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Damon1281 · 06-02-2016, 05:19 AM

Just ordered. Couldn't pass it up at $7.80 US (Amazon)

BleedOrange11 · 06-02-2016, 06:25 AM

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Originally Posted by Damon1281

Just ordered. Couldn't pass it up at $7.80 US (Amazon)

Awesome! Enjoy the 3D.

Menteith · 06-02-2016, 08:45 AM

The HK Version is actually the preferred version: It has been specially re-mastered by Tsui Hark for the 3D version.
- The aspect ratio has been opened up completely
- The color grading has been changed/adapted for a better 3D experience through glasses
- It contains the "original" mandarin track

Just wanted to point this out for those who like this film.

levcore · 06-02-2016, 12:21 PM

wonderful, stunning 3D but I find this movie really hard work to get through, like a lot of Asian cinema to be honest. I can never get through it in one sitting and find the plot hard to follow and the multitude of different characters difficult to identify. However the visual presentation is second to none.

BleedOrange11 · 06-02-2016, 03:08 PM

Not sure I'd put that label on all Asian cinema! There are thousands of great Asian movies. From the cinema of Akira Kurosawa and Studio Ghibli in Japan to Wong Kar-wai and Johnnie To in Hong Kong to Bong Joon-ho and Park Chan-wook in Korea, some of the best movies I've ever seen in my life are Asian.

Flying Swords is one of the battiest, most incoherent plots ever in a somewhat critically acclaimed movie. The writing rivals what you'd find in the IMDB bottom 250. The craziness is kind of a Tsui Hark staple, but Young Detective Dee and Tiger Mountain were much more enjoyable story-telling.

Zivouhr · 06-03-2016, 01:12 AM

It's an interesting movie and I'm a fan of the action, though I agree, it's best absorbed in smaller viewings if limited on time, as I like to fast forward to the action scenes and the ending. Awesome, strong filmed 3D layers and some pop outs.

levcore · 06-03-2016, 07:36 AM

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Originally Posted by BleedOrange11

Not sure I'd put that label on all Asian cinema! There are thousands of great Asian movies. From the cinema of Akira Kurosawa and Studio Ghibli in Japan to Wong Kar-wai and Johnnie To in Hong Kong to Bong Joon-ho and Park Chan-wook in Korea, some of the best movies I've ever seen in my life are Asian.

Flying Swords is one of the battiest, most incoherent plots ever in a somewhat critically acclaimed movie. The writing rivals what you'd find in the IMDB bottom 250. The craziness is kind of a Tsui Hark staple, but Young Detective Dee and Tiger Mountain were much more enjoyable story-telling.

I was only speaking from my own perspective at least. I find the vast majority of Asian cinema pretty hard to digest. I don't like cartoons so I've never watched any Studio Ghibli but I know I would not enjoy them just from the look of them. Kurosawa is really not my thing at all. I think the last Asian movie I really enjoyed was The Good, The Bad, The Weird which I think might be a Korean movie.

That said I do love Casshern and Goemon, both Japanese productions I think.

ghidorah · 06-08-2016, 07:23 AM

Before i go for the US issue of this can someone just confirm about the subtitles. In the UK version the English subs are only with the 'hard of hearing' option. Does the US version have normal English subs option for the Manderin track?
Thanks

the13thman · 06-08-2016, 07:45 AM

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Originally Posted by ghidorah

In the UK version the English subs are only with the 'hard of hearing' option.

I don't think this is true, there are regular non-HOH subs too.

The English subs in the UK version are formatted to appear within the 3D image but (I guess because they aren't always in the same position) my brain just couldn't handle them, I had to watch the film dubbed.

I've since bought the Limited Edition from Hong Kong so that will be the first time I watch this with subtitles.

BigManDeath · 06-08-2016, 02:42 PM

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Originally Posted by ghidorah

Before i go for the US issue of this can someone just confirm about the subtitles. In the UK version the English subs are only with the 'hard of hearing' option. Does the US version have normal English subs option for the Manderin track?
Thanks

The US release has proper subtitles on the 2D disc, but only SDH (hard of hearing) subtitles on the 3D disc. I emailed Indomina Releasing about the problem, but they never responded.

ghidorah · 06-09-2016, 12:06 PM

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Originally Posted by BigManDeath

The US release has proper subtitles on the 2D disc, but only SDH (hard of hearing) subtitles on the 3D disc. I emailed Indomina Releasing about the problem, but they never responded.

Damn! Thanks for that. Won't get it then. I find the SDH really distracting ( no offense to hard of hearing folk!)

06-02-2016, 12:21 PM	#104
levcore Blu-ray Baron Member since:Jun 2011 Location:The Citadel Blu-ray collection:1223 Trading Score:3	wonderful, stunning 3D but I find this movie really hard work to get through, like a lot of Asian cinema to be honest. I can never get through it in one sitting and find the plot hard to follow and the multitude of different characters difficult to identify. However the visual presentation is second to none. "Still in all, every night we does the tell, so that we 'member who we was and where we came from... but most of all we 'members the man that finded us, him that came the salvage. And we lights the city, not just for him, but for all of them that are still out there. 'Cause we knows there come a night, when they sees the distant light, and they'll be comin' home."

06-02-2016, 03:08 PM	#105
BleedOrange11 Power Member Top contributor Member since:Sep 2011 Location:Galveston, TX Blu-ray collection:317 DVD collection:25 Blu-ray reviews:29 Trading Score:2	Not sure I'd put that label on all Asian cinema! There are thousands of great Asian movies. From the cinema of Akira Kurosawa and Studio Ghibli in Japan to Wong Kar-wai and Johnnie To in Hong Kong to Bong Joon-ho and Park Chan-wook in Korea, some of the best movies I've ever seen in my life are Asian. Flying Swords is one of the battiest, most incoherent plots ever in a somewhat critically acclaimed movie. The writing rivals what you'd find in the IMDB bottom 250. The craziness is kind of a Tsui Hark staple, but Young Detective Dee and Tiger Mountain were much more enjoyable story-telling. Vizio E3D420VX 3DTV, LG BP550, 160GB PS3, Onkyo HT-S3500 5.1 Home Theater, Sony MDR-DS7500 7.1 Headphones Last edited by BleedOrange11; 06-02-2016 at 05:28 PM.

06-03-2016, 01:12 AM	#106
Zivouhr Blu-ray Baron Member since:Dec 2011 Location:USA Blu-ray collection:124	It's an interesting movie and I'm a fan of the action, though I agree, it's best absorbed in smaller viewings if limited on time, as I like to fast forward to the action scenes and the ending. Awesome, strong filmed 3D layers and some pop outs. List of Strong 3D Movies on Blu Ray 3D

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06-02-2016, 05:19 AM	#101
Damon1281 Senior Member Member since:Jun 2014 Location:St. Peters, MO Blu-ray collection:226 DVD collection:693 UV collection:30	Just ordered. Couldn't pass it up at $7.80 US (Amazon)

06-02-2016, 08:45 AM	#103
Menteith Active Member Member since:May 2011	The HK Version is actually the preferred version: It has been specially re-mastered by Tsui Hark for the 3D version. - The aspect ratio has been opened up completely - The color grading has been changed/adapted for a better 3D experience through glasses - It contains the "original" mandarin track Just wanted to point this out for those who like this film.

06-08-2016, 07:23 AM	#108
ghidorah Active Member Member since:Nov 2007	Before i go for the US issue of this can someone just confirm about the subtitles. In the UK version the English subs are only with the 'hard of hearing' option. Does the US version have normal English subs option for the Manderin track? Thanks