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Tosh

12-16-2010, 12:53 AM

All for $676 US beans -

http://www.engadget.com/2010/12/15/creative-ziieagle-movie-box-promises-3-000-years-of-chinese-cult/

nectarsis

12-16-2010, 01:10 AM

*drools...heavily*

HAZ

12-16-2010, 01:31 AM

Take this for what it's worth, but one site reports that this gizmo will include "around 200 titles not released on DVDs and TV."

I think one of these films is Poison or Poisonous Rose. Did that come out on DVD? Black Forest is another.

The previously unreleased Curse Of Evil will be in this box!

Pai Mei

12-16-2010, 02:00 AM

I'm confused. Is this like a giant hard drive loaded with a bunch of SB titles with a media player function? If so, even if this is in standard def, this would need to hold at least 3TB. If this is HD, like they say it is, this would need to hold at least 10 to 12TB. The box looks to small to contain 5 or 6 hard drives.

Winfred

12-16-2010, 02:01 AM

My friend in Spore says he may get it for those unreleased movies and he will try to find a way to burn some movies on DVD for me.

HAZ

12-16-2010, 02:04 AM

Since it's from Singapore, I'm guessing these will have english subs...

Morgoth Bauglir

12-16-2010, 02:06 AM

Is there a full list of the movies? And I wonder if they are all remastered. I'd love to see Revenge of the Corpse remastered.

Pai Mei

12-16-2010, 02:12 AM

list is here, but not in any order:

http://www.ziieagle.com/products/?product=20238&nav=4

webpage also confirms English subs in features tab.

Pai Mei

12-16-2010, 02:20 AM

It says that it is 720p with hdmi out. I'm guessing its a SD upconvert - like many dvd players with hdmi out.

Morgoth Bauglir

12-16-2010, 02:38 AM

list is here, but not in any order:

http://www.ziieagle.com/products/?product=20238&nav=4

webpage also confirms English subs in features tab.

Thanks. I saw Revenge of the Corpse on there. Would be awesome if it is remastered.

Also looked for Tiger Boy but didn't see it.

teako170

12-16-2010, 02:58 AM

This would certainly be the way to go (if you don't own a bunch already like many do).
I might buy the book. Would be a nice reference guide.

Pai Mei

12-16-2010, 02:59 AM

I wouldn't be surprised if this was the source of the SB films leaked through Youku.

Markgway

12-16-2010, 03:01 AM

Interesting... but for those with rich blood only.

Delirious

12-16-2010, 03:11 AM

This is tempting but I dont think I'll buy it in the near future. I'm sort of old skool, I like to have my dvd in a case with artwork, showcase each movie's individuality.

This is a good deal still, not even a USD per movie.

Gaijin84

12-16-2010, 03:19 AM

I would seriously consider getting this, but it looks like they only ship to Singapore addresses. They won't even ship to Hong Kong or Japan. :cry:

mpm74

12-16-2010, 06:08 AM

Yeah, this is pretty neat. But like someone said above, there's nothing like having HARD COPIES of the movies.

But still... very tempting.

By the way, here's a little more info about it:

http://sg.store.creative.com/products/product.aspx?catid=952&pid=20238

If it was a little cheaper, I'd consider getting it. I tried ordering the book, but the website is all janky and not suited for overseas customers. :(

SadShawFan

12-16-2010, 10:30 AM

Order is out now, problem of getting the reminder of the library (like The Killer, Temperament of Life, Black Enforcer, To Kill a Mastermind or Mission Impossible) is finally solved.

PS: If you want hard covers of this or that film, then you can always record from your TV and burn your own DVDR at will.

PPS: You can watch a indepth promo video of the box here:
http://www.vuenetworks.com/

JustinB

12-16-2010, 11:54 AM

This is a great idea, but I'm a bit worried about the "censorship process" mentioned in the promo video.

Karlos

12-16-2010, 11:56 AM

There's no denying it's an incredible product.

Shame the company doesn't ship out of Singapore.

Would like to get the book, too.

Maybe they'll both turn up on eBay.

EDIT: "Censorship process?" - ah, forget it!!

Gaijin84

12-16-2010, 12:15 PM

If I had to bet, I'd say there is no way this remains a product that will only be sold in Singapore. There are too many people that would be interested in getting it that live outside that country. They probably signed a deal that gave them a limited time exclusivity, but within a month or so it will become available in Hong Kong/Malaysia, etc. That's just too good a package to limit the money they can make from it to one specific area. There's always eBay Singapore too! :nerd:

Pai Mei

12-16-2010, 01:01 PM

HAZ

12-16-2010, 01:04 PM

Thanks for posting a full list of the films! The company emailed me with only 100 titles, none of them anything shocking, except for Curse Of Evil.

I have some friends in Sing, so I could order this, but these movies will be made available soon. It's just a matter of time. TKAM subbed! No Shadow Girl, though...

Curious - how many Shaw's were put out by IVL?

mpm74

12-16-2010, 01:29 PM

I noticed an ethernet port in the back of this thing. Coupled with its small size, I think this could be a way to view this SB library as streaming video when connected to the internet, kinda like netflix. If this is the case, we could possibly see a monthly access fee rather than a the bulk sum up front by the time it gets to our area.

Hmmm it does say that the movies are pre-loaded in that video.

BTW, I noticed the subtitles look more like VCD subtitles, and not the black outlined ones. (unless that video is displaying it wrong).

HAZ

12-16-2010, 06:40 PM

I'm surprised there isn't more excitement! TKAM, finally remastered. Thunderclap, remastered with subs! Many other rares. This is EPIC news!

Markgway

12-16-2010, 06:51 PM

I'm excited! But who's gonna buy it and share?

HAZ

12-16-2010, 06:58 PM

I'm excited! But who's gonna buy it and share?

There's going to be a definte trickle down & I imagine it will happen fast. There are lots of Shaw fans in Singapore, and we have forum members there, too. They might circulate these films, but I think they will be made available soon via other means - pay per view on line, like that zumba, or whatever it was called. It's incredible to think that these films exist subbed & remastered when Celestial was telling companies that these movies hadn't yet been worked on at all. From the list, can you spot other unreleased films? One medai source was saying that 200 previously unreleased films would be in this box.

