A Chinese Ghost Story Trilogy (Korean release) - Page 4 - Blu-ray Forum

grim_tales · 07-01-2015, 10:54 PM

WTF?!

Thats got to be an error

Markgway · 07-02-2015, 12:53 PM

For upscales $3.99 seems about fair.

Harlock415 · 07-02-2015, 01:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Markgway

For upscales $3.99 seems about fair.

Think they will honor that price?

Huseyin · 07-02-2015, 05:56 PM

For 3 regular amarays no doubt

Markgway · 07-02-2015, 10:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Harlock415

Think they will honor that price?

Unlikely. But it's worth a shot if you're interested.

jacobb1313 · 07-03-2015, 11:56 AM

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Originally Posted by Markgway

Unlikely. But it's worth a shot if you're interested.

Amazon was price-matching it , but I just noticed they took it out of search. Those of you with Prime get free shipping at $3.97.

There seems to be a weird collusion with Amazon and Best Buy on what looks like Korean blu-ray releases for $3.97. Best Buy also has the Police Story Trilogy Blu-Ray, Suspiria, Cube, Brotherhood of the Wolf, and Azur and Asmar for the same price. I'm guessing they're all the Korean releases, since Amazon actually has a photo of one.

Huseyin · 07-03-2015, 12:01 PM

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Originally Posted by jacobb1313

Amazon was price-matching it , but I just noticed they took it out of search. Those of you with Prime get free shipping at $3.97.

There seems to be a weird collusion with Amazon and Best Buy on what looks like Korean blu-ray releases for $3.97. Best Buy also has the Police Story Trilogy Blu-Ray, Suspiria, Cube, Brotherhood of the Wolf, and Azur and Asmar for the same price. I'm guessing they're all the Korean releases, since Amazon actually has a photo of one.

It won't be the Korean edition, it's most likely to be this

sgmarine · 07-04-2015, 01:41 AM

Nay, they not going to fulfilled it. I successfully ordered it and they cancelled my order a few hours later....

Huseyin · 07-05-2015, 11:09 PM

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Originally Posted by sgmarine

Nay, they not going to fulfilled it. I successfully ordered it and they cancelled my order a few hours later....

It would be cheap but not that cheap

WaverBoy · 03-04-2022, 11:13 PM

I just ordered the Nova release of the trilogy. Fingers crossed it’s as good as I’m hearing.

AndrewFM · 01-23-2024, 09:01 PM

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Originally Posted by WaverBoy

I just ordered the Nova release of the trilogy. Fingers crossed it’s as good as I’m hearing.

Where did you hear it was good? Everyone here is slating it.

Rizor · 10-04-2024, 05:59 PM

BTW, for those interested in the new German releases by that Cargo Records company, they look to have carried over the video transfers from the German EMI releases. I like these better than the Asian upscaled transfers, but they're not great with regards to noise/detail.

The Mole · 10-05-2024, 10:53 AM

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Originally Posted by Rizor

BTW, for those interested in the new German releases by that Cargo Records company, they look to have carried over the video transfers from the German EMI releases. I like these better than the Asian upscaled transfers, but they're not great with regards to noise/detail.

And they are bootlegs.

qw0aszx · 10-09-2024, 07:02 AM

Apart from that 2K restored version of the first film done almost ten years ago but never released on disc, there's a new 4K restoration being done for the upcoming re-release of the first film in mainland China. They original announce to re-release it last month but nothing came so I assume the restoration is not finished yet. Hope it's a legit one done from the fresh scan rather than some ridiculous AI upscale.

Eksem · 02-08-2025, 06:50 AM

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Originally Posted by The Mole

And they are bootlegs.

Can I ask why they are boot legs?

The Mole · 02-08-2025, 02:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Eksem

Can I ask why they are boot legs?

Because all Golden Princess/Cinema City titles have been in rights limbo outside of Asia up until January 2025 when Shout Factory acquired worldwide distribution rights (except for specific Asian territories) from Kowloon Development.

The German bootleggers now try to pull their necks out of the noose by claiming they had an exclusive licence for German speaking territories up until the end of 2024, but such a licence never existed, because no one other than Kowloon Development had any rights for those movies, and they did not do any licensing for them at all until the sale to Shout.

