Guest gfanikf Posted August 4, 2007 Share Posted August 4, 2007 Had a lot funny watching this film today and it got my thinking about some questions. 1. Is there are known copies floating around of the film in collectors circles of a wide print of this film? 2. What actors do you think should have been in the film and why do you think they were not in the film (ie Johnny Wang-Still under contract?), you can only pick logical choices of people who worked with CC (ie no Kurata ). 3. How was Andy Lau connected to CC? 4. Who funded this film and do you think if this was made as a Shaw film would it have been "better" in any way? 5. Who owns the rights (the DVD I have is sourced from an Ocean Shore tape)? 6. Is there any hope for a legit release of this film anywhere??? 7. Is Beardy the biggest pimp in all of China? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest morgoth Posted August 4, 2007 Share Posted August 4, 2007 I heard Andy Lau wasn't doing so well in the movie biz and had been blacklisted by a lot of people and Cheng Cheh gave him break. And Beardy is top pimp in China and top 3 worldwide. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ironfistedmonk2003 Posted August 4, 2007 Share Posted August 4, 2007 Kurata did work with Chang Cheh on a couple of movies He would have been cool in Shanghai 13, the film has so many stars in it throwing in a few more wouldn't make much difference Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest houndslow Posted August 4, 2007 Share Posted August 4, 2007 garrys trading company chinese import i have original Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Linn1 Posted August 4, 2007 Member Share Posted August 4, 2007 it's a fave of mine as well. 1. Is there are known copies floating around of the film in collectors circles of a wide print of this film? No. The HK disc is actually cropped to make it look a little wide. The best version of this is the old Ocean Shores tape. I would LOVE for a company to get this one. 2. What actors do you think should have been in the film and why do you think they were not in the film (ie Johnny Wang-Still under contract?), you can only pick logical choices of people who worked with CC (ie no Kurata ). There's a ton of them, but I don't know if they'd FIT! The movie would be two and a half hours long!! 3. How was Andy Lau connected to CC? He was under contract with TVB, but rumor has it they were not happy with him at the time. Chang helped him out like he did nearly everyone and gave him a part in the film. After this, Lau was considered a bit more of an actor for films. 4. Who funded this film and do you think if this was made as a Shaw film would it have been "better" in any way? This was actually made so that Chang could retire. The problem is for every one of these retirement films, there's a couple, Chang used the money to make more movies. 5. Who owns the rights (the DVD I have is sourced from an Ocean Shore tape)? Not sure about this one. 6. Is there any hope for a legit release of this film anywhere??? I wish. 7. Is Beardy the biggest pimp in all of China? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest vengeanceofhumanlanterns Posted August 5, 2007 Share Posted August 5, 2007 Great film. . Who owns the rights (the DVD I have is sourced from an Ocean Shore tape)? Actually, the DVD (if it's not a DVD-R your referring to) is a different and inferior version to the Ocean Shores VHS version. I have both and I've been meaning to burn the Ocean Shores version to DVD-R. 6. Is there any hope for a legit release of this film anywhere??? I wish. That would be awesome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Topgun Posted September 2, 2008 Member Share Posted September 2, 2008 Pardon me, guys. Has there been a discussion about this title at all to see if IVL has already released it or going to? Is IVL done with the SB movies or not? Am I still in the same thoughts? Please share... Topgun 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Morgoth Bauglir Posted September 2, 2008 Member Share Posted September 2, 2008 Seeing all the actors involved I was sure this was a SB movie when I first saw it, but it's not. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member vengeanceofhumanlanterns Posted September 2, 2008 Member Share Posted September 2, 2008 This is not a Shaws film. Hopefully Crash, Image, Animego, or some other company will release this one along with One Armed Boxer, One Armed Swordsmen, etc. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member SamuraiDana Posted September 2, 2008 Member Share Posted September 2, 2008 This is not a Shaws film. Hopefully Crash, Image, Animego, or some other company will release this one along with One Armed Boxer, One Armed Swordsmen, etc. Didn't Ocean Shores have SHANGHAI 13 once upon a time? I'm pretty sure my VHS copy was Ocean Shores. Why hasn't Tai Seng released it? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Morgoth Bauglir Posted September 2, 2008 Member Share Posted September 2, 2008 I remember I started a thread asking about this movie awhile back, and someone said there was a problem with the rights to it. Chang Cheh got money from a company to make the movie when he had already taken money from another company. Someone probably knows more. I'm only going off of what I read like a year ago. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member venoms5 Posted September 2, 2008 Member Share Posted September 2, 2008 The movie never played theatrically in Hong Kong. It did play in Taiwan, however. As far as releases, there's the OS tape, numerous dupes of the OS tape which are very easy to find and a Chinese language VCD release which I presume is OS as well. Most, if not all of CC's Chang Ho movies are available in a digital format, but I'm not sure if all of them (or any for that matter) are available on DVD. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Morgoth Bauglir Posted September 2, 2008 Member Share Posted September 2, 2008 I think there's only bootleg DVDs. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member venoms5 Posted September 2, 2008 Member Share Posted September 2, 2008 I think there's only bootleg DVDs. I stated that above. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Morgoth Bauglir Posted September 2, 2008 Member Share Posted September 2, 2008 Sorry, I thought you were not sure- but I'm not sure if all of them (or any for that matter) are available on DVD. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Shaolivevil Posted September 9, 2008 Member Share Posted September 9, 2008 I would love to finally see SHANGHAI 13 released remastered and restored in anamorhic widescreen. It's such a rare film and being one of Chang Cheh's few post-Shaw Brothers films, it's historic. We were finally able to get Cheh's last film, NINJA IN ANCIENT CHINA released on DVD earlier this year. Hopefully SHANGHAI 13 is in the works somewhere. I'm still enjoying my Ocean Shores copy I bought over 17 years ago and it remains in my Top Ten Favorites list... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Topgun Posted September 10, 2008 Member Share Posted September 10, 2008 Forgive me for being curious. Could someone shade a light to why Chang Cheh leave Shaw? Topgun 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member gravedigger666 Posted September 10, 2008 Member Share Posted September 10, 2008 It was also released in UK vhs,dubbed but so many years since saw I do not remember was it widescreen or not(likely not) but quality was fine.Obviously it`s not Shaw film,can tell it immediately.Sets and costumes look damn cheap which is not case with Shaw productions.But it`s almost nonstop quality fighting:) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Drunken Monk Posted November 4, 2008 Member Share Posted November 4, 2008 I've never really paid much attention to this movie but I have decided to pick it up in the next batch of DVD's I buy, next week. Is this movie worth the buy and, secondly, what's the best version to get hold of? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member spannick Posted November 4, 2008 Member Share Posted November 4, 2008 a) there is no Ocean Shores (legit) DVD. or is it? i doubt it. Ocean Shores Version on VHS was WAY better: not as badly cropped. even a bit pan-scanned. remastered, small subtitles. the Garry's DVD is horribly zoomed in, has the Original WIDE 2.35 Subs cropped all the Time, making them virtually incomprehensible all the time. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member venomsfreak Posted November 4, 2008 Member Share Posted November 4, 2008 I have the Ocean Shores VHS but mine is dubbed. I love this movie, it's one of my favorites. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Yu_Xihong Posted November 4, 2008 Member Share Posted November 4, 2008 I loved this one also. It was cool as hell. I WISH SOMEBODY WOULD REMASTER IT. Some of the quotes are off the handle! "You killed my friend back there. You must be the butcher. That's right." "You're the one they call black eagle, I'm gonna kill you!" "That black sniper on the rooftop tried to shoot you." "Let's see how this fellow enjoys mixing it." "I'm sorry sir, we're closed." "Firstly, I know my way around. Secondly, my boss is the toughest guy around." "Is she one of the rascals? That girl is Tao Ye's sister. And that girl is also his friend." Not to mention my man Mr. Gao... he plays a good terrified guy with glasses. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member venoms5 Posted November 4, 2008 Member Share Posted November 4, 2008 The only DVD I am aware of is here. It's a port of the OS tape. I think there was also a VCD at point or other some time back... http://www.fareastflix.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Product_Code=S13DVD&Category_Code= 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Shaolivevil Posted October 2, 2009 Member Share Posted October 2, 2009 Well, not all of it actually...the soundtrack used in one of my all-time favorite Chang Cheh films, SHANGHAI 13, is sourced from 3 or more different places. First off, the guitar groove from the film's opening credits is "Jam Sandwich" by the legendary Jimmy Page from the DEATH WISH 2 soundtrack and the tune used when the Black Sniper(Danny Lee) is setting up to shoot Mr. Gau(Chiang Ming), is "Chase" also by Jimmy Page courtesy of the DEATH WISH 2 soundtrack. Next, in the slow-motion scene where The Young Master(Lee Chung Yat) kills the Leopard(Chi Kuan Chun), that tune is "009 Gets The Knife And Gorbinda Attacks" by John Barry from the OCTOPUSSY soundtrack. The following music still isn't found: 1- A musical piece used in the beginning of the film as Black Hat(Jimmy Wang Yu) and Mr. Gau steal the secret document. 2- A sad strings piece used when The Student(Andy Lau) lays mortally wounded in the arms of his girlfriend. 3- The suspenseful piano used when The Butcher(Cheng Tien Chi) kills The Young Leopard(Sonny Yue). 4- An upbeat string piece used at the very end when The Dock Boss(Ti Lung) and Mr. Gau walk off to board the boat to Hong Kong. Any ideas? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member lillippa328 Posted October 2, 2009 Member Share Posted October 2, 2009 how is this movie btw? This is the one with the dream cast right? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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