The Criterion Collection

[MifuneFan]

Originally Posted by jesseb

Just visited Criterion's site, and there's a new pre-order available:
https://www.criterion.com/boxsets/32...-greatest-hits
Bruce Lee: His Greatest Hits coming July 14, with The Big Boss, Fist of Fury, The Way of the Dragon, Enter the Dragon, and Game of Death

Whoa

It includes Enter the Dragon too, nice.

[jayembee]

Originally Posted by koberulz

If you never use the DVDs, why is it fortunate that you got one?

Some people like to have "First Editions".

[jayembee]

Originally Posted by Ray Jackson

I really hope the Zatoichi box set is back in print by the B&N sale in early July.

...assuming there is one.

On Criterion's website, it says "Currently Unavailable" in the Purchase Options box, which just means they don't have any copies in stock at the moment. If it was out of print, it would say "Out of Print" (see the page for Melville's Le Cercle Rouge for an example).

[qtrules]

i want this bruce lee box!! haven't looked at the price yet. i am going to be shocked, i can tell.

[MifuneFan]

Originally Posted by qtrules

i want this bruce lee box!! haven't looked at the price yet. i am going to be shocked, i can tell.

$125 MSRP. Since it comes out in July, it should be applicable for the 50% off sale at B&N (assuming they have it).

[qtrules]

Originally Posted by MifuneFan

$125 MSRP. Since it comes out in July, it should be applicable for the 50% off sale at B&N (assuming they have it).

also assuming we have B&N in canada (which we don't).

i have two $10-off criterion.com codes, so i will use those.

[Dollar Colonel]

Glad I held off on buying the Hong Kong boxset. There are new supplementals in this set too! Hopefully the packaging looks great for this 7-disc set.

[Show spoiler]
SEVEN-DISC SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES

4K digital restorations of The Big Boss, Fist of Fury, Game of Death, and The Way of the Dragon, with uncompressed original monaural soundtracks
New 2K digital restoration of the rarely-seen 99-minute 1973 theatrical version of Enter the Dragon, with uncompressed original monaural soundtrack
2K digital restoration of the 102-minute “special-edition” version of Enter the Dragon
Alternate audio soundtracks for the films, including original English-dubbed tracks and a 5.1 surround soundtrack for the special-edition version of Enter the Dragon
Six audio commentaries: on The Big Boss by Bruce Lee expert Brandon Bentley; on The Big Boss, Fist of Fury, Game of Death, and The Way of the Dragon by Hong Kong–film expert Mike Leeder; and on the special-edition version of Enter the Dragon by producer Paul Heller
High-definition presentation of Game of Death II, the 1981 sequel to Game of Death
Game of Death Redux, a new presentation of Lee’s original Game of Death footage, produced by Alan Canvan
New interviews on all five films with Lee biographer Matthew Polly
New interview with producer Andre Morgan about Golden Harvest, the company behind Hong Kong’s top martial-arts stars, including Lee
New program about English-language dubbing with voice performers Michael Kaye (the English-speaking voice of Lee’s Chen Zhen in Fist of Fury) and Vaughan Savidge
New interview with author Grady Hendrix about the “Bruceploitation” subgenre that followed Lee’s death, and a selection of Bruceploitation trailers
Blood and Steel, a 2004 documentary about the making of Enter the Dragon
Multiple programs and documentaries about Lee’s life and philosophies, including Bruce Lee: The Man and the Legend (1973) and Bruce Lee: In His Own Words (1998)
Interviews with Linda Lee Cadwell, Lee’s widow, and many of Lee’s collaborators and admirers, including actors Jon T. Benn, Riki Hashimoto, Nora Miao, Robert Wall, Yuen Wah, and Simon Yam and directors Clarence Fok, Sammo Hung, and Wong Jing
Promotional materials
New English subtitle translations and subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
PLUS: An essay by critic Jeff Chang

New cover designs by Gian Galang

[MifuneFan]

Originally Posted by qtrules

also assuming we have B&N in canada (which we don't).

i have two $10-off criterion.com codes, so i will use those.

Oh sorry, didn't notice you were in Canada. Yeah, you'll have to rely on Criterion's site, or wait to see if Unobstructed view has some sort of matching sale.

