Asian Cinema - Blu-ray Forum

artimus357 · 02-04-2007, 08:35 PM

Hi! I just joined and just got a PS3 and a blu-ray movie and i LOVE it! I just was wondering if anyone knows if asian movies are gonna have any blu-ray movies. i have a HUGE collection on dvd and i would love to have them on blu-ray. Especially my John Woo/Chow Yun Fat movies and Donnie Yen movies. Could someone let me know? Thanks!

Ascended_Saiyan · 02-04-2007, 08:58 PM

There are Japanese Blu-ray titles out, but I don't think there are Chinese titles out on Blu-ray right now (accept Kung Fu Hustle).

Be patient young grasshopper...they will come.

artimus357 · 02-04-2007, 09:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ascended_Saiyan

There are Japanese Blu-ray titles out, but I don't think there are Chinese titles out on Blu-ray right now (accept Kung Fu Hustle).

Be patient young grasshopper...they will come.

hahaha!! Thanks for the info. yeah i love my hong kong movies and japanese movies. i have a store here in my china town that orders direct from china and japan. i guess i'll just have too wait. THANKS again!

degas · 02-04-2007, 09:34 PM

I would certainly like to see Infernal Affairs 1 and 2 on the blu format!

Heresy · 02-04-2007, 09:41 PM

Well since the Japanese market is almost completely dominated by Blu-Ray players I would imagine that when they make it to any HD format it will be Blu-Ray.

bykes · 02-04-2007, 09:44 PM

Godzirra!!!

SundayDuffer · 02-05-2007, 06:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by degas

I would certainly like to see Infernal Affairs 1 and 2 on the blu format!

and Infernal 3 also.

Alex Pallas · 02-05-2007, 09:41 PM

ur speaking my language homeboy. chances are we wont see too many reissues any time soon, tho i do predict a BD50 loaded with poor-quality PD kung fu films.

Heresy · 02-05-2007, 09:56 PM

Dish Network has a HD Kung Fu channel so there are some old movies that have been cleaned up a little and look pretty good. They had 'The Big Boss' on a while back and it looked pretty good and they seem to play 'Enter the Dragon' every other day and it looks nice too.

Deciazulado · 02-06-2007, 01:53 AM

Man cheng jin dai huang jin jia (Curse Of The Golden Flower)

Yeokdosan

artimus357 · 02-06-2007, 02:57 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by degas

I would certainly like to see Infernal Affairs 1 and 2 on the blu format!

Oh my gosh! HELL YEAH!!!!!!!! i would love that!

lupin23rd · 03-14-2007, 03:29 AM

Figured I would bump this up instead of starting a new thread...

Is Curse of the Golden Flower still slated for March 27th like I've seen on a few sites? I was disappointed to see Mr. & Mrs. Smith pulled from this week but I was planning to pick it up later anyways.

But I haven't seen this one yet and am very interested in it!

m

Deciazulado · 03-14-2007, 04:55 AM

Last time I saw something on Man cheng jin dai huang jin jia it said May 29. Constant Vigilance! Extremely Volatile! ymmv. Not valid in Tanzania. Some restrictions apply. Sometimes during transport some disc may become loose. etc

FF750 · 03-14-2007, 04:03 PM

Warriors Of Heaven and Earth is coming out this month on BD. Nice cinematography, interesting characters, one gorgeous leading lady, and cool fight sequences (more traditional swordfighting though, not wire-fu) make it a really good movie - though the ending may or may not be to one's liking.

I can't wait until Blu-ray is popular enough to see other titles like Hero, Crouching Tiger, The Emperor and The Assasin, Shinobi: Heart Under Blade, Seven Swords etc. get BD versions.

FF750 · 03-14-2007, 04:34 PM

My bad, Warriors comes out April 3, not this month.

Rustmonsteru · 03-14-2007, 06:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by degas

I would certainly like to see Infernal Affairs 1 and 2 on the blu format!

I mentioned this in the "UNANNOUNCED movies you want to see on BLU-RAY" thread, which is where this conversation should probably be.

https://forum.blu-ray.com/showthread.php?t=6252

but I'll mention it here also: Disney via Miramax owns the rights to the first Infernal affairs flick while the Weinsteins, camped firmly in HD-DVD for now, have the U.S. rights for the second two. So they're split up between opposing formats, at least in the U.S. Let's hope the universe shines on us and a region free trilogy release with nice subs arises from elsewhere.

DrSyn · 03-19-2007, 04:29 AM

I would love to see Battle Royal and all of the Kurosawa movies released. Also the Ring trilogy and Wild Zero

, along with a ton of other asian flicks.

Chad Varnadore · 03-19-2007, 05:28 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DrSyn

I would love to see Battle Royal and all of the Kurosawa movies released. Also the Ring trilogy and Wild Zero

, along with a ton of other asian flicks.

Write Criterion and request that they start releasing in BD. I don't know how they'll hold up or how much work they might need for HD, but I'd love to see some Kurosawa too - Seven Samurai, Yojimbo, Sanjuro, Hidden Fortress, Samurai Trilogy, and many others that aren't from Kurosawa. Maybe they'll do something in Japan sooner.

FF750 · 03-19-2007, 04:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Chad Varnadore

Write Criterion and request that they start releasing in BD. I don't know how they'll hold up or how much work they might need for HD, but I'd love to see some Kurosawa too - Seven Samurai, Yojimbo, Sanjuro, Hidden Fortress, Samurai Trilogy, and many others that aren't from Kurosawa. Maybe they'll do something in Japan sooner.

