Member gravedigger666 Posted June 15, 2009 Member Share Posted June 15, 2009 Universe disc or Dragon Dynasty release which is 3 times more expensive?English dub I do not care but is picture quality in DD superior? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Markgway Posted June 15, 2009 Share Posted June 15, 2009 DD is heavily cut, anamorphic picture is better than the Universe. I wouldn't touch the cut version, but it depends on what your priority is? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Xin Long Posted June 15, 2009 Member Share Posted June 15, 2009 Universe Version _b Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member OldPangYau Posted June 16, 2009 Member Share Posted June 16, 2009 I've been trying to collect the Dragon Dynasty DVDs (damn those spine numbers!) but the Jet Li releases such as this have been making it VERY difficult... glad there are a ton of used DVD stores around here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member gravedigger666 Posted June 16, 2009 Author Member Share Posted June 16, 2009 DD is heavily cut wow:o!Why they do like that?Universe release it will be then:angel: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member David Rees Posted June 16, 2009 Member Share Posted June 16, 2009 The universe disc besides not being anamorphic has crap picture quality and an awful 5.1 sound remix, which is why i got rid of mine.:S Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Markgway Posted June 16, 2009 Share Posted June 16, 2009 But it is uncut (bar a couple of secs). DD is 10 mins shorter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member BLfan Posted June 17, 2009 Member Share Posted June 17, 2009 I cannot recommend the Universe version of Fong Sai Yuk as David Rees stated. It is the worst DVD I ever got and lucky I got a refund. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member John Posted March 5, 2010 Member Share Posted March 5, 2010 Does anybody know about the Japanese DVD? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member nectarsis Posted March 5, 2010 Member Share Posted March 5, 2010 Is the cut 10 minutes anything to rave about? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest WuxiaFan Posted March 5, 2010 Share Posted March 5, 2010 I have the uncut Universe Laser DVD and its NOT a crap picture. The transfer is nearly flawless and the subs are fairly well written and easy to read. Although its non-anamorphic, its still LBX. IMO, these are the DVDs to have for the uncut versions. 10 mins is a lot to cut. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member David Rees Posted March 5, 2010 Member Share Posted March 5, 2010 10 minutes is a lot to cut....pointless as well... I think compared to todays dvds the picture on the Universe is bad, ok perhaps crap is over the top! What bugs me more is the sound, 5.1 remix with awful added sound fx, so bad that i couldnt sit through it. Now if only someone could release the versions Channel 4 showed in the UK a few years ago..... MY ASIAN CINEMA BLOG... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Winfred Posted March 5, 2010 Member Share Posted March 5, 2010 Was this movie released on DVD in France? My friend has a copy with French words on the cover. The quality is excellent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member HAZ Posted March 5, 2010 Member Share Posted March 5, 2010 The Universe DVD must be widely available for practically nothing. I've seen it online for pretty cheap & in my local chinatown I could grab it for less than 5 bucks & it's not a bootleg. For 3 to 5 dollars, it's a great value & certainly worth picking up. When DVD's are that cheap, it's hard to go wrong, unless it's a bootleg or it won't play. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member wigsplitta Posted March 5, 2010 Member Share Posted March 5, 2010 There is someone who recently used the Universe print to create an updated version with really nice English subtitles. Think it's only in DD 2.0 though. Probably the best version out there as it's uncut and with intelligible and fully readable english subs and the screen caps that I've seen make the pic quality look ok Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Macho King Posted March 5, 2010 Member Share Posted March 5, 2010 DD's version actually loses about 5 minutes, including a musical gag and bits of violence. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member chen lung Posted March 6, 2010 Member Share Posted March 6, 2010 I've got the Universe DVD - believe it'll be PAL>NTSC and it contains an overall inferior look (worst available). However, there are FAR worse DVDs out there:wink:. It is actually missing a few seconds. I wouldn't say the 5.1 was horrid (no new effects), but it is unusually fresh-sounding (I thought this at first). Despite being non-anamorphic, the Dimension DVD probably has the best colours. I've got the Japanese disc and although interlaced and doesn't contain English subtitles (and the Cantonese isn't in a great state), it's uncut and anamorphic - the image isn't too bad (it might be as good as Dimension's colours). There's the recent French DVD as well. Not English-subtitled and may not be the best looking, but the Cantonese soundtrack could be in a better state. DD's video seems to look quite poor, but the extras are obviously good. I used to have Channel 4's version from 1999:smile:. I believe it was missing the zoom to the burning man (after the credits). Other than some very occasional instances of questionable translation, I believe it was the most elegant way of watching it:smile:. See Wikipedia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member blue_skies Posted March 7, 2010 Member Share Posted March 7, 2010 I used to have Channel 4's version from 1999:smile:. I believe it was missing the zoom to the burning man (after the credits). Other than some very occasional instances of questionable translation, I believe it was the most elegant way of watching it:smile:. See Wikipedia. wish I'd known sooner I got rid of my Ch 4 vhs copy when I purchased my UK Dimention DVD...not thinking it'd be any different.. At the time I never dreamt it would be english dubbed too which fong sai yuk has the song at the begining(sung by the mother) but the dub sounds more like a spoken poem, that's just wrong!. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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