UAIOE

Even a "we tried to get the elements for a proper release, but we were unable to" would have been better than the press release we got.

LickTheABCs

Uh.. since when was Andy Lau in Internal Affairs?

These guys are such a joke.

beetyke

Well, although I have still yet to watch the Infernal Affairs trilogy myself, IMBD does credit Andy Lau as playing Inspector Lau Kin Ming in both Part I & III. Actually, so does the review for the trilogy on this very website.

Jay G.

I think LickTheABCs was referencing the fact that DD spelled it Internal Affairs on that cover, instead of the proper spelling of Infernal Affairs. Internal Affairs is a 1990 movie starring Richard Gere and Andy Garcia, not Andy Lau.

beetyke

Well in that case, LickTheABCs was right. I just checked IMDB and he wasn't in Internal Affairs.

I didn't even catch that. Wow. That is pretty bad. My apologies.

Jay G.

That's okay, DD's quality control didn't either.

beetyke

I wonder if DD quality control is hiring? Sounds like I am the man they are looking for.

DJariya

I saw The Enforcer at Best Buy today for $14.99. I am probably going to hold off on getting it until the price drops or the next DD sale this summer.

dpz301

i enjoyed the enforcer, but was really caught off guard by the english track as opposed to the usual subtitles.

Sessa17

Yeah, picked it up the other day at BB, had no fuckin' clue that it was dubbed only, made the movie near unwatchable. I wouldn't of bought it had I known otherwise, how the hell can DD put this out like that.

But, the end fight makes it worth owning just for that, plus the usual ridiculously informative Logan commentary, makes it still worth owning.

tonyro19

I'm wondering if Johnnie To's MAD DETECTIVE is on their slate for this year. It is an exclusive at blockbuster right now, but is distributed by The Weinstein Company, so here's hoping.

Brian T

This title has been released in Canada by Mongrel Media (with one of the worst cover designs ever).
http://www.amazon.ca/dp/B001G7FTBQ/
All of Dragon Dynasty's other titles have been released here by Alliance, so this possibly means the title is not a Dragon Dynasty title at all. Considering their track record, that's not necessarily a bad thing.

tonyro19

all I know is that Britian got an awesome release of this though it's Masters of Cinema line.....I hope that we get to seem some of that stuff here somehow

zombeaner

Huh, I didn't know BB had it, it is a great movie. I had the HK disc when it first came out then I picked up the MoC when it was on sale. I love the movie. I doubt DD will have it, I think IFC owns it.

DJariya

Picked up The Enforcer and Protege today. Probably won't get around to watching them for awhile. What's DD's next scheduled release?

Dan Average

There's no reason not to buy the MoC version. It's region-free, NTSC, and can be had for around $20 with shipping, which is a reasonable price for such a fine release. I see little chance DD will release it (as zombeaner noted, it's an IFC title -- the Weinsteins only handle IFC's distribution, they don't actually own them) and I doubt they would do a better job anyway. And given IFC's track record, the U.S. retail release will be exactly the same as the bare-bones "Blockbuster exclusive" disc. (I'm also willing to bet the Mongrel version is an exact port.)

R. Hilton

Just to clarify, I assume you are referring to the blu-ray edition as all region NTSC. All of the MoC dvd releases are R2. For anyone interested, Mei Ah also has an all region NTSC of Mad Detective. Anyone else missing Tartan video these days?

Dan Average

MoC has released a number of region-free DVDs (over two dozen by my count) and Mad Detective is one of them.

DJariya

Just to let you all know, I picked up Protege last night and that typo on Andy Lau (Internal Affairs) is indeed on the cover art. Sloppy Quality Control.


What's funny is the back synopsis lists him as from "House of Flying Daggers" instead.

tonyro19

Thanks for this advice, I stupidly didn't see this until I'd gotten a used copy from Blockbuster. Ah well, worth it to pay 20 bucks for the MoC release. Way cool of you to share the info.

Rypro 525

ehh, i figured i'd post it here, cause it is a genius release. I was wondering how the dvd release of "A Good Carnival" is. I dvr'ed it off of the sundance channel, and i hate how they put the subtittles below the bottom of the screen. So i was lookin at the dvd, how is it?

LorenzoL

This is the info that I got from another site. The rumour is that DD is in dire financial trouble and they are on a verge of folding. This may explains the reason why their last few releases (Supercop and My Father The Hero for example) had been so lacking.

http://kungfucinema.com/forums/showp...0&postcount=25

riotinmyskull

wish they'd release one more batch of shaw brothers titles before folding...

DJariya

That's really sad to hear. However, it doesn't surprise me considering Martial Arts/HK movies are really for a niche audience. I also can't say I've read very much excitement about their DVD's considering the backlash they have gotten for producing "Inferior" product. They have produced very good supplemental material which alot of these movies that they have released probably would not have gotten otherwise. But, people don't want to spend $14.99 for interviews/commentary.

I hope they do get a chance to release their remaining product as I assume they have shot alot of bonus material already.

That web site did mention recently that the only DD titles that sold well were the ones with Jackie Chan, Jet Li or Chow Yun Fat as leads, which American audiences are more familiar with.

Torchur317

Damn that sux but I'm not surprised....