Member Killer Meteor Posted November 12, 2023 Member Share Posted November 12, 2023 47 minutes ago, Knetan said: The Criterion Channel streaming version is pretty much black in that shot. The surrounding temple structure reads as black, you see the courtyard. The archive stream was brighter in comparison, more blue/purple. Good to know, thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member nahnahnah Posted November 15, 2023 Member Share Posted November 15, 2023 10 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member ShawAngela Posted November 15, 2023 Member Share Posted November 15, 2023 57 minutes ago, nahnahnah said: Superb cover ! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member lastninja Posted November 15, 2023 Member Share Posted November 15, 2023 (edited) 1 hour ago, nahnahnah said: Do you guys buy this or wait for a UK release? Is a UK release even likely? Edited November 15, 2023 by lastninja Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Chemical Lemon Posted November 15, 2023 Member Share Posted November 15, 2023 Given how long they’ve been sitting on this one, and the fact there were no UK releases In the meantime. I’m assuming criterion is releasing this in both regions. Although that is an assumption. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member BLfan Posted November 15, 2023 Member Share Posted November 15, 2023 (edited) So it is being released on 20th Feb 2024. Fingers crossed for a UK release as well. Spec on Criterion website. Not sure if having the 2 films on one 4K UHD is going impact the video quality (French 4K was on 2 separate discs and DolbyVision) 4K digital restorations of The Heroic Trio and Executioners, with uncompressed monaural soundtracks In the 4K UHD edition: One 4K UHD disc of the films and two Blu-rays with the films and special features Alternate 5.1 surround Cantonese and English-dubbed soundtracks New interview with actor Anthony Wong New interview with film critic Samm Deighan (cohost of the podcast Twitch of the Death Nerve) Trailers New English subtitle translations PLUS: An essay by critic Beatrice Loayza New cover by Alice X. Yang Edited November 15, 2023 by BLfan 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member dwk Posted November 15, 2023 Member Share Posted November 15, 2023 2 hours ago, Chemical Lemon said: Given how long they’ve been sitting on this one, and the fact there were no UK releases In the meantime. I’m assuming criterion is releasing this in both regions. Although that is an assumption. Yeah, someone either here or on the Blu-ray.com forum mentioned that a recent UK screening opened with the Janus Films logo. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Shaolin Patriot Posted November 16, 2023 Member Share Posted November 16, 2023 7 hours ago, nahnahnah said: Those ladies look great in pastel! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Niklaus Vogel Posted November 16, 2023 Member Share Posted November 16, 2023 Frank Djeng confirmed on another forum that he redid the English subtitles for these two films, but for whatever reasons didn't do a commentary this time. A hugely missed opportunity. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member lastninja Posted November 16, 2023 Member Share Posted November 16, 2023 19 hours ago, BLfan said: Not sure if having the 2 films on one 4K UHD is going impact the video quality (French 4K was on 2 separate discs and DolbyVision) ... New cover by Alice X. Yang I have exactly the same concerns about loss of quality if both films have to fit on a 4k UHD. Unfortunately there is obviously no booklet and especially no poster. Look at this beautiful cover. That screams for a poster, damn it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member dwk Posted November 16, 2023 Member Share Posted November 16, 2023 Regarding The Heroic Trio, @Irongod2112 posted the following at the Blu-ray.com forum Quote The French release of the first film is actually cut by 30 seconds and doesn't have the original Cantonese mono track. This upcoming release has the original mono and the 30 seconds were added back. In addition, it was also given a new color grade. 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member lastninja Posted November 19, 2023 Member Share Posted November 19, 2023 Not related to "Heroic Trio" but a general question: Criterion only ships within the US and to Canada. What is the best way to buy their releases from europe? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member ChillyChong Posted November 19, 2023 Member Share Posted November 19, 2023 (edited) 11 hours ago, lastninja said: Not related to "Heroic Trio" but a general question: Criterion only ships within the US and to Canada. What is the best way to buy their releases from europe? When ordering directly from label is not possible, Diabolik is one to go for. They ship quickly and pack things with extreme care. Other realistic alternative is wowdh, if you wait. their list prices are bit higher but offer free shipping and there are quite often coupons 15% off from instock items Edit:if buy 3 things. https://diabolikdvd.com/product/heroic-trio-executioners-criterion-4k-uhd-blu-ray-preorder/ Edited November 19, 2023 by ChillyChong 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member dwk Posted November 19, 2023 Member Share Posted November 19, 2023 B&N during the two 50% off sales used to be a good option, but they stopped shipping outside the US in 2019. Amazon.com does price match this sale, so they are still an option for those outside the US/Can. