Ok - HK isn't the best at announcing titles for pre-order, but occasionally some info trickles in... I'd like this thread to be devoted to release dates of HK DVDs... US editions of HK films are fine too...

This week:

July 31 - Maniacal Night

August 3 - Born Wild

I know - sad... wish I had more info - anyone else with better resources??

I'm not sure this is what you want but you could include these as well:

Hong Kong Legends - Region 2 UK PAL (All their movies are 16X9 and include supplements.)

8/?/2001 In The Line Of Duty
8/6/2001 Postman Fights Back
9/2001 Game Of Death
9/2001 Jackie Chan: My Stunts/My Story 2 Disc Set in September.
9/2001 2000 A.D.
10/2001 Iron Fisted Monk
10/2001 Police Story
10/2001 Spooky Encounters
11/2001 Tower Of Death
12/2001 Beast Cops
12/2001 Hong Kong 1941
1/2002 Bruce Lee: The Man, The Legend
1/2002 Ninja In The Dragons Den
1/2002 Once Upon A Time In China 3
2/2002 Long Arm Of The Law
2/2002 Red Wolf
2/2002 My Lucky Stars
3/2002 Naked Killer
3/2002 Yes Madam
4/2002 Twinkle, Twinkle Lucky Stars
4/2002 Zu: Warriors Of The Magic Mountain
5/2002 Police Story 2
5/2002 Skinny Tiger, Fatty Dragon
6/2002 Heart of the Dragon
6/2002 Mr. Vampire
7/2002 Erotic Ghost Story
7/2002 Project A
8/2002 Black Cat
8/2002 Winners & Sinners
9/2002 Project A Part 2
9/2002 Story Of Ricky
10/2002 The Young Master
10/2002 Crime Story
11/2002 Dragon Lord
11/2002 The Prodigal Son
12/2002 Dance of the Drunken Mantis
12/2002 Operation Scorpio

Oh yeah - I posted that in the HKL thread - forgot to add that. Thanks.

That's where I took it from, I wasn't sure you wanted it here since it was you who posted it in the other thread. I just cleaned it up a bit.

No - thank you, I appreciate it.

Anyone else have any pre-order info?

Wish I had information on upcoming HK releases too. At my site I post information on upcoming R1 titles (gathered from browsing the Image Entertainment and DVD Planet sites, among others).

August 7
Time and Tide

August 14
Bichunmoo
The Blood Rules
Deadful Melody
Death Ring
Fishy Story
Flowers of Shanghai
Help!!!
Legend of the Dragon
Martial Angels
New Big Boss
Ninja Vs. Ninja
Puppetmaster
The Raid

September 18
Dragon Fist
Fearless Hyena
Fearless Hyena II

September 25
Replicant

http://www.abtdvd.com/releases.htm

A very good source for upcoming R1 releases of Old School Martial Arts films is DVD Cult's Kung Fu DVD page:

http://www.dvdcult.com/KungFuDVD.htm

Evidently they have "inside" contacts with some of the releasing companies and always provide great information.

Thanks - Bichunmoo better be widescreen or I'll be mad.

I know it says it will be 1.85:1, but region3 time and tide said anamorphic widescreen and it ended up being fullscreen.

Who be releasing da bichunmoo??

I watched the deltamac one yesterday. awesome... especially the decapitating scenes epic...

oh $hi7, it's tai-$hi7 releasing.

i bet my left nut that it's a repackage.

they be releasing china strike force as well (Deltamac).

and..

i bet my third nut that that's a repackage, as well.

Whoa!!!

This month:

Midnight Fly - 28th VCD and DVD

Love on a Diet - 25th VCD only

C'mon people - doesn't anyone have inside info on release dates?

According to Poker, the new 2-disc SE of Bichunmoo R3 is 16:9 ...I plan on ordering it soon.

Yeah - I'll have to order that one I guess - the R1 was a Tai Seng sticker on the case of the DeltaMac disc.