Gaijin84

12-16-2010, 07:12 PM

I'm trying to find someone I know in Singapore that I can trust with $1000! :tongue:

P'an ku

12-16-2010, 07:23 PM

Here is the list of films in a-z order as it is listed on this page. (http://www.ziieagle.com/products/?product=20238&nav=4) The list has 669 films but I think Amorous Lotus Pan is the only duplicate on the list at numbers 364 and 444 which would bring the total to 668 as stated by Creative.

From this page (http://www.hkcinema.co.uk/upcoming.html) plus a few more recent dvds found at dddhouse I have a spreadsheet with 585 IVL titles. So about 84 new titles but I don't think many of the new ones are martial arts.

A Bride's Nightmare
A Cause To Kill
A Deadly Secret
A Friend From Inner Space
A Mad World Of Fools
A Maid From Heaven
A Place To Call Home
A Taste Of Cold Steel
A Time For Love
Adulteress, The
Adultery, Chinese Style
Adventures Of Emperor Chien Lung, The
All Men Are Brothers
All Mixed Up
Ambitious Kung Fu Girl
Ambush
Amorous Lotus Pan, The
Amorous Lotus Pan, The
An Amorous Woman Of Tang Dynasty
Angel Strikes Again, The
Angel With The Iron Fists
Angry Guest, The
Anonymous Heroes, The
Apartment For Ladies
Asia-pol
Assassin, The
Auntie Lan
Avengers From Hell
Avenging Eagle, The
Bamboo House Of Dolls, The
Bare-Footed Kid, The
Bastard Swordsman
Bastard Swordsman II
Bastard, The
Bat Without Wings
Battle Wizard, The
Beautiful Vixen
Behind The Yellow Line
Bells Of Death, The
Best Hustler Wins, The
Between Tears And Smiles
Bewitched
Beyond The Great Wall
Big Bad Sis
Big Brother Cheng
Big Fellow, The
Big Holdup, The
Big Sting, The
Big Times For The Crazy Bumpkins
Black Butterfly, The
Black Enforcer, The
Black Falcon, The
Black Forest, The
Black Lizard, The
Black Magic
Black Tavern, The
Blood Brothers
Bloody Escape, The
Bloody Parrot
Blue And The Black Part II, The
Blue And The Black, The
Blue Skies
Boxer From Shantung, The
Boxer From The Temple, The
Boxer Rebellion
Boxer's Omen, The
Brave Archer 2, The
Brave Archer 3, The
Brave Archer And His Mate
Brave Archer, The
Bride From Hell, The
Bride Napping, The
Brotherhood
Brothers Five
Brothers From The Walled City
Brothers, The
Bruce Lee & I
Buddha's Palm
Butterfly Chalice, The
Call To Arms
Call Girls, The
Carry On Con Men
Carry On Doctors And Nurses
Casino Tycoon
Casino Tycoon II
Casino, The
Cat Vs Rat
Cave Of Silken Web, The
Challenge Of The Gamesters
Challenge Of The Masters
Cheeky Little Angels
Cherie
Chinatown Kid
Chinese Boxer, The
Clan Feuds
Clan Of Amazons
Clan Of The White Lotus
Clans Of Intrigue
Cohabitation
Come Drink With Me
Come Haunt With Me
Comedy Of Mismatches, The
Condemned, The
Convict Killer, The
Cop Shop Babes
Corpse Mania
Coward Bastard
Crazy Bumpkins, The
Crazy Sex
Crazy Shaolin Disciples
Criminals 2, The - Homicides
Criminals 3, The - Arson
Criminals 4, The - Assault
Criminals 5, The - The Teenager's Nightmare
Criminals, The
Crimson Charm, The
Crimson Palm, The
Crippled Avengers
Crocodile River
Cunning Hustler, The
Curse Of Evil
Cute Little Fellow, The
Dancing Millionairess, The
Danger Has Two Faces
Daredevils, The
Dark Rendezvous
Dark Semester
Dawn Will Come
Dead End
Deadly Breaking Sword, The
Deadly Duo, The
Deadly Knives The
Dear Murderer
Death Duel
Death Valley
Delightful Forest The
Delinquent, The
Demon Of The Lute
Demon Wet Nurse, The
Descendant Of The Sun
Destiny's Champion
Devil's Mirror, The
Diary Of A Lady-killer
Diau Charn
Dirty Ho
Disciples Of Shaolin
Disciples Of The 36th Chamber
Disco Bumpkins
Divorce Hong Kong Style
Double Bliss
Double Crossed
Double Trouble
Doubles Cause Troubles
Downhill They Ride
Dragon Creek, The
Dragon Missile, The
Dragon Swamp
Dream Of The Red Chamber, The (1962)
Dream Of The Red Chamber, The (1977)
Dreams Of Eroticism
Drug Addicts, The
Duel For Gold
Duel Of Fists
Duel Of The Century, The
Duel, The
Eight Diagram Pole Fighter, The
Eighty Two Tenants, The
Emperor And His Brother, The
Emperor And The Minister, The
Emperor Chien Lung
Emperor Chien Lung And The Beauty
Empress Dowager, The
Empress Wu
Enchanting Ghost, The
Enchanting Shadow
Enchantress, The
Eunuch, The
Evil Seducers
Executioners From Shaolin
Face to Face
Facets Of Love
Fake Ghost Catchers, The
Fallen Petals
Family Light Affair
Fangs Of The Cobra
Fantastic Magic Baby, The
Farewell My Love
Farewell To A Warrior
Fast Fingers
Fastest Sword, The
Fearful Interlude
Female Prince, The
Fighting Fool, The
Finger Of Doom
Five Billion Dollar Legacy, The
Five Elements Ninjas
Five Shaolin Masters
Five Superfighters
Five Tough Guys
Five Venoms, The
Flag Of Iron, The
Flight Man
Flower In The Rain
Flying Dagger, The
Flying Guillotine 2
Flying Guillotine, The
Flying Mr. B, The
Forbidden Past, The
Forbidden Tales Of Two Cities
Forever And Ever
Four Riders
Four Sisters
Fourteen Amazons, The
Foxy Ladies, The
Friends
Fugitive, The
Full Moon Scimitar
Gambler's Delight
Gambling Syndicate, The
Gang Master
Generation Gap, The
Ghost Eyes
Ghost Lovers, The
Ghost Story, The
Ghosts Galore
Girl With The Diamond Slipper
Girl With The Long Hair
Girlie Bar, The
Goddess Of Mercy, The
Godfather Of Canton
Golden Buddha, The
Golden Knight, The
Golden Lion, The
Golden Lotus, The
Golden Seal, The
Golden Swallow
Golden Sword, The
Gossip Street
Grand Substitution, The
Guess Who Killed My Twelve Lovers?
Gun Brothers
Happiest Moment, The
Happy Trio, The
Haunted Tales
Have Sword Will Travel
Heads For Sale
Heaven And Hell
Heaven Sword and Dragon Sabre 1
Heaven Sword and Dragon Sabre 2
Hell Has No Boundary
Hero
Heroes Of Sung
Heroes Of The East
Heroes Of The Underground
Heroes Shed No Tears
Heroes Two
Heroic Ones, The
Hex
Hex After Hex
Hex Vs Witchcraft
Hidden Power Of Dragon Sabre, The
Holy Flame Of The Martial World
Hong Kong 73
Hong Kong Godfather
Hong Kong Hong Kong
Hong Kong Nocturne
Hong Kong Playboys
Hong Kong Rhapsody
Hong Kong, Manila, Singapore
House Of 72 Tenants, The
House Of Traps
How To Choose A Royal Bride
How To Pick Girls Up!
Human Goddess, The
Human Lanterns
I Love Lolanto
I Will Finally Knock You Down, Dad!
Illegal Immigrant, The
Illicit Desire
Imperial Swordsman, The
Imposter, The
Informer, The
Innocent Lust
Inside The Forbidden City
Interpol
Intimate Confessions of A Chinese Courtesan
Intrigue In Nylons
Invincible Enforcer
Invincible Fist, The
Invincible Shaolin
Iron Bodyguard
Iron Buddha, The
It Takes A Man To Be Henpecked
It's All In The Family
Jade Faced Assassin, The
Jade Raksha, The
Jade Tiger, The
Journey Of The Doomed
Joy Of Spring, The
Judgement Of An Assassin
Justice, My Foot!
Kid From Kwangtung
Kid With A Tattoo, The
Kid With The Golden Arm, The
Kidnap
Killer Clans
Killer Constable
Killer Darts
Killer Snakes, The
Killers Five
King Boxer
King Cat
King Drummer
