Tai Chi Master - Best Buy Exclusive 6/8/10 - Blu-ray Forum

Dragon Lee · 06-04-2010, 06:07 PM

Dragon Dynasty announces via their facebook page that Tai Chi Master will be released 6/8 (ahead of the 8/10 date) but only as a Best Buy exclusive.

Tai Chi Master Blu-ray Review

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Blu Titan · 06-04-2010, 06:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Dragon Lee

Dragon Dynasty announces via their facebook page that Tai Chi Master will be released 6/8 (ahead of the 8/10 date) but only as a Best Buy exclusive.

Good news for Jet Li fans.

SellmeyourDVD · 06-04-2010, 08:53 PM

What other jet Li movies does this compare to? Fearless and Hero are two of my favorite movies of his.

bingtau · 06-04-2010, 09:34 PM

this is one of his best films. I think i like it better than fist of legend although not as good as fearless or hero.

Squall835 · 06-04-2010, 11:10 PM

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Originally Posted by SellmeyourDVD

What other jet Li movies does this compare to? Fearless and Hero are two of my favorite movies of his.

If you like wire-fu, you'll enjoy Tai-Chi Master. I personally hated it, the fight scenes tried to blend realistic fighting with over the top wire-fu antics. It tried to have the best of both worlds, which rubbed me the wrong way. However, you may feel differently.

OldPangYau · 06-05-2010, 03:09 AM

I wondered why Best Buy had this under 6/8 at one of the stores I go to. I saw and thought "Um... isn't that not coming out until August?". They also had [The Legend of] Fong Sai Yuk on there.

Dragon Lee · 06-05-2010, 03:13 PM

Yeah now they're saying Legend of the Black Scorpion (aka The Banquet) is also coming 6/8 at Best Buy. Wierd because the Canadian sub forum has The Banquet listed for 6/29 via Alliance yet there's no listing at all for a US version.

OldPangYau · 06-05-2010, 04:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Dragon Lee

Yeah now they're saying Legend of the Black Scorpion (aka The Banquet) is also coming 6/8 at Best Buy. Wierd because the Canadian sub forum has The Banquet listed for 6/29 via Alliance yet there's no listing at all for a US version.

Oh yeah, I saw that too... what the hell's going on? This one wasn't even announced! I'm losing track of their blu-rays now!

Batman1980 · 06-05-2010, 05:07 PM

$19.99 isn't the worst price, will have to consider this if my store carries it.

OldPangYau · 06-06-2010, 05:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Gandalf Stormcrow

$19.99 isn't the worst price, will have to consider this if my store carries it.

Has that price been announced for BB? Aside from The Killer (which was a brand new release for DD as opposed to a "catalog title"), all of the Dragon Dynasty blu-rays have been $14.99. I hope it'll be the same case here, but the two+ month exclusivity could possibly affect that.

Dragon Lee · 06-07-2010, 10:10 PM

We can now add Kill Zone (SPL) to that list.

Snake Plissken · 06-07-2010, 10:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Dragon Lee

We can now add Kill Zone (SPL) to that list.

JUST coming to post that.

Awesome news.

Can't find it on the Best Buy website, tho....

Grimshaw23 · 06-07-2010, 11:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Dragon Lee

We can now add Kill Zone (SPL) to that list.

When did they announced SPL for Bluray? Why wasn't there an official anouncement for it like the others? It's great that you can get it early at Bestbuy, but it's a little overprice. It should've been no more than $15 for an Asian catalog title like this. Here's the link: http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Kill+Zon...508&id=2120628

Snake Plissken · 06-07-2010, 11:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Grimshaw23

When did they announced SPL for Bluray? Why wasn't there an official anouncement for it like the others? It's great that you can get it early at Bestbuy, but it's a little overprice. It should've been no more than $15 for an Asian catalog title like this. Here's the link: http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Kill+Zon...508&id=2120628

thanx for the link

it was posted on the Dragon Dynasty Facebook, today.
http://www.facebook.com/DragonDynast...Dynasty?v=wall