[jayembee]

Originally Posted by Dollar Colonel

Glad I held off on buying the Hong Kong boxset. There are new supplementals in this set too! Hopefully the packaging looks great for this 7-disc set.

[Show spoiler]
SEVEN-DISC SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES

4K digital restorations of The Big Boss, Fist of Fury, Game of Death, and The Way of the Dragon, with uncompressed original monaural soundtracks
New 2K digital restoration of the rarely-seen 99-minute 1973 theatrical version of Enter the Dragon, with uncompressed original monaural soundtrack
2K digital restoration of the 102-minute “special-edition” version of Enter the Dragon
Alternate audio soundtracks for the films, including original English-dubbed tracks and a 5.1 surround soundtrack for the special-edition version of Enter the Dragon
Six audio commentaries: on The Big Boss by Bruce Lee expert Brandon Bentley; on The Big Boss, Fist of Fury, Game of Death, and The Way of the Dragon by Hong Kong–film expert Mike Leeder; and on the special-edition version of Enter the Dragon by producer Paul Heller
High-definition presentation of Game of Death II, the 1981 sequel to Game of Death
Game of Death Redux, a new presentation of Lee’s original Game of Death footage, produced by Alan Canvan
New interviews on all five films with Lee biographer Matthew Polly
New interview with producer Andre Morgan about Golden Harvest, the company behind Hong Kong’s top martial-arts stars, including Lee
New program about English-language dubbing with voice performers Michael Kaye (the English-speaking voice of Lee’s Chen Zhen in Fist of Fury) and Vaughan Savidge
New interview with author Grady Hendrix about the “Bruceploitation” subgenre that followed Lee’s death, and a selection of Bruceploitation trailers
Blood and Steel, a 2004 documentary about the making of Enter the Dragon
Multiple programs and documentaries about Lee’s life and philosophies, including Bruce Lee: The Man and the Legend (1973) and Bruce Lee: In His Own Words (1998)
Interviews with Linda Lee Cadwell, Lee’s widow, and many of Lee’s collaborators and admirers, including actors Jon T. Benn, Riki Hashimoto, Nora Miao, Robert Wall, Yuen Wah, and Simon Yam and directors Clarence Fok, Sammo Hung, and Wong Jing
Promotional materials
New English subtitle translations and subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
PLUS: An essay by critic Jeff Chang

New cover designs by Gian Galang

[Jr7936]

im tempted to support criterion on this since i have a $10 promo code from their site and this is one of my most wanted sets from them

[jayembee]

By the way, it looks like pre-orders directly from Criterion can be had for their current (through the end of April) 30% off sale price. So, ~$87.50.

I have two $10 promo codes, so I expect that this is what I'll be using them for.

[ravenus]

Originally Posted by Dollar Colonel

Glad I held off on buying the Hong Kong boxset. There are new supplementals in this set too! Hopefully the packaging looks great for this 7-disc set.

SEVEN-DISC SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES

New 2K digital restoration of the rarely-seen 99-minute 1973 theatrical version of Enter the Dragon, with uncompressed original monaural soundtrack

The Special Feature that matters.

[The Sovereign]

Just got an email about the Bruce box - rockin' good news! Can't wait for July!

[tama]

Eh....pass.

[Reddington]

Originally Posted by The Sovereign

Just got an email about the Bruce box - rockin' good news! Can't wait for July!

Got the email, too.

Don't know much about Bruce Lee or these films... But the cover alone makes me want to blind-buy this come the next sale!

[qtrules]

does criterion.com charge your CC immediately?

[Reddington]

Originally Posted by qtrules

does criterion.com charge your CC immediately?

In my experience, when it ships.

[regeyer]

Originally Posted by tama

Eh....pass.

I sort of feel the same way. I already own all of these on HD DVD or BD, so unless there is a huge improvement in PQ then I won't be "upgrading."

[Scottie]

Amazon pre-order

[DukeTogo84]

Kinda wish I didn't own all of these films already, as this would be something I would buy right away, but I'm pretty happy with the current releases.

I wonder if this is it for their July releases, or if there will be more?