Member oldeschool17 Posted May 20, 2008 Author Member Share Posted May 20, 2008 Tonight I have dinner at a coworkers (then a movie) and then a baseball game tomorrow night. Probably OT on Thur since I did not work late this week. I will not be getting to it soon. Thats cool man. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Killer Meteor Posted May 20, 2008 Member Share Posted May 20, 2008 WAIT A MINUTE.... Youre' saying the movie is non-anamorphic? Damn!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member monque Posted May 20, 2008 Member Share Posted May 20, 2008 mine shipped today from DD. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Killer Meteor Posted May 21, 2008 Member Share Posted May 21, 2008 Could be Cestial and Fortune Star frequently send out bad materials to distributors and sometimes it is too late to delay the discs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Grady-San Posted May 21, 2008 Member Share Posted May 21, 2008 That is sad news, mine has already been shipped out... Think this is something that Tokyo shock (media blasters) will fix or let people send back for a replacement? Someone should email them and see whats up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member venoms5 Posted May 21, 2008 Member Share Posted May 21, 2008 MB has been notorious in the past for having terrible QC. Numerous titles have had various problems. One of their movies even got sent out with a 2 minute section where the audio was completely out of sync...badly. There was no replacement disc. I assumed these problems were done and over with but it seems not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member oldeschool17 Posted May 21, 2008 Author Member Share Posted May 21, 2008 That is sad news, mine has already been shipped out... Think this is something that Tokyo shock (media blasters) will fix or let people send back for a replacement? Someone should email them and see whats up. yeah good luck with that. their ph# goes straight to fax. they never answer their email. there probably is one person on this forum that has contact with them but i highly doubt he would give that up. consider everyone ****ed in that regard. your best bet is to take it back to where you got it from for a refund. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member venoms5 Posted May 21, 2008 Member Share Posted May 21, 2008 I had the contact info of the two reps from the Lo Mang Expo but I have since lost it. Found this though... Company Info for media-blasters.com: John Sirabella 235 E 87th St, Apt 5K New York, NY 10128 US Phone: +1 212 532 1688 jsirabella [at] yahoo.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member David Rees Posted May 21, 2008 Member Share Posted May 21, 2008 I cant believe any company could release a non anamorphic release in this day and age, if its true its disgraceful and i wont be buying it. If its a mistake then lets hope they sort it out soon. OFFICIAL SHAW DVDS ONLY $1.98!..HERE! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member mr HKmovie Posted May 21, 2008 Member Share Posted May 21, 2008 The DVD is non anamorphic! It says "Letterbox Format" on the back of the DVD case. Once again the fans get screwed, and I wasted my money purchasing this release. It is a disgrace for this to happen in the year 2008! Changing the settings on your Widescreen TV will not make a non anamorphic DVD into an anamorphic DVD! The stretched out picture will look nothing like an anamorphic release. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member chen lung Posted May 21, 2008 Member Share Posted May 21, 2008 In their defence, I don't think Celestial ever created an anamorphic master. However, what is annoying is the incorrect flagging which can be fixed. How many more examples is it gonna take for people to get that they don't seem to check stuff or even bother to provide an address that doesn't return postmaaster or a reply? I can excuse certain things for legit reasons, but I don't forgive laziness. Siren might be a better option image wise as PAL's easier to de-interlace. Other than that, Cantonese/English mono with subtitles brushed up in translation and extras can dominate the comparison. I've got my IVL and although I'm not a cheap bastard, I'll need convincing if it's worth the upgrade as there isn't much. I've tried about 7 addresses and PMed John at the Anime forum. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member tylerpistol Posted May 21, 2008 Member Share Posted May 21, 2008 But isn't the region 3 version anamorphic? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member chen lung Posted May 21, 2008 Member Share Posted May 21, 2008 But isn't the region 3 version anamorphic? PAL>NTSC and possibly fake anamorphic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member tylerpistol Posted May 22, 2008 Member Share Posted May 22, 2008 I guess they didn't have an HD master to work with. Hopefully they do for the other titles they picked up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member venoms5 Posted May 22, 2008 Member Share Posted May 22, 2008 It's listed here as anamorphic... http://xploitedcinema.com/catalog/master-shaw-brothers-p-13949.