Dragon Lee · 06-08-2010, 12:02 AM

Looks like they dropped a few special features though, mainly the 2 behind the scenes featurettes (which featured Bey Logan and Donnie Yen on commentary) and the original chinese making of. Which is a shame bcuz the UK disc ported over everything from the DVD.

dfms23 · 06-08-2010, 04:39 AM

Don't forget about Best Buy's 30 day price match policy guys. I would be willing to bet most of these drop at least a couple bucks in 30 days, even considering the exclusivity. June is Jet Li/Donnie Yen month in Region A. I personally prefer Flash Point over SPL but I am very excited for SPL getting a Region A release!

wormraper · 06-08-2010, 06:03 AM

Damn, I'll have to Snag

The Legend Of Fong Sai Yuk at least. I have the rest on DVD and will wait for $10 or less (the msrp's on these are $19.99)

doctorD · 06-09-2010, 02:21 AM

So I went to Best Buy today and noticed that only Kill Zone and Legend of the Black Scorpion were the only movies that had HD audio (DTS HD 5.1). All the other releases, including Tai Chi Master, only list what looked like dolby digital. Has anyone purchased these titles and played them to verify what and how the audio is?

wormraper · 06-09-2010, 03:37 AM

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Originally Posted by doctorD

So I went to Best Buy today and noticed that only Kill Zone and Legend of the Black Scorpion were the only movies that had HD audio (DTS HD 5.1). All the other releases, including Tai Chi Master, only list what looked like dolby digital. Has anyone purchased these titles and played them to verify what and how the audio is?

What were they priced at In store??

OldPangYau · 06-09-2010, 03:54 AM

I can confirm that they were $20... guess it's because they're a "Best Buy exclusive" that they cost $5 more than most of the others... ugh...

But aside from that, I took some crappy quality cell phone photos to show a couple of interesting things:

#1 = The numbers on the spines:

Notice how the numbers jump from 7 to 10. My guess is that Empress and The Warriors and Invisible Target will be numbers 8 and 9... not neccessarily in that order.

#2 = The title for "The Legend of Fong Sai Yuk":

For some bizarre reason, the title reverted back to the first Americanized title of "The Legend". Now, I don't know if the title card will have been changed as well, or if it's just the packaging.

Overall, if these were $15 like the others (except The Killer, which is still $25), I'd have snatched all four today. But, at $20 each, not so much. I'll wait until my reward zone coupons take effect.

06-04-2010, 09:34 PM	#4
bingtau Special Member Member since:Nov 2007 Location:WI Home Theater Gallery:1 4K collection:72 Blu-ray collection:483 Blu-ray reviews:7	One of his best this is one of his best films. I think i like it better than fist of legend although not as good as fearless or hero.

06-04-2010, 06:07 PM	#1
Dragon Lee Blu-ray Guru Top contributor Member since:Jan 2010 Location:Minneapolis, MN Home Theater Gallery:3 4K collection:738 Blu-ray collection:3729 DVD collection:357 Digital collection:142 Blu-ray reviews: 84 Trading Score:108	Tai Chi Master - Best Buy Exclusive 6/8/10 Dragon Dynasty announces via their facebook page that Tai Chi Master will be released 6/8 (ahead of the 8/10 date) but only as a Best Buy exclusive. Tai Chi Master Blu-ray Review tai.jpg Best Buy Link Last edited by Blu Titan; 07-27-2010 at 02:12 AM. Reason: Added cover photo and link to review.

06-04-2010, 08:53 PM	#3
SellmeyourDVD Blu-ray Guru Member since:Apr 2008 Blu-ray collection:125 Trading Score:11	What other jet Li movies does this compare to? Fearless and Hero are two of my favorite movies of his.

06-05-2010, 03:09 AM	#6
OldPangYau Blu-ray Samurai Top contributor Member since:Dec 2009 Blu-ray collection:596 DVD collection:194	I wondered why Best Buy had this under 6/8 at one of the stores I go to. I saw and thought "Um... isn't that not coming out until August?". They also had [The Legend of] Fong Sai Yuk on there.

