The Martial Arts Blu-ray Release Thread

[6thDeadlyVenom]

I ordered the kickboxer with van damme blue ray. Anyone canc omment how good the pq is?

[Clark Kent]

Opium & the Kung Fu Master was okay, but I am waiting for the better Shaw Bros. flicks. I think we will start seeing a lot more in the next year, now that Blu-ray has become more common.

[Fighter]

Originally Posted by 6thDeadlyVenom

I ordered the kickboxer with van damme blue ray. Anyone canc omment how good the pq is?

It looks pretty damn good. Great audio!

[6thDeadlyVenom]

If you are martial art fans I also recommend fist of legend. Also play 2 games for dreamcast called shenmue 1 and 2, they still are the greatest games ever made and possibly most expensive to date to create.

[YodasFootPowder]

Originally Posted by 6thDeadlyVenom

Also play 2 games for dreamcast called shenmue 1 and 2, they still are the greatest games ever made and possibly most expensive to date to create.

+1 You're essentially in control of the two greatest movies ever!

[Koda]

Yeah, Five Deadly Venoms is one of my absolute favorites. The DVD is so great.

Can someone compile a list of all Region A Martial Arts blu-rays that have been released? I didn't know that a couple of these were even out. And maybe a complete list of the ones that are scheduled, too?

I need to figure out a way to keep this organized in my head. If I know what ones are definitively scheduled, I can start pre-ordering them.

[xradman]

Originally Posted by Koda

Yeah, Five Deadly Venoms is one of my absolute favorites. The DVD is so great.

Can someone compile a list of all Region A Martial Arts blu-rays that have been released? I didn't know that a couple of these were even out. And maybe a complete list of the ones that are scheduled, too?

I think I have most martial arts movie released on Blu-ray. These are what I would consider Martial arts films in a very loose sense. All the films listed play on region A Blu-ray players and are English friendly. Country code following the movie are where the Blu-ray was released. I generally use DDDHouse for HK releases and Amazon (com, co.jp, co.uk, fr, de, ca) for other regions.

The Accidental Spy (2001) - HK
Ashes of Time Redux (2008) - UK
The Banquet (2006) - HK
Battle Of Wits (2007) - HK
The Big Boss (1971) - HK
Big Trouble in Little China (1986) - USA
Black Mask (1996) - USA
Blood: The Last Vampire (2009) - USA
Bulletproof Monk (2003) - USA
Butterfly Lovers (2008) - HK
Chocolate (2008) - USA
Circle of Iron aka The Silent Flute (2009) - USA
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000) - USA
Curse of the Golden Flower (2007) - USA
Danny the Dog aka Unleashed (2009) - HK
Death Trance (2008) - USA
Death Warrior (2008) - USA
District B13 (2005) - USA
DOA: Dead or Alive (2006) - Canada
Dragon Tiger Gate (2006) - USA
Drunken Master II (The Legend of Drunken Master) (1994) - USA
An Empress and the Warriors (2008) - HK
Enter the Dragon (1973) - USA
Fatal Move (2008) - HK
Fighting (2009) - USA
Fist of Fury (1972) - HK
Flash Point (2007) - HK
Forbidden Kingdom (2008) - USA
Hero (2002) - USA
House of Flying Daggers (2004) - USA
House of Fury (2005) - USA
Ichi (2008) - USA
Invisible Target (2007) - HK
Ip Man (2008) - HK
Iron Monkey (1993) - USA
Jet Li's Fearless (2006) - USA
Kickboxer (1989) - USA
Kill Bill: Volume I (2003) - USA
Kill Bill: Volume II (2004) - USA
Killing Machine / Shogun's Ninja (VAR) - USA
Kiss Of The Dragon (2001) - USA
Kung Fu Chefs (2009) - HK
Kung Fu Dunk (2008) - HK
Kung Fu Hustle (2005) - USA
Kungfu Cyborg: Metallic Attraction (2009) - HK
The Matrix (1999) - USA
Matrix Reloaded (2003) - USA
Matrix Revolutions (2003) - USA
My Wife is a Gangster 3 (2006) - France
The Myth (2007) - UK
Naked Weapon (2002) - HK
Never Back Down (2008) - USA
New Police Story (2004) - USA
On His Majesty's Secret Service (2009) - HK
The One (2009) - USA
Once Upon a Time in China (1991) - HK
Once Upon a Time in China II (1992) - HK
Once Upon a Time in China III (1992) - HK
Opium & Kung-Fu Master (1984) - USA
Painted Skin (2008) - HK
Police Story (1985) - HK
Police Story 2 (1988) - HK
Police Story III: Super Cop (1992) - HK
The Promise (2005) - HK
Red Cliff II (2009) - HK
Red Cliff: Part 1 (2008) - HK
Redbelt (2008) - USA
Seven Swords (2005) - HK
Shamo (2007) - USA
Shinobi: Heart Under Blade (2005) - USA
Sister Street Fighter / Sister Street Fighter 2 (1974) - USA
SPL (Sha Po Lang) (2005) - HK
Stephen Chow A Chinese Odyssey Series (1994) - HK
The Storm Riders (1998) - USA
Three Kingdoms: Resurrection Of The Dragon (2008) - HK
The Tiger Blade (2005) - USA
Warlords (2007) - HK
Warriors of Heaven and Earth (2003) - USA
Way of the Dragon (1972) - HK
Zatoichi (2003) - USA