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member magicpoe Posted May 22, 2008 Member Share Posted May 22, 2008 is anamorphic. I'm watching it at the moment. If it was "made" anamorphic from a non anamorphic master I can't say. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Killer Meteor Posted May 22, 2008 Member Share Posted May 22, 2008 Sheesh, ANOTHER disapointment This is 2008. 4:3 tvs barely exist anymore in stores. When will dvd distributors learn the importance of anamorphic transfers. Its just money wasted by them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member chen lung Posted May 22, 2008 Member Share Posted May 22, 2008 When will dvd distributors learn the importance of anamorphic transfers. Its just money wasted by them They can't make it anamorphic if it doesn't exist. Interesting that 3 languages are there (?), but I hope they've been translating from the Cantonese in accordance with Linn's instruction? I'm not gonna say much until someone can upload captures and confirm what it is. I wonder if the opening credit sequence is there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member mistertpitydafoo Posted May 22, 2008 Member Share Posted May 22, 2008 I compared the Heroes Two and The Master box's information on the back and Heroes Two at the bottom box where it lists the dvds specs it says 2.35:1 Anamorphic Widescreen and The Master says 2.35:1 Letterbox Format. So as to wondering if it was a mistake or if the dvd was delayed because of fixing the problem, it appears it is official and not an error. I wish all of IVL's releases had Slates like these ones do, I always hate when they show them reading something and you know it's important to read what it says but the subs don't tell you, so far Media Blaster's releases have fixed that problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Killer Meteor Posted May 22, 2008 Member Share Posted May 22, 2008 They can't make it anamorphic if it doesn't exist. . The Germans managed pretty well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member chen lung Posted May 22, 2008 Member Share Posted May 22, 2008 I wish all of IVL's releases had Slates like these ones do IVL do state what their DVD consists of, be it anamorphic or whatever . so far Media Blaster's releases have fixed that problem. Fixed what exactly? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member chen lung Posted May 22, 2008 Member Share Posted May 22, 2008 The Germans managed pretty well Unless Spannick can come and tell us what goes on, I think Celestial only did a number anamorphic, whilst titles like this, '36th Chamber' and 'Heroes Two' were probably done non-anamorphic. Who knows ? Of course, this one hasn't been released elsewhere with (real?) anamorphic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Killer Meteor Posted May 22, 2008 Member Share Posted May 22, 2008 Unless Spannick can come and tell us what goes on, I think Celestial only did a number anamorphic, whilst titles like this, '36th Chamber' and 'Heroes Two' were probably done non-anamorphic. Who knows ? QUOTE] 36th Chamber was first batch Germans did. Non-anmorphic After that, every titles was blown up to anamorphic, including ttiles like Invincible Shaolin and Heroic Ones, which were non-anamorphic on their Siren DVDs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member David Rees Posted May 22, 2008 Member Share Posted May 22, 2008 I had such high hopes after the Heroes Two release. Heroes Two didnt have an anamorphic release in HK,UK or Australia but they managed an anamorphic transfer for that release so why not for this one. As has been stated you cant buy a 4:3 tv anymore (not in the UK anyhow) so why put out dvds which have to be blown up to fill the screen and in some cases, such as the UK release of Heroes Two it even cut off some of the subtitles! Why cant they demand anamorphic before signing any agreements as its one of the most important aspects of any dvd release. Whats there next release supposed to be? CHEAP OFFICIAL ALL REGION SHAW DVD'S ONLY $1.98! CLICK HERE! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member oldeschool17 Posted May 22, 2008 Author Member Share Posted May 22, 2008 I had such high hopes after the Heroes Two release. Heroes Two didnt have an anamorphic release in HK,UK or Australia but they managed an anamorphic transfer for that release so why not for this one. As has been stated you cant buy a 4:3 tv anymore (not in the UK anyhow) so why put out dvds which have to be blown up to fill the screen and in some cases, such as the UK release of Heroes Two it even cut off some of the subtitles! Why cant they demand anamorphic before signing any agreements as its one of the most important aspects of any dvd release. Whats there next release supposed to be? CHEAP OFFICIAL ALL REGION SHAW DVD'S ONLY $1.98! CLICK HERE! Challenge of the Masters is next. Again, as mentioned in Chen's reply the anamorphic/non-anamorphic situation isnt necessarily the distro's fault. Thats an issue with Celestial in what they issue to them. So if anything, be upset with Celestial. The distro has control on the video conversion, flagging, and type of subs used. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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