King Eagle
King Gambler
King With My Face, The
Kingdom And The Beauty, The
Kiss And Kill
Kiss Of Death
Knight Of Knights, The
Kung-fu Instructor, The
Lady Assassin, The
Lady General Hua Mu-Lan
Lady Hermit, The
Lady Is The Boss, The
Lady Jade Locket
Lady Of Steel
Lady Of The Law
Lady Professional, The
Lady With A Sword
Land Of Many Perfumes, The
Lark, The
Last Judgement, The
Last Tempest, The
Last Woman Of Shang
Law Or Justice?
Legend Of The Bat
Legend Of The Fox
Legendary Weapons Of China
Legends Of Lust
Les Belles
Let's Go To Bed
Let's Have A Baby
Let's Make Laugh
Let's Make Laugh II
Life Gamble
Lifeline
Lion Vs Lion
Little Dragon Maiden
Lizard, The
Long Chase, The
Long Road To Freedom
Long Road To Gallantry
Look Out, Officer!
Lost Souls
Lotus Lamp, The
Love Across The Seas
Love Auction, The
Love Eterne, The
Love In A Fallen City
Love Lock
Love On Delivery
Love Parade
Love Swindler
Love With The Perfect Stranger
Love Without End
Love Without End
Lovers Destiny
Lovers' Rock
Loving You
Lust For Love Of A Chinese Courtesan
Mad Mad 83
Mad Monk Strikes Again, The
Mad Monk, The (1977)
Mad Monk, The (1993)
Mad Monkey Kung Fu
Madam Slender Plum
Madam White Snake
Magic Blade, The
Magnificent Concubine, The
Magnificent Ruffians, The
Magnificent Swordsman, The
Magnificent Trio, The
Magnificent Wanderers
Mahjong Heroes
Man Of Iron
Marco Polo
Martial Arts Of Shaolin
Martial Club
Masked Avengers
Master Of Kung Fu, The
Master Strikes Back, The
Master, The
Mating Season, The
Maybe It's Love
Melody Of Love
Men From The Gutter
Men From The Monastery
Mercenaries From Hong Kong
Mermaid, The
Merry Wife, The
Midnight Murder, The
Mighty One, The
Mighty Peking Man, The
Millionaire Chase, The
Mini-skirt Gang
Mirror And The Lichee, The
Misfire
Mission Impossible
Mist Over Dream Lake
Mobfix Patrol
Monkey Goes West, The
Monkey Kung Fu
Moods Of Love
Moonlight Serenade
Mother Vs Mother
Mr Funnybone
Mr Funnybone Strikes Again
Mr. Possessed
Mr. Virgin
Murder On The Wedding Night
Murder Plot
Murderer Pursues
My Darling Genie
My Dream Boat
My Mind, Your Body
My Name Ain't Suzie
My Rebellious Son
My School Mate, The Barbarian
My Son
My Young Auntie
Na Cha And The Seven Devils
Na Cha The Great
Naughty Scandals
Naval Commandos, The
New Game Of Death, The
New One-Armed Swordsman, The
New Shaolin Boxers, The
New Tales Of The Flying Fox
Night Of the Devil Bride
Notorious Eight
Oath Of Death
Ode To Gallantry
Oily Maniac
On The Wrong Track
One Way Only
One-Armed Swordsman
Opium And The Kung-Fu Master
Out Of The Dark
Pale Passion
Passing Flickers
Pearl Phoenix, The
Peeping, The
Perfect Girls
Perfumed Arrow, The
Perils Of The Sentimental Swordsman
Pink Tears
Pirate, The
Poison Rose
Police Force
Portrait In Crystal
Price Of Love, The
Prince Charming
Princess Iron Fan
Protectors, The
Proud Twins, The
Proud Youth, The
Puppy Love
Pure And The Evil, The
Purple Darts
Pursuit
Pursuit Of A Killer
Pursuit Of Vengeance
Queen Hustler
Rainbow
Rape Of The Sword
Rat Catcher, The
Raw Courage
Raw Passions
Rear Entrance
Rebel Intruders, The
Rendezvous With Death
Rescue, The
Return Of The Crazy Bumpkins
Return Of The Dead
Return Of The One-Armed Swordsman
Return Of The Phoenix
Return Of The Sentimental Swordsman
Return To The 36th Chamber
Revenge Of The Corpse
Ripples
Rivals Of Kung Fu
River Of Fury
River Of Tears
Rolls, Rolls, I Love You
Rose, Be My Love
Roving Swordsman
Savage Five, The
Scandal
Scandalous Warlord, The
Second Spring, The
Secret Of The Dirk, The
Secret Service Of The Imperial Court
Seeding Of A Ghost
Sensual Pleasures
Sentimental Swordsman, The
Seven Man Army
Sex Beyond The Grave
Sex For Sale
Sex, Love And Hate
Sexy Career Girls
Sexy Girls Of Denmark
Sexy Killer, The
Sexy Playgirls
Shadow Boxer, The
Shadow Boxing, The
Shadow Whip, The
Shaolin Abbot
Shaolin Avengers, The
Shaolin Hand Lock
Shaolin Intruders
Shaolin Mantis
Shaolin Martial Arts
Shaolin Prince
Shaolin Rescuers
Shaolin Temple
Shark Busters
Shepherd Girl, The
Siamese Twins, The
Silent Love, The
Silent Swordsman, The
Silver Fox, The
Sinful Adulteress
Sinful Confession
Sing High Sing Low
Singing Escort, The
Singing Killer
Singing Thief, The
Six Assassins
Snake Prince, The
Song Of Orchid Island
Song Of Tomorrow
Songfest
Sons Of Good Earth
Sorrow Of The Gentry
Soul Of The Sword
Spirit Of The Raped
Spirit Of The Sword, The
Spiritual Boxer, The
Spring Blossoms
Squadron 77
Starlets For Sale
Stooge, My Love
Story Of My Son, The
Story Of My Son, The
Story Of Sue San, The
Stranger In Hong Kong
Stud And The Nympho, The
Sugar Daddies, The
Suicide
Summer Heat
Summons To Death
Sunset
Super Inframan
Supreme Swordsman, The
Susanna
Swan Song
Sweet And Wild
Sweet Is Revenge
Swift Knight, The
Swift Sword
Sword And The Lute, The
Sword Of Swords, The
Sword Stained With Royal Blood, The
Swordmates, The
Swordsman And Enchantress
Swordsman At Large
Swordswomen Three
Take Care, Your Majesty!
Tales Of A Eunuch
Tales Of Larceny
Taxi Driver, The
Tea House, The
Teenage Dreamers
Temperament Of Life
Temple Of The Red Lotus
Temptress Of A Thousand Faces
Ten Tigers Of Kwangtung
That Fiery Girl
That Man In Chang-an
That Tender Age
That's Adultery
Thief Of Thieves
Thirteen
Thirty Six Secrets Of Courtship
Thirty Sixth Chamber Of Shaolin, The
This Man Is Dangerous
Three Sinners
Three Smiles, The
Three Stooges Go Undercover
Three Swinging Girls
Thunderbolt Fist, The
Thunderclap
Thundering Sword, The
Tiger And The Widow, The
Tiger Kille
Tigress Of Shaolin, The
Till The End Of Time
To Kill A Jaguar
To Kill A Mastermind
Too Late For Love
Torrent Of Desire
Tragic Commitment
Trail Of The Broken Blade, The
Trapeze Girl
Treasure Hunters, The
Trilogy Of Swordsmanship
Tropicana Interlude
Twelve Deadly Coins
Twelve Gold Medallions, The
Twin Blades Of Doom
Twin Bracelets, The
Twin Swords, The
Twinkle Twinkle Little Star
Twisted Passion
Two Champions Of Shaolin
Two Con Men
Ugly Tycoon
Unfinished Melody
Usurpers Of Emperor's Power
Valley Of The Fangs
Vengeance
Vengeance Is A Golden Blade
Vengeance Of A Snow Girl
Vengeful Beauty, The
Venus' Tear Diamond, The
Vermilion Door
Village Of Tigers
Virgins, The
Voyage Of Emperor Chien Lung, The
Wandering Swordsman, The
Warlord And The Actress, The
Warlord, The
Water Margin, The
We Love Millionaires
Web Of Death, The
Weird Man, The
Well Of Doom, The
West Chamber
What Price Honesty
Whatever You Want
When The Clouds Roll By
Whose Baby Is In The Classroom?
Winged Tiger, The
Winner Takes All
Wits Of The Brats
Woman Of The Night
Women
Women of Desire
Yellow Muffler, The
Young Avenger
Young Heroes Of The Street, The
Young Lovers (1969)
Young Lovers (1979)
Young Lovers On Flying Wheels
Young People
Young Rebel, The
Young Vagabond, The
Younger Generation, The