I just got the gorgeous remastered edition of Seven Samurai from Criterion (the one that came out late last year) and judging from that I'd say it'd look great on a proper BD50 release. I'm still thinking about getting the Yojimbo/Sanjuro set as well - I'm thinking it'll be some time before Criterion hops onto the Blu-ray bandwagon.

DrSyn · 03-21-2007, 03:01 AM

Yeah, but it'll be great if they did. Deep Discount was, or is, having a 40% off sale on Criterion movies. I would normally go crazy on that but due to Blu-Ray, I really don't feel like buying anymore "regular" DVD's.

02-04-2007, 08:35 PM	#1
artimus357 New Member Member since:Feb 2007 Location:Hawaii	Asian Cinema Hi! I just joined and just got a PS3 and a blu-ray movie and i LOVE it! I just was wondering if anyone knows if asian movies are gonna have any blu-ray movies. i have a HUGE collection on dvd and i would love to have them on blu-ray. Especially my John Woo/Chow Yun Fat movies and Donnie Yen movies. Could someone let me know? Thanks!

03-14-2007, 04:03 PM	#14
FF750 Active Member Member since:Jan 2007	Warriors Of Heaven and Earth is coming out this month on BD. Nice cinematography, interesting characters, one gorgeous leading lady, and cool fight sequences (more traditional swordfighting though, not wire-fu) make it a really good movie - though the ending may or may not be to one's liking. I can't wait until Blu-ray is popular enough to see other titles like Hero, Crouching Tiger, The Emperor and The Assasin, Shinobi: Heart Under Blade, Seven Swords etc. get BD versions. Last edited by FF750; 03-14-2007 at 04:05 PM.

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02-04-2007, 08:58 PM	#2
Ascended_Saiyan Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Sep 2006 Location:Atlanta, Georgia Blu-ray collection:608 Trading Score:1	There are Japanese Blu-ray titles out, but I don't think there are Chinese titles out on Blu-ray right now (accept Kung Fu Hustle). Be patient young grasshopper...they will come.

02-04-2007, 09:34 PM	#4
degas Senior Member Member since:Jan 2007 iTunes collection:1317 Blu-ray reviews:3	I would certainly like to see Infernal Affairs 1 and 2 on the blu format!

02-04-2007, 09:41 PM	#5
Heresy Active Member Member since:Dec 2006 Location:Frisco, TX	Well since the Japanese market is almost completely dominated by Blu-Ray players I would imagine that when they make it to any HD format it will be Blu-Ray.

02-04-2007, 09:44 PM	#6
bykes Active Member Member since:Feb 2007	Godzirra!!!

02-05-2007, 09:41 PM	#8
Alex Pallas Active Member Member since:Sep 2005 Location:The Belly Of The Beast (USA)	ur speaking my language homeboy. chances are we wont see too many reissues any time soon, tho i do predict a BD50 loaded with poor-quality PD kung fu films.

02-05-2007, 09:56 PM	#9
Heresy Active Member Member since:Dec 2006 Location:Frisco, TX	Dish Network has a HD Kung Fu channel so there are some old movies that have been cleaned up a little and look pretty good. They had 'The Big Boss' on a while back and it looked pretty good and they seem to play 'Enter the Dragon' every other day and it looks nice too.

02-06-2007, 01:53 AM	#10
Deciazulado Site Manager Top contributor Member since:Aug 2006 Location:USiberia Home Theater Gallery:6 4K collection:1159 Blu-ray collection:7041 DVD collection:4040	Man cheng jin dai huang jin jia (Curse Of The Golden Flower) Yeokdosan

03-14-2007, 03:29 AM	#12
lupin23rd Member Member since:Mar 2007	Figured I would bump this up instead of starting a new thread... Is Curse of the Golden Flower still slated for March 27th like I've seen on a few sites? I was disappointed to see Mr. & Mrs. Smith pulled from this week but I was planning to pick it up later anyways. But I haven't seen this one yet and am very interested in it! m

03-14-2007, 04:55 AM	#13
Deciazulado Site Manager Top contributor Member since:Aug 2006 Location:USiberia Home Theater Gallery:6 4K collection:1159 Blu-ray collection:7041 DVD collection:4040	Last time I saw something on Man cheng jin dai huang jin jia it said May 29. Constant Vigilance! Extremely Volatile! ymmv. Not valid in Tanzania. Some restrictions apply. Sometimes during transport some disc may become loose. etc

03-14-2007, 04:34 PM	#15
FF750 Active Member Member since:Jan 2007	My bad, Warriors comes out April 3, not this month.

03-19-2007, 04:29 AM	#17
DrSyn Member Member since:Mar 2007 Location:Baltimore, MD	I would love to see Battle Royal and all of the Kurosawa movies released. Also the Ring trilogy and Wild Zero , along with a ton of other asian flicks.

03-21-2007, 03:01 AM	#20
DrSyn Member Member since:Mar 2007 Location:Baltimore, MD	Yeah, but it'll be great if they did. Deep Discount was, or is, having a 40% off sale on Criterion movies. I would normally go crazy on that but due to Blu-Ray, I really don't feel like buying anymore "regular" DVD's.

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