Is this Red Cliff I and II DVD release legit?
06-07-10, 05:31 AM
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Is this Red Cliff I and II DVD release legit?
http://www.hkflix.com/xq/asp/filmID....qx/details.htm
$5 seems to be way too good to be true for a quality DVD of both, anyone know anything about it?
I've yet to snag the US release and while I plan to get the Blu-Ray later on, if this is legit and the quality is good, I can't pass it up.
$5 seems to be way too good to be true for a quality DVD of both, anyone know anything about it?
I've yet to snag the US release and while I plan to get the Blu-Ray later on, if this is legit and the quality is good, I can't pass it up.
06-07-10, 11:09 AM
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Re: Is this Red Cliff I and II DVD release legit?
Good sign: HKFlix usually doesn't have bootlegs.
Bad signs: Cheap price, unknown/unlisted distributor, no special features listed at all, region 0 (but actually, there are many Asian Region 0 discs that are OK).
But how are you seeing $5? The link I followed shows $20. Some short-lived deal?
HKFlix has a daily deal, but I check every day, and yesterday was Takeshi Kitano's Zatoichi and today is K-20.
You could try asking MichaelHKScott, who works there (site owner?) and recently joined DVDTalk (see the HKFlix Never Again! thread in the Store Forum), for more info about the release.
Bad signs: Cheap price, unknown/unlisted distributor, no special features listed at all, region 0 (but actually, there are many Asian Region 0 discs that are OK).
But how are you seeing $5? The link I followed shows $20. Some short-lived deal?
HKFlix has a daily deal, but I check every day, and yesterday was Takeshi Kitano's Zatoichi and today is K-20.
You could try asking MichaelHKScott, who works there (site owner?) and recently joined DVDTalk (see the HKFlix Never Again! thread in the Store Forum), for more info about the release.
Last edited by Cheato; 06-07-10 at 11:12 AM.
06-07-10, 03:28 PM
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Re: Is this Red Cliff I and II DVD release legit?
Good sign: HKFlix usually doesn't have bootlegs.
Bad signs: Cheap price, unknown/unlisted distributor, no special features listed at all, region 0 (but actually, there are many Asian Region 0 discs that are OK).
But how are you seeing $5? The link I followed shows $20. Some short-lived deal?
HKFlix has a daily deal, but I check every day, and yesterday was Takeshi Kitano's Zatoichi and today is K-20.
You could try asking MichaelHKScott, who works there (site owner?) and recently joined DVDTalk (see the HKFlix Never Again! thread in the Store Forum), for more info about the release.
Bad signs: Cheap price, unknown/unlisted distributor, no special features listed at all, region 0 (but actually, there are many Asian Region 0 discs that are OK).
But how are you seeing $5? The link I followed shows $20. Some short-lived deal?
HKFlix has a daily deal, but I check every day, and yesterday was Takeshi Kitano's Zatoichi and today is K-20.
You could try asking MichaelHKScott, who works there (site owner?) and recently joined DVDTalk (see the HKFlix Never Again! thread in the Store Forum), for more info about the release.
06-10-10, 12:18 PM
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Re: Is this Red Cliff I and II DVD release legit?
Good sign: HKFlix usually doesn't have bootlegs.
Bad signs: Cheap price, unknown/unlisted distributor, no special features listed at all, region 0 (but actually, there are many Asian Region 0 discs that are OK).
But how are you seeing $5? The link I followed shows $20. Some short-lived deal?
HKFlix has a daily deal, but I check every day, and yesterday was Takeshi Kitano's Zatoichi and today is K-20.
You could try asking MichaelHKScott, who works there (site owner?) and recently joined DVDTalk (see the HKFlix Never Again! thread in the Store Forum), for more info about the release.
Bad signs: Cheap price, unknown/unlisted distributor, no special features listed at all, region 0 (but actually, there are many Asian Region 0 discs that are OK).
But how are you seeing $5? The link I followed shows $20. Some short-lived deal?
HKFlix has a daily deal, but I check every day, and yesterday was Takeshi Kitano's Zatoichi and today is K-20.
You could try asking MichaelHKScott, who works there (site owner?) and recently joined DVDTalk (see the HKFlix Never Again! thread in the Store Forum), for more info about the release.
06-10-10, 05:52 PM
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Re: Is this Red Cliff I and II DVD release legit?
And if they do it, what about YesAsia and DDDHouse and others that are recommended by people here?
06-12-10, 12:16 PM
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Re: Is this Red Cliff I and II DVD release legit?
OK, reading a bit on various sites, it appears as though there's a case for PanMedia (and maybe Red Sun DVD, Bonzai Media, and HK Video, which all might be the same company) titles being bootlegs.
That's unfortunate. I had 2 of those bootlegs on my list of things to buy (if the prices dropped), as the PanMedia versions were the only source I could find for them that was still in print. I'm disappointed that HKFlix sells them.
That's unfortunate. I had 2 of those bootlegs on my list of things to buy (if the prices dropped), as the PanMedia versions were the only source I could find for them that was still in print. I'm disappointed that HKFlix sells them.
