Hong Kong Movie Restoration Interview - Blu-ray Forum

drees5761 · 09-11-2015, 11:22 AM

Interesting interview with Bede Cheng about the restoration of A Better Tomorrow and work on HK movies, but right at the end he mentions new 4k restorations of Bruce Lee films, about time.
http://programme.rthk.hk/channel/rad...3723&m=episode

Brown · 09-11-2015, 11:55 AM

The link didn't work for me, but my tablet is wonky sometimes. Thanks, though.

almo89 · 09-11-2015, 06:15 PM

Better Tomorrow, Bruce Lee films and C'est La Vie Mon Cherie were mentioned in the interview that are being restored. I can't wait to see those on blu ray one day.

Fabs · 09-11-2015, 07:57 PM

My first thoughts are that I hope they work on films that actually need attention. As much as people complain about those Bruce Lee Blu Rays, at least his films are available in true HD format. There are a lot of HK classics that don't even have anything close to HD. Hope they work on those too.

The audio stopped working, so if they mention those other films beyond A Better Tomorrow, then I am happy.

OldPangYau · 09-12-2015, 04:50 AM

It had been a rumor for a while, so it's nice to hear some confirmation from the company directly! Doesn't say which films, just "some Bruce Lee movies", so hopefully "the HK four" (Boss, Fury, Way, and Game) are the main focus. I personally don't see the point of a 4K scan of the HK version of Enter, but that's just me.

And the fact that John Woo approved of the transfer of A Better Tomorrow makes me think this is actually a competent restoration company. I do also hope they go after Jackie Chan's GH films. Pretty much Young Master through Police Story III.

reason108 · 09-12-2015, 08:02 AM

It will be interesting to see what FS actually does with these restored movies. Will they actually hit blu-ray at some point or is it being saved for streaming/downloads? It sucks about the condition of some of these films due to the humid weather. So much Chinese history is lost due to negative attitudes towards these older films.
Perhaps they need to restore some lost BL footage; if it still exists.

Leeon0 · 09-20-2015, 11:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fabs

There are a lot of HK classics that don't even have anything close to HD. Hope they work on those too.

Yep, there's plenty of room for improvement.

OldPangYau · 10-02-2015, 05:29 PM

So, the Facebook page for L'Immagine Ritrovata Asia posted this photo with the caption "Guess what film":

So, I got curious... blew up the image to 200%, flipped it, inverted the colors, and tried to tweak the colors a bit until I came with this:

It looked mighty familiar, and then I realized...

It's from Fist of Fury!

09-11-2015, 11:22 AM	#1
drees5761 Expert Member Member since:Nov 2009 Blu-ray collection:274 Blu-ray reviews: 6	Hong Kong Movie Restoration Interview Interesting interview with Bede Cheng about the restoration of A Better Tomorrow and work on HK movies, but right at the end he mentions new 4k restorations of Bruce Lee films, about time. http://programme.rthk.hk/channel/rad...3723&m=episode

09-11-2015, 11:55 AM	#2
Brown Active Member Top contributor Member since:Jul 2010 Location:New York, U.S.A. 4K collection:- Blu-ray collection:- Blu-ray reviews:11	The link didn't work for me, but my tablet is wonky sometimes. Thanks, though.

09-11-2015, 06:15 PM	#3
almo89 Active Member Member since:Dec 2007 Home Theater Gallery:5 Blu-ray collection:3	Better Tomorrow, Bruce Lee films and C'est La Vie Mon Cherie were mentioned in the interview that are being restored. I can't wait to see those on blu ray one day.

09-11-2015, 07:57 PM	#4
Fabs Special Member Top contributor Member since:Nov 2013 4K collection:1 Blu-ray collection:258 DVD collection:33	My first thoughts are that I hope they work on films that actually need attention. As much as people complain about those Bruce Lee Blu Rays, at least his films are available in true HD format. There are a lot of HK classics that don't even have anything close to HD. Hope they work on those too. The audio stopped working, so if they mention those other films beyond A Better Tomorrow, then I am happy.

09-12-2015, 04:50 AM	#5
OldPangYau Blu-ray Samurai Top contributor Member since:Dec 2009 Blu-ray collection:596 DVD collection:194	It had been a rumor for a while, so it's nice to hear some confirmation from the company directly! Doesn't say which films, just "some Bruce Lee movies", so hopefully "the HK four" (Boss, Fury, Way, and Game) are the main focus. I personally don't see the point of a 4K scan of the HK version of Enter, but that's just me. And the fact that John Woo approved of the transfer of A Better Tomorrow makes me think this is actually a competent restoration company. I do also hope they go after Jackie Chan's GH films. Pretty much Young Master through Police Story III.

09-12-2015, 08:02 AM	#6
reason108 Blu-ray Samurai Top contributor Member since:Mar 2013 Blu-ray collection:- Blu-ray reviews: 8	It will be interesting to see what FS actually does with these restored movies. Will they actually hit blu-ray at some point or is it being saved for streaming/downloads? It sucks about the condition of some of these films due to the humid weather. So much Chinese history is lost due to negative attitudes towards these older films. Perhaps they need to restore some lost BL footage; if it still exists.

10-02-2015, 05:29 PM	#8
OldPangYau Blu-ray Samurai Top contributor Member since:Dec 2009 Blu-ray collection:596 DVD collection:194	So, the Facebook page for L'Immagine Ritrovata Asia posted this photo with the caption "Guess what film": So, I got curious... blew up the image to 200%, flipped it, inverted the colors, and tried to tweak the colors a bit until I came with this: It looked mighty familiar, and then I realized... It's from Fist of Fury!

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