'd post it on here since I'm sure a number of them will be. We haven't gotten much Jet Li and Stephen Chow movies yet. In this case of Jet Li, I'm hoping for Born to Defence, Dragon Fight, The Tai-Chi Master, Fist of Legend, The Bodyguard from Beijing, My Father is a Hero, Black Mask, and Hitman. As for Stephen Chow... I want to see All For the Winner, the Fight Back to School trilogy, Love on Delivery, and Shaolin Soccer, Edited February 16, 2023 by DiP 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member AslanBey Posted February 14, 2023 Member Share Posted February 14, 2023 13 hours ago, Master with OK Fingers said: I would love a nice release of Twin Dragons, underrated in my opinion. Very true. Very nice movie. Maybe the humour is not liked very much but in my eyes definitely an absolute JC classic. 7 hours ago, Drunken Monk said: All I want is New Legend of Shaolin. Definitely. Plus Fongsaiyuks plus Taichi master plus some others please please make it happen. Definitely supporting them; first day purchases for me. 4 hours ago, DiP said: Most likely titles previously released on bluray before. Maybe the same like Snake and Crane... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member De Ming Li Posted February 15, 2023 Member Share Posted February 15, 2023 (edited) The ones I really want: Jackie Chan - Magnificent Bodyguards Jet Li - pretty much anything of his, I really like Jet Li but in particular The Bodyguard from Beijing, the Shaolin Temple trilogy and Hitman Stephen Chow - From Beijing with Love Edited February 15, 2023 by De Ming Li 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member lilmanjs Posted February 15, 2023 Member Share Posted February 15, 2023 17 hours ago, De Ming Li said: The ones I really want: Jackie Chan - Magnificent Bodyguards Jet Li - pretty much anything of his, I really like Jet Li but in particular The Bodyguard from Beijing, the Shaolin Temple trilogy and Hitman Stephen Chow - From Beijing with Love Those would be good, but the final movie in the Shaolin Temple Trilogy got released as part of Shawscope Vol 2 since it was a Shaw Brothers production. Would love all of those to get good blu ray releases, especially the first to Shaolin Temple movies. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member De Ming Li Posted February 16, 2023 Member Share Posted February 16, 2023 3 hours ago, lilmanjs said: Those would be good, but the final movie in the Shaolin Temple Trilogy got released as part of Shawscope Vol 2 since it was a Shaw Brothers production. Would love all of those to get good blu ray releases, especially the first to Shaolin Temple movies. Of course, thanks for the reminder 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member panzer Posted February 27, 2023 Member Share Posted February 27, 2023 Special Features on In the Line of Duty set: ROYAL WARRIORS - SPECIAL FEATURES: * 2.0 Cantonese Mono Theatrical & Alternate Mixes * 2.0 Classic English Dub + 5.1 New English Dub * Newly translated English subtitles * Audio Commentary by Hong Kong Film Expert Frank Djeng * Missing Aeroplane Inserts * Cantonese & English Trailers and more! YES, MADAM! - SPECIAL FEATURES: * Hong Kong Cut featuring: Cantonese Original Theatrical Mix Mono & Cantonese (Home Video Mix) Mono Original Effects * 5.1 New English Dub + Export Version with classic English Dub * Audio Commentary by Frank Djeng (HK Version) * Interview with Cynthia Rothrock * Select Scene Commentary with Cynthia Rothrock and Frank Djeng * Interview with Men Hoi * Archive Interview with Michelle Yeoh * Archive Battling Babes Featurette * Hong Kong Trailer IN THE LINE OF DUTY III – SPECIAL FEATURES: * 2.0 Cantonese Mono with English Subtitles + 2.0 English Mono * Audio Commentary by Frank Djeng and Michael Worth * Interview with John Sham by Frederic Ambroisine * Hong Kong & English Trailers and more! IN THE LINE OF DUTY IV – SPECIAL FEATURES: * Hong Kong cut, featuring: 2.0 Cantonese Mono with English Subtitles + 2.0 English Mono * Export Version of the film featuring the Classic English Dub * Audio Commentary with Frank Djeng and F.J. DeSanto (HK Cut) * Archive Interview with Donnie Yen * Hong Kong & English Trailers Additionally: Stunning new 2K restorations of all 4 films in 1:85:1 aspect ratio Brand new artwork by Sean Longmore 100-page book by Matthew Edwards featuring interviews with Shan Tam, Michael Parker, Stephan Berwick & Michael Woods PLUS Archive stills, production imagery, posters & more Reversible sleeves featuring original artwork Double-sided foldout poster 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member thundered mantis Posted February 27, 2023 Member Share Posted February 27, 2023 (edited) About the US Gorgeous release, I'm holding on it for the commodity of getting a R2 Blu release, but no one seems to announce it. Those 88 films USA licensed titles will also be released by 88 films on this side of the pond, by another company or it's better to just grab the R1 edition? Edit to write that I have just seen it announced on the 88 page... Edited February 27, 2023 by thundered mantis 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member TigerCage1990 Posted February 27, 2023 Member Share Posted February 27, 2023 Fist of Legend, Tai Chi Master and Dragon Fight. Yes, I know Warners has Dragon Fight doing time at a Warners vault but....88 can maybe go to a company in Germany to the rights perhaps. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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