Shanghai (Chow Yun Fat/John Cusack/Ken Watanabe) (2010) - Blu-ray Forum

manicsounds · 10-13-2010, 03:07 PM

PRE ORDER

Directed by Mikael Hafstrom (1408), this film has quite a cast for it, Chow Yun Fat, Gong Li, Ken Watanabe, Rinko Kikuchi, David Morse, and John Cusack.

trailer

Seems the Weinstein Company produced it, but it still has no US release date.

Don't see any info on extras....

AnimeOnBlu · 10-13-2010, 03:12 PM

It is a CN Entertainment release. The majority of releases by them have 1 extra or no extras at all.

There is also a China version available from HEC:
http://gouduo.com/ware_15130.html

BettiePage · 10-14-2010, 12:23 AM

It's sad how there is Mandarin but no Cantonese for this release...

manicsounds · 10-14-2010, 01:12 AM

It seems that most of the movie is in English, and geographically being located in Shanghai, wouldn't most be speaking Mandarin? (or to an extent Shanghainese)

BettiePage · 10-14-2010, 05:55 AM

1940's so it'll be Shanghainese.

However this is a HK release and still no Cantonese. A growing number of HK movies dont have Cantonese just the required Mandarin. Or say a movie released in the US will just list it as Chinese audio when it's Mandarin.

manicsounds · 10-14-2010, 06:18 AM

...with Cantonese Traditional subtitles on the Blu-ray. That should be enough, right? Unnecessary to dub it.

Kevtronn · 10-15-2010, 04:31 PM

I'm interested, and very cheap!

http://dddhouse.com/v3/product_detai...9fc63789ff8292

BettiePage · 10-16-2010, 01:06 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by manicsounds

...with Cantonese Traditional subtitles on the Blu-ray. That should be enough, right? Unnecessary to dub it.

if that's how you like it... but it doesnt hurt to add more to it... now does it.

Old Bones · 10-17-2010, 01:30 AM

I want this but it worries me that it is so cheap

AnimeOnBlu · 10-17-2010, 01:57 AM

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Originally Posted by Old Bones

I want this but it worries me that it is so cheap

CN Entertainment releases are all cheap, but they are of very good quality. Many of the discs done by CN are ports of existing Blu-rays from a different countries and compressed to a BD25. I am sure the China and HK versions will be identical PQ wise.

I have "My Rainy Days" and "K-20" by CN, and am very happy with them.

Funktion · 10-17-2010, 02:33 PM

When someone gets this, please let us know the region-code.

I would love to pick it up, but first I have to make sure it plays on my region B BD player...

manicsounds · 12-03-2010, 09:15 AM

Watched the BD, and the film itself was pretty good. Felt like a 1940's film noir, set in 1941 Shanghai, murder mystery, femme fatales, double crossing, spies in the mist, lots of light and dark shadowplay.

The ending didn't really live up to the rest of the movie, but it was a good watch. I don't know why The Weinstein Company is keeping it from a US release, but I imagine that it would go direct to video, as their theatrical arm is pretty much nothing these days sadly.

The CN disc is in the original English 7.1 HD track (which is not so loud), mixed with some Mandarin and Japanese (about 10% of the movie)

xradman · 12-03-2010, 02:44 PM

My biggest problem with buying these kind of movies (Mixed soundtrack) is that there is no forced English subs for that 10% foreign dialog. I hate watching the entire movie with English subs on for that 10%. You would think that that would be a feature that would be pretty easy to implement.

Sky_Captain · 12-03-2010, 04:45 PM

+1

FeiLong · 12-05-2010, 10:26 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AnimeOnBlu

It is a CN Entertainment release. The majority of releases by them have 1 extra or no extras at all.

There is also a China version available from HEC:
http://gouduo.com/ware_15130.html

I bet CN and HEC are sister companies

FeiLong · 12-06-2010, 05:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BettiePage

if that's how you like it... but it doesnt hurt to add more to it... now does it.

why add a Cantonese dubbing while every Chinese actor/actress in the film cannot speak the dialect ?

The Valeyard · 12-10-2010, 01:35 AM

I watched this on Sunday. No complaints about the Blu-Ray itself. Movie was kinda meh. Story felt like it had no where to go except in circles. The sets were really nice. Especially the casino. The Noir-ish direction was good too.

I didn't realize Jeffrey Dean Morgan had an extended cameo.

DangerousG · 12-11-2010, 08:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by FeiLong

why add a Cantonese dubbing while every Chinese actor/actress in the film cannot speak the dialect ?

Huh? CYF can't speak Cantonese?

FeiLong · 12-16-2010, 04:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DangerousG

Huh? CYF can't speak Cantonese?

Huh? Have you been to Shanghai? Can you find a Cantonese show on TV or Radio there?

DangerousG · 12-16-2010, 11:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by FeiLong

Huh? Have you been to Shanghai? Can you find a Cantonese show on TV or Radio there?

Yes I have and yes I can, but that's beside the point.

