Office (2015) Blu-ray 3D [Region A Locked] - Blu-ray Forum

BleedOrange11 · 10-27-2015, 12:02 AM

Hong Kong auteur Johnnie To has released his first 3D film, Office / Hua li shang ban zu, a workplace musical. It will be distributed by Edko Films on Blu-ray 3D in Hong Kong later this year. It is a 3D conversion by TWR Entertainment.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt4392726/
http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/office_2015/
https://www.metacritic.com/movie/office
http://www.twrglobal.com/en/44hiVImkj-Works

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BleedOrange11 · 10-27-2015, 12:05 AM

I haven't found concrete evidence, besides reviews claiming "shot in 3D," but Office appears to be a ~~native~~ (converted) 3D production. According to IMDB, it was captured at 2.8K with Arri Alexas. Everyone, so far, has praised the visual and technical aspects of the film, including its use of 3D, and reviews have been generally positive.

I'm excited to see this one but am also hoping he has a native 3D action-gangster picture up his sleeve for the future.

BleedOrange11 · 10-27-2015, 11:05 PM

Hopefully more 3D coming from To:

Quote:

Q. You revealed during your panel discussion that you’re working on a musical drama, something new for you. Is there any other genre you would like to experiment with?

A. I think a martial arts film, a wuxia, would be good. I haven’t touched that genre for years, and the last film I made like that was The Bare-Footed Kid, almost 20 years ago. I shot many TV series like wuxia, with the swordplay and such. But the thing I really want to experiment with is 3D. The technology has improved so much—it’s really promising for Chinese, and world, cinema.

http://www.macleans.ca/culture/tiff-...hinese-cinema/

BleedOrange11 · 12-20-2015, 09:26 PM

Office is now out on Blu-ray 3D in Hong Kong.

https://www.blu-ray.com/movies/Office-Blu-ray/145870/

http://www.yesasia.com/global/104749...0-en/info.html
http://www.dddhouse.com/v3/product_d...0&LanguageID=0

Front Cover:
Office front.jpg

Back Cover:

[Show spoiler]

BleedOrange11 · 01-04-2016, 07:53 AM

Just a heads up for anyone who was interested in this movie--the 3D is ~~native but~~ (converted and) incredibly flat. It looks like they shot the movie far away from the subject with a minimal, fixed interaxial. No attempts were made to use the 3D for story-telling or spectacle. I was majorly disappointed and expected much more from Johnnie To and Milkyway Image. For anyone unfamiliar with To's movies, I highly recommend forgoing Office for a 2D double feature of Election and Election 2 instead.

Zivouhr · 01-05-2016, 12:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BleedOrange11

Just a heads up for anyone who was interested in this movie--the 3D is native but incredibly flat. It looks like they shot the movie far away from the subject with a minimal, fixed interaxial. No attempts were made to use the 3D for story-telling or spectacle. I was majorly disappointed and expected much more from Johnnie To and Milkyway Image. For anyone unfamiliar with To's movies, I highly recommend forgoing Office for a 2D double feature of Election and Election 2 instead.

Thank you BleedOrange for the heads up. Sorry to hear the 3D looks flat. That's disappointing as the potential here for strong 3D was great considering the railing, and layers of office workers and so on the movie includes. Sad to see he's so eager to explore 3D stereo in movies but afraid to make it exciting beyond a flat, nearly 2D image from your description.

When on the set, it's critical that he approve the first shot (and really, every 3D shot) only if it's appropriately strong 3D for that shot, so the rest of the 3D camera crew knows how to proceed.

qw0aszx · 03-30-2018, 02:42 AM

Wasn't this one a converted 3D film? I remember it was a pretty bland conversion.

BleedOrange11 · 03-30-2018, 02:48 AM

Yeah, it's incredibly flat. I said it was native earlier, but it's mostly likely a cheap conversion. I don't think there were many errors, so it fooled me, but there wasn't much dimension either. Regardless, it's not worth the glasses.

WaverBoy · 11-26-2022, 05:30 PM

Aw man, I was just thinking of picking this one up, and then I stumble across this thread of less-than-stellar reviews of both the 3D and the film itself. A 3D Chow Yun-fat musical by Johnnie To sounds like it can’t miss on paper.

10-27-2015, 12:05 AM	#2
BleedOrange11 Blu-ray Samurai Top contributor Member since:Sep 2011 4K collection:20 Blu-ray collection:986 DVD collection:62 Blu-ray reviews: 44 Trading Score:4	I haven't found concrete evidence, besides reviews claiming "shot in 3D," but Office appears to be a ~~native~~ (converted) 3D production. According to IMDB, it was captured at 2.8K with Arri Alexas. Everyone, so far, has praised the visual and technical aspects of the film, including its use of 3D, and reviews have been generally positive. I'm excited to see this one but am also hoping he has a native 3D action-gangster picture up his sleeve for the future. Last edited by BleedOrange11; 11-26-2022 at 05:34 PM.

12-20-2015, 09:26 PM	#4
BleedOrange11 Blu-ray Samurai Top contributor Member since:Sep 2011 4K collection:20 Blu-ray collection:986 DVD collection:62 Blu-ray reviews: 44 Trading Score:4	Office is now out on Blu-ray 3D in Hong Kong. https://www.blu-ray.com/movies/Office-Blu-ray/145870/ http://www.yesasia.com/global/104749...0-en/info.html http://www.dddhouse.com/v3/product_d...0&LanguageID=0 Front Cover: Office front.jpg Back Cover: [Show spoiler]Office back.jpg Last edited by BleedOrange11; 12-21-2015 at 06:30 AM.

01-04-2016, 07:53 AM	#5
BleedOrange11 Blu-ray Samurai Top contributor Member since:Sep 2011 4K collection:20 Blu-ray collection:986 DVD collection:62 Blu-ray reviews: 44 Trading Score:4	Just a heads up for anyone who was interested in this movie--the 3D is ~~native but~~ (converted and) incredibly flat. It looks like they shot the movie far away from the subject with a minimal, fixed interaxial. No attempts were made to use the 3D for story-telling or spectacle. I was majorly disappointed and expected much more from Johnnie To and Milkyway Image. For anyone unfamiliar with To's movies, I highly recommend forgoing Office for a 2D double feature of Election and Election 2 instead. Last edited by BleedOrange11; 11-23-2020 at 04:51 PM.

03-30-2018, 02:48 AM	#8
BleedOrange11 Blu-ray Samurai Top contributor Member since:Sep 2011 4K collection:20 Blu-ray collection:986 DVD collection:62 Blu-ray reviews: 44 Trading Score:4	Yeah, it's incredibly flat. I said it was native earlier, but it's mostly likely a cheap conversion. I don't think there were many errors, so it fooled me, but there wasn't much dimension either. Regardless, it's not worth the glasses. Last edited by BleedOrange11; 03-30-2018 at 05:30 AM.

03-30-2018, 02:42 AM	#7
qw0aszx Special Member Top contributor Member since:Mar 2012 Location:China 4K collection:52 Blu-ray collection:1517 DVD collection:49 Blu-ray reviews: 33	Wasn't this one a converted 3D film? I remember it was a pretty bland conversion.

11-26-2022, 05:30 PM	#9
WaverBoy Blu-ray Knight Member since:May 2013 Location:Seattle, WA Blu-ray reviews:1 Trading Score:5	Aw man, I was just thinking of picking this one up, and then I stumble across this thread of less-than-stellar reviews of both the 3D and the film itself. A 3D Chow Yun-fat musical by Johnnie To sounds like it can’t miss on paper.

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