06-05-2010, 03:13 PM	#7
Dragon Lee Blu-ray Guru Top contributor Member since:Jan 2010 Location:Minneapolis, MN Home Theater Gallery:3 4K collection:738 Blu-ray collection:3729 DVD collection:357 Digital collection:142 Blu-ray reviews: 84 Trading Score:108	Yeah now they're saying Legend of the Black Scorpion (aka The Banquet) is also coming 6/8 at Best Buy. Wierd because the Canadian sub forum has The Banquet listed for 6/29 via Alliance yet there's no listing at all for a US version.

06-05-2010, 05:07 PM	#9
Batman1980 Blu-ray Jedi Member since:Feb 2009 Location:District 13 Home Theater Gallery:8 4K collection:146 Blu-ray collection:394 DVD collection:57 Blu-ray reviews:22 Trading Score:48	$19.99 isn't the worst price, will have to consider this if my store carries it.

06-07-2010, 10:10 PM	#11
Dragon Lee Blu-ray Guru Top contributor Member since:Jan 2010 Location:Minneapolis, MN Home Theater Gallery:3 4K collection:738 Blu-ray collection:3729 DVD collection:357 Digital collection:142 Blu-ray reviews: 84 Trading Score:108	We can now add Kill Zone (SPL) to that list.

06-08-2010, 12:02 AM	#15
Dragon Lee Blu-ray Guru Top contributor Member since:Jan 2010 Location:Minneapolis, MN Home Theater Gallery:3 4K collection:738 Blu-ray collection:3729 DVD collection:357 Digital collection:142 Blu-ray reviews: 84 Trading Score:108	Looks like they dropped a few special features though, mainly the 2 behind the scenes featurettes (which featured Bey Logan and Donnie Yen on commentary) and the original chinese making of. Which is a shame bcuz the UK disc ported over everything from the DVD.

06-08-2010, 04:39 AM	#16
dfms23 Banned Member since:May 2009 Blu-ray collection:165 Blu-ray reviews:2 Trading Score:12	Don't forget about Best Buy's 30 day price match policy guys. I would be willing to bet most of these drop at least a couple bucks in 30 days, even considering the exclusivity. June is Jet Li/Donnie Yen month in Region A. I personally prefer Flash Point over SPL but I am very excited for SPL getting a Region A release!

06-08-2010, 06:03 AM	#17
wormraper Blu-ray Archduke Member since:Aug 2007 Location:Tucson Arizona 4K collection:961 Blu-ray collection:5289 Blu-ray reviews:2 Trading Score:571	Damn, I'll have to Snag The Legend Of Fong Sai Yuk at least. I have the rest on DVD and will wait for $10 or less (the msrp's on these are $19.99)

06-09-2010, 02:21 AM	#18
doctorD Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Jun 2007 Location:Redmond, WA Home Theater Gallery:47 4K collection:397 Blu-ray collection:1723 Blu-ray reviews: 12 Trading Score:1	So I went to Best Buy today and noticed that only Kill Zone and Legend of the Black Scorpion were the only movies that had HD audio (DTS HD 5.1). All the other releases, including Tai Chi Master, only list what looked like dolby digital. Has anyone purchased these titles and played them to verify what and how the audio is?

06-09-2010, 03:54 AM	#20
OldPangYau Blu-ray Samurai Top contributor Member since:Dec 2009 Blu-ray collection:596 DVD collection:194	I can confirm that they were $20... guess it's because they're a "Best Buy exclusive" that they cost $5 more than most of the others... ugh... But aside from that, I took some crappy quality cell phone photos to show a couple of interesting things: #1 = The numbers on the spines: Notice how the numbers jump from 7 to 10. My guess is that Empress and The Warriors and Invisible Target will be numbers 8 and 9... not neccessarily in that order. #2 = The title for "The Legend of Fong Sai Yuk": For some bizarre reason, the title reverted back to the first Americanized title of "The Legend". Now, I don't know if the title card will have been changed as well, or if it's just the packaging. Overall, if these were $15 like the others (except The Killer, which is still $25), I'd have snatched all four today. But, at $20 each, not so much. I'll wait until my reward zone coupons take effect.

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