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That’s a shame… especially since you’re such a fan of this stuff. All the best releases are coming from the UK.
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Re: The Official Arrow Films 4K/Blu-ray Discussion and Release Thread
Originally Posted by dex14
(Post 13955358)
That’s a shame… especially since you’re such a fan of this stuff. All the best releases are coming from the UK.
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Official announcement:
SURPRISE UK/US/CA TITLE: Shawscope Volume one (Limited Edition Blu-ray Boxset) After an undisputed reign at the peak of Hong Kong’s film industry in the 1960s, Shaw Brothers (the studio founded by real-life brothers Run Run and Runme Shaw) found their dominance challenged by up-and-coming rivals in the early 1970s. They swiftly responded by producing hundreds of the most iconic action films ever made, revolutionising the genre through the backbreaking work of top-shelf talent on both sides of the camera as well as unbeatable widescreen production value, much of it shot at ‘Movietown’, their huge, privately-owned studio on the outskirts of Hong Kong. Pre-order in the UK via Arrow: https://bit.ly/3xtJSLN Pre-order in the UK via Zavvi: https://bit.ly/3r32RKQ Pre-order in the UK via HMV: https://bit.ly/3dVXgR9 Pre-order in the UK via Amazon: https://amzn.to/3hsUxRn Pre-order in the US via DiabolikDVD: https://bit.ly/36uwLxO Pre-order in the US via Zavvi: https://bit.ly/3xsYif2 Pre-order in Canada via Unobstructed View: https://bit.ly/3hVCdPX From kickass kung fu killers to crazy kaiju knockoffs to culture clash comedies, this carefully curated and gorgeously presented selection of all-time Shaw Brothers classics merely represents the tip of the iceberg of the studio’s rich output, making it both an ideal starting point for newcomers and a treat for hardcore fans alike. LIMITED EDITION BLU-RAY COLLECTION CONTENTS - High Definition (1080p) Blu-ray presentations of King Boxer, The Boxer from Shantung, Five Shaolin Masters, Shaolin Temple, Mighty Peking Man, Challenge of the Masters, Executioners from Shaolin, Chinatown Kid, The Five Venoms, Crippled Avengers, Heroes of the East and Dirty Ho - Brand new 2K restorations by Arrow Films from the original camera negatives of King Boxer, The Boxer from Shantung, Challenge of the Masters, The Five Venoms, Crippled Avengers and Dirty Ho - Brand new 2K master of the longer international cut of Chinatown Kid from original film elements - Original uncompressed Mandarin, Cantonese (where applicable) and English mono audio - Newly translated English subtitles for each film - Hours of bonus features including brand new commentaries and critic appreciations on selected films, new and archive interviews with cast and crew, alternate credit sequences, trailer and image galleries for each film and more to be announced! - 60 page book featuring new writing by David Desser, Simon Abrams and Terrence J. Brady, with cast and crew info for each film plus trivia and soundtrack info - New artwork for each film by artists including Matthew Griffin, Chris Malbon, Jacob Phillips, Ilan Sheady, Tony Stella, Darren Wheeling and Jolyon Yates PRE-ORDER: NOW RELEASE DATE: DECEMBER 6 2021 COMING IN 2022… SHAWSCOPE VOLUME TWO, AND MORE! |
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I just pre-ordered it. It's going to cost me $195 Canadian.
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I think I’m going to wait for a standard release. I’m not a fan of big packages like that. We’ll see if I cave…
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Looking at it, it seems to be a similar packaging like the Zatoichi set. I'm okay with that. I haven't been buying physical media at all. This is just going to be my second purchase this year and I don't want to wait for their standard release if they decide to go that route.
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Originally Posted by dex14
(Post 13955387)
I think I’m going to wait for a standard release. I’m not a fan of big packages like that. We’ll see if I cave…
I'm so fired up for this box even though I already own 3 of the titles on blu. Of course the price I paid for importing those 3 almost equals the cost of this entire box. I can't wait to see what's in store for volume 2. Based on the contents of this set (almost all heavy hitters and all traditional kung fu), I wonder if the second box will follow suit or if it will go a different direction. We know they have 36th Chamber, but I wonder if that would be a separate release. Trilogy set maybe? What I really want would be some early 70's Chang Cheh like The Duel, Vengeance or Blood Brothers and some Chor Yuen Gu Long adaptations like Magic Blade, Clans of Intrigue or Jade Tiger. |
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It has been confirmed that Arrow doesn't have Super Inframan unfortunately yet.
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Re: The Official Arrow Films 4K/Blu-ray Discussion and Release Thread
Originally Posted by dex14
(Post 13955387)
I think I’m going to wait for a standard release. I’m not a fan of big packages like that. We’ll see if I cave…
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Over in the Criterion thread I'm talking about how I stopped blind buying their titles but now I'm looking at that trailer and I want to blind buy this big box.
