101 Guide to Asian Cinema (1 Viewer)

[JohnAD]

Jim:

I would recommend Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust over the original Vampire Hunter D. Both are excellent movies, but Bloodlust came out recently, and has a good 5.1 track, IIRC.

John.

 

[Ted Lee]

i agree with john -

i'd take vampire hunter d: bloodlust over the original any day. while the original has a good storyline, the animation (at least for region-1) is terrible. the colors bled, everything was soft and grainy, etc. vampire hunter d was so bad that i ended up selling the dvd - which is something i almost never do.

bloodlust on the other hand also has a decent story, but the animation was light-years ahead. very clean and nice soundtrack. at least for me (and i know i do prefer the "newer" anime style) bloodlust was a much better dvd to watch.

 

[Rodd Sato]

Just saw Stephen Chiau's "God of Cookery". Hilarious!

My only beef with these Asian releases are the subtitles.

 

[Todd Terwilliger]

For those who are interested: HiViZone has Legend of Zu back in stock.

 

[phat dinh]

Anyone know if these movies will be released on dvds?

Ninja I: Enter the Ninja - 1981

Ninja II: Revenge of the Ninja - 1983

Ninja III: The Domination - 1984

thanks

 

[Todd Terwilliger]

I watched Avalon over the weekend and I really enjoyed it. It's not fast-paced like its trailer might suggest but I thought it was very well-done. I enjoyed the concept and they realized it very well.
Phat,
I'm not familiar with those titles. Are they any good?

 

[Chris Xolotl]

I would like to add that I compared the HK R3 (really R0)version of Avalon with my Japanese R2 DVD and was extremely impressed that the transfer of the HK DVD was pretty damn close (no one could really tell the difference on a 32" non anamorphic setup).

So, if you want Avalon, the HK DVD is really an excellent choice.

I also watched JSA over the weekend. EXCELLENT MOVIE! The character development and story was superb. Very thought provoking. Not an action movie, but a well scripted and acted drama.

 

[Clint]

Phat,
I wish they would release those movies on DVD (special treatment would be a dream):
Ninja I: Enter the Ninja - 1981
Ninja II: Revenge of the Ninja - 1983
Ninja III: The Domination - 1984
They bring back awesome 80's memories. Ninja II is the only standout, but the rest is just guilt-free cheese.

 

[Todd Terwilliger]

Chris,
The HK DVD of Avalon is what I got and I thought the transfer was quite nice. I'm glad to hear it stacks up to the Japanese disc.
What did you think about the film itself?

 

[Larry Bevil]

What happened to the initial page of this post? I was getting ready to copy some of the titles down and the first, or initial, page is missing.

 

[MaxY]

Just noticed that too. I know Jim is not a member of the forum anymore and maybe for some reason they removed his post. I might still be able to get the info for you from elsewhere. If I can find it I will repost the list of movies.

Max