The Killer (1989)

[C Weeezy]

Originally Posted by singhcr

Yes!!!! Day 1 purchase for me, this is a special film in my heart.

Let's hope they don't screw this up like they did with the Police Story films.

Now we need:

Bullet in the Head
A Better Tomorrow I, II
Hard Boiled

My thought exactly

[demoni]

Originally Posted by Vendetta-akk

I've always heard Bullet in the Head is good, but I have never managed to see that one. I have heard Woo himself call it his best film.

It's a bit more serious than his other action movies. I like The Killer, Hard Boiled and even Better Tomorrow more, but Bullet In The Head is a must have as well.

[Kryptonic]

Hopefully they don't muck up the transfer and hopefully they'll include the original language track in lossless. Doubtful, but one can hope. It's a great film.

[Moefiz]

Originally Posted by Vendetta-akk

I've always heard Bullet in the Head is good, but I have never managed to see that one. I have heard Woo himself call it his best film.

It is his best...very hard to find a decent copy of this in the U.S.

[singhcr]

Originally Posted by Moefiz

It is his best...very hard to find a decent copy of this in the U.S.

I have this version of the film:

http://cgi.ebay.com/John-Woo-Bullet-...ht_1219wt_1166

It has the original Cantonese audio as well as a very good remastered 5.1 DTS Cantonese track, anamorphic 1.85:1 video and the alternate "boardroom" ending as well as the "piss drinking" scene that was cut. It's a pretty good DVD compared to the earlier versions of this movie, especially the non-anamorphic ones I've seen.

[benricci]

Originally Posted by OrlandoEastwood

It's a subsidary of Universal Studios.

You've actually got that reversed. NBC Universal is a subsidiary of Vivendi.

[benricci]

Originally Posted by ibra

Did Criterion lost the rights for this title?

Yeah, about 11 years ago.

[Moefiz]

Originally Posted by singhcr

I have this version of the film:

http://cgi.ebay.com/John-Woo-Bullet-...ht_1219wt_1166

It has the original Cantonese audio as well as a very good remastered 5.1 DTS Cantonese track, anamorphic 1.85:1 video and the alternate "boardroom" ending as well as the "piss drinking" scene that was cut. It's a pretty good DVD compared to the earlier versions of this movie, especially the non-anamorphic ones I've seen.

Just made my day man..Thank you

[shelliegal]

how exciting!!! i have this on vcd and the hkl dvd. i definitely hope PQ will be good. sally is lovely in here and the soundtrack is one of my favorite!!!

haven't see bullet in the head since jr high. will pick it up if they put it on blu also.

[Horrorview]

Let's hope it's better than that cack Hard Boiled transfer that accompanied the PS3 game.

[KILLERAVENS]

Sweet. Cover art revealed. http://www.walmart.com/catalog/produ...ct_id=13326089

I hope the subtitles are not butchered.

[GGX]

Who is the company behind the Dragon Dynasty label?

[AnimeOnBlu]

Originally Posted by GGX

Who is the company behind the Dragon Dynasty label?

Weinstein.

Edit - I am wondering if that is a sarcastic question to the Subtitles being screwed up

[GGX]

Originally Posted by AnimeOnBlu

Weinstein.

Edit - I am wondering if that is a sarcastic question to the Subtitles being screwed up

Hehe

Not to mention their financial trouble...

[DetroitSportsFan]

Originally Posted by AnimeOnBlu

Weinstein.

I wonder if Weinstein is actually distributing this or they're getting another company do it, like they did with Basterds and Halloween II.

[neo_reloaded]

Originally Posted by DetroitSportsFan

I wonder if Weinstein is actually distributing this or they're getting another company do it, like they did with Basterds and Halloween II.

For Inglourious Basterds, they sold the home video rights to Universal in exchange for a cash infusion to help market the film during its theatrical run - the marketing cash was what the Weinsteins needed, and the lucrative home video rights were what they gave in exchange for it. It's not like they gave home video rights to Universal simply because they couldn't afford the actual distribution.

For The Killer, there is no marketing. And this not being a new theatrical release, the home video rights are probably not worth much to a big studio. So the reasons for a similar deal don't really exist here.

[KILLERAVENS]

Originally Posted by AnimeOnBlu

Weinstein.

Edit - I am wondering if that is a sarcastic question to the Subtitles being screwed up

Sorry. Really. Didnt mean to offend. I was not trying to make a joke. Its just that I was really upset with the movie Hero. The saying "All Under Heaven" was changed and ruined (in my opinion) forever.
..... ...... .... .... Its been emotional.

[seigneur_rayden]

This is Chow's best movie of all the time.
I watched it over and over everytime it was playing on TV. Unfortunately, I am used to it with French language. I hope I will enjoy the Chinese or English track if there is one.

[skads_187]

wow. i cant believe this is actually happening. My birthday is in feb, but now im thinking of officially changing it to march 30th.

cant wait. day one guaranteed.

[kefrank]

This is one of my most coveted titles. That being said, I'm holding off my excitement until I see reviews, specifically for the subtitles and the A/V presentation. If they're dubtitles or the original soundtrack is not included, I'll probably just stick with my HKL DVD of the Killer.