Holy Virgin Vs The Evil Dead (88 Films)

[russweiss1]

Originally Posted by Markgway

The Cat-3 version was the intended version. I believe the clothed variant was produced for export to countries with less broad minds.

This is likely correct since the HK theatrical poster has the cat III rating.

[Eidolon]

Originally Posted by russweiss1

While this is another cat III title, I remember it being pretty bad.

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I've got the HK DVD of Eternal Evil of Asia, I've always enjoyed it a lot.

[fatboyslim142]

Originally Posted by Eidolon

I've got the HK DVD of Eternal Evil of Asia, I've always enjoyed it a lot.

That is the CUT Hong Kong version. Someone needs to releaswe the UNCUT version.

[Funktion]

Originally Posted by finishominis

Eternal Evil of Asia would be a good one to release if possible

Would like to have that one as well.
It's a trashy film (the fun kind), full of ridiculous scenes, and gratuitous nudity.

On top of that, my old HK DVD started pixelating and freezing on my second watch, and never properly worked since, so it would be great to have a working copy.

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But it's awesome to see more and more Cat. III titles making it to BD.

There was a period in time in the early 90's when I imported tons of genre films from HK, and there's a lot of great stuff that I would love to see on BD, especially since a lot of it is out of print, and hard to find, so I much prefer to see titles like these making the jump to HD/BD, instead of the 3rd or 4th HD release of a US slasher (don't get me wrong, like those as well, but many have multiple releases already available, and are easy to find).

I'll keep crossing my fingers for BD releases of stuff like The Cat, Killer’s Nocturne, Her Vengeance, (...), you know, basically anything by Lam Ngai Kai (aka Lam Nai Choi, Nam Nai Choi, ...). I have a huge appreciation for his brand of cinematic lunacy.

Also, stuff like Naked Killer, a popular title at the time, that I would have expected to make it to BD before titles like Holy Virgin Vs The Evil Dead. Or 1996's The Imp, famous for errrr showcasing Diana Pang's talents.

Some Cat. III titles are available on BD in HK, like various Raped by an Angel entries, but I'm not sure those would pass uncut in the UK.

And since I ended up babbling about HK titles, allow me to be the only guy suggesting a BD release of Wilson Yip's "The Mummy, Aged 19", from 2002.
Besides various big HK blockbusters, Wilson Yip is known for directing the very enjoyable horror comedy Bio Zombie, which I quite like. I would welcome an 88 Films release of Bio Zombie, but since there's already a HD release by Vinegar Syndrome, I would like to see a BD release of his return to the horror/comedy genre, the much lesser known "The Mummy, Aged 19", which I found to be quite silly fun. It's a much lighter, slapstick take on the genre, but I'm sure it would find an audience if it was more readily available.

[Nguss]

Some great suggestions here. I would also love The Assassin, The Cat, The Peacock King. I made a composite of Her Vengeance (what a cracking film that is), Eternal Evil and even Pituitary Hunter but think i am getting carried away.

Will deffo be picking this up.

[Liersi]

The 1993 Assassin? Yes please! I hadn't thought of that one in a while, but it needs to be unearthed. A unique blend of hyperviolence and arty flair. It had a bit of cult momentum going when it was released, but without a marquee cast it was quickly forgotten when the new wave of period martial arts ebbed away. Seeing as this resurgence of HK golden age on home video is past the marquee star requirement, this would be an awesome acquisition. We just had Burning Paradise doing the rounds, and The Assassin sits comfortably next to that.

[Markgway]

The most commonly available version of Assassin is missing several minutes.

[The Mole]

The German DVD of THE ASSASSIN is uncut, but has only German audio (the dub is pretty bad) and is in ugly cropped fullscreen.

I would love to see this resurrected in HD.

[Nguss]

Originally Posted by Liersi

The 1993 Assassin? Yes please! I hadn't thought of that one in a while, but it needs to be unearthed. A unique blend of hyperviolence and arty flair. It had a bit of cult momentum going when it was released, but without a marquee cast it was quickly forgotten when the new wave of period martial arts ebbed away. Seeing as this resurgence of HK golden age on home video is past the marquee star requirement, this would be an awesome acquisition. We just had Burning Paradise doing the rounds, and The Assassin sits comfortably next to that.

Yes thats the one! I only have the hk dvd but love it would love it in hd you are right would be great. I only have holy virgin vs evil dead on vcd so looking forward to it.

