Legend of the Mountain (1979) - Blu-ray Forum

MifuneFan · 02-27-2018, 04:34 PM

Kino Studio Classics will be releasing Legend of the Mountain (1979) from famed Chinese director King Hu (A Touch of Zen, Dragon Inn). Front and reverse cover art shown below.

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Originally Posted by Kino Lorber Insider

Coming to DVD and Blu-ray May 1st - in a New 4K Restoration

LEGEND OF THE MOUNTAIN (1979)
A film by King Hu

"A visual ravishment." - Manohla Dargis, NEW YORK TIMES

Special Features:

Booklet essay by writer and programmer Grady Hendrix
Interview with film critic Tony Rayns
Video essay by film critic Travis Crawford
Trailer

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"Hu, a master of the wuxia swordplay subgenre of martial arts cinema, is perhaps best known for Come Drink with Me, Dragon Gate Inn, and A Touch of Zen. For his late-period Legend of the Mountain, Hu turned instead to a supernatural fable set during the 11th-century Sung Dynasty, drawing upon Pu Songling’s classic 18th-century collection Stories from a Chinese Studio and filming independently on location in the South Korean countryside. A scholar-errant, tasked with translating and safeguarding a Buddhist sutra involving the afterlife, loses his grasp of space and time as he wanders through a strange, haunting mountain landscape. Along the way, he encounters temptress ghosts and Taoist priests, ancient abandoned fortresses and inns, and a delirium of color, sound, and silence." – Museum of Modern Art

Boris_Karloff · 02-27-2018, 06:29 PM

Excellent, I was planning on importing the region B Masters of Cinema release but maybe I’ll get this one instead.

Blu Titan · 02-27-2018, 07:04 PM

Good news. I’ll hold off on ordering the Region B release.

MifuneFan · 03-15-2018, 01:40 PM

DVDbeaver has a review up for the UK release from MoC. The Kino release should be pretty much identical, save for encoding differences. T

http://www.dvdbeaver.com/film6/dvd_r...in_blu-ray.htm

Scottie · 03-16-2018, 03:43 PM

Amazon pre-order

LoPan787 · 03-28-2018, 02:57 AM

Any idea on the difference between the two editions on Amazon? One just dropped to $13.19.

Yojimbo · 03-28-2018, 11:17 PM

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Any idea on the difference between the two editions on Amazon? One just dropped to $13.19.

I was wondering the same thing. I went ahead and preordered it anyway to lock in the price.

Martin_31 · 03-29-2018, 12:40 AM

At that price I might order it too.

jmat91 · 03-29-2018, 12:43 AM

My Masters of cinema one shipped, looks like nicer package.

LoPan787 · 03-30-2018, 02:08 AM

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Originally Posted by Yojimbo

I was wondering the same thing. I went ahead and preordered it anyway to lock in the price.

I want to pre-order it, but if there is a massive difference in the two (a la Suspiria 2-disc vs. single) then I'd rather hold off.

Oh well. Easy enough to cancel an Amazon order these days so I might just go ahead and order it at $13. That is almost way too cheap to pass up.

LoPan787 · 04-03-2018, 04:37 AM

Well, looks like that $13 edition was the DVD. My procrastination paid off! ...for once.

Freeza · 04-03-2018, 05:07 AM

Walmart pre-order $13.25

https://www.walmart.com/ip/Legend-of...-ray/286512688

Reeniop5 · 04-07-2018, 03:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Freeza

Walmart pre-order $13.25

https://www.walmart.com/ip/Legend-of...-ray/286512688

Can't beat this price!

willtopower · 04-09-2018, 06:03 PM

Amazon just matched the $13.25 price. I loved A Touch of Zen, so this is an easy blind-buy at that price.

MifuneFan · 04-09-2018, 06:13 PM

Great price.

Dollar Colonel · 04-09-2018, 06:56 PM

No commentaries?

MifuneFan · 04-09-2018, 06:58 PM

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Originally Posted by chrischu

No commentaries?

No.

Bradsdadg · 04-09-2018, 07:21 PM

Honestly have not heard of this one, but watching the trailer and seeing the preorder on Amazon I just jumped on it. Seems like a film right up my alley

Cutter_ · 04-09-2018, 08:27 PM

I already had it pre-ordered. Very happy to see the price drop!