waywardsage

12-16-2010, 07:34 PM

This is pretty amazing. And for the Shaw superfan this is pretty much the ultimate way to get as many Shaws as you'll probably ever want.

It'd be wierd to have a set top box with my entertainment system that everyone will ask about and i'll tell them, "it's a kung fu movie box!"

How many of these will be action or kung fu films? I don't really care about the sappy romance films.

mpm74

12-16-2010, 07:35 PM

Let me know who buys one so I can send you a massive hard drive. =D

TrickyNicky

12-16-2010, 07:46 PM

http://www.tacticaladvantage.com/images/jimp.gif

I wish I had that kind of money right now.

HAZ

12-16-2010, 11:31 PM

Here is the list of films in a-z order as it is listed on this page. (http://www.ziieagle.com/products/?product=20238&nav=4) I notice there are a few duplicates, but maybe they are re-makes? There are 669 films in this list.

From this page (http://www.hkcinema.co.uk/upcoming.html) plus a few more recent dvds found at dddhouse I have a spreadsheet with 585 IVL titles. So about 84 new titles but I don't think many of the new ones are martial arts.

A Bride's Nightmare
A Cause To Kill
A Deadly Secret
A Friend From Inner Space
A Mad World Of Fools
A Maid From Heaven
A Place To Call Home
A Taste Of Cold Steel
A Time For Love
Adulteress, The
Adultery, Chinese Style
Adventures Of Emperor Chien Lung, The
All Men Are Brothers
All Mixed Up
Ambitious Kung Fu Girl
Ambush
Amorous Lotus Pan, The
Amorous Lotus Pan, The
An Amorous Woman Of Tang Dynasty
Angel Strikes Again, The
Angel With The Iron Fists
Angry Guest, The
Anonymous Heroes, The
Apartment For Ladies
Asia-pol
Assassin, The
Auntie Lan
Avengers From Hell
Avenging Eagle, The
Bamboo House Of Dolls, The
Bare-Footed Kid, The
Bastard Swordsman
Bastard Swordsman II
Bastard, The
Bat Without Wings
Battle Wizard, The
Beautiful Vixen
Behind The Yellow Line
Bells Of Death, The
Best Hustler Wins, The
Between Tears And Smiles
Bewitched
Beyond The Great Wall
Big Bad Sis
Big Brother Cheng
Big Fellow, The
Big Holdup, The
Big Sting, The
Big Times For The Crazy Bumpkins
Black Butterfly, The
Black Enforcer, The
Black Falcon, The
Black Forest, The
Black Lizard, The
Black Magic
Black Tavern, The
Blood Brothers
Bloody Escape, The
Bloody Parrot
Blue And The Black Part II, The
Blue And The Black, The
Blue Skies
Boxer From Shantung, The
Boxer From The Temple, The
Boxer Rebellion
Boxer's Omen, The
Brave Archer 2, The
Brave Archer 3, The
Brave Archer And His Mate
Brave Archer, The
Bride From Hell, The
Bride Napping, The
Brotherhood
Brothers Five
Brothers From The Walled City
Brothers, The
Bruce Lee & I
Buddha's Palm
Butterfly Chalice, The
Call To Arms
Call Girls, The
Carry On Con Men
Carry On Doctors And Nurses
Casino Tycoon
Casino Tycoon II
Casino, The
Cat Vs Rat
Cave Of Silken Web, The
Challenge Of The Gamesters
Challenge Of The Masters
Cheeky Little Angels
Cherie
Chinatown Kid
Chinese Boxer, The
Clan Feuds
Clan Of Amazons
Clan Of The White Lotus
Clans Of Intrigue
Cohabitation
Come Drink With Me
Come Haunt With Me
Comedy Of Mismatches, The
Condemned, The
Convict Killer, The
Cop Shop Babes
Corpse Mania
Coward Bastard
Crazy Bumpkins, The
Crazy Sex
Crazy Shaolin Disciples
Criminals 2, The - Homicides
Criminals 3, The - Arson
Criminals 4, The - Assault
Criminals 5, The - The Teenager's Nightmare
Criminals, The
Crimson Charm, The
Crimson Palm, The
Crippled Avengers
Crocodile River
Cunning Hustler, The
Curse Of Evil
Cute Little Fellow, The
Dancing Millionairess, The
Danger Has Two Faces
Daredevils, The
Dark Rendezvous
Dark Semester
Dawn Will Come
Dead End
Deadly Breaking Sword, The
Deadly Duo, The
Deadly Knives The
Dear Murderer
Death Duel
Death Valley
Delightful Forest The
Delinquent, The
Demon Of The Lute
Demon Wet Nurse, The
Descendant Of The Sun
Destiny's Champion
Devil's Mirror, The
Diary Of A Lady-killer
Diau Charn
Dirty Ho
Disciples Of Shaolin
Disciples Of The 36th Chamber
Disco Bumpkins
Divorce Hong Kong Style
Double Bliss
Double Crossed
Double Trouble
Doubles Cause Troubles
Downhill They Ride
Dragon Creek, The
Dragon Missile, The
Dragon Swamp
Dream Of The Red Chamber, The
Dream Of The Red Chamber, The
Dreams Of Eroticism
Drug Addicts, The
Duel For Gold
Duel Of Fists
Duel Of The Century, The
Duel, The
Eight Diagram Pole Fighter, The
Eighty Two Tenants, The
Emperor And His Brother, The
Emperor And The Minister, The
Emperor Chien Lung
Emperor Chien Lung And The Beauty
Empress Dowager, The
Empress Wu
Enchanting Ghost, The
Enchanting Shadow
Enchantress, The
Eunuch, The
Evil Seducers
Executioners From Shaolin
Face to Face
Facets Of Love
