Guest OHMSS006 Posted October 20, 2006 Share Posted October 20, 2006 What is the better version of Drunken Master II? i know there is the Buena Vista DVD release, which contains an English dub and being tampered a little with it. but myself own the Thakral DVD, which itself could have been the ultimate release, but only problem is that it is cropped on both sides. there were VCD releases as well, and VHS also. and not to forget, the Laserdisc version too. this one however does contain the full aspect ratio of hte film and from wat ive read, it has burnt on subtitles on it? just like to know, is there any other better version out there of Drunken Master II? i would really appeciate it. thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Markgway Posted October 20, 2006 Share Posted October 20, 2006 I own the MEI AH VCD It's uncut, 2.35 and original language with burnt English/Chinese subtitles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest killer meteor Posted October 20, 2006 Share Posted October 20, 2006 I'd imagine the laserdisc is your best bet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest OHMSS006 Posted October 20, 2006 Share Posted October 20, 2006 well if u say so, but does that too have (for certain) burnt on subtitles on it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest luckystars Posted October 20, 2006 Share Posted October 20, 2006 I *had* the Mei Ah VCD but dropped it for the Thakral. Good enough til an upgrade comes out (if ever). Is an analog copy really worth it at all if there's a more than good digital one about? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Liu chung liang Posted October 20, 2006 Share Posted October 20, 2006 I have the Thakral Version on DVD also. I'm sure you know it has both cantonese and mandarin version on the disc. The cantonese is more of the original I say, but the audio for it sounds washed up through out the whole movie. The mandarin is ok, not jackie's voice, or any of their voices, but the end fight is more better than the cantonese version. I have the US dimension version too along with another Drunken Master II, and it's the VHS version released by Tai Seng. The audio is in cantonese, and it doesn't sound washed up like on the Thakral DVD. This one is widescreen and it has mandarin and english subtitles. the tai seng vhs vers. i have... and you notice the cover looks better than the dvd ver. of course is the thakral ver. but the cover looks crappy. if you have this ver. thats good enough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest OHMSS006 Posted October 21, 2006 Share Posted October 21, 2006 i very much have this version. and was probably the only and first versioned i own at the moment. now i understand, cause just today, i was still wondering which track was the CAntonese one, cause the default track sounds washed up and the other more cleaner, but that made me wonder that maybe the cleaner one was Catonese. but thanks for letting me know. so i assume the VHS version is the burnt on subs and mandarin dub then. right? and what about the laserdisc by Mei-Ah (i think) ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Lui Chai Linag Posted October 21, 2006 Share Posted October 21, 2006 I had to upload this for a friend and just thought I share it with you guys also. Please enjoy! rapidshare.com/files/101613/Drunken_Master_II.zip.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest luckystars Posted October 21, 2006 Share Posted October 21, 2006 ...because they speak Cantonese on it. :lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Liu chung liang Posted October 21, 2006 Share Posted October 21, 2006 i was still wondering which track was the CAntonese one, cause the default track sounds washed up and the other more cleaner, but that made me wonder that maybe the cleaner one was Catonese. I guess you're not chinese. You can't tell the difference when it's in cantonese or mandarin? The washed up one is the cantonese audio. Mandarin: [url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2u9iX8qTM5Q]www.youtube.com/watch?v=2u9iX8qTM5Q[/url] Cantonese: [url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pEPH7VJlLSU]www.youtube.com/watch?v=pEPH7VJlLSU[/url] so i assume the VHS version is the burnt on subs and mandarin dub then. right? I guess you weren't reading carefully. I'm looking at the cover right now. It says here... in Cantonese with Mandarin and English subtitles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest shaolindogpaw Posted October 22, 2006 Share Posted October 22, 2006 whoa.. easy there liu. The guy was just asking a question. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest OHMSS006 Posted October 22, 2006 Share Posted October 22, 2006 and i do apologize if i may have cause any mishap here through questions. well thanks for that, and i kinda do know sometimes between Cantonese and Mandarin. my first guess was that the default track was Cantonese cause of the lip syncing, but of course wat i said above, due to the washed tracks. now i am more aware of the VHS version of Drunken Master, but does anyone know about the Laserdisc version of the film? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest jfinesse2000 Posted October 22, 2006 Share Posted October 22, 2006 I have a VHS copy of the Gold laserdisc of Drunken Master 2 that I rented years ago. There were a few discs in this Gold series that my local video store had for rent, including Fist of Legend and others. The discs themselves were gold colored and had solid color sleves with gold lettering if I remember correctly. It is full wide 2.35:1 with Cantonese audio and subtitles on the print. Later when I realised there was no definitive version on DVD i put my tape to DVD-R. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest OHMSS006 Posted October 22, 2006 Share Posted October 22, 2006 such a pity. i always wondered if there was a good version around. so absolutely no version thats perfect around? one with in its OAR, Cantonese audio, and with no burnt on subtitles? and literally a decent look? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest peringaten Posted October 22, 2006 Share Posted October 22, 2006 My ex-girlfriend picked me up a copy of this flick when it first came out for rental in HK on a visit she made there mid-'90s... I've got it actually split over two videos! Nice cover artwork on both though... I guess that was how they rented things back then in HK - probably so they could charge double rental fees on one film or something! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest kungfusamurai Posted October 22, 2006 Share Posted October 22, 2006 The Warner HK DVD was cut, from what I recall. The ending where Jackie plays mentally retarded is missing. I think it was even more cut than the US Miramax disc. KFS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest OHMSS006 Posted October 22, 2006 Share Posted October 22, 2006 i do know that very much and aware of it. but agian thanks very much for awaring others too. so, isnt there a copy around as i described above? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest luckystars Posted October 22, 2006 Share Posted October 22, 2006 Pretty sure the Aussie tape is what ur looking for. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest OHMSS006 Posted October 22, 2006 Share Posted October 22, 2006 Aussie tape? what is this? its very new to me. can u tell me some information about it? also like what made it and or basically some specs of it? please? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Jimmy Wang Who Posted October 22, 2006 Share Posted October 22, 2006 Is the Aussie tape the Siren VHS release? Out of print now, but that was widescreen and cantonese with english subtitles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest OHMSS006 Posted October 23, 2006 Share Posted October 23, 2006 what was the quality like? was the subtitles burnt on the actual image of the film? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member magicpoe Posted October 24, 2006 Member Share Posted October 24, 2006 Excellent. Thank you for posting this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Chilly Bong Posted October 24, 2006 Share Posted October 24, 2006 Thanks for sharing this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Beat TG Posted October 26, 2006 Share Posted October 26, 2006 There's a current torrentfile uped at asiandvdclub.org. Maybe it's the same as this one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest the golden dragon Posted February 4, 2007 Share Posted February 4, 2007 I saw this film for the first time last night. I think i had a bad print years ago so never watched it. Was I pleasently surprised. This was a kung fu feast. Jackie Chan at his best. This film is now the most impressive classical kung fu movie he ever made. I was amazed at the martial atrs dispalyed. I now say this is without a doubt his, Jackies, best of all time. Eclipsing my all time fav 'Arts Of Snake and Crane'. GD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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