Moderator Karlos Posted June 12, 2010 Moderator Share Posted June 12, 2010 How did Lucas rip off Jedi? They ripped Lucas off! Are you sure Lucas has watched this movie? Both MFS and Jedi's endings are extremely similar. There's also a shot in MFS that's in Empire Strikes Back, as well. It seems more than mere coincidence in both cases. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator KUNG FU BOB Posted June 12, 2010 Administrator Share Posted June 12, 2010 DragonSword- also, Kinji Fukasaku spelled backward... wait for it... that's right, it spells Ukasakuf Ijnik, which is of course the Greedonian way of spelling... George Lucas. Coincidence? I think not! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Shaolivevil Posted June 13, 2010 Member Share Posted June 13, 2010 I remember this movie came on every summer on WNUV Baltimore Channel 54 when I was a kid. As a fan of Star Wars and martial arts movies, this was fun to watch. I will be getting this... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Stuntman Jules Posted June 14, 2010 Member Share Posted June 14, 2010 The run through the Death Star in Jedi looks almost shot for shot like the "chicken run" through the Gavana's fortress. I would say it's mere coincidence, but I think it's almost certain that George Lucas saw the film. Not only are the two scenes similar, but he is known for being a pretty big fan of Japanese cinema and all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Tosh Posted June 18, 2010 Member Share Posted June 18, 2010 I have to check out this movie, it looks crazy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Rhythm-X Posted July 3, 2010 Member Share Posted July 3, 2010 Just found out that Discotek finally managed to get the Burning Paradise disc released. Based on this review it sounds like the best available edition. I plan on buying it because A: the movie is awesome and B: this company absolutely deserves our support, if for no other reason than actually giving a damn about the quality of their product - something most of their much bigger competitors can't honestly claim. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member kingofkungfu2002 Posted July 3, 2010 Member Share Posted July 3, 2010 My copy arrived this morning Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Yi-Long Posted July 3, 2010 Share Posted July 3, 2010 Damn, too bad it's region-protected. Pretty damn good movie, except that it doesn't really have enough great fights in it. Other than that, it's fantastic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Markgway Posted July 3, 2010 Share Posted July 3, 2010 It's a DVD not Blu Ray. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Ramji Posted July 3, 2010 Member Share Posted July 3, 2010 Amazing, my vhs of this got lost and would love to watch this again. It's about time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Yi-Long Posted July 3, 2010 Share Posted July 3, 2010 It's a DVD not Blu Ray. I know, but my only half-decent region-free dvd player is my modded xbox... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Markgway Posted July 3, 2010 Share Posted July 3, 2010 You cheap bastard! You can get region free DVD players in Europe for under £20. I thought I was bad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member hardz Posted July 10, 2010 Member Share Posted July 10, 2010 Is this just a port of the French release ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Ronin Posted October 29, 2010 Member Share Posted October 29, 2010 Now also available to watch via Netflix streaming: Netflix Link Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Michael L. Posted November 1, 2010 Member Share Posted November 1, 2010 Arggh! The eBay link is bad! I think I need this... And there is a certian irony in the phrase Star Wars rip-off! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Jay Posted November 8, 2010 Member Share Posted November 8, 2010 Arggh! The eBay link is bad! I think I need this... Updated direct link and link to Discotek's eBay store in case the direct link changes again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Takuma Posted November 13, 2010 Member Share Posted November 13, 2010 This sounds very sketchy indeed. I find it hard to believe Toei has ever been informed of this "officially licenced import". With Toei charging huge sums from foreign distributors, this one comes out from nowhere and with no marketing campaign. They call it an import, but the same disc has never been released in any other country (Toei's dvd is different content wise). Discotek's official site has no mention of this "secretly released import"... I hope this doesn't mean Discotek is slipping with the legal aspects, especially with their recent dvds featuring transfers or extras sourced for French dvds. I hope HK Video knows their Burning Paradise transfer is being distributed in the US, and Studio Canal is aware their exclusive Jailhouse 41 extras are no longer exclusive... Maybe they do. I hope so. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Jay Posted November 25, 2010 Member Share Posted November 25, 2010 Discotek's official site has no mention of this "secretly released import Discotek's site has no mention of a few of their titles or press releases or.... Their site updates tend to be sporadic and haphazard, but they are legit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member kungpowmaster Posted October 13, 2011 Member Share Posted October 13, 2011 I just recently bought this: Message From Space(Eastern Star DVD). I watched most of it, and enjoyed what I saw, but as others have stated in reviews, the English dub track is wanting, as some voices are clear and some are hard to understand. So, I want to watch it all again with the Japanese track and subs. I also just got, in the mail today, Sayonara Jupiter(Discotek DVD). I have not seen this before, yet. It looks good. When I bought Message From Space, I also got War In Space. I bought all these from Discotek's eBay store. War In Space was pretty good. It had some hokey parts that I think hurt it, like the Chewbacca creature, and the bad guy being green in a Roman uniform. Overall, the film is played straight, and has some cool effects. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member nectarsis Posted November 21, 2011 Member Share Posted November 21, 2011 Never mind Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Kwok Choi Posted November 21, 2011 Member Share Posted November 21, 2011 Arggh! The eBay link is bad! I think I need this... And there is a certian irony in the phrase Star Wars rip-off! Well let's say Japanese Star Wars. Saw this in the early 80s dubbed in English. Was fun at the time but don't know if it has dated well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member reason108 Posted January 2, 2015 Member Share Posted January 2, 2015 Just picked this up, used. I originally had this on VHS back in the day. I have known about this discotek release for several years now but just got around to getting it. It looks pretty decent. The image is just slightly stretched compared to my old vhs print. It was nice watching this again, as I have not seen it many years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Drunken Monk Posted January 2, 2015 Member Share Posted January 2, 2015 I've always wanted to see this film. I bought the Made in Hong Kong VHS years ago and never got around to watching it. Since I left all my VHS' in the UK when I moved to the US, it remains unwatched to this day. Now that I've been made aware of the Discotek release, I should have it my grubby clutches within two days (thanks Amazon Prime)! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member kami Posted January 5, 2015 Member Share Posted January 5, 2015 I have the french DVD by HK Video. Far superior picture quality anamorphic widescreen. The Discotek-release is not anamorphic? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Takuma Posted January 5, 2015 Member Share Posted January 5, 2015 The Discotek-release is not anamorphic? It is anamorphic. And I always assumed it was the same transfer as HK Video. I've never seen the HK Video disc, but the transfer looks just like a typical HK Video transfer... am I mistaken? Did HK Video do better job than usual? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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