Fake Ghost Catchers, The
Fallen Petals
Family Light Affair
Fangs Of The Cobra
Fantastic Magic Baby, The
Farewell My Love
Farewell To A Warrior
Fast Fingers
Fastest Sword, The
Fearful Interlude
Female Prince, The
Fighting Fool, The
Finger Of Doom
Five Billion Dollar Legacy, The
Five Elements Ninjas
Five Shaolin Masters
Five Superfighters
Five Tough Guys
Five Venoms, The
Flag Of Iron, The
Flight Man
Flower In The Rain
Flying Dagger, The
Flying Guillotine 2
Flying Guillotine, The
Flying Mr. B, The
Forbidden Past, The
Forbidden Tales Of Two Cities
Forever And Ever
Four Riders
Four Sisters
Fourteen Amazons, The
Foxy Ladies, The
Friends
Fugitive, The
Full Moon Scimitar
Gambler's Delight
Gambling Syndicate, The
Gang Master
Generation Gap, The
Ghost Eyes
Ghost Lovers, The
Ghost Story, The
Ghosts Galore
Girl With The Diamond Slipper
Girl With The Long Hair
Girlie Bar, The
Goddess Of Mercy, The
Godfather Of Canton
Golden Buddha, The
Golden Knight, The
Golden Lion, The
Golden Lotus, The
Golden Seal, The
Golden Swallow
Golden Sword, The
Gossip Street
Grand Substitution, The
Guess Who Killed My Twelve Lovers?
Gun Brothers
Happiest Moment, The
Happy Trio, The
Haunted Tales
Have Sword Will Travel
Heads For Sale
Heaven And Hell
Heaven Sword and Dragon Sabre 1
Heaven Sword And Dragon Sabre 2
Hell Has No Boundary
Hero
Heroes Of Sung
Heroes Of The East
Heroes Of The Underground
Heroes Shed No Tears
Heroes Two
Heroic Ones, The
Hex
Hex After Hex
Hex Vs Witchcraft
Hidden Power Of Dragon Sabre, The
Holy Flame Of The Martial World
Hong Kong 73
Hong Kong Godfather
Hong Kong Hong Kong
Hong Kong Nocturne
Hong Kong Playboys
Hong Kong Rhapsody
Hong Kong, Manila, Singapore
House Of 72 Tenants, The
House Of Traps
How To Choose A Royal Bride
How To Pick Girls Up!
Human Goddess, The
Human Lanterns
I Love Lolanto
I Will Finally Knock You Down, Dad!
Illegal Immigrant, The
Illicit Desire
Imperial Swordsman, The
Imposter, The
Informer, The
Innocent Lust
Inside The Forbidden City
Interpol
Intimate Confessions of A Chinese Courtesan
Intrigue In Nylons
Invincible Enforcer
Invincible Fist, The
Invincible Shaolin
Iron Bodyguard
Iron Buddha, The
It Takes A Man To Be Henpecked
It's All In The Family
Jade Faced Assassin, The
Jade Raksha, The
Jade Tiger, The
Journey Of The Doomed
Joy Of Spring, The
Judgement Of An Assassin
Justice, My Foot!
Kid From Kwangtung
Kid With A Tattoo, The
Kid With The Golden Arm, The
Kidnap
Killer Clans
Killer Constable
Killer Darts
Killer Snakes, The
Killers Five
King Boxer
King Cat
King Drummer
King Eagle
King Gambler
King With My Face, The
Kingdom And The Beauty, The
Kiss And Kill
Kiss Of Death
Knight Of Knights, The
Kung-fu Instructor, The
Lady Assassin, The
Lady General Hua Mu-Lan
Lady Hermit, The
Lady Is The Boss, The
Lady Jade Locket
Lady Of Steel
Lady Of The Law
Lady Professional, The
Lady With A Sword
Land Of Many Perfumes, The
Lark, The
Last Judgement, The
Last Tempest, The
Last Woman Of Shang
Law Or Justice?
Legend Of The Bat
Legend Of The Fox
Legendary Weapons Of China
Legends Of Lust
Les Belles
Let's Go To Bed
Let's Have A Baby
Let's Make Laugh
Let's Make Laugh II
Life Gamble
Lifeline
Lion Vs Lion
Little Dragon Maiden
Lizard, The
Long Chase, The
Long Road To Freedom
Long Road To Gallantry
Look Out, Officer!
Lost Souls
Lotus Lamp, The
Love Across The Seas
Love Auction, The
Love Eterne, The
Love In A Fallen City
Love Lock
Love On Delivery
Love Parade
Love Swindler
Love With The Perfect Stranger
Love Without End
Love Without End
Lovers Destiny
Lovers' Rock
Loving You
Lust For Love Of A Chinese Courtesan
Mad Mad 83
Mad Monk Strikes Again, The
Mad Monk, The
Mad Monk, The
Mad Monkey Kung Fu
Madam Slender Plum
Madam White Snake
Magic Blade, The
Magnificent Concubine, The
Magnificent Ruffians, The
Magnificent Swordsman, The
Magnificent Trio, The
Magnificent Wanderers
Mahjong Heroes
Man Of Iron
Marco Polo
Martial Arts Of Shaolin
Martial Club
Masked Avengers
Master Of Kung Fu, The
Master Strikes Back, The
Master, The
Mating Season, The
Maybe It's Love
Melody Of Love
Men From The Gutter
Men From The Monastery
Mercenaries From Hong Kong
Mermaid, The
Merry Wife, The
Midnight Murder, The
Mighty One, The
Mighty Peking Man, The
Millionaire Chase, The
Mini-skirt Gang
Mirror And The Lichee, The
Misfire
Mission Impossible
Mist Over Dream Lake
Mobfix Patrol
Monkey Goes West, The
Monkey Kung Fu
Moods Of Love
Moonlight Serenade
Mother Vs Mother
Mr Funnybone
Mr Funnybone Strikes Again
Mr. Possessed
Mr. Virgin
Murder On The Wedding Night
Murder Plot
Murderer Pursues
My Darling Genie
My Dream Boat
My Mind, Your Body
My Name Ain't Suzie