Banned User · 04-09-2018, 08:34 PM

Really looking forward to this. Hopefully Kino won't disappoint with the transfer. Really been on the fence between Kino and MoC here.

The only other question I have is will Criterion release Dragon Inn. Really nice to see all these films getting 4k restorations and Blu releases.

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Originally Posted by Bradsdadg

Honestly have not heard of this one, but watching the trailer and seeing the preorder on Amazon I just jumped on it. Seems like a film right up my alley

Have you seen Criterions Touch of Zen?

02-27-2018, 06:29 PM	#2
Boris_Karloff Senior Member Member since:Sep 2015 Location:Phoenix 4K collection:162 Blu-ray collection:2522 DVD collection:203 Digital collection:830 Trading Score:101	Excellent, I was planning on importing the region B Masters of Cinema release but maybe I’ll get this one instead.

02-27-2018, 07:04 PM	#3
Blu Titan Super Moderator Top ranked HT gallery Top contributor Member since:Jul 2007 Location:Edo, Land of the Samurai Home Theater Gallery:42 4K collection:41 Blu-ray collection:2864 Blu-ray reviews: 2 Trading Score:92	Good news. I’ll hold off on ordering the Region B release.

03-15-2018, 01:40 PM	#4
MifuneFan Blu-ray Emperor Top contributor Member since:Mar 2012 Location:New York City 4K collection:27 Blu-ray collection:1143 Trading Score:69	DVDbeaver has a review up for the UK release from MoC. The Kino release should be pretty much identical, save for encoding differences. T http://www.dvdbeaver.com/film6/dvd_r...in_blu-ray.htm

03-16-2018, 03:43 PM	#5
Scottie Moderator Top contributor Member since:Oct 2010 Location:Rhode Island Trading Score:647	Amazon pre-order

03-28-2018, 02:57 AM	#6
LoPan787 Active Member Member since:Jan 2012	Any idea on the difference between the two editions on Amazon? One just dropped to $13.19.

03-29-2018, 12:40 AM	#8
Martin_31 Blu-ray Guru Member since:Sep 2014 Location:California 4K collection:3 Blu-ray collection:188 Trading Score:5	At that price I might order it too.

03-29-2018, 12:43 AM	#9
jmat91 Expert Member Member since:Jan 2014 Location:Somewhere South Blu-ray collection:2312 DVD collection:2	My Masters of cinema one shipped, looks like nicer package.

04-03-2018, 04:37 AM	#11
LoPan787 Active Member Member since:Jan 2012	Well, looks like that $13 edition was the DVD. My procrastination paid off! ...for once.

04-03-2018, 05:07 AM	#12
Freeza Expert Member Member since:Oct 2010 4K collection:674 Blu-ray collection:8460	Walmart pre-order $13.25 https://www.walmart.com/ip/Legend-of...-ray/286512688

04-09-2018, 06:03 PM	#14
willtopower Blu-ray Guru Member since:Apr 2014 Location:California 4K collection:83 Blu-ray collection:2443 DVD collection:77 Trading Score:38	Amazon just matched the $13.25 price. I loved A Touch of Zen, so this is an easy blind-buy at that price.

04-09-2018, 06:13 PM	#15
MifuneFan Blu-ray Emperor Top contributor Member since:Mar 2012 Location:New York City 4K collection:27 Blu-ray collection:1143 Trading Score:69	Great price.

04-09-2018, 06:56 PM	#16
Dollar Colonel Blu-ray Guru Top contributor Member since:Oct 2017 Location:Vacationland 4K collection:- Blu-ray collection:- DVD collection:- MA collection:- Digital collection:- iTunes collection:- Prime collection:- Trading Score:4	No commentaries?

04-09-2018, 07:21 PM	#18
Bradsdadg Blu-ray Knight Top contributor Member since:Jul 2017 4K collection:361 Blu-ray collection:1835 DVD collection:216 Trading Score:15	Honestly have not heard of this one, but watching the trailer and seeing the preorder on Amazon I just jumped on it. Seems like a film right up my alley

04-09-2018, 08:27 PM	#19
Cutter_ Special Member Top contributor Member since:Jul 2010 Location:Florida 4K collection:- Blu-ray collection:- DVD collection:- MA collection:- Digital collection:- iTunes collection:- Prime collection:- Trading Score:197	I already had it pre-ordered. Very happy to see the price drop!

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