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member DiP Posted November 19, 2023 Author Member Share Posted November 19, 2023 16 hours ago, lastninja said: Not related to "Heroic Trio" but a general question: Criterion only ships within the US and to Canada. What is the best way to buy their releases from europe? Ebay and Amazon. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Yihetuan Posted November 27, 2023 Member Share Posted November 27, 2023 On 11/15/2023 at 9:25 PM, Niklaus Vogel said: Frank Djeng confirmed on another forum that he redid the English subtitles for these two films, but for whatever reasons didn't do a commentary this time. A hugely missed opportunity. The more glaring error for Criterion is this set is not HDR/Dolby Vision unlike the Carlotta 4K UHD French set. Apparently the restorations were orignally done in SDR & as per Criterion policy they just issue the SDR. But the Criterion comes out ahead with the Canto mono audio and it has 30 seconds of missing footage that is not found on the French disc of Heroic Trio in addition to the cleaned up subs by Frank. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member nahnahnah Posted December 12, 2023 Member Share Posted December 12, 2023 Lam Nai-Choi's The Cat is going to be added to the Criterion Channel next month. Interesting to see if they also picked up the home video and theatrical rights to it, like they did with Riki-Oh. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Yihetuan Posted December 12, 2023 Member Share Posted December 12, 2023 24 minutes ago, nahnahnah said: Lam Nai-Choi's The Cat is going to be added to the Criterion Channel next month. Interesting to see if they also picked up the home video and theatrical rights to it, like they did with Riki-Oh. Definitely would be excited for an official Blu ray release with Frank Djeng commentary. One of my personal faves as some of you can probably guess by now. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Knetan Posted December 13, 2023 Member Share Posted December 13, 2023 The Cat is much, much better than Story Of Ricky and The Seventh Curse. So am glad it's being made available again. Don't @ me In a perfect world, the physical release would have both the Hong Kong and the unique Japanese version included. Didn't know until recently they made two films. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Super Ninja Posted December 13, 2023 Member Share Posted December 13, 2023 55 minutes ago, Knetan said: The Cat is much, much better than Story Of Ricky and The Seventh Curse. So am glad it's being made available again. You have every right to be wrong, but this is just too much 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member nahnahnah Posted December 13, 2023 Member Share Posted December 13, 2023 2 hours ago, Knetan said: The Cat is much, much better than Story Of Ricky and The Seventh Curse. So am glad it's being made available again. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member KenHashibe Posted December 13, 2023 Member Share Posted December 13, 2023 Criterion's been making some real interesting moves recently. Look, I love The Cat, but I never thought I'd see that film with any association with Criterion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Killer Meteor Posted December 14, 2023 Member Share Posted December 14, 2023 On 11/12/2023 at 7:59 PM, Knetan said: The Criterion Channel streaming version is pretty much black in that shot. The surrounding temple structure reads as black, you see the courtyard. The archive stream was brighter in comparison, more blue/purple. I can happily confirm Criterion's blu-ray also fixes this issue! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member dwk Posted January 30 Member Share Posted January 30 (edited) On 9/1/2023 at 6:55 AM, nahnahnah said: This is now up on the Channel. Encouters and Mr. Vampire 1-3 open with the Criterion/Janus logos, while Mr. Vampire 4 does not. Curious if someone else has the rights to that one. I watched Mr. Vampire IV last night and they added the Criterion and Janus logos. I assume that their initial absence was a mistake. Really would make no sense for FS to break up and license the series (or any series) to separate companies. (I know they did this with Police Story and the Lucky Stars movies in the US, but some of those titles being with Miramax is the reason why that happened.) Edited January 30 by dwk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Yggdrasil Posted January 30 Member Share Posted January 30 On 12/13/2023 at 7:49 AM, Knetan said: The Cat is much, much better than Story Of Ricky and The Seventh Curse. So am glad it's being made available again. Don't @ me In a perfect world, the physical release would have both the Hong Kong and the unique Japanese version included. Didn't know until recently they made two films. Well with webrips and streaming, who knows. Maybe a company with any sense would release it physically, with commentary. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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