My Rebellious Son
My School Mate, The Barbarian
My Son
My Young Auntie
Na Cha And The Seven Devils
Na Cha The Great
Naughty Scandals
Naval Commandos, The
New Game Of Death, The
New One-Armed Swordsman, The
New Shaolin Boxers, The
New Tales Of The Flying Fox
Night Of the Devil Bride
Notorious Eight
Oath Of Death
Ode To Gallantry
Oily Maniac
On The Wrong Track
One Way Only
One-Armed Swordsman
Opium And The Kung-Fu Master
Out Of The Dark
Pale Passion
Passing Flickers
Pearl Phoenix, The
Peeping, The
Perfect Girls
Perfumed Arrow, The
Perils Of The Sentimental Swordsman
Pink Tears
Pirate, The
Poison Rose
Police Force
Portrait In Crystal
Price Of Love, The
Prince Charming
Princess Iron Fan
Protectors, The
Proud Twins, The
Proud Youth, The
Puppy Love
Pure And The Evil, The
Purple Darts
Pursuit
Pursuit Of A Killer
Pursuit Of Vengeance
Queen Hustler
Rainbow
Rape Of The Sword
Rat Catcher, The
Raw Courage
Raw Passions
Rear Entrance
Rebel Intruders, The
Rendezvous With Death
Rescue, The
Return Of The Crazy Bumpkins
Return Of The Dead
Return Of The One-Armed Swordsman
Return Of The Phoenix
Return Of The Sentimental Swordsman
Return To The 36th Chamber
Revenge Of The Corpse
Ripples
Rivals Of Kung Fu
River Of Fury
River Of Tears
Rolls, Rolls, I Love You
Rose, Be My Love
Roving Swordsman
Savage Five, The
Scandal
Scandalous Warlord, The
Second Spring, The
Secret Of The Dirk, The
Secret Service Of The Imperial Court
Seeding Of A Ghost
Sensual Pleasures
Sentimental Swordsman, The
Seven Man Army
Sex Beyond The Grave
Sex For Sale
Sex, Love And Hate
Sexy Career Girls
Sexy Girls Of Denmark
Sexy Killer, The
Sexy Playgirls
Shadow Boxer, The
Shadow Boxing, The
Shadow Whip, The
Shaolin Abbot
Shaolin Avengers, The
Shaolin Hand Lock
Shaolin Intruders
Shaolin Mantis
Shaolin Martial Arts
Shaolin Prince
Shaolin Rescuers
Shaolin Temple
Shark Busters
Shepherd Girl, The
Siamese Twins, The
Silent Love, The
Silent Swordsman, The
Silver Fox, The
Sinful Adulteress
Sinful Confession
Sing High Sing Low
Singing Escort, The
Singing Killer
Singing Thief, The
Six Assassins
Snake Prince, The
Song Of Orchid Island
Song Of Tomorrow
Songfest
Sons Of Good Earth
Sorrow Of The Gentry
Soul Of The Sword
Spirit Of The Raped
Spirit Of The Sword, The
Spiritual Boxer, The
Spring Blossoms
Squadron 77
Starlets For Sale
Stooge, My Love
Story Of My Son, The
Story Of My Son, The
Story Of Sue San, The
Stranger In Hong Kong
Stud And The Nympho, The
Sugar Daddies, The
Suicide
Summer Heat
Summons To Death
Sunset
Super Inframan
Supreme Swordsman, The
Susanna
Swan Song
Sweet And Wild
Sweet Is Revenge
Swift Knight, The
Swift Sword
Sword And The Lute, The
Sword Of Swords, The
Sword Stained With Royal Blood, The
Swordmates, The
Swordsman And Enchantress
Swordsman At Large
Swordswomen Three
Take Care, Your Majesty!
Tales Of A Eunuch
Tales Of Larceny
Taxi Driver, The
Tea House, The
Teenage Dreamers
Temperament Of Life
Temple Of The Red Lotus
Temptress Of A Thousand Faces
Ten Tigers Of Kwangtung
That Fiery Girl
That Man In Chang-an
That Tender Age
That's Adultery
Thief Of Thieves
Thirteen
Thirty Six Secrets Of Courtship
Thirty Sixth Chamber Of Shaolin, The
This Man Is Dangerous
Three Sinners
Three Smiles, The
Three Stooges Go Undercover
Three Swinging Girls
Thunderbolt Fist, The
Thunderclap
Thundering Sword, The
Tiger And The Widow, The
Tiger Kille
Tigress Of Shaolin, The
Till The End Of Time
To Kill A Jaguar
To Kill A Mastermind
Too Late For Love
Torrent Of Desire
Tragic Commitment
Trail Of The Broken Blade, The
Trapeze Girl
Treasure Hunters, The
Trilogy Of Swordsmanship
Tropicana Interlude
Twelve Deadly Coins
Twelve Gold Medallions, The
Twin Blades Of Doom
Twin Bracelets, The
Twin Swords, The
Twinkle Twinkle Little Star
Twisted Passion
Two Champions Of Shaolin
Two Con Men
Ugly Tycoon
Unfinished Melody
Usurpers Of Emperor's Power
Valley Of The Fangs
Vengeance
Vengeance Is A Golden Blade
Vengeance Of A Snow Girl
Vengeful Beauty, The
Venus' Tear Diamond, The
Vermilion Door
Village Of Tigers
Virgins, The
Voyage Of Emperor Chien Lung, The
Wandering Swordsman, The
Warlord And The Actress, The
Warlord, The
Water Margin, The
We Love Millionaires
Web Of Death, The
Weird Man, The
Well Of Doom, The
West Chamber
What Price Honesty
Whatever You Want
When The Clouds Roll By
Whose Baby Is In The Classroom?
Winged Tiger, The
Winner Takes All
Wits Of The Brats
Woman Of The Night
Women
Women of Desire
Yellow Muffler, The
Young Avenger
Young Heroes Of The Street, The
Young Lovers
Young Lovers (1969)
Young Lovers On Flying Wheels
Young People
Young Rebel, The
Young Vagabond, The
Younger Generation, The