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I rarely buy physical media anymore or ask for it as a gift (last big physical media gift I received was the Gamera Arrow set that I was gifted by my parents after I got lucky and was able to have my dad pre-order at Amazon when the set was less than $150, still thrilled I now own this currently crazy expensive set), but I might ask for this set as a gift. Pretty neat collection of Shaw Brothers films.
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I still have a few boxes of the old Celestial Pictures region 3 DVDs and VCDs that I picked up on multiple trips to Hong Kong. I am interested in this box set with the newly remastered movies.
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Originally Posted by dex14
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:lol: I put a preorder in with Zavvi shortly after I made my post.
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Originally Posted by Adam Tyner
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James Flower tweeted why Legend didn't get the UHD treatment. Spoilered since it's very, very long:
Spoiler:
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Are people ordering direct from Arrow? What's the best option here for U.S. customers? DiabolikDVD?
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What movie are we talking about?
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The Shaw Brothers set.
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Re: The Official Arrow Films 4K/Blu-ray Discussion and Release Thread
Originally Posted by PhantomStranger
(Post 13956046)
Are people ordering direct from Arrow? What's the best option here for U.S. customers? DiabolikDVD?
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Originally Posted by PhantomStranger
(Post 13956046)
Are people ordering direct from Arrow? What's the best option here for U.S. customers? DiabolikDVD?
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The Shaw box is only tempting to me because of the potential supplements (and to a lesser degree the new English subs), although I'm hopeful they've might have secured some input from Asian Hong Kong cinema scholars (i.e. scholars who are actually Asian or Chinese) and not just the army of gwailos that appear to be name-checked in the press release. The price-per-movie isn't too shabby, but as the owner of around 500 of the Celestial DVDs and VCDs (most of which still look phenomenal, btw) as well as the 668-Shaw film Ziieagle Movie Box released in 2010 (subject to bizarro Singaporean censorship laws, sadly, but containing a lot of Shaw films that never saw physical media releases of any kind, and never will), I may need to consider cherry picking some of the truer "classics" from this set if they become available as singles down the road. I'd give anything for Arrow to surprise us in the other three sets by including even a few of the many NON-martial arts and kung-fu films the studio cranked out in nearly the same numbers – the musicals, comedies, horror films, social dramas, spy capers – but I seriously doubt western distributors have ever looked beyond the martial arts titles since those have always 'played' well internationally. Still, it'll be interesting to see the full list of extras.
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I would love to have a physical copy of Love Eterne or The Enchanting Shadow but for the Western market, it will be Martial Arts/Wuxia releases for the most part. It’s what sells here. There’s a good chance that we may get some Horror ones but I think 88 Films might have some of the titles so if we can get something like Bloody Parrot or Seeding of a Ghost, I will be happy. It has been confirmed that they don’t have Super Inframan so that’s out.
I have been searching for their non Wuxia/Martial arts films and has been a struggle finding it that are English friendly. Thankfully I have acquired some reliable sources to obtain those films. |
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Originally Posted by LorenzoL
(Post 13956141)
I have been searching for their non Wuxia/Martial arts films and has been a struggle finding it that are English friendly. Thankfully I have acquired some reliable sources to obtain those films.
Definitely seems like 88 Films has been thinking outside the, ahem, box with their Shaw titles so far, which have included some horror titles at least, not to mention the amusing HUMAN GODDESS. Their lack of supplements on those releases was always a little disappointing, though, which made most of them not worth upgrading from the Celestial DVDs. |
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good stuff!
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I'll grab Deep Red (after looking further, I prefer the regular art to the Arte Originale). I'm interested in Yokai Monsters but might wait for a standard edition down the road.
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Can anyone give a nickel tour explanation of Yokai Monsters?
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Originally Posted by milo bloom
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Can anyone give a nickel tour explanation of Yokai Monsters?
Is it like kaiju films? |
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Just got shipping confirm on this bad boy. Can’t wait!!
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Originally Posted by John Pannozzi
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More like a live-action version of Spirited Away.
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Originally Posted by OldBoy
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Just got shipping confirm on this bad boy. Can’t wait!!
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I got my Zavvi steelbook Saturday, -ten days after it shipped. It came in a box that was not taped. No paper filler. It was in good condition, though -no damage. I wonder if it was sent exactly that way, or it ended up like that after it went through Customs.
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:down: Why isn't it displayed on your underwear?
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Originally Posted by T-bone22
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:down: Why isn't it displayed on your underwear?
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You guys are as original as Hollywood.
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Seriously, anyone else get TR and dig in yet? I plan Saturday night viewing and so looking forward to. Just hope I stick to my plan.
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Why wait until Saturday? Just watch it. It's not a date.
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Ummmm, bc that’s when we have the time to watch it. And yes, it is date night movie.
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