Upcoming:

Black Dynamite (2009) - USA
Deadly Duo (1971) - USA
Ninja (2009) - USA
Ong Bak (2003) - USA
The Protector (Tom-Yum-Goong aka Ong Bak 2) (2005) - USA
Ong Bak 2: The Beginning (2008) - USA
The 36th Chamber of Shaolin (1978) - USA

[Teabaggins]

Originally Posted by Koda

Yeah, Five Deadly Venoms is one of my absolute favorites. The DVD is so great.

yeah I have the remastered dvd and I can't imagine it looking any better than that

[CollinViegas]

Originally Posted by 6thDeadlyVenom

If you are martial art fans I also recommend fist of legend. Also play 2 games for dreamcast called shenmue 1 and 2, they still are the greatest games ever made and possibly most expensive to date to create.

I am still pissed off they never finished the story for shenmue. I am still waiting for part 3...lol, I loved that game.

Also does anyone know if fist of legend is going to be released on bluray in north america anytime soon?

[Snake Plissken]

Originally Posted by CollinViegas

I am still pissed off they never finished the story for shenmue. I am still waiting for part 3...lol, I loved that game.

Also does anyone know if fist of legend is going to be released on bluray in north america anytime soon?

With Dragon Dynasty starting to release some, well two, BR titles, it is a possiblilty

[Koda]

Fist of Legend is Dragon Dynasty?

Anyways, whenever it comes out they need to release Twin Warriors (Tai ji Zhang San Feng) at the same time. That one seems to be often overlooked, but it's another very good Jet Li + Siu-hou Chin flick.

[yojoeski]

According to DVDBeaver, the upcoming release of 36th Chamber of Shaolin is in fact in 1080i instead of 1080p and because of this, I'm gonna ask does anyone have the French import of the 36th Chamber Trilogy and if so, is it in 1080p?

[Swift1246]

Yeah thats too bad, I was looking forward to this for months now! Still thinking about getting it. I mean, what are the odds that they will re-release it in 1080p? Probably pretty slim.

[drobswim13]

Originally Posted by Swift1246

Yeah thats too bad, I was looking forward to this for months now! Still thinking about getting it. I mean, what are the odds that they will re-release it in 1080p? Probably pretty slim.

I think there is a good chance it will be released in 1080p, but not by Dragon Dynasty. You will have to import it from somewhere.

[DetroitSportsFan]

It's currently being discussed in the Martial Arts films thread.

https://forum.blu-ray.com/blu-ray-mo...tial-arts.html

[bytor_one]

I dont own a single one, would like to pick up a couple if there's any that are worth it on blu.

[SpotOn]

Iron Monkey looked good.

The Dragon Dynasty series has released some classics, but I have yet to view them as they have mostly had atrocious reviews in terms of PQ.

[kpkelley]

Originally Posted by SpotOn

Iron Monkey looked good.

The only hd audio was the english language dub.


I'd recommend Ip Man, Fearless, and Fists of Legend as good starters.

If you're looking for some older titles then you may want to look into 36th Chamber of Shaolin, Delightful Forest, and Enter the Dragon. They tend to have their issues however, Shoalin and Forest are both 1080i transfers and Forest in fact has a replacement program because of a faulty first pressing, and Enter the Dragon didn't include HD audio.

If you like Martial Arts comedies, I'd recommend Kung Fu Hustle.

[iam1bearcat]

Kung Fu Panda, duh.

[SpotOn]

Originally Posted by kpkelley

The only hd audio was the english language dub.


I'd recommend Ip Man, Fearless, and Fists of Legend as good starters.

If you're looking for some older titles then you may want to look into 36th Chamber of Shaolin, Delightful Forest, and Enter the Dragon. They tend to have their issues however, Shoalin and Forest are both 1080i transfers and Forest in fact has a replacement program because of a faulty first pressing, and Enter the Dragon didn't include HD audio.

If you like Martial Arts comedies, I'd recommend Kung Fu Hustle.

Hardly a dealbreaker, though. The DTS HD track didn't sound very different from the DD 640kbps Cantonese track. DD 640 on Blu is superior to DD on dvd.