Member Righteous Master Posted December 18, 2007 Member Share Posted December 18, 2007 Hey, just want some opinions on a particular release of this movie. I have a copy of 8DPF coming in the mail from I believe Crash Media. Is this a good company? Does anyone have this same release? I bought this from KungFuDVD.com. Is KungFuDVD a good place to buy MA movies? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member oldeschool17 Posted December 18, 2007 Member Share Posted December 18, 2007 this should really go into the shaw brothers section IVL release is better quality unless your dickhard on some english dubs. Or you can be a patient monk and wait till Dragon Dynasty releases in the future with im sure the english dub and extras. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member The Amazing Psycho Per Posted December 18, 2007 Member Share Posted December 18, 2007 Crash is a company you should stay away from. For shaw movies you should go with either IVL or Dragon Dynasty. I don't know about Kungfudvd.com but I get most of my stuff from dddhouse.com. They've got plenty of choice at the right price, wich means usually cheaper then anywhere else, but they only sell HK versions. A company I like alot for Kung fu classics is Hong Kong Legends. They don't have an extremely wide range but theyre releases are always very nice and filled with extras. But since Bey Logan passed to Dragon Dynasty, they have slowed down quite a bit. Dragon Dynasty seems to be the way now... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Morgoth Bauglir Posted December 18, 2007 Member Share Posted December 18, 2007 Crash Cinema is a company I highly recommend, but not for 8 Diagram Pole fighter. I have the English dub remastered bootleg, but I would wait for the Dragon Dynasty release. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member The Amazing Psycho Per Posted December 18, 2007 Member Share Posted December 18, 2007 We definately don't look for the same thing... I look for quality release with subs, widescreen. You obviously are looking for cheap dubbed release... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Morgoth Bauglir Posted December 18, 2007 Member Share Posted December 18, 2007 I am looking for cheap dubbed releases? I don't care whether they are dubbed or subbed. If it has a good translation of the subtitles, or if it has good voice acting, then that is just a bonus to me. I just like good kung fu movies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member The Amazing Psycho Per Posted December 18, 2007 Member Share Posted December 18, 2007 I just like good kung fu movies to but for me subs are essential. I'd go with bad subs over good dubbing anytime. Might be stupid but having the orignal sound and voices makes the experienc, I don't know, more authentic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Morgoth Bauglir Posted December 18, 2007 Member Share Posted December 18, 2007 All kung fu movies are dubbed. I don't care whether it is english, cantonese or Mandarin. I just like good kung fu movies. I will watch it with Arab dub if I have to:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member FrankBolte Posted December 18, 2007 Member Share Posted December 18, 2007 theres another 8 dpf movie I think he talks about this one ..not the shaw brothers one..theres also a taiwan one.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Morgoth Bauglir Posted December 18, 2007 Member Share Posted December 18, 2007 The one that has a lot of special effects? I don't remember liking it, but I saw the crappy Groundzero version. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member oldeschool17 Posted December 18, 2007 Member Share Posted December 18, 2007 wrong fellas, he just purchased the bootleg panmedia version: https://www.kungfudvd.com/product_info.php?products_id=359&oscsid=07f45ad1187a248952e0b838469f4de9 morgoth, why didnt you just buy the IVL release? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Morgoth Bauglir Posted December 19, 2007 Member Share Posted December 19, 2007 When I bought the Red Sun version I didn't know it was a boot. Luckily I found this site, so now I know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member teako170 Posted December 19, 2007 Member Share Posted December 19, 2007 IVL release is better quality unless your dickhard on some english dubs. LOL! This line gave me quite the chuckle after a long day at work. Thanks OS. Of course if 7hooks was about, he'd probably have quite the polar opinion about that comment Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member oldeschool17 Posted December 19, 2007 Member Share Posted December 19, 2007 LOL! This line gave me quite the chuckle after a long day at work. Thanks OS. Of course if 7hooks was about, he'd probably have quite the polar opinion about that comment tis the season to be jolly:D *since we've determined that to be the panmedia release,it will have the english dub and is "remastered", but its a bootleg and most of us here would suggest you not support panmedia but buy legit copies either from IVL, Deltamac, Siren Visual, Image, Dragon Dynasty, or Media Blasters Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Morgoth Bauglir Posted December 19, 2007 Member Share Posted December 19, 2007 Just so you know, Crash did release this a long time ago. I think it was transferred from VHS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member venoms5 Posted December 19, 2007 Member Share Posted December 19, 2007 This is an awesome Shaw experience. I saw it first from the old Dragon Video release which was missing bits from the beginning and end. I was blown away by this movie and at the time was shocked that it was a Liu Chia Liang film. Even more shocking that despite the death of the hugely popular star Fu Sheng, the film didn't perform very well. Maybe that's WHY it didn't? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator Karlos Posted December 19, 2007 Moderator Share Posted December 19, 2007 8DPF was seen as waaaaaay too dark and nihilistic a film to be a hit, I seem to recall. Plus, people were still upset at the great Fu Sheng's early passing, of course and the two are irrevocably entwined. I urge anyone who hasn't got this film to get the IVL release - sublime! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Tosh Posted December 19, 2007 Member Share Posted December 19, 2007 My fav KF movie! I'm usually a sub guy, but I'm particularly fond of the dub for this one, I can't wait for DD to release it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Endsang Posted December 19, 2007 Member Share Posted December 19, 2007 Amazing movie considering it had to be rewritten because of Fu Sheng passing away. I suppose you could wonder how it would have been if he had the main part, but I really can't picture anyone else wrecking up the inn with more credibility than Gordon Liu in that final scene. My favourite part is when he comes up with the cart full of bamboo staffs and use it as artillery against the mongols. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member tdb Posted December 19, 2007 Member Share Posted December 19, 2007 On my copy (IVL) the picture goes completely pfttt for about 2-4 seconds roughly halfway into it (one of Gordon Liu's scenes). Anyone else notice this or did I just draw a short straw? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member oldeschool17 Posted December 19, 2007 Member Share Posted December 19, 2007 On my copy (IVL) the picture goes completely pfttt for about 2-4 seconds roughly halfway into it (one of Gordon Liu's scenes). Anyone else notice this or did I just draw a short straw? can you give us the exact minutes and seconds this happens? I'll check against my copy later on today Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member venoms5 Posted December 20, 2007 Member Share Posted December 20, 2007 On the old Dragon Video tape it does this during the scene where Liu shaves and burns himself with the incense from where they changed tapes. I don't recall the IVL doing this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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