Bruce Lee: His Greatest Hits (1971-1978)

[Akijama]

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

BRUCE LEE: HIS GREATEST HITS Trailer - YouTube

[Show spoiler]Game of Death http://www.janusfilms.com/films/1981
Fist of Fury http://www.janusfilms.com/films/1982
The Big Boss http://www.janusfilms.com/films/1983
The Way of the Dragon http://www.janusfilms.com/films/1984

All has been added to the Janus site, as you can see. The box set was also hinted in the New year's drawing as well.

[dkelly26666]

Originally Posted by Akijama

Game of Death http://www.janusfilms.com/films/1981
Fist of Fury http://www.janusfilms.com/films/1982
The Big Boss http://www.janusfilms.com/films/1983
The Way of the Dragon http://www.janusfilms.com/films/1984

All has been added to the Janus site, as you can see. The box set was also hinted in the New year's drawing as well.

I'm hoping they can add in "Enter the Dragon" by the time the box set comes out. Janus likely couldn't get that one from Warner for distribution, but Criterion maybe can, for home video.

[bgart13]

Weren't these released in quality editions from Shout Factory (the ones that went OOP)? I'm not sure Criterion can really add much to these four films.

[MifuneFan]

Originally Posted by bgart13

Weren't these released in quality editions from Shout Factory (the ones that went OOP)? I'm not sure Criterion can really add much to these four films.

They will be bringing them back in print, which is the best news here.

[Killer Meteor]

Well...

Better subtitles for one, plus someone needs to source a better Mandarin mono track for Fist of Fury

[monwobbbo]

Originally Posted by Killer Meteor

Well...

Better subtitles for one, plus someone needs to source a better Mandarin mono track for Fist of Fury

not so sure that exists though. as i'm sure most old school kung fu fans know these films weren't treated all that well by the studios and were considered totally disposable at the time. preservation efforts really weren't made. Golden Harvest and Shaw Bros. made a little effort which is why we have elements for thse to begin with but i wouldn't be surprised it the sound elements aren't around anymore

[bsend]

I will get excited when I see the price. Looking forward to seeing this set!

[bsend]

Originally Posted by Killer Meteor

Well...

Better subtitles for one, plus someone needs to source a better Mandarin mono track for Fist of Fury

Hopefully it includes the English dubs for nostalgia purposes

[AFFanAttic]

This is really exciting in itself since I don't own them already, but I really super hope they can include Enter the Dragon as well.

[Stanis]

Hoping for a definitive Enter the Dragon, have the individuals of the others with dubs so I'm pretty happy Bruce Lee wise

[kchrules]

Enter The Dragon should be on there too. At least there's no Game of Death 2.

[saltysam]

Game of Death 2 is great. Anyway, that Janus films listing says Game Of Death is 39 minutes, which was the length of the Bruce Lee reconstructed footage on the Artport DVD. Maybe that's what they are releasing and not the cut and paste job. Would be great to get that footage in HD.

[steve_dave]

I don’t believe Warner has ever licensed to Criterion for Blu-rays, so I would not expect Enter The Dragon unless they can secure a one off deal.

[whiteberry]

I'd only be interested if it has the theatrical cut of Enter The Dragon

[BizCat]

Give me all the Bruce Lee

[dr. wai]

Honestly, I don't know what Criterion can do that Shout! Factory didn't already do with their blu-rays. They had great picture and sound, had a ton of audio options, and the special features were spot on. I mean, Criterion can add in some docs on Bruce and maybe kung fu movies in general, but I have what I really need from these films. Not much anyone could add. Being a huge fan of Bruce Lee, unless Criterion does something really special with these films, I might have to sit this one out.

[Pete Rock]

I was pretty satisfied with the recent Shout Factory bluray editions. However, I'd probably buy these again if Enter the Dragon is included in the set.

Hopefully this means Criterion is going to release a lot more classic Hong Kong cinema in the future. 88 Films and Eureka are doing a great job putting out Golden Harvest and Shaw Brothers films in the UK. We need someone in the US to do the same on this side of the pond. Criterion put out the Police Story double and now they are bringing the Bruce Lee films back in print. That's a good start.

[Pete Rock]

Originally Posted by dr. wai

Honestly, I don't know what Criterion can do that Shout! Factory didn't already do with their blu-rays. They had great picture and sound, had a ton of audio options, and the special features were spot on. I mean, Criterion can add in some docs on Bruce and maybe kung fu movies in general, but I have what I really need from these films. Not much anyone could add. Being a huge fan of Bruce Lee, unless Criterion does something really special with these films, I might have to sit this one out.

How about some of that lost footage that apparently still exists in some private collector's hands.

[DukeTogo84]

Originally Posted by steve_dave

I don’t believe Warner has ever licensed to Criterion for Blu-rays, so I would not expect Enter The Dragon unless they can secure a one off deal.

Criterion works with Warner frequently. So it's possible.

[reason108]