Member Ronin Posted January 31, 2010 Member Share Posted January 31, 2010 Brothers Five The Heroic Ones Brave Archer and His Mate I hope these turn out better than their DVD editions... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member gfanikf Posted January 31, 2010 Member Share Posted January 31, 2010 That's both potentially amazing and horrifiying at the same time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member spannick Posted January 31, 2010 Member Share Posted January 31, 2010 as HEROIC ONES is 5.1 only and the horrid framecut Mess (French DVD is uncut), i won't buy. thanks, Celestial. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member OldPangYau Posted February 1, 2010 Member Share Posted February 1, 2010 That's both potentially amazing and horrifiying at the same time. That pretty much sums up my reaction. I don't know how I missed this thread to begin with, but I can't say I'm overjoyed. While Media Blasters and Dragon Dynasty have proven themselves with their DVD releases of the Shaw Brothers films enough to keep us optimistic with their upcoming blu-rays, Well Go has been more miss than hit. So far, they've basically been region 1 IVLs with only an English dub being the only difference. Hell, I finally watched a Well Go Shaw Brothers DVD for the first time last weekend, which was Heroes Shed No Tears. Damn, the remix was annoying. Not only did we get the usual new sounds over old ones, but there were times where the original mono music and the newer stereo master music weren't in sync! So yeah, I can't say I'm too enthused yet. But then again, it could be worse... Image could be announcing Shaw blu-rays Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member gfanikf Posted February 1, 2010 Member Share Posted February 1, 2010 So yeah, I can't say I'm too enthused yet. But then again, it could be worse... Image could be announcing Shaw blu-rays At least those would be in Mono! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member David Rees Posted February 1, 2010 Member Share Posted February 1, 2010 As i have just got Blu ray i was excited until i saw they were probably going to be 5.1 remix only. Heroic Ones is screwed everywhere, the UK dvd has original mono but not anamorphic all others seem to have 5.1 remix only which really screws up the sound. ASIAN CULT CINEMA BLOG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Killer Meteor Posted February 1, 2010 Member Share Posted February 1, 2010 As i have just got Blu ray i was excited until i saw they were probably going to be 5.1 remix only. Heroic Ones is screwed everywhere, the UK dvd has original mono but not anamorphic all others seem to have 5.1 remix only which really screws up the sound. ASIAN CULT CINEMA BLOG The German DVD is anamorphic, mandarin mono and has English subs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member chen lung Posted February 1, 2010 Member Share Posted February 1, 2010 These will probably be genuine HD, but it's a shame they didn't get such masters in the first place for the DVDs! If they've been listening, maybe there will be mono, but I don't bet on it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member HAZ Posted February 1, 2010 Member Share Posted February 1, 2010 I'm going to try to speak to someone at Well Go today. Will report back if sucessful! h Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Shaolin Patriot Posted February 1, 2010 Member Share Posted February 1, 2010 I'm going to try to speak to someone at Well Go today. Will report back if sucessful! h I'm hoping that they can reveal what their complete lineup is for 2010. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Morgoth Bauglir Posted February 1, 2010 Member Share Posted February 1, 2010 At least those would be in Mono! What?! That's messed up. For the first time ever I'm thinking of getting a blu ray player:tinysmile_angry2_t: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member gfanikf Posted February 2, 2010 Member Share Posted February 2, 2010 What?! That's messed up. For the first time ever I'm thinking of getting a blu ray player:tinysmile_angry2_t: No, I meant the benefit of an Image Blu-ray vs a Well-Go Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Morgoth Bauglir Posted February 2, 2010 Member Share Posted February 2, 2010 Phew, I'm glad I misread. Blu Ray is an expense I don't want to have. