10/06/08: House of Flying Daggers (1 Viewer)

[Edward Weinman]

Amazon.co.uk is showing a Pathe Distribution release of "House of Flying Daggers" to be released on 10/06/08...is this a new and "improved" pressing as compared to the Sony (I believe) version already available?

 

[Ray_R]

I'd buy it! But I own the following:
Rewind @ www.dvdcompare.net - House of Flying Daggers AKA Shi Mian Mai Fu (2004)

 

[Edward Weinman]

...I was hoping that this new release via Pathe would be of a better quality than the present Sony version (which appears not to have been a success)...

 

[Stephen_J_H]

Isn't the Sony disc the one that was nicknamed House of Flying Artifacts?

 

[Edward Weinman]

...good!...yes, I believe that the Sony pressing was supposed to be terrible...I like the film and was hoping that it would reappear in a better presentation...

 

[Ron-P]

I'd love to buy this as well but heard the current Blu is horrible so I've avoided it.

 

[Peter-PP]

I just bought it recently and yes it is horrible but I paid only $13.00. If they re release it with better PQ, I would buy it. Great movie!

 

[Edward Weinman]

...I guess we'll just have to wait and see if the new Pathe presentation is just that and not a rehash of the Sony version...

 

[Ed St. Clair]

I thought Blu fans were against imports cause their a waste of $$$!!! ;-)
JJ
Super glad too hear this. If it is indeed improved; it puts that much more pressure to raising the PQ for ALL releases.
For those that need too know, here's the GREAT DVDBeaver comparisons:
Zhang Yimou's " House of Flying Daggers " Columbia Tri-Star - Region 1- NTSC vs. Starmax (2-Disc Limited Edition) - Region 3 - NTSC vs. EDKO Video Ltd. (Two-Disc Edition) - Region 3 - NTSC vs. Zoke Culture (China) Region 0 -
&
The House of Flying Daggers

 

[Edward Weinman]

...the Pathe is a Blu-ray edition...