Fighting to Learn (formerly called My Schoolmate The Barbarian) will be released on September 20 on DVD. This movie is the latest from the North American boys Nic Tse and Stephen Fung, along with controversial singer Joey Yung.

Para Para Sakura has been delayed a few times and will most likely be released on DVD on September 19.

Born Wild (the HK version) will be released on September 18.

In case you've been asleep for a couple of weeks, the #1 HK film of all time (box office-wise) Shaolin Soccer was released on September 14 on DVD.

Legend of Zu I anticipate will be coming out on DVD in October, if the VCD to DVD pattern that I've been seeing holds. It is slated to come out on VCD on September 25.

How is she controversial? I listened to a few of her songs before and they weren't bad.

ahh...you're not into HK gossip, are you?

to make a long story short, she's involved in a couple of triad beatings, most notably the pummeling of Eric Tsang a couple of months ago.

Oh really??!! I should read the paper more. As you can see I don't keep up with the daily HK gossip.

yeah, basically both Eric Tsang and DJ Leung Sze Ho made sarcastic comments over the air about the relationship between the 20yo Joey and her 50+ yo manager/boss Albert Yeung. And both paid for it. Albert has been known in the past to have many triad connections. This has far reaching implications since he is the boss of the group that manages other entertainers such as actor Nicholas Tse. He is also co-owner of a food company along with Jackie Chan.

Eric is a powerful person in the HK community so I wouldn't be surprised to see some sort of retaliation soon....stay tuned.

Sorry for digressing from the thread...

Fulltime Killer will be release on DVD on September 27. Price will be around $88HK.

Additional films available for pre-order from DVD Shelf:

United We Stand, And Swim (9/27) (DVD and VCD)
Mei Ah; Anthony Wong, Sammy Leung, Wyman Wong; directed by Matt Chow. From the Mei Ah site:

Teen "Fish" was dumped by his girlfriend for his poor and shameful swimming skill. To recover his confidence in sports and dignity as a man, he enrolls in a swimming class and vows a wow.

In the first lesson "Fish" meets a class likes a living hell: a con man in his bid to swim across the sea for his big 'deals' but always too scared of water; an airhead drunkard full of nonsense; an odd couple learn swimming before heading for a Malta tour; and above all, a pot-bellied coach with a money-mind . His determination to swim like a fish vapors in the first call of the class. Yet the next moment something stunning appearsˇK When his eyes hook up a classmate as sweet as a mermaid.


also:
Cross-Harbour Tunnel (9/26) (VCD)
Asia Video; directed by Lawrence Wong; "an accidental hit at this year's Hong Kong International Film Festival" (no English subtitles listed)

also:
DDD House posted on their web site that Fighting to Learn (released originally as "My School Mate, Barbarian") has been delayed, "expected October, 2001 Someday"

This thread disappeared... hmm... well I have a few release dates that some of you might find interesting.

Bullets of Love 11/25
Love from a Lie 11/25
Beijing Rocks 11/30
La Brassiere 12/08
Love Me Love My Money 12/15

A couple more weeks and I'll be ready to place another order - ack.

Boy bad timing. I'm going to be in HK next week for only a few days and wanted to pick up La Brassiere and Love Me Love My Money. Oh well.

By the way, I'm going to have dinner with Johnny of DDDHouse, probably on Thursday. Anyone have any requests or questions for him (sorry can't bring back any DVDs, I've got a big shopping list already).

[Mod note: The follow-up deserved its own thread:
Yellow Hammer Reporting From Hong Kong]

Nevermind - I caught Benedict in mid-move.

Consider this a ^bump^

Anyone know if the just released Japanese R2 DVDs of these Jackie Chan DVDs are 16:9?

- Project A
- Project A Part 2
- Project Eagle (aka Armour Of God 2)
- Twin Dragons
- The Young Master

Are there any good places to learn of upcoming price reductions or which titles are out of print?