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member OldPangYau Posted February 2, 2010 Member Share Posted February 2, 2010 Phew, I'm glad I misread. Blu Ray is an expense I don't want to have. But what if, just what if... the Well Go blu-rays are in mono? Eh, then again, probably won't happen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member kungfusamurai Posted February 2, 2010 Member Share Posted February 2, 2010 I hope they're using a high definition source, and not upconverting a standard definition master into 1080p. KFS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member OldPangYau Posted February 2, 2010 Member Share Posted February 2, 2010 I hope they're using a high definition source, and not upconverting a standard definition master into 1080p. KFS Dear lord, just imagine... a PAL-to-NTSC interlaced standard definition transfer upscaled to 1080p... God help us Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member gfanikf Posted March 26, 2010 Member Share Posted March 26, 2010 Dear lord, just imagine... a PAL-to-NTSC interlaced standard definition transfer upscaled to 1080p... God help us Your God apparently doesn't work at Dragon Dynasty. I was talking to the people at WellGo today, I'll be getting these for review so hopefully we'll get some classic kung fu in HD (with bad 5.1 mixes, but who knows). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member chen lung Posted March 26, 2010 Member Share Posted March 26, 2010 Your God apparently doesn't work at Dragon Dynasty. I was talking to the people at WellGo today, I'll be getting these for review so hopefully we'll get some classic kung fu in HD (with bad 5.1 mixes, but who knows). I emailed them recently when I re-noticed the Blu-Rays. Although the DVDs were clearly poorly, it could be possible we'll get better on Blu-Ray. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Fang Shih-yu Posted March 26, 2010 Member Share Posted March 26, 2010 The end result could be along the lines of the BCI "Opium and the Kung Fu Master" Blu-ray.... While I did not get one, I recall feedback about it on Amazon where some said the BD did not improve upon the DVD, image wise. The Media Blasters "The Deadly Duo" BD (IF it materializes at all) may be THE first good BD of a Shaw because they have ALWAYS been working from HD masters! I await the BD version of "The Delightful Forest", myself.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Fang Shih-yu Posted March 26, 2010 Member Share Posted March 26, 2010 For latecomers... last I knew, "The Brave Archer and His Mate" is NOT a Well Go USA BD title. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Ronin Posted March 26, 2010 Author Member Share Posted March 26, 2010 The end result could be along the lines of the BCI "Opium and the Kung Fu Master" Blu-ray.... While I did not get one, I recall feedback about it on Amazon where some said the BD did not improve upon the DVD, image wise. The Media Blasters "The Deadly Duo" BD (IF it materializes at all) may be THE first good BD of a Shaw because they have ALWAYS been working from HD masters! I await the BD version of "The Delightful Forest", myself.... Ummm... the BCI blu-ray of Opium and the Kung Fu Master is definitely an improvement over the DVD. Here are two positive reviews: DVD Talk DVD Beaver BCI did an excellent job - better than what Dragon Dynasty did with 36th Chamber of Shaolin. If Well Go USA could do as well as BCI with their blu-ray releases, I would be very happy. I doubt that is going to happen, though. I have high hopes for Media Blasters, but we will see (if they ever manage to get the disc out). Oh, and BCI, Dragon Dynasty and Media Blasters have all worked from HD masters AFAIK. It's just that some of them don't know what to do with them <cough>Dragon Dynasty blu-rays<cough>. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Ronin Posted March 26, 2010 Author Member Share Posted March 26, 2010 For latecomers... last I knew, "The Brave Archer and His Mate" is NOT a Well Go USA BD title. HK Flix seems to think so: HK Flix Listing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Fang Shih-yu Posted March 27, 2010 Member Share Posted March 27, 2010 Thank you for that update! I happily stand corrected!... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Fang Shih-yu Posted March 27, 2010 Member Share Posted March 27, 2010 Oh, and it's good to hear more positive words about BD "Opium..."! That will make hunting down a copy worthwhile, especially if buzz about Funimation's DVD of "Opium..." is less than favorable. Thanks for giving enough new info to help this "junior member" along!... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member OldPangYau Posted March 27, 2010 Member Share Posted March 27, 2010 Oh, and it's good to hear more positive words about BD "Opium..."! That will make hunting down a copy worthwhile, especially if buzz about Funimation's DVD of "Opium..." is less than favorable. Thanks for giving enough new info to help this "junior member" along!... You can still find a copy for under fifteen bucks at DeepDiscount.com, free shipping: Opium and the Kung Fu Master blu-ray Certainly beats the high prices on Amazon or eBay Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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