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***Wirehed*** · 04-08-2003, 07:54 PM

Just saw this on DavisDVD.

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Fox Home Entertainment, in conjunction with Medusa Inc out of the UK, brings the East to the West with the first wave of their "Hong Kong Legends" DVD line. Streeting on July 22nd are Naked Killer, Magnificent Butcher (directed by Yuen Woo-ping), Michelle Yeoh in Magnificent Warriors, Hong Kong 1941 starring Chow Yun-Fat, and Jackie Chan in City Hunter. All titles come with digitally remastered anamorphic widescreen transfers, English and Cantonese Dolby Digital 5.1 audio tracks, English & Chinese subtitles, still galleries, promotional materials, production notes, new & original trailers, and cross-promotional trailers to the other titles in the collection. Magnificent Butcher also comes with an “Amazing Sammo” music video, Magnificent Warriors includes an interview with Michelle Yeoh, and City Hunter has outtakes, an interview with Jackie Chan, and a music video. For more information, visit the Hong Kong Legends website. Retail is $14.98 per title.

This is great, great news. Especially with that price point.

Jellodyne · 04-08-2003, 10:17 PM

Rock.

orf · 04-08-2003, 11:18 PM

Yay. $14.98 retail? COUNT ME IN!
I hope we get The Killer, Police Story, and The Scorpion King soon.
And Zu Warriors, and Mr. Vampire (YES PLEASEEEE), and Encounters of the Spooky Kind...
I'd buy it ALL. Now, if only Tai Seng would up their quality...

xenno · 04-09-2003, 12:45 AM

Can titles that have already been copyrighted by another distrobuter like "the killer" and "Iron monkey" still be released? Personally I cant wait for The scorpian King and beast cops...

orf · 04-09-2003, 12:55 AM

No. Buena Vista owns the rights to both Iron Monkey and The Killer (Miramax actually owns the rights to Iron Monkey, but they're all the same), so 20th Century couldn't release those. One can only wish, though...
I don't really know about Dragon Inn, though. Tai Seng released that here in America, but I don't know if they actually own exclusive rights to it for American release.
Yay for Naked Killer being released, though. Good old Category III titles...

Squid Lips · 04-09-2003, 02:27 AM

I noticed they don't mention the great audio commentaries that HKL is so famous for. That would be a real disapointment as Bey Logan tends to really know his stuff and provides some great insights....

dork741974 · 04-09-2003, 05:50 AM

I've heard rumors that "The Killer" is going to be cut down to 90 minutes

:flush: f-disney

Wurms · 04-10-2003, 01:48 AM

I heard Bey Logan's commentaries are out. Too bad, cause they are some cool commentaries, LOADS OF INFO in each one. So I guess they aren't in because Fox probably doesn't think American audiences would want to listen to a brit speak for 90+ minutes

HKL's rule though.

***Wirehed*** · 04-10-2003, 06:22 AM

I will be quite dissapointed if these HKL discs are not the same as the ones released in the UK. Bah. I knew that $14.95 price was too good.

It would be especially ashame if the transfers are not the same, I mean an edited version of Naked Killer? What the hell is the point?
:rar:

04-08-2003, 10:17 PM	#2 (permalink)
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04-08-2003, 11:18 PM	#3 (permalink)
orf Actor Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Harrisonburg, VA	Yay. $14.98 retail? COUNT ME IN! I hope we get The Killer, Police Story, and The Scorpion King soon. And Zu Warriors, and Mr. Vampire (YES PLEASEEEE), and Encounters of the Spooky Kind... I'd buy it ALL. Now, if only Tai Seng would up their quality... __________________ Sadly, my porn collection is 2353% smaller than your mom's collection. Last edited by orf : 04-08-2003 at 11:23 PM.

04-09-2003, 12:55 AM	#5 (permalink)
orf Actor Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Harrisonburg, VA	No. Buena Vista owns the rights to both Iron Monkey and The Killer (Miramax actually owns the rights to Iron Monkey, but they're all the same), so 20th Century couldn't release those. One can only wish, though... I don't really know about Dragon Inn, though. Tai Seng released that here in America, but I don't know if they actually own exclusive rights to it for American release. Yay for Naked Killer being released, though. Good old Category III titles... __________________ Sadly, my porn collection is 2353% smaller than your mom's collection. Last edited by orf : 04-09-2003 at 12:59 AM.

04-10-2003, 01:48 AM	#8 (permalink)
Wurms Actor Join Date: Nov 2001	I heard Bey Logan's commentaries are out. Too bad, cause they are some cool commentaries, LOADS OF INFO in each one. So I guess they aren't in because Fox probably doesn't think American audiences would want to listen to a brit speak for 90+ minutes HKL's rule though. __________________ MY DVDS "I don't hustle with people who are dishonest."

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*Wirehed* Producer/Admin NSFW Off 'the list' Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Sacto, Ca --Near Galt, home of LeVar Burton	I will be quite dissapointed if these HKL discs are not the same as the ones released in the UK. Bah. I knew that $14.95 price was too good. It would be especially ashame if the transfers are not the same, I mean an edited version of Naked Killer? What the hell is the point? :rar: __________________ The Order of the Zombie. The world's greatest zombie culture website. "Ph'nglui mglw'nafh Cthulhu R'lyeh wagn'nagl dominos" In his house in R'lyeh, dead Cthulhu waits for the pizza delivery guy.

04-09-2003, 12:45 AM	#4 (permalink)
xenno Actor Join Date: Jan 2003	Can titles that have already been copyrighted by another distrobuter like "the killer" and "Iron monkey" still be released? Personally I cant wait for The scorpian King and beast cops...

04-09-2003, 02:27 AM	#6 (permalink)
Squid Lips Actor Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: Los Angeles CA	I noticed they don't mention the great audio commentaries that HKL is so famous for. That would be a real disapointment as Bey Logan tends to really know his stuff and provides some great insights....

04-09-2003, 05:50 AM	#7 (permalink)
dork741974 Actor Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: de	I've heard rumors that "The Killer" is going to be cut down to 90 minutes :flush: f-disney

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