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Old 05-09-13 | 03:29 PM
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Bruce Lee: The Legacy Collection from Shout! Factory

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This box set includes four of the films that would make Bruce Lee one of the most important martial artists ever to grace the screen. The set includes The Big Boss, Fist Of Fury, Way Of The Dragon and Game Of Death.

Also included are two documentaries Bruce Lee: The Legend (and the original version Bruce Lee: The Man, The Legend) and I Am Bruce Lee plus a bonus disc with over two hours of bonus content exclusive to this set.

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Old 05-09-13 | 04:03 PM
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Holy shit. I've never bought anything from them but if the big 3 out of that set are their original versions and in great quality. I'll pay for them immediately.
Old 05-09-13 | 04:14 PM
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$101.98 is a lot and maybe $25-$36 would be a better price range
Old 05-09-13 | 04:16 PM
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Shit, Shout/Scream Factory has really been stepping up with some good releases lately. I'll definitely get this.
Old 05-09-13 | 08:24 PM
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Re: Bruce Lee: The Legacy Collection from Shout! Factory

I have the Bruce Lee Legendary Collection from Fortune Star that I picked up on my vacation to Hong Kong in February.

I got it for around $80

It has The Big Boss, Fist of Fury, The Way of the Dragon, Enter the Dragon, Game of Death, Game of Death II (horrible movie with a lookalike), Bruce Lee: The Legend documentary, Bruce Lee: A Warrior's Journey documentary. The documentaries however are on Region 3 DVD.

I got the Shout! I am Bruce Lee documentary a few months ago.

Honestly, I can't see myself getting this unless the additional extras are just mind blowingly good.

The only thing I really need is the new WB Enter the Dragon BD since it has the original English language track. My Fortune Star BD only has Cantonese and Mandarin audio.
Old 05-09-13 | 08:56 PM
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I've been waiting for a R1 set and this looks to be the one I've been waiting on.....Except it looks like the wait will be a bit longer til the price drops.

My R2 HKL set still gets plenty of play from me thanks to Bey Logan's commentaries, but it'll be good to finally watch some Bruce in the living room, for once (R0 player's in my bedroom)
Old 05-09-13 | 09:04 PM
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Re: Bruce Lee: The Legacy Collection from Shout! Factory

There are two nagging questions with regards to this release:

1. Will the transfers be genuine 1080p transfers? My understanding is that Fortune Star's transfers of BB, FoF, and WotD are actual HD, but GoD is an upconvert (like the majority of Blu-rays sourced from Fortune Star transfers including Shout's Jackie Chan titles).

2. Will these have the original language soundtracks and if so will they have the original mixes or the horrifying 7.1 remixes that the HK blu-rays have? Shout's recent Bruce Lee dvd releases only had English tracks. BB, FoF, and WotD should all have Mandarin (not Cantonese) tracks.
Old 05-09-13 | 11:56 PM
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From Blu-ray.com's Forum...

http://forum.blu-ray.com/showpost.ph...0&postcount=25

We have color corrected the first three masters.
Original Mono on the first two.
If someone has the original mono for WAY, send me an PM.
BIG BOSS also features a English dub never before used.. thanks to Toby Russell
Old 05-10-13 | 12:47 AM
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I'll wait for a big price drop. I can't justify that price for only 4 blu-rays.
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Re: Bruce Lee: The Legacy Collection from Shout! Factory

Originally Posted by Neil M.
I'll wait for a big price drop. I can't justify that price for only 4 blu-rays.
Well, if you want to get technical, it's an 11-disc set, made up of 4 Blu-Rays and 7 DVDs.

I'm a Bruce Lee fan, and I'd certainly like to grab this, but I won't deny that it certainly is pricey...
Old 05-10-13 | 07:49 AM
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Sounds like an amazing set. The list-price does seem a bit high though.
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Re: Bruce Lee: The Legacy Collection from Shout! Factory

Originally Posted by MTRodaba2468
Well, if you want to get technical, it's an 11-disc set, made up of 4 Blu-Rays and 7 DVDs.

