Caution! New Sho Kosugi DVDs FF

Apocrypha · 07-23-03, 07:17 PM

I preordered
Revenge of the Ninja and Rage of Honor from CH
got em today
the credits are WS to accomadate the type but then woosh full frame 1.33:1

Pac-Rat · 07-23-03, 07:34 PM

I was sure there was a thread about this, but I can't find it. I only mention it because I had them both preordered also, and someone said they'd be P/S so I cancelled and just got them through Netflix. (Butchered or not, it's been years since Ive seen them so I had to at least rent.)
Very disappointing... and you have my symphathy.

Bandoman · 07-23-03, 08:21 PM

Damn!

I remember those Sho Kosugi movies fondly. They were so bad they were perfect for us drunk college kids.

danol · 07-23-03, 08:36 PM

I liked Sho in a movie called Ninja 3: The Domination with beautiful Lucinda Dickey. Lucinda as aerobics teacher who is posessed by a ninja that could only be killed by another ninja, there were about 37 people killed by martial arts in first few minutes of the film. I have Vhs copy of the film I just unwrapped. Lucinda is best known for her dancing in Breakin and Breakin 2: Bugaloo.

Sho put a good show no pun intended of his martial art techniques.

P.S. I also like American Ninja with Michael Dudikoff

buckee1 · 07-24-03, 07:18 AM

The first four Ninja movies that I saw that Sho did- Enter the Ninja, Revenge of the Ninja, Ninja III: The Domination and Revenge of th Ninja were all excellent. I saw months ago on this forum that they were only being released in FF. As much as I want them on DVD, I'm not going to get them like this. Maybe I'll rent them too just to get it out of my system.

salamander2 · 07-24-03, 09:42 PM

I remember someone posting, telling us despite NINJA being full screen, MGM used the original negatives, thus giving us the uncut X rated edition. And also told us we shouldnt complain about it being full screen, for this one was shot open matte, without hardly any matte composition, so we shouldnt complain, as we are not losing any images?

07-23-03, 07:17 PM	#1
Apocrypha DVD Talk Special Edition Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: The White Lodge Posts: 1,743	Caution! New Sho Kosugi DVDs FF I preordered Revenge of the Ninja and Rage of Honor from CH got em today the credits are WS to accomadate the type but then woosh full frame 1.33:1

07-23-03, 07:34 PM	#2
Pac-Rat My Generosity Is Legendary Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Home of the Golden Snowball Posts: 1,271	I was sure there was a thread about this, but I can't find it. I only mention it because I had them both preordered also, and someone said they'd be P/S so I cancelled and just got them through Netflix. (Butchered or not, it's been years since Ive seen them so I had to at least rent.) Very disappointing... and you have my symphathy. __________________ GEAUX TIGERS!

07-23-03, 08:21 PM	#3
Bandoman DVD Talk Hero Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: a small cottage on a cul de sac in the lower pits of hell. Posts: 27,797	Damn! I remember those Sho Kosugi movies fondly. They were so bad they were perfect for us drunk college kids. __________________ "...Bando...you are perfect and awesome." - 4KRG

07-24-03, 07:18 AM	#5
buckee1 DVD Talk Ultimate Edition Join Date: Oct 1999 Location: Minding the precious things in the Local Shop Posts: 4,107	The first four Ninja movies that I saw that Sho did- Enter the Ninja, Revenge of the Ninja, Ninja III: The Domination and Revenge of th Ninja were all excellent. I saw months ago on this forum that they were only being released in FF. As much as I want them on DVD, I'm not going to get them like this. Maybe I'll rent them too just to get it out of my system. __________________ Ciao'

07-23-03, 08:36 PM	#4
danol Never allowed to post again Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: PA/NJ Border Posts: 1,392	I liked Sho in a movie called Ninja 3: The Domination with beautiful Lucinda Dickey. Lucinda as aerobics teacher who is posessed by a ninja that could only be killed by another ninja, there were about 37 people killed by martial arts in first few minutes of the film. I have Vhs copy of the film I just unwrapped. Lucinda is best known for her dancing in Breakin and Breakin 2: Bugaloo. Sho put a good show no pun intended of his martial art techniques. P.S. I also like American Ninja with Michael Dudikoff

07-24-03, 09:42 PM	#6
salamander2 DVD Talk Special Edition Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: next to a schizo! Posts: 1,482	I remember someone posting, telling us despite NINJA being full screen, MGM used the original negatives, thus giving us the uncut X rated edition. And also told us we shouldnt complain about it being full screen, for this one was shot open matte, without hardly any matte composition, so we shouldnt complain, as we are not losing any images?