Guest Shaolin Monk Posted October 24, 2007 Share Posted October 24, 2007 I just ordered 18 Bronzemen 1 and 2 Mei Ah version. Mei Ah from my limited experience releases remastered titles and not bullshit. Are these two versions remastered? Ive never heard of these versions. They are both widescreen with English and Chinese subtitles. Sup wit dat? -------------------------------- Shaolin Monk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest silver hermit Posted October 24, 2007 Share Posted October 24, 2007 they are only repackaged there is no difference between these and the previous mei ah disks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Killer Meteor Posted October 24, 2007 Share Posted October 24, 2007 I like the new covers Mei Ah's treatment of the Kuo titles was so-so. 18 Bronzemen was a re-edit, the picture quality is quite poor digitially speaking and the subs are awful - in Shaolin Kids, everytime somebody makes an indigant grunt, the subs say "Hen" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest kingking Posted October 25, 2007 Share Posted October 25, 2007 I recommand German released 18 bronzeman 1&2 2disc edition. 18 bronzeman 1 HK version (Anamorphic!! Mei-ah print) with Mandalin audio. German sub. No English subtitles. German version (Anamorphic!! (Not Mei-ah's)cut version with Alternate opening Sequence!) with Germany audio. No English subtitles. 18 bronzeman 2 HK version (Anamorphic!! Mei-ah print) with Mandalin audio. German sub. No English subtitles. German version (Anamorphic!! Not Mei-ah print) with Germany audio. No English subtitles. If you like the "Rebell of Shaolin" ,German DVD also recommnad. Anamorphic print & Mandalin,English Audio with English subtitles! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Von Humboldt Fleischer Posted October 25, 2007 Share Posted October 25, 2007 Wow, I really like the new covers. It'd be hard to justify the expense of buying yet enother copy of 18 BRONZEMEN just for a cool cover, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Carter Wong Posted October 25, 2007 Share Posted October 25, 2007 I recommand German released 18 bronzeman 1&2 2disc edition. Where can i buy those ive never heard or even seen any of them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest kingking Posted October 26, 2007 Share Posted October 26, 2007 Here http://shop.dtm.at/product_info.php?cPath=22_602&products_id=25245&language=uk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest kingking Posted October 26, 2007 Share Posted October 26, 2007 German anamorphic print alternete opening Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Shaolin Monk Posted November 7, 2007 Share Posted November 7, 2007 I just recieved these in the mail today. The print is the same as the First Mei Ah discs they could be considered remastered at least 90%. The discs are not exactly the same as the first Mei Ah discs that i own. Both DVD'S Come in a Hard dvd slipcase, come w/ clear DVD cases. Both have visuals inside and outside both of the box and dvd case.. as well as in the dvd case where Mei Ah tells us about other titles. Im definitely going to keep my eye out for that German print of 1` and 2`. If it's better i plan on transfering the english audio tracks to a DVD-9. Both of these are WS with removable eng/ch subs. The presentation is amazing if i have some time next week i will make a few scans. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Markgway Posted November 7, 2007 Share Posted November 7, 2007 The Mei Ah version of T18B is a re-edit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Shaolin Monk Posted November 9, 2007 Share Posted November 9, 2007 the new versions come with a hard slip case and clear dvd case. it is the same around as the covers except the letters are raised, glazed and glossy. figure someone might like to see this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Shaolin Monk Posted November 12, 2007 Share Posted November 12, 2007 Ive had 18 Bronzemen 1 and 2 english dub for a while. Recently i bought the Mei Ah remastered versions. While watching 18 Bronzemen (the 1st one, Mei Ah) i was kind of suprised to find out that it is not a re-edit of 18 Bronzemen 1 *English Dub. Most of the film is footage from a film called 8 Masters. Mei Ah's print of this movie has scenes in it that are not even in ''8 Masters'' or ''18 Bronzemen" (eng dub). What film officially is actually ''18 Bronzemen''. Which one came first. I assume the HK Version. In the USA ''8 masters'' is recognized as, and i quote ''18 Bronzemen 3''. Where does that leave ''18 Bronzemen *One (english dub) if a re-edit of 8 Masters is 18 Bronzemen in China. I dont think ive ever heard of anyone commenting on this confusion. Could someone make clear the reasoning, the why's the when's, what came first. What exactly is the Chronology behing the HK versions and the Usa Versions of ths series. Have a list of extra footage in Mei Ah version of 18 bm part one? Why is the American English dubb an entirely different movie. How did it come about? Is the HK edition to be considered the ''official'' 18 Bronzemen? If that is so then where does that leave 18 Bronzemen english dub, The real ''8 Masters"? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Shaolin Monk Posted November 13, 2007 Share Posted November 13, 2007 For those that are interested. I re-reviewed "18 Bronzemen" 1 (english dub), "8 Masters" English dub. I conclude that HK Version is the Real 18 Bronzemen. The English dubs of the films mentioned above are the consistency of the Mei Ah release. The question still remains. Why is there an english dubb w/ content from who knows what movie that is half 18 Bronzemen (original) %30 another film that is called 18 Bronzemen. This must have been extra and alternate footage shot. It's the only logical exp. There is a lot of footage in the new remastered Mei Ah release such as this video clip i uploaded that is not in the eng dub. Anyone have anything to add to this. BTW (18 Bronzemen 1, 2 are remastered. Not anamorphic but until i get the german release this will fit just perfectly. 