besides HERO, what other Asian DVD to look out for?
03-27-03, 05:07 PM
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Originally posted by Hendrik
"...If you are talking about HK DVDs of Korean or Japanese films, they most likely would be Region 0..."
...erm... in my experience, HK DVDs of Korean and Japanese (and mainland Chinese, and Taiwanese, and Thai) films are R3 (as ordered from HiViZone)...
...at least that is what it says on the covers... since both my DVD players are "region-free" I don't really know whether they are actually R0... it's possible...
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"...If you are talking about HK DVDs of Korean or Japanese films, they most likely would be Region 0..."
...erm... in my experience, HK DVDs of Korean and Japanese (and mainland Chinese, and Taiwanese, and Thai) films are R3 (as ordered from HiViZone)...
...at least that is what it says on the covers... since both my DVD players are "region-free" I don't really know whether they are actually R0... it's possible...
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But yes, because of licencing issues, HK DVDs of non HK films have more of a tendency to be R3. At any rate, due to Japanese DVDs being so high priced (and often lacking English subs), like you said, if there is a R3 alternative, I'm grabbing it (eg. Godzilla:GMK -Japan R2- cost: about 100.00 and no subtitles, HK R3 -cost: about 10.00 with subtitles --OK I'm missing a disc of extras and 5.1 sound, but its not worth an extra 90.00 to me).
03-28-03, 12:51 PM
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lets see i believe they've been a couple of threads like this
comedy:
attack at gas station
shaolin soccer (some action too)
ping pong
my sassy girl (soooo good)
action:
returner
MUSA
2009 Lost Memories
So Close
martial arts:
drunken master 2
anything jet li not made in america is cool
drama:
uhh..uhh..
Friend
Champion
Failan
dang i dunno lots of good korean ones
horror:
ring
ju on
dark water
comedy:
attack at gas station
shaolin soccer (some action too)
ping pong
my sassy girl (soooo good)
action:
returner
MUSA
2009 Lost Memories
So Close
martial arts:
drunken master 2
anything jet li not made in america is cool
drama:
uhh..uhh..
Friend
Champion
Failan
dang i dunno lots of good korean ones
horror:
ring
ju on
dark water
04-19-03, 05:50 AM
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Anyone else notice that in general HK movies have been seriously sucking lately? It seems to be a reflection of the state of their economy over the past year and a half or so. I hope things improve. It's like it was starting to get good and then everything went downhill.
04-19-03, 08:27 AM
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Originally posted by Trigger
Anyone else notice that in general HK movies have been seriously sucking lately? It seems to be a reflection of the state of their economy over the past year and a half or so. I hope things improve. It's like it was starting to get good and then everything went downhill.
Anyone else notice that in general HK movies have been seriously sucking lately? It seems to be a reflection of the state of their economy over the past year and a half or so. I hope things improve. It's like it was starting to get good and then everything went downhill.
Jeremy
04-19-03, 12:03 PM
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Hong Kong cinema is currently dominated by pop stars and rich kids who mistakenly believe they can act. Thank God Anthony Wong is still over there; a lot of his movies suck, but at least he himself is worth watching.