[filmlover22]

Originally Posted by Nguss

Some great suggestions here. I would also love The Assassin, The Cat, The Peacock King. I made a composite of Her Vengeance (what a cracking film that is), Eternal Evil and even Pituitary Hunter but think i am getting carried away.

Will deffo be picking this up.

I still have my DVD of the Peacock King. Fun film!

[Nguss]

Originally Posted by filmlover22

I still have my DVD of the Peacock King. Fun film!

I have the hk and uk releases - i know there is also a hk blu ray but am not convinced the quality will be much better than dvd judging by some of the hk blu rays i have picked up. Surely if the Seventh Curse can be released someone somewhere can release The Cat!

[filmlover22]

The Cat!! Isn't that the one that actually has a cat fight an alien in the alley?

and part of the Wisley franchise.. where are the Wisley films?

[WaverBoy]

Originally Posted by filmlover22

The Cat!! Isn't that the one that actually has a cat fight an alien in the alley?

and part of the Wisley franchise.. where are the Wisley films?

I think the only Wisely film to have had a proper Blu-ray release is The Seventh Curse. We need the rest of them!

[P.A.C.O.]

Originally Posted by filmlover22

The Cat!! Isn't that the one that actually has a cat fight an alien in the alley?

and part of the Wisley franchise.. where are the Wisley films?

Originally Posted by WaverBoy

I think the only Wisely film to have had a proper Blu-ray release is The Seventh Curse. We need the rest of them!

How many are there?

[AlBeast]

Originally Posted by WaverBoy

I think the only Wisely film to have had a proper Blu-ray release is The Seventh Curse. We need the rest of them!

The Wesley's Mysterious File got a release. I have it, I've watched it but can't remember anything about it, which probably speaks volumes. The Legend of Wisely also had a blu but I recall it looked pretty poor.

[filmlover22]

Originally Posted by P.A.C.O.

How many are there?

1. The Seventh Curse (原振俠與衛斯理), a 1986 Hong Kong film starring Chow Yun-fat.
2. The Legend of Wisely (衛斯理傳奇), a 1987 Hong Kong film starring Sam Hui.
3. A Tale from the East (漫畫奇俠), a 1990 Hong Kong fantasy film. Ni Kuang made a guest appearance as Wisely.
4. Bury Me High (衛斯理之霸王卸甲), a 1991 Hong Kong film starring Chin Kar-lok.
5. The Cat (衛斯理之老貓), a 1992 Hong Kong film starring Waise Lee.
6. Young Wisely (少年衛斯理之天魔之子), a 1993 Hong Kong film starring David Wu.
7. Young Wisely 2 (少年衛斯理II聖女轉生), a 1994 Hong Kong film starring David Wu.
8. The Wesley's Mysterious File (衛斯理之藍血人), a 2002 Hong Kong film starring Andy Lau.

[grim_tales]

I think I heard of Bury Me High (and Seventh Curse obvs) but not the other films

[P.A.C.O.]

Originally Posted by filmlover22

1. The Seventh Curse (原振俠與衛斯理), a 1986 Hong Kong film starring Chow Yun-fat.
2. The Legend of Wisely (衛斯理傳奇), a 1987 Hong Kong film starring Sam Hui.
3. A Tale from the East (漫畫奇俠), a 1990 Hong Kong fantasy film. Ni Kuang made a guest appearance as Wisely.
4. Bury Me High (衛斯理之霸王卸甲), a 1991 Hong Kong film starring Chin Kar-lok.
5. The Cat (衛斯理之老貓), a 1992 Hong Kong film starring Waise Lee.
6. Young Wisely (少年衛斯理之天魔之子), a 1993 Hong Kong film starring David Wu.
7. Young Wisely 2 (少年衛斯理II聖女轉生), a 1994 Hong Kong film starring David Wu.
8. The Wesley's Mysterious File (衛斯理之藍血人), a 2002 Hong Kong film starring Andy Lau.

Thanks. I love these kinds of movies. The Legend of Wisely and The Cat look great, and I see A Tale From the East has Joey Wong.

[LeDroitDeTuer]

I would love for the rest to get released on BD along with Ghost Snatchers.

I picked up the HK disc of Peacock King and the sequel to it a long time ago, and they looked pretty soft and upscaled. The first one was a lot of fun.

[The Mole]

Originally Posted by AlBeast

The Legend of Wisely also had a blu but I recall it looked pretty poor.

The HK BD is in real HD but pretty heavy filtered.