Martial Arts (Shaw Brothers) - Blu-ray Forum

ronp10 · 01-04-2009, 10:52 PM

Anyone think the Shaw brothers movies will carry over to BD?

Five Deadly Venoms
Return of the five deadly venoms
etc.

steveland · 01-04-2009, 11:47 PM

It would be awesome! The Celestial remasters were very good, so I have no doubt the PQ would look great on Blu-ray as well.
Definitely not enough good old school kung fu on Blu..

Eight Diagram Pole Fighter, 36th Chamber, Five Venoms, etc..

rick3000gto · 01-05-2009, 01:32 AM

36th chamber FTW!!!

Alex Pallas · 01-05-2009, 03:50 AM

it would definitely be a treat to see those 16mm grainy gnarly prints in HD

Clark Kent · 01-05-2009, 04:01 AM

Ask and ye shall receive...

http://www.amazon.com/Opium-Kung-Fu-...1131640&sr=8-2

HKMOVIESAREBEST · 01-05-2009, 04:10 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Clark Kent

Ask and ye shall receive...

http://www.amazon.com/Opium-Kung-Fu-...1131640&sr=8-2

Got the 2 Shaws on order. Can't wait until I get Opium on Wednesday.

Go Blue · 01-05-2009, 03:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Clark Kent

Ask and ye shall receive...

http://www.amazon.com/Opium-Kung-Fu-...1131640&sr=8-2

Awesome!

Just watched 5 Element Ninjas (aka Chinese Super Ninjas) and it may be the best ols school kung fu flick I have ever seen. It's an awesome Shaw Bros movie directed by the great Run Run Shaw.

Crim122 · 01-05-2009, 03:24 PM

There are hardly any MA movies on BD

Go Blue · 01-05-2009, 03:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HKMOVIESAREBEST

Got the 2 Shaws on order. Can't wait until I get Opium on Wednesday.

Has anyone seen the 2 Shaw's available on blu?

JessR · 01-05-2009, 05:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Clark Kent

Ask and ye shall receive...

http://www.amazon.com/Opium-Kung-Fu-...1131640&sr=8-2

great link

benricci · 01-05-2009, 05:15 PM

FYI, here's a cool video on the remastering process that all Shaw films underwent for HD.

http://www.celestialpictures.com/level2_remastering.cfm

krumlin · 01-05-2009, 07:38 PM

UNBELIEVABLE, I never thought I'd see the day. First "Ashes of Time" gets a make over, and becomes a coherent mindblowing movie, now Shaw bros are coming to HD as well.
All I ask for now is 80's Jackie Chan, that's all I ask!

ronp10 · 01-05-2009, 10:30 PM

So what's next after Opium and the Kung Fu Master and Life Gamble?

Clark Kent · 01-05-2009, 10:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ronp10

So what's next after Opium and the Kung Fu Master and Life Gamble?

There was a plan to release several more but the company behind these Blu-rays, BCI, has gone out of business.

I hope another company picks up where they left off. In fact, these BDs might be out of print as soon as they are released, so anyone that wants them should buy them as soon as possible.

benricci · 01-06-2009, 01:08 PM

But the good news is that Celestial, the company in Hong Kong that now owns the rights to these films and has remastered them in HD, is Region A for blu-ray. Previously Hong Kong was Region 3 for DVD which made it hard for some of us in North America without region free players to watch their great discs.

Now, if Celestial starts releasing Shaw blu-rays, it shouldn't be a problem since we've been re-aligned to the same region for blu.

Josh · 01-06-2009, 01:30 PM

I love me some Shaw Brother's films. And the restoration work done by Celestial is amazing - the DVDs look fantastic, so I can't wait to see how the Blu-rays look. The price isn't bad, though, depending on the specs.

HKMOVIESAREBEST · 01-06-2009, 11:22 PM

Just received Opium today, I'll come back with my thoughts on PQ & AQ.

HKMOVIESAREBEST · 01-07-2009, 01:51 AM

The insert in the case says that the next releases are 14 Amazons and Shaolin Hand Lock. Who knows if their going to release them now.

ronp10 · 01-07-2009, 08:31 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HKMOVIESAREBEST

The insert in the case says that the next releases are 14 Amazons and Shaolin Hand Lock. Who knows if their going to release them now.

My fingers are crossed

Russell22 · 01-07-2009, 05:37 PM

Dunno about shaw bros but im waiting for the bruce lee stuff to come out on blu ray! In the u.k there was a re-issue of all the bruce lee films on standard dvd and the company did new HD masters for them,they looked good even on dvd so im hoping that these new masters will be used for a new blu ray release..i think though that the company which bouth the honk kong legends label went bust so i'm not sure..be great though!

01-04-2009, 10:52 PM	#1
ronp10 Active Member Member since:Nov 2008 Blu-ray collection:275	Martial Arts (Shaw Brothers) Anyone think the Shaw brothers movies will carry over to BD? Five Deadly Venoms Return of the five deadly venoms etc.

01-04-2009, 11:47 PM	#2
steveland Active Member Member since:Aug 2008 Trading Score:13	It would be awesome! The Celestial remasters were very good, so I have no doubt the PQ would look great on Blu-ray as well. Definitely not enough good old school kung fu on Blu.. Eight Diagram Pole Fighter, 36th Chamber, Five Venoms, etc.. Last edited by steveland; 01-04-2009 at 11:50 PM.

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krumlin Member Member since:Mar 2008	UNBELIEVABLE, I never thought I'd see the day. First "Ashes of Time" gets a make over, and becomes a coherent mindblowing movie, now Shaw bros are coming to HD as well. All I ask for now is 80's Jackie Chan, that's all I ask!

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ronp10 Active Member Member since:Nov 2008 Blu-ray collection:275	So what's next after Opium and the Kung Fu Master and Life Gamble?

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benricci Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Sep 2008 Blu-ray reviews:1	But the good news is that Celestial, the company in Hong Kong that now owns the rights to these films and has remastered them in HD, is Region A for blu-ray. Previously Hong Kong was Region 3 for DVD which made it hard for some of us in North America without region free players to watch their great discs. Now, if Celestial starts releasing Shaw blu-rays, it shouldn't be a problem since we've been re-aligned to the same region for blu.

01-06-2009, 01:30 PM	#16
Josh Super Moderator Top contributor Member since:Sep 2006 Home Theater Gallery:50 4K collection:37 Blu-ray collection:407 Digital collection:1 Blu-ray reviews: 15 Trading Score:34	I love me some Shaw Brother's films. And the restoration work done by Celestial is amazing - the DVDs look fantastic, so I can't wait to see how the Blu-rays look. The price isn't bad, though, depending on the specs.

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HKMOVIESAREBEST Senior Member Member since:Sep 2008 Location:NJ Blu-ray collection:4 Trading Score:25	Just received Opium today, I'll come back with my thoughts on PQ & AQ.

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HKMOVIESAREBEST Senior Member Member since:Sep 2008 Location:NJ Blu-ray collection:4 Trading Score:25	The insert in the case says that the next releases are 14 Amazons and Shaolin Hand Lock. Who knows if their going to release them now.

01-07-2009, 05:37 PM	#20
Russell22 Active Member Member since:Sep 2008 Blu-ray reviews: 6	Dunno about shaw bros but im waiting for the bruce lee stuff to come out on blu ray! In the u.k there was a re-issue of all the bruce lee films on standard dvd and the company did new HD masters for them,they looked good even on dvd so im hoping that these new masters will be used for a new blu ray release..i think though that the company which bouth the honk kong legends label went bust so i'm not sure..be great though!

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