splattii

I'll call a distributor in HK and see what's up this weekend. I have to place my orders for the Election dvd's anyhow, so I'll see if it's on the radar with my dist.

It's been listed (the HK version) on YESASIA also, with unique cover art. I have to assume it's legit and a go;

http://global.yesasia.com/en/PrdDept...k/version-all/

slop101

Those two discs come together as part of the Korean 2-disc set - they're not separate releases.

logboy

you can see the effect of listings that dont match announcements made officially, in that they become "official announcements" because people on the internet read sites, and i suspect dvdactive read your post or saw the yesasia listing too :

http://www.dvdactive.com/news/releas...vengeance.html

this does cause confusion, but its understandable, because companies dont sort their official announcements out in a way which makes them clear and global...

splattii

As an FYI

CDWOW just fired off e-mails stating the release of SFLV has been pushed back to 12-22-05

logboy

noticed that had happened. the subtitles section there still says "cantonese" so i suppose theyre refering to the HK disc for certain, as theres no listing for the korean R3 which still seems to be firmly on the 20th. yesasia.com date for the HK says january doesnt it?... dvdasian have two listings too, assume one of those is the HK speculation also...

still, i have ordered the korean. infact, lifted by the news the new R1 for 'Mr.Vengeance' is decent (better than the old korean CJ disc), i am replacing my copy of that too... maybe going to watch all three, with the last arranged to hit my doormat at the right time... :

see the R1 mr.vengeance in comparison to the old korean disc :

http://www.koreanfilm.org/dc/dcboard..._id=3339&page=

Vision of Love

YesAsia just posted a Limited Edition version of Dongmakgol without specifying what the extra goods are.

http://us.yesasia.com/en/PrdDept.aspx/pid-...section-videos/

Can someone post what it is as soon as they find out?

Vision of Love

Small image of the fiiiinnne SFLV cover, via MadMad:



Compare Geum-ja's eyes here to her eyes on the French theatrical poster:
http://www.twitchfilm.net/archives/003886.html

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The Dongmakgol LE (limited to 5000 copies) comes with popcorn, which will probably contribute to shipping costs. *sigh*

http://madmad.co.kr/detail.html?dvd_id=17049

According to an online translator, it comes with popcorn, OST, photobook, and...

★ They make and they put out, it cannot believe laugh and the impression
★ Village eastern screen temper who of the steam whistles or illusion it does.
★ It produces with 5 ceiling limitation sets
★ OST records and 2 funerals Dvd
★ Own handwriting of player supervision it was enveloped with random, (the parturition confirmation which it receives it is possible.)

I'm kind of lost on most of that, but I think the last bullet point is referring to a signed item randomly included with some LEs.

logboy

nice find, vision of love : first sign of the 'lady vengeance' final artwork. suspect more will turn up very soon now... as for 'dongmakgol' limited edition being signed, its a common thing with korean dvds apparently.

splattii

As an FYI WWW.KOREANDVDS.COM is sold out of the pre-order of SFLV LE already!

Game985

If anybody don't mind, can somebody please post a link to a review of SFLV? Thanks

OldBoy

is YesAsia.com reliable? and is the 2-Disc Limited Edition the best version to preorder? are both discs (movie and extras) subtitled in English?

BuddhaWake

Scott, yesasia is very reliable but it will delay your order by a couple of days until they get it but there is free shipping over a certain amount ($39 i think). Like the large majority of Korean titles, I'm willing to bet that these will not include english subtitles for the extras. The films will definately be subtitled in English. Now the question is, will both version of SFLV include subs?

splattii

From what we can tell they are subb'd. Yesasia is reliable, but a bit expensive. I actually decided to get one of these LE's and hold on to it until I can confirm the B&W is in the trilogy set. I pre-ordered mine from dvdfromkorea.com.

As for reviews, there are plenty on IMDB including my own. If you want a very, very general idea it's IMO somewhat like Kill Bill with very dark humour. Now it's not a "rip off", but the theme is similar. It's also more like SFMV than OLDBOY, but I'm not sure if that helps.

If you haven't seen OLDBOY or SFMV, you may want to look at the cheaper 1-disc version from HK, or wait for a US Tarten release. I don't think anyone would walk away from this "upset". As I mentioned above I went in expecting something near perfect.

ronin2046

Hi,

Has anyone tried and ordered from YesAsia to ship to Canada, namely Toronto lately?

I'm thinking of getting SFLV and Election to qualify for the free shipping.

Am I still gonna get hit with some handling fee or customs/duty taxes?

Thanks.

eXcentris

I stopped ordering from YesAsia when they stopped shipping from within Canada. If you're going to get hit by customs, you might as well seek the retailer with the best prices. If someone has found a customs friendly Korean etailer, I'd like to know! I plan to try dvdfromkorea next.

eXcentris

In what sense? SFMV is even more brutal and nihilistic than OldBoy and has no humor whatsoever. It's a depressing descending spiral from the beginning without any redemption for any character at the end. If SFLV has dark humor and more cartoonish violence, it would be as far from SFMV as you could possibly get.

Both these films are available in R1 courtesy of Tartan. In fact, their SFMV release is probably the best you'll find anywhere.

OldBoy

i loved "Oldboy" and I loved KBv1 & 2! this seems right up my alley.
and, should i see SFMV before i decide to get this?
also, will an R1 release have both versions of the film, color and B&W? probably not, and is there any differences in actual film with the color and B&W or what is the purpose of the B&W?

anyone on the above?

Game985

Sounds great then because I loved Oldboy but didn't get to check out Mr. Vengeance yet.

Jah-Wren Ryel

No way. The ending to SFMV was a huge crack-up. I laughed my ass off. Without giving away any spoilers, there was at least one other scene in the movie that was just as funny too. The humor in those scenes is dark, but it is definitely humor.

DrGerbil

That's either sarcasm, or you completely missed the point of the movie. I presume the former, giving credit to your intelligence.

SFMV is downright depressing compared to Oldboy. I love dark humor, but the irony of SFMV's ending was bereft of any sort of levity, IMO.

Still, a great film, and required viewing for all PCW fans.

Vision of Love

Depressing it was. I've seen it only once and I ended up not buying a copy because it left me with a really sick, dark feeling. Scenes that stick out at me immediately when I think of the movie are the elevator scene, the pee scene, and the stomach slicing scene. All of them are burned so indelibly in my mind, with nearly the same clarity as a videoclip. And to think I've only watched the film once.

I don't think I could watch it again, at least not alone.

ehonauer

Here's a question; if the SFLV is a Limited Edition, what are we to make of Chan-Wook Park's earlier claims that there will be only one version released in Korea?

Vision of Love

I don't think it is a Limited Edition. At least, I haven't seen a site that stated it as such.

ehonauer

Yes, it's a Limited Edition:

http://www.dvdasian.com/cgi-bin/dvdasian/20397.html
http://us.yesasia.com/en/PrdDept.asp...ideos/did-165/

Plus, it's listed as "Sold Out" at KoreanDVDs.com.

eXcentris

Regular 2 disc
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- Commentary by Director & Cast
- Making of
- Interview with Director, Cast and Staff
- Deleted Scenes
- Music Video
- Poster Scene
- Original Trailer

SE 2 disc + OST
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Audio Commentary
After Commentary
Making Film
Dongmakol Story
Making Title
Music Video
Location
Computer Graphic
Conti Book
OST
Music Video
Trailer Poster Still gallery

Sounds different but I don't trust those listings. These could be exactly the same special features except for the OST disc.