Thanks for this list. There's a ton of unreleased films here!

Delirious

12-17-2010, 01:18 AM

Some of the early releases (such as Anonymous Heroes) were letterbox, not anamorphic widescreen. I wonder if they fix those with this box?

mpm74

12-17-2010, 03:40 AM

Some of the early releases (such as Anonymous Heroes) were letterbox, not anamorphic widescreen. I wonder if they fix those with this box?

Great question. However, I'm not God, so I don't have the answers.

Fang Shih-yu

12-17-2010, 03:50 AM

I wish I had that kind of money right now.

I wish I had the time to watch 669 movies!:tongue:

mpm74

12-17-2010, 03:55 AM

I wish I had the time to watch 669 movies!

No crap! lol I don't even have time to watch the 12 sealed DVDs I have in my closet! lol

kaleyboy

12-17-2010, 06:40 AM

Given the size of a DVD5, surely these will be stripped-down versions, maybe H264 or AVI's?

mpm74

12-17-2010, 07:21 AM

Yeah, they no mention of 1080p or even 720p which they would totally advertise.

fiol

12-17-2010, 09:05 AM

too expensive for me... i just wish some movies will be released sooner or later somewhere

HAZ

12-17-2010, 11:39 AM

Here are a few of the films in this box that don't have DVD releases:

HONG KONG, MANILA, SINGAPORE
SQUADRON 77
DOWNHILL THEY RIDE
THE MATING SEASON
POISON ROSE
THE JOY OF SPRING
FOUR SISTERS
SING HIGH SING LOW
THAT TENDER AGE
THE MIDNIGHT MURDER
KISS AND KILL
TRAPEZE GIRL
THREE SWINGING GIRLS
DOUBLE TROUBLE
RAINBOW
DIVORCE, HONG KONG STYLE
MISSION IMPOSSIBLE
COME HAUNT WITH ME
THE KILLER
THE BLACK ENFORCER
MINI-SKIRT GANG
QUEEN HUSTLER
THE WELL OF DOOM
SPIRIT OF THE RAPED
AVENGERS FROM HELL

Shawoholic

12-17-2010, 12:11 PM

Here are a few of the films in this box that don't have DVD releases:

MINI-SKIRT GANG

That`s not exactly correct.There is scandinavian release (no english subtitles though):nerd:

Pai Mei

12-17-2010, 01:30 PM

Yeah, they no mention of 1080p or even 720p which they would totally advertise.