10-13-2010, 03:07 PM	#1
manicsounds Blu-ray Samurai Top contributor Member since:Oct 2009 Location:Tokyo 4K collection:227 Blu-ray collection:4993 Blu-ray reviews: 99	Shanghai (Chow Yun Fat/John Cusack/Ken Watanabe) (2010) PRE ORDER Directed by Mikael Hafstrom (1408), this film has quite a cast for it, Chow Yun Fat, Gong Li, Ken Watanabe, Rinko Kikuchi, David Morse, and John Cusack. trailer Seems the Weinstein Company produced it, but it still has no US release date. Don't see any info on extras.... Last edited by pro-bassoonist; 12-06-2010 at 07:39 PM.

12-03-2010, 02:44 PM	#13
xradman Power Member Top contributor Member since:Sep 2007 Location:Northern VA SteelBooks™ Owned : 341 Home Theater Gallery:11 Blu-ray collection:356 Blu-ray reviews:20 Trading Score:22	My biggest problem with buying these kind of movies (Mixed soundtrack) is that there is no forced English subs for that 10% foreign dialog. I hate watching the entire movie with English subs on for that 10%. You would think that that would be a feature that would be pretty easy to implement. Last edited by xradman; 12-03-2010 at 07:53 PM.

10-13-2010, 03:12 PM	#2
AnimeOnBlu Contributor Top contributor Member since:Aug 2007 Location:USA Trading Score:1	It is a CN Entertainment release. The majority of releases by them have 1 extra or no extras at all. There is also a China version available from HEC: http://gouduo.com/ware_15130.html

10-14-2010, 12:23 AM	#3
BettiePage Member Member since:Dec 2007 Blu-ray collection:31	It's sad how there is Mandarin but no Cantonese for this release...

10-14-2010, 01:12 AM	#4
manicsounds Blu-ray Samurai Top contributor Member since:Oct 2009 Location:Tokyo 4K collection:227 Blu-ray collection:4993 Blu-ray reviews: 99	It seems that most of the movie is in English, and geographically being located in Shanghai, wouldn't most be speaking Mandarin? (or to an extent Shanghainese)

10-14-2010, 05:55 AM	#5
BettiePage Member Member since:Dec 2007 Blu-ray collection:31	1940's so it'll be Shanghainese. However this is a HK release and still no Cantonese. A growing number of HK movies dont have Cantonese just the required Mandarin. Or say a movie released in the US will just list it as Chinese audio when it's Mandarin.

10-14-2010, 06:18 AM	#6
manicsounds Blu-ray Samurai Top contributor Member since:Oct 2009 Location:Tokyo 4K collection:227 Blu-ray collection:4993 Blu-ray reviews: 99	...with Cantonese Traditional subtitles on the Blu-ray. That should be enough, right? Unnecessary to dub it.

10-15-2010, 04:31 PM	#7
Kevtronn Blu-ray Samurai Top contributor Member since:Oct 2008 Location:Cincinnati, OH Home Theater Gallery:8 4K collection:110 Blu-ray collection:1430 DVD collection:92 Blu-ray reviews:1	I'm interested, and very cheap! http://dddhouse.com/v3/product_detai...9fc63789ff8292

10-17-2010, 01:30 AM	#9
Old Bones Power Member Member since:Jun 2008 Location:Port Coquitlam B.C. Canada Blu-ray reviews:8 Trading Score:1	I want this but it worries me that it is so cheap

10-17-2010, 02:33 PM	#11
Funktion Power Member Member since:Feb 2009 Trading Score:1	When someone gets this, please let us know the region-code. I would love to pick it up, but first I have to make sure it plays on my region B BD player...

12-03-2010, 09:15 AM	#12
manicsounds Blu-ray Samurai Top contributor Member since:Oct 2009 Location:Tokyo 4K collection:227 Blu-ray collection:4993 Blu-ray reviews: 99	Watched the BD, and the film itself was pretty good. Felt like a 1940's film noir, set in 1941 Shanghai, murder mystery, femme fatales, double crossing, spies in the mist, lots of light and dark shadowplay. The ending didn't really live up to the rest of the movie, but it was a good watch. I don't know why The Weinstein Company is keeping it from a US release, but I imagine that it would go direct to video, as their theatrical arm is pretty much nothing these days sadly. The CN disc is in the original English 7.1 HD track (which is not so loud), mixed with some Mandarin and Japanese (about 10% of the movie)

12-03-2010, 04:45 PM	#14
Sky_Captain Blu-ray Duke Top contributor Member since:Jan 2008 4K collection:- Blu-ray collection:- Blu-ray reviews:1 Trading Score:17	+1

12-10-2010, 01:35 AM	#17
The Valeyard Power Member Member since:Dec 2010 4K collection:80 Blu-ray collection:1582 DVD collection:1436 Trading Score:4	I watched this on Sunday. No complaints about the Blu-Ray itself. Movie was kinda meh. Story felt like it had no where to go except in circles. The sets were really nice. Especially the casino. The Noir-ish direction was good too. I didn't realize Jeffrey Dean Morgan had an extended cameo.

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