Getting hold of HK films

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Re: Getting hold of HK films

Postby pjshimmer » Sat Mar 02, 2002 2:01 am

If I can still change your mind, I would not recommend WA dvds very much. Most of their releases are cut cut cut (Heroic Trio is 6 minutes shorter, that's 8% content missing). I would say only get their stuff if you're looking for the best price.<br><br>
<b>"Film will only become an art when its materials are as inexpensive as pencil and paper."</b> -- Jean Cocteau

What's a good movie? <b>"You may love it; you may hate it. But let him who is not a ghost dare say that he has felt nothing."</b>
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Re: Getting hold of HK films

Postby mpongpun » Sun Mar 03, 2002 12:25 am

What's cut in Heroic Trio? They probably used the PAL transfer. Some WA releases I have are longer. A Better Tomorrow 3 is the longer version compared to the LD and MegaStar DVDs. Same can be said of Miracles also.<br><br>Silver Fox
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heroic trio

Postby pjshimmer » Mon Mar 04, 2002 2:16 am

I have no idea what was cut out of the Heroic Trio (I haven't seen any other release), but it was only 82 minutes long. The biggest disavantage to a WA disc, I find, is that there's no extra feature. But that's to be expected for the low price.<br><br>
<b>"Film will only become an art when its materials are as inexpensive as pencil and paper."</b> -- Jean Cocteau

What's a good movie? <b>"You may love it; you may hate it. But let him who is not a ghost dare say that he has felt nothing."</b>
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WA

Postby pjshimmer » Mon Mar 18, 2002 11:50 pm

to be fair, the major advantage of a WA disc is the picture and sound quality. So far all the dvds I've gotten from their featured AC-3 dolby 5.1 surround, and the picture is ultra crisp. It's weird to think that the Magnificent Butcher DVD, a movie from 1979, looks better than any dvd release of Once Upon a Time in China (except the HKL one which I haven't seen).<br><br>
<b>"Film will only become an art when its materials are as inexpensive as pencil and paper."</b> -- Jean Cocteau

What's a good movie? <b>"You may love it; you may hate it. But let him who is not a ghost dare say that he has felt nothing."</b>
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