Flower Drum Song coming from Kino - Page 2 - Blu-ray Forum

50strat54 · 02-25-2022, 09:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Dsneybuf

AAPI Heritage Month; I wonder if Kino planned it, for people who want to see how movie portrayals of Asian-Americans have changed over the years.

This movie showed many of the Asians speaking in perfect Unaccented English, loving rock n roll, speaking the slang of the day.

The film was a very positive portrayal of Asians in the US at the time.

It drove me a little crazy when people were praising Crazy Rich Asians for its full Asian cast, it’s as if they completely forgot about this film.

Also Bruce Lee as Kato was the first Asian superhero. When the action started we all watched Kato, not the Green Hornet. He was a super positive role model in the sixties even though his secret identity was as a houseboy, we all knew it was the perfect disguise for this tough guy.

DaViD Boulet · 03-22-2022, 11:33 PM

pre-order up!

https://www.amazon.com/Flower-Drum-S...=ATVPDKIKX0DER

Robert Siegel · 03-23-2022, 10:22 PM

The excitement builds.....this is a very long awaited title for me, since day 1 of the format. This new version was shown on TCM months ago (or was in Reteroplex) and it had the new Samual Goldwyn logo on it so I knew it was the new master (they own the TV rights while Universal has the home vid rights, of course licensed to Kino now). I have to say the picture and sound are stunning, this should be one incredible blu-ray.

Robert Siegel · 03-23-2022, 10:29 PM

Wonder if the Umbrella release will have the overture, intermission and exit music of Millie in stereo, several us us made them aware of the issue and they said they were checking into it..

50strat54 · 03-30-2022, 03:56 PM

Can't wait for a price drop!

Just pre-ordered on Amazon!

Robert Siegel · 05-17-2022, 04:43 PM

Only a week away-I am all fired up and counting the days!!!! In pursuit of happy times :-)

RetroGuy · 05-17-2022, 08:15 PM

My 2 copies from Kino shipped yesterday and are due to be delivered Saturday! I can't wait!

vjo81 · 05-29-2022, 05:07 PM

It's about time. It's one of R&H's best scores which is wonderfully previewed when the overture is playing with the opening credits. Those run on the background of Dong Kingman's beautiful paintings. The cast is uniformly excellent but it's Myoshi Umeki who just walks away with everyone's heart. In those days if you looked up cute or adorable in a dictionary, you might well have seen her picture. There were some casting controversies in the original Broadway production (Larry Blyden, specifically, playing Sammy Fong eventually replaced by Jack Soo) and some others. At that time assembling an all Asian Broadway cast was not that easy. Despite that the show was considered a success running for a year and half. When the movie was made, having an all Asian cast was much more doable. I've had the original DVD forever but when it's up-scaled on a 65" 4K TV, it definitely shows it age so I'm really looking forward to a proper 1080P version. It gets here tomorrow!

PGW · 05-30-2022, 01:19 AM

I watched it the other night, and enjoyed it very much. The picture quality didn't knock me out, but I'm sure it's better than the DVD. And you're right about Myoshi Umeki - she really does steal the show.

WonkaBedknobs83 · 05-30-2022, 03:17 AM

I'm still wondering how the laserdisc was pan-and-scan only. Sweet Charity was the same way despite actually having its exit music.

vjo81 · 05-31-2022, 05:37 PM

Got my delivery yesterday and took a quick look. I'm very happy with the Blu-ray transfer. The image is reasonably bright and colors are very good. The DTS audio is solid. I'm all too happy to chuck the old DVD into the waste basket

50strat54 · 05-31-2022, 05:46 PM

I saw it last night, looked really good.

Nice upgrade over the DVD which I'll still be keeping.

05-29-2022, 05:07 PM	#28
vjo81 Senior Member Member since:Dec 2008 Blu-ray reviews: 7	It's about time. It's one of R&H's best scores which is wonderfully previewed when the overture is playing with the opening credits. Those run on the background of Dong Kingman's beautiful paintings. The cast is uniformly excellent but it's Myoshi Umeki who just walks away with everyone's heart. In those days if you looked up cute or adorable in a dictionary, you might well have seen her picture. There were some casting controversies in the original Broadway production (Larry Blyden, specifically, playing Sammy Fong eventually replaced by Jack Soo) and some others. At that time assembling an all Asian Broadway cast was not that easy. Despite that the show was considered a success running for a year and half. When the movie was made, having an all Asian cast was much more doable. I've had the original DVD forever but when it's up-scaled on a 65" 4K TV, it definitely shows it age so I'm really looking forward to a proper 1080P version. It gets here tomorrow! Last edited by vjo81; 05-29-2022 at 08:23 PM.

03-22-2022, 11:33 PM	#22
DaViD Boulet Blu-ray Guru Member since:Jan 2007 Location:Washington, DC Blu-ray reviews: 1	pre-order up! https://www.amazon.com/Flower-Drum-S...=ATVPDKIKX0DER

03-23-2022, 10:22 PM	#23
Robert Siegel Power Member Member since:Aug 2007 Blu-ray collection:2296 Blu-ray reviews: 65 Trading Score:7	The excitement builds.....this is a very long awaited title for me, since day 1 of the format. This new version was shown on TCM months ago (or was in Reteroplex) and it had the new Samual Goldwyn logo on it so I knew it was the new master (they own the TV rights while Universal has the home vid rights, of course licensed to Kino now). I have to say the picture and sound are stunning, this should be one incredible blu-ray.

03-23-2022, 10:29 PM	#24
Robert Siegel Power Member Member since:Aug 2007 Blu-ray collection:2296 Blu-ray reviews: 65 Trading Score:7	Wonder if the Umbrella release will have the overture, intermission and exit music of Millie in stereo, several us us made them aware of the issue and they said they were checking into it..

03-30-2022, 03:56 PM	#25
50strat54 Blu-ray Champion Member since:Sep 2013 Trading Score:86	Can't wait for a price drop! Just pre-ordered on Amazon!

05-17-2022, 04:43 PM	#26
Robert Siegel Power Member Member since:Aug 2007 Blu-ray collection:2296 Blu-ray reviews: 65 Trading Score:7	Only a week away-I am all fired up and counting the days!!!! In pursuit of happy times :-)

05-17-2022, 08:15 PM	#27
RetroGuy Active Member Member since:Mar 2009 Location:Silicon Valley 4K collection:211 Blu-ray collection:1770 Blu-ray reviews:1	My 2 copies from Kino shipped yesterday and are due to be delivered Saturday! I can't wait!

05-30-2022, 01:19 AM	#29
PGW Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Dec 2009 Location:United States Blu-ray reviews:2 Trading Score:4	I watched it the other night, and enjoyed it very much. The picture quality didn't knock me out, but I'm sure it's better than the DVD. And you're right about Myoshi Umeki - she really does steal the show.

05-30-2022, 03:17 AM	#30
WonkaBedknobs83 Expert Member Member since:Sep 2021 4K collection:10 Blu-ray collection:60	I'm still wondering how the laserdisc was pan-and-scan only. Sweet Charity was the same way despite actually having its exit music.

05-31-2022, 05:37 PM	#31
vjo81 Senior Member Member since:Dec 2008 Blu-ray reviews: 7	Got my delivery yesterday and took a quick look. I'm very happy with the Blu-ray transfer. The image is reasonably bright and colors are very good. The DTS audio is solid. I'm all too happy to chuck the old DVD into the waste basket

05-31-2022, 05:46 PM	#32
50strat54 Blu-ray Champion Member since:Sep 2013 Trading Score:86	I saw it last night, looked really good. Nice upgrade over the DVD which I'll still be keeping.

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