4LmO1ETmaco Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest D_Davis Posted November 13, 2007 Share Posted November 13, 2007 Thanks for the info. These 2 films are a ton of fun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest NoNiceTime Posted November 13, 2007 Share Posted November 13, 2007 I liked the first one but whats the deal with the sequel? THe movie just ended. Is there a part three? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest HAZ Posted November 13, 2007 Share Posted November 13, 2007 Hi, I'm not sure if I understand your post. Are you saying that there's a differenec between the Mei Ah release & the English dub of 18 Bronzemen? I think I remeber people on the board telling me that the English dub was better for some reason. Is the new Mei Ah dvd of 18 Bronzemen a remastered print? h Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Linn1 Posted November 13, 2007 Member Share Posted November 13, 2007 We talked about this a while back. Kuo re-edited all his films for international release and 18 Bronzemen was changed in the late 80s. The version Mei Ah has is the re-edited version. I'm hoping one day a company like NEW in Germany can get all the pieces together and do a complete set of 18 Bronzemen films. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest D_Davis Posted November 13, 2007 Share Posted November 13, 2007 We talked about this a while back. Kuo re-edited all his films for international release and 18 Bronzemen was changed in the late 80s. The version Mei Ah has is the re-edited version. I'm hoping one day a company like NEW in Germany can get all the pieces together and do a complete set of 18 Bronzemen films. This thing seems to be common with the films by Kuo and Robert Tai. It's as if they tried to get more "films" out of the films they made. Economic to be sure! Kind of like the Road Runner cartoons. Just film a couple of hours worth of material, and then through the power of editing, compile a bunch of different films using shared footage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Shaolin Monk Posted November 13, 2007 Share Posted November 13, 2007 It's remastered HAZ, and it is just super. But it is not anamorphic which reduces the number of scan lines to near zero. This reduces the number of blocks (the grid) the picture is stretched over because anamorphic transfer segments are stretched horizontally over the scan lines found in Widescreen and letterbox transfers. Here some screen caps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Guest HAZ Posted November 13, 2007 Share Posted November 13, 2007 Hi How are the subs for this dvd? My understanding was that is was the same as this dvd, but that the packing was different: http://cgi.ebay.com/The-18-Bronzemen-Han-Chiang-Shaolin-Temple-DVD-SEALED_W0QQitemZ190160225222QQihZ009QQcategoryZ617QQrdZ1QQssPageNameZWD1VQQcmdZViewItem Thanks h Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Linn1 Posted November 14, 2007 Member Share Posted November 14, 2007 This thing seems to be common with the films by Kuo and Robert Tai. It's as if they tried to get more "films" out of the films they made. Economic to be sure! It's slightly different. Tai cut down longer production to make a couple or three features. Kou actually made new cuts to export. It wasn't that he was trying to pull one over on the public, it was just understood that the export market wanted more fights in their films, more of a certain actor, or shorter films, and he often changed them to do so. A great example would be 36 Deadly Strikes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest D_Davis Posted November 14, 2007 Share Posted November 14, 2007 It's slightly different. Tai cut down longer production to make a couple or three features. Kou actually made new cuts to export. It wasn't that he was trying to pull one over on the public, it was just understood that the export market wanted more fights in their films, more of a certain actor, or shorter films, and he often changed them to do so. A great example would be 36 Deadly Strikes. Yeah - for some reason I often lump Kuo and Tai into the same group, but I know I shouldn't. Kuo actually made some good films, while Tai on the other hand, well, he made some "good" films kind of like Troll 2 is a "good" film. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Linn1 Posted November 14, 2007 Member Share Posted November 14, 2007 while Tai on the other hand, well, he made some "good" films kind of like Troll 2 is a "good" film. WHAHAHAHAHA:D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Shaolin Monk Posted November 15, 2007 Share Posted November 15, 2007 Haz it's remastered. Both of them believe me. Mei Ah Claims it's also a 16:9 presentation Anamorphic. I just noticed on the box just today in the DVD Case. It is a lie it is not an anamorphic presentation but both of the films have been remastered. They both look really good. . 92%-89% remastered thats my grade on these versions. The subtitling for 18 Bronzemen were super and then for the 2nd one they are super horrible. Lol you read me right. I almost want to do it over myself it's pretty bad. A lot of charm and dialogue were lost in this movie thanks to a rough and typical translation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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