Member The Dragon Posted July 20, 2008 Member Share Posted July 20, 2008 ... and ordered The One Armed Boxer SE Remastered. The Japanese produced disc, and it's $50!!!!! I only hope it's worth it, and wll report here when I receive it. I waited so long thinking Joy Sales or Celestial would do something but to no avail.... Dragon Dynasty gave a snippet of a clip on The One Armed Swordsman disc, and it looked great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member David Rees Posted July 20, 2008 Member Share Posted July 20, 2008 Im sure it will be excellent quality. The problem is its still cut. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Markgway Posted July 20, 2008 Share Posted July 20, 2008 The Dragon has just shot himself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Killer Meteor Posted July 20, 2008 Member Share Posted July 20, 2008 Japanese disc is not a good idea The German DVD has original Mandarin mono and mostly original English mono - new sound effects added when folks get tossed into the hot vats on the English track Japanese DVD has no original mono, and poor English audio. Being a fortune star, the 5.1 is probably hideous. That said, there is some bad visual noice reducation on the master the German DVD uses, most obviously in the smokey pits at the end, which looks like someone's smeared vasoline over the camera. As for cuts, no version shown in cinemas was ever uncut, to the best of my knowledge. But there be something in the vaults Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Chinatown Kid Posted July 20, 2008 Member Share Posted July 20, 2008 Now DD will probably come out with an uncut, perfect version in a few months since you finally bought the Japanese disc Dragon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member David Rees Posted July 20, 2008 Member Share Posted July 20, 2008 One Armed Boxer is a bit like Big Boss, it was originally shown in Cinemas uncut on initial release but because of censorship becoming more strict cuts were imposed on subsequent re-releases. The cuts are obvious when i last watched the film. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Killer Meteor Posted July 20, 2008 Member Share Posted July 20, 2008 One Armed Boxer is a bit like Big Boss, it was originally shown in Cinemas uncut on initial release but because of censorship becoming more strict cuts were imposed on subsequent re-releases. The cuts are obvious when i last watched the film. I thought the cuts were made before release. The English release was cut the same but re-scored to smooth over the edits - and remove the, cough, borrowed Shaft music! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member The Dragon Posted July 30, 2008 Author Member Share Posted July 30, 2008 Now DD will probably come out with an uncut, perfect version in a few months since you finally bought the Japanese disc Dragon. The story of my wallet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member The Dragon Posted August 3, 2008 Author Member Share Posted August 3, 2008 Well, well, well, I finally got my movies today! I must say I took quick peaks and comparisons as I've had the boots of these and I'm very pleased with the new versions. I found myself viewing OAB all the way through, and according to the comments earlier by Killer Meteor, there is a slight blur at the end of the film, not enough to ruin the disc, and the only letdown is there are no English subs. I have that German DVD, and I like this new one better. The remastering is very good, looks like what I saw in the little clip on DD's OAS. Lady Whirlwind is very good looking as some may have seen on those screen caps posted somewhere on this site. This is a film I've always wanted in widescreen and I will enjoy over and again. Beach of War Gods is the same. I really enjoy the fact that the original trailers are included with lobby card photos. All in all, I got my movies, but OAB was still too much. I will get more, I hear The Tattoed Dragon is the same price and The Tournament is VCD only, but I now want The Chase as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member The Dragon Posted January 24, 2009 Author Member Share Posted January 24, 2009 No sign of another release so I guess this time I'm in the clear... (?) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator KUNG FU BOB Posted January 24, 2009 Administrator Share Posted January 24, 2009 Wait for it.... wait... XD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member The Dragon Posted January 24, 2009 Author Member Share Posted January 24, 2009 Lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member The Dragon Posted January 24, 2009 Author Member Share Posted January 24, 2009 This was a revival of an older thread, DS. I was simply updating comments. Check the dates. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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