Snake in the Eagle's Shadow (1978) / Drunken Master (1978) (Limited Edition)

[drees5761]

Lets hope they do get the full Cantonese track for Drunken Master it is easily available from the French DVD which i have. Drunken Master 2 as mentioned has been treated disgustingly by the distributor. I finally got a friend to make me a copy of the Blu ray release but with the original soundtrack and English subs, as if i wait for an official release of the movie in its original version then i will probably die first!

[lolwut]

Originally Posted by gpn

Why not bring any potential issues to Twilight Time's attention through their Facebook page? I'm sure, especially after the NotLD debacle, they'd be open to knowing about these things ahead of time.

lol you'll just get a sarcastic reply.

[FoulMouff]

Originally Posted by WaverBoy

That butchered release doesn't count. There has never been a proper uncut release of that poor film under its proper title with its original Cantonese mono soundtrack intact on DVD or BD. Absolutely shameful treatment of Jackie's final masterpiece. It's pathetic that the best version remains the ancient Mei Ah laserdisc. I managed to find a boot DVD with the bulk of the picture from the domestic DVD release, the final scene badly spliced in from the original horrendous HK DVD release that was in the wrong AR with a horribly remixed sewer-pipe-echo soundtrack, and the bulk of the audio in Cantonese mono (except for the final scene). Close, but still no cigar.

Agreed. As a kid I didn't know any better. As I grew up I started researching/realizing that North American releases of great classic martial arts flicks are cut for North American audiences most the time. More action, less story. Sadly though, martial arts flicks aren't really "hot" sellers and are more of a niche market. I miss the Dragon Dynasty company. A lot of their martial arts/asian action flicks were fairly good releases on DVD and Bluray. They had a few flawed releases (Jet Li's The Enforcer only having English Dub) and a few cut releases (Police Story 3 comes to mind) but overall they treated their releases quite well.

[kungfunerd]

First Post!

I know people over at Twilight. I will see if I can give them some help on putting out definitive Blu-ray releases of both films.

[kungfunerd]

I already spoke to them. Hope to see them both by next fall.

[navydavey]

Original dub included and some decent extras and I will be all over this

[kungfunerd]

The original Canto mono dub is what people most want, I suppose?

[navydavey]

I would like the original English dub included

[kungfunerd]

If people have suggestions for extras, please post them and I will forward them along.

[Blu Titan]

This title is on top of my wish list...a must have. I will buy multiple copies if that is what it takes .

[mogwai_macabre]

Originally Posted by kungfunerd

The original Canto mono dub is what people most want, I suppose?

That's what I want. And not like the Sony DVD release, where a good bit of the original language track is missing. We know it's out there because the French DVD release has the complete original audio track.

If you're going for a definitive version, you'll want to include both English dubs. I don't recall if the original English dub was ever made available on DVD or not.

[Leeroygreene85]

Originally Posted by kungfunerd

If people have suggestions for extras, please post them and I will forward them along.

Both Eng dubbs for both Drunken master and Snake in the eagle's shadow. Also a new commentary for both films.

[EddieLarkin]

I imagine this might not be possible, but outside of fixing the the Cantonese dub I would also like to see the original Cantonese credits. Sony's master on the JP disc uses English credits for some reason. A branched option for both would be great.

[Irongod2112]

Originally Posted by kungfunerd

First Post!

I know people over at Twilight. I will see if I can give them some help on putting out definitive Blu-ray releases of both films.

As I have posted earlier in the thread DRUNKEN MASTER needs some
serious TLC!!

The main things are to fix the ORIGINAL MONO Cantonese audio and provide
a good translation for English subtitles not the dubtitles on the SONY DVD.

Sony most likely thinks the original Cantonese mono audio no longer exists but that is not true!

You can find the complete original Cantonese audio on the French label (HKVIDEO) box set.

Here is the link to the box set on Amazon France.

http://www.amazon.fr/gp/product/B000...ilpage_o00_s00

The only other major thing to provide is the ORIGINAL English dub from 1978
no one has used this dub on a quality release!!

Do these 3 things and you will have a QUALITY RELEASE that will sell 5000 copies easy!!

[kungfunerd]

Just so that everyone knows, I have passed on your requests, and also suggested that TT release the Last Dragon for its 30th anniversary. If you have any other requests, please pass them on

[MilkManX]

Any chance they can get DRUNKEN MASTER II?

Agree with all suggestions on the Drunken Master 1 release. Just make it AWESOME!!!

Also get Wheels on Meals... and Dragons Forever...

[navydavey]

To be honest if they included:
1) original language
2) original English dubs
3) HD picture quality (Not upscales)
4) all uncut (not international cut versions)

Then I would re-buy all my Jackie Chan movies, any extras like deleted scenes or interviews would be an added bonus.

Start from Snake in the eagles shadow and go all the way to Accidental Spy that would do me (as long as they are region free)

[Leeroygreene85]

Originally Posted by kungfunerd

Just so that everyone knows, I have passed on your requests, and also suggested that TT release the Last Dragon for its 30th anniversary. If you have any other requests, please pass them on

Awesome!
Thanks for the help! My collecting dreams would come true if Twilight would get the last dragon on blu! Day 1 purchase! Such a cult classic!

[kungfunerd]

Once things really get going, I will go over some of the materials with them to make sure that the soundtracks are in order. Preliminary comments about the remastering of Drunken Master are very positive. I suggested some people for potential audio commentaries. I hope it all goes well.

[Geoff D]

FANTASTIC news about the TT release.