Tai Chi Master (88 Films) Blu-ray

[cooey]

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Release date: 9th September

Two friends, ex Shaolin monks, part ways as they brush with the ongoing rebellion against the government. The ambitious one rises up to be a powerful military commander, while his betrayed friend resorts to learn the calm ways of Tai Chi.

FEATURING LIMITED EDITION SLIPCASE, BOOKLET AND POSTER

Booklet notes from Tom Cunliffe & Paul Bramhall

SPECIAL FEATURES:

Brand new 4K Remaster from the Original Negatives in original 1.85:1 Aspect Ratio
Presented in High Definition (1080p) Blu-ray
Cantonese Mono
Optional English Subtitles
Nemesis: Interview with star Chin Siu-Ho
The Birthplace of Tai Chi: On Location
in Chen Village
Twin Warriors: Director Brett Ratner and Critic Elvis Mitchell on stars Jet Li
and Michelle Yeoh
Export Opening Credits
Theatrical Trailer
Reversible sleeve featuring new artwork by Sam Green & original poster

[thechewdefense]

am MASSIVLEY Hyped for this. I assume itll be the uncut version

[me_nnoccent]

1 hour and 33 minutes. Cross finger its new remastered and uncut.

[reason108]

Awesome! Good cover artwork. Hopefully it`s a new uncut master!

[Markgway]

Looked uncut to me.

[drush9999]

About time it was uncut.

[Eibon]

Isn't the Dragon Dynasty blu and earlier UK Cine-Asia dvd uncut?

[The Mole]

Originally Posted by Eibon

Isn't the Dragon Dynasty blu and earlier UK Cine-Asia dvd uncut?

Yes they are. The only fault of them is that the Cantonese audio has new awful sound. effects and the subtitle translation is not that good.

[Eibon]

Absolutely, the sound is atrocious but you'd think from the pile on, there was some holy grail uncut version out there everyone is hoping for.

I won't be getting this as I find it is one of the worst offenders for visible wire work, something I love when deployed judiciously. I can't recall seeing any other movie contain as much visible wire.

[reason108]

I thought that the credits either at the end or beginning of the DD release were English credits! And for some reason I remember there being an edit in there somewhere. Of course, new sound effects and not including the original cinema audio is still “cut” in my opinion. And as much as I hate animal cruelty, if it was in the original film then it should remain. I hate censorship too.

[The Mole]

Originally Posted by reason108

I thought that the credits either at the end or beginning of the DD release were English credits! And for some reason I remember there being an edit in there somewhere. Of course, new sound effects and not including the original cinema audio is still “cut” in my opinion. And as much as I hate animal cruelty, if it was in the original film then it should remain. I hate censorship too.

Yes, the credits were English, but they were not some newly created bullshit with new music like with FIST OF LEGEND, BLACK MASK or CONTRACT KILLER.

[thechewdefense]

any word on extras?

[cooey]

Originally Posted by thechewdefense

any word on extras?

Yup

FEATURING LIMITED EDITION SLIPCASE, BOOKLET AND POSTER

Booklet notes from Tom Cunliffe & Paul Bramhall

SPECIAL FEATURES:

Brand new 4K Remaster from the Original Negatives in original 1.85:1 Aspect Ratio
Presented in High Definition (1080p) Blu-ray
Cantonese Mono
Optional English Subtitles
Nemesis: Interview with star Chin Siu-Ho
The Birthplace of Tai Chi: On Location
in Chen Village
Twin Warriors: Director Brett Ratner and Critic Elvis Mitchell on stars Jet Li
and Michelle Yeoh
Export Opening Credits
Theatrical Trailer
Reversible sleeve featuring new artwork by Sam Green & original poster

[Grimmy11]

Not to open a can of worms, but interesting the Bey Logan commentary isn't carried over because he's cancelled but the Brett Ratner extra is fine.

Normally I give away my Blu-Rays to a friend if I upgrade to 4K but I think I'll hang on to
the Cine Asia release for the missing extra.

[The Mole]

All that Brett Ratner/Elvis Mitchell/Quentin Tarantino/RZA/David Chute stuff from Dragon Dynasty was boring, mostly misinforming, fanboy talking crap anyway. Why 88 even bother to port it over is beyond me.

[Eibon]

Originally Posted by Eibon

Absolutely, the sound is atrocious but you'd think from the pile on, there was some holy grail uncut version out there everyone is hoping for.

I won't be getting this as I find it is one of the worst offenders for visible wire work, something I love when deployed judiciously. I can't recall seeing any other movie contain as much visible wire.

Against my better judgement, I did end up getting this as an "upgrade" to the awful spiky foley track on the Cine Asia DVD but the audio sync on this release is terrible. It's going straight back for a refund; unwatchable

[Keoma]

Originally Posted by Eibon

Against my better judgement, I did end up getting this as an "upgrade" to the awful spiky foley track on the Cine Asia DVD but the audio sync on this release is terrible. It's going straight back for a refund; unwatchable

Do you use a Panasonic player? If so, it is believed that the sync is a player-specific issue. The disc plays fine on my Oppo 203. Others have reported the same in the 4K thread. If you happen to have a different player, give that a shot.

[filmlover22]

Originally Posted by Keoma

Do you use a Panasonic player? If so, it is believed that the sync is a player-specific issue. The disc plays fine on my Oppo 203. Others have reported the same in the 4K thread. If you happen to have a different player, give that a shot.

I am finding that some discs (in general) have perfect audio sync, yet others require an adjustment. Strange.

[Eibon]

Originally Posted by Keoma

Do you use a Panasonic player? If so, it is believed that the sync is a player-specific issue. The disc plays fine on my Oppo 203. Others have reported the same in the 4K thread. If you happen to have a different player, give that a shot.

No its LG and I've never had an issue before. But I will test the blu in a Sony tonight.

UPDATE: Yep, the audio sync is present on the Sony and side by side comparison with dvd really underscores the issue. While the dvd is very badly mixed (2.0 and 5.1), it's perfectly in sync throughout. The 88films release has the audio milliseconds ahead so it's very bothersome. Impacts are heard before the occur, lip sync is off too of course but that's not as noticeable as one is used to the vagaries of ADR.

[Eibon]

Am I right in saying 88 are not going to fix this and there'll be no exchange program? Anyone who compares this to the prior dvd will not claim it's just the usual "loose" dubbing common with HK movies. Are some people saying it's player-specific and their one is playing fine? In that case I urge them to check the knee tap scene where it's more obvious than on the busy sight scenes. Another example is the sound preempting when Jet Li is jabbed with the sword during the Yeoh rescue. I'd love to keep the set but I will have to return for a refund as it'll never be watched again with these issues on both included discs. I'd rather watch the dvd.