I'm a Bruce Lee fan, and I'd certainly like to grab this, but I won't deny that it certainly is pricey...
That makes me want to wait for a price drop even more. I already have the DVD set, I don't really need a DVD set with some BRs thrown in for such a high price.
Old 05-10-13 | 10:19 AM
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It is a bit pricey but cheaper than the Jpn versions. I wonder why they only included the DVD version of "I Am Bruce Lee" because it's also available on BD; which I already have. I'm just going to wait for the eventual price drop, too. I remember when FOX released their remastered DVD collection back in 2005 it was $50 and it eventually was $20 at Walmart. Here's a discussion on the Jpn versions.

http://forum.blu-ray.com/showthread.php?t=203248
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I'll echo everyone else - want the set, but not for that price.

I don't really care about getting 7 DVDs. I just want the 4 classic films on BD. Still, sounds like a great set I'll bite on for $50 or less.
Old 05-10-13 | 03:06 PM
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Originally Posted by KillerCannibal
I'll echo everyone else - want the set, but not for that price.

I don't really care about getting 7 DVDs. I just want the 4 classic films on BD. Still, sounds like a great set I'll bite on for $50 or less.
Maybe they might eventually release a BD only set for less than $50. I would go for that instead. I already have several versions on DVD and I don't want to add more to it.
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Re: Bruce Lee: The Legacy Collection from Shout! Factory

Originally Posted by Neil M.
I'll wait for a big price drop. I can't justify that price for only 4 blu-rays.
It's from Shout Factory. Their licensed Blu-rays almost never go on deep sale. It's fairly tough even finding retailers selling their releases at 35% off when you consider tax and shipping.
Old 05-10-13 | 08:03 PM
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I probably won't bite at that price, but my birthday is in July!
Old 05-10-13 | 08:13 PM
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The price isn't great but, Shout/Scream Factory titles generally stay pretty steady with their prices. They do tend to be pretty good with giving quality releases though and also it's the list price from their web site. If I had to guess Amazon will be cheaper when it goes up for pre-order.
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Amazon has it up for Pre-order

List Price: $119.99
Price: $83.99 Eligible for free shipping with Amazon Prime.

This title will be released on August 6, 2013.

http://www.amazon.com/Bruce-Legacy-C...acy+Collection
Old 05-11-13 | 02:42 PM
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That's actually pretty close to what I expected their price on it to be. I don't think it's that bad really. I also don't have any of his films on DVD or Blu-ray yet so I'm not double dipping on anything.
Old 05-11-13 | 04:32 PM
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I just need confirmation of what exactly the quality of work we got on those 3 films I give a fuck about and I'll bite. Immediately or down the line. I haven't seen those films since the shitty VHS era. Awesome dubbing and shitty quality. At least there was a reason for those films looking bad in those days. Way of the Dragon was my favorite of those...that wasn't Enter The Dragon.
Old 05-11-13 | 08:40 PM
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I'm hearing that they botched the releases of their Police Story movies pretty badly, it's heartbreaking to be a Hong Kong cinema fan, there's never any gleams of hope even when it comes from a fan-friendly company like them. I do wonder how they slipped the rights from Dragon Dynasty though.
Old 05-11-13 | 10:19 PM
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Originally Posted by hanshotfirst113
I'm hearing that they botched the releases of their Police Story movies pretty badly, it's heartbreaking to be a Hong Kong cinema fan, there's never any gleams of hope even when it comes from a fan-friendly company like them. I do wonder how they slipped the rights from Dragon Dynasty though.
They certainly haven't been 100% reliable on Blu-ray. The Phantasm II Blu-ray is from a horrible-looking master and barely looks better than an upscaled DVD. They seem to have gotten less picky as long as they have access to a suitable transfer.
Old 05-12-13 | 12:27 AM
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Originally Posted by hanshotfirst113
I'm hearing that they botched the releases of their Police Story movies pretty badly, it's heartbreaking to be a Hong Kong cinema fan, there's never any gleams of hope even when it comes from a fan-friendly company like them. I do wonder how they slipped the rights from Dragon Dynasty though.
Fortune Star's deal ended with Dragon Dynasty. That's pretty much it. I guess Fortune Star didn't want to do anymore business with DD (or vice versa)
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