Eksem · 02-12-2025, 08:24 AM

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Originally Posted by The Mole

Because all Golden Princess/Cinema City titles have been in rights limbo outside of Asia up until January 2025 when Shout Factory acquired worldwide distribution rights (except for specific Asian territories) from Kowloon Development.

The German bootleggers now try to pull their necks out of the noose by claiming they had an exclusive licence for German speaking territories up until the end of 2024, but such a licence never existed, because no one other than Kowloon Development had any rights for those movies, and they did not do any licensing for them at all until the sale to Shout.

So those Golden Princess/Cinema City titles, like some Chow yun-fat movies, released by German distributor Cargo Records are all bootlegs/not licenced? Never realized it. Thanks for your information.

apollo828 · 02-12-2025, 06:49 PM

Yes, the Cargo releases are bootlegs. It looks like fans at least tried to do interesting things with some of them, like assemble the "Mandarin cut" of ABT3 from the upscaled Blu and deleted scenes on the Blu or DVD, along with grabbing the English soundtrack from one of the French tapes. Still, they're bootlegs.

The Mole · 02-15-2025, 08:57 PM

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Originally Posted by apollo828

Yes, the Cargo releases are bootlegs. It looks like fans at least tried to do interesting things with some of them, like assemble the "Mandarin cut" of ABT3 from the upscaled Blu and deleted scenes on the Blu or DVD, along with grabbing the English soundtrack from one of the French tapes. Still, they're bootlegs.

The bootleggers were no fans. Most of the materials were ripped from Asian streaming services or "stolen" from internet sites that do non-comercial fan projects assembling uncut versions and original audio tracks, adding subtitles etc. and making them available for free (illegal as well, but they do it as fans for fans and don't earn any money with the movie files they provide).

Rizor · 03-21-2025, 02:04 PM

Looks like a 4K restoration is being released in theaters in China.

07-01-2015, 10:54 PM	#61
grim_tales Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Jul 2013 Location:St. Albans, UK	WTF?! Thats got to be an error

07-02-2015, 12:53 PM	#62
Markgway Blu-ray Prince Member since:Jul 2013 Location:Scotland Trading Score:13	For upscales $3.99 seems about fair.

07-02-2015, 05:56 PM	#64
Huseyin Blu-ray Guru Top contributor Member since:Aug 2014 Location:London, UK 4K collection:6 Blu-ray collection:1229 DVD collection:6 Trading Score:3	For 3 regular amarays no doubt

07-04-2015, 01:41 AM	#68
sgmarine Active Member Member since:May 2010 4K collection:221 Blu-ray collection:1844 DVD collection:227	Nay, they not going to fulfilled it. I successfully ordered it and they cancelled my order a few hours later....

03-04-2022, 11:13 PM	#70
WaverBoy Blu-ray Knight Member since:May 2013 Location:Seattle, WA Blu-ray reviews:1 Trading Score:5	I just ordered the Nova release of the trilogy. Fingers crossed it’s as good as I’m hearing.

10-04-2024, 05:59 PM	#72
Rizor Blu-ray Ninja Top contributor Member since:Jun 2008 Location:NJ, USA 4K collection:1602 Blu-ray collection:6185 DVD collection:192 MA collection:73 Digital collection:51 iTunes collection:29 Prime collection:7 Blu-ray reviews: 32 Trading Score:159	BTW, for those interested in the new German releases by that Cargo Records company, they look to have carried over the video transfers from the German EMI releases. I like these better than the Asian upscaled transfers, but they're not great with regards to noise/detail.

10-09-2024, 07:02 AM	#74
qw0aszx Special Member Top contributor Member since:Mar 2012 Location:China 4K collection:52 Blu-ray collection:1517 DVD collection:49 Blu-ray reviews: 33	Apart from that 2K restored version of the first film done almost ten years ago but never released on disc, there's a new 4K restoration being done for the upcoming re-release of the first film in mainland China. They original announce to re-release it last month but nothing came so I assume the restoration is not finished yet. Hope it's a legit one done from the fresh scan rather than some ridiculous AI upscale.

02-12-2025, 06:49 PM	#78
apollo828 Power Member Top contributor Member since:Nov 2007 Blu-ray reviews:1	Yes, the Cargo releases are bootlegs. It looks like fans at least tried to do interesting things with some of them, like assemble the "Mandarin cut" of ABT3 from the upscaled Blu and deleted scenes on the Blu or DVD, along with grabbing the English soundtrack from one of the French tapes. Still, they're bootlegs.

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