720p mentioned here (http://www.ziieagle.com/products/?product=20238&nav=2). Considering its size and weight, it is large enough to contain one standard internal hard drive. However, I doubt that they will use a standard size hd.

kaleyboy

12-17-2010, 01:45 PM

720p mentioned here (http://www.ziieagle.com/products/?product=20238&nav=2). Considering its size and weight, it is large enough to contain one standard internal hard drive. However, I doubt that they will use a standard size hd.
If you had to guess, what size HDD do you think they'd need for all these films? 668 seems like a lot.

P'an ku

12-17-2010, 01:57 PM

According to this page, (http://www.shaw-brothers-reloaded.com/html/the_long_wait_is_over_as_celes.html) most of the new titles were announced back in June 2009.

This thread (http://www.shaw-brothers-reloaded.com/Forum/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=2096)has stills from many of the new titles.

Gaijin84

12-17-2010, 02:18 PM

If you had to guess, what size HDD do you think they'd need for all these films? 668 seems like a lot.

At DVD5 size (~4.7GB each at max) they would need a hard drive larger than 3TB. I don't think the movies included are 720p, the box simply has the ability to produce images with that resolution. I think they are probably standard DVD quality (480p?), maybe a little less. Maybe two 2TB hard drives? Looks like it could fit that.

kaleyboy

12-17-2010, 02:31 PM

At DVD5 size (~4.7GB each at max) they would need a hard drive larger than 3TB. I don't think the movies included are 720p, the box simply has the ability to produce images with that resolution. I think they are probably standard DVD quality (480p?), maybe a little less. Maybe two 2TB hard drives? Looks like it could fit that.
Yes, if they stripped it down to just the movie only, maybe 2 TB HDD's would be big enough. Shame no one outside of Singapore can order one, otherwise maybe we could club together, do a fund-raiser like for Massacre Survivor. Afterall, that was for just one movie, this is a fraction of the cost for 668, including many not available.

Gaijin84

12-17-2010, 03:04 PM

Yes, if they stripped it down to just the movie only, maybe 2 TB HDD's would be big enough. Shame no one outside of Singapore can order one, otherwise maybe we could club together, do a fund-raiser like for Massacre Survivor. Afterall, that was for just one movie, this is a fraction of the cost for 668, including many not available.

I'm convinced this will be made available in other countries eventually. There is no way they'd pass up the market in Hong Kong, Japan and Australia. They need to make it as profitable as possible.

HAZ

12-17-2010, 03:36 PM

I almost want to buy this & throw it on the credit card, but I'm sure all of these movies will show up in alternate formats in the coming months.

kaleyboy

12-17-2010, 04:35 PM

I almost want to buy this & throw it on the credit card, but I'm sure all of these movies will show up in alternate formats in the coming months.

I know what you mean:tongue: It's kind of a "dare I, daren't I?" situation. I think the best thing to do for now is what's already been done by posting this thread - raise awareness that these movies exist and that we're not gonna believe any more of Celestial's double-talk. The more people that know about them, the greater the chance of someone picking them up and making them available, either by legit release or even if someone buys this box and trades/sells them.

loempiavreter

12-17-2010, 04:43 PM

As long as we secure those unreleased movies :smile: (Revenge of the Corpse is my priority though!)

Pai Mei

12-17-2010, 05:13 PM

mpm74

12-18-2010, 05:28 AM

I heard PANMEDIA ordered one. =D

Fang Shih-yu

12-18-2010, 04:19 PM

:eek:

Paging Captain Obvious....

tantao3,son of tantao2

12-18-2010, 05:23 PM

at least some of my whish list are in this box...

but why do they not release their complete library in this box?

168018 Purple Darts

168025 The Enchanted Chamber

170006 The Bandits

170012 Hellgate

170025 Mission Impossible

170032 Thousand Years Fox

171018 Na Cha And The Seven Devils

171023 Shadow Girl

171028 The Champion Of Champions

171029 Come Haunt With Me

171032 The Black Enforcer

172015 The Goud Fairy

172033 The Champion

173007 Imperial Tomb Raiders

173011 The Virgins

173014 The Boxers

173019 The Big Fellow

173020 Payment In Blood

173033 The Gambling Syndicate

173040 The Crazy Nuts Of Kung Fu

174006 The Well Of Doom

174018 Mini Skirt Gang

174043 Queen Hustler

174049 Merry Tales Of the East

175005 Temperament Of Life

175006 Evil Seducers

175010 Night Of The Devil's Bride

175023 Fearful Interlude

175037 Spirit Of The Raped

176004 Oriental Playgirls

176018 The Escort Girls

176039 The Crooks

177001 Lady Exterminator

177008 The Mysterious Lady Killer

177010 Murder On The Wedding Night

177020 The Magic Ring

177022 The Mad Love Chase

177037 Gang Of Four

178005 The Winner

178006 The Psychopath

178007 Delinquent Teenagers

178010 Island Of Virgins

178016 Godfathers's Fury

178017 The Cunning Hustler

178027 Crazy Imposters

178029 Double Cross

178035 Bank Busters

178039 The Best Hustler Wins

179006 The Reckless Cricket

179007 The Last Judgement

179012 He Who Never Dies

179031 To Kill A Mastermind

180023 Every Man For Himself

180024 Lover's Blades

181005 Revenge Of The Corpse

181010 Avengers from Hell

181012 The Third Hand

181020 Story Of Taxi Dancers

181026 A Bride's Nightmare

181028 The Battle For The Republic Of China

182021 The Young Heroes Of The Street

182023 Curse of Evil

182031 The Bund

182034 Ghosts Galore

182035 The Bund Part 2

184021 I Will Finally Knock You Down, Dad!

184023 Misfire

184026 Three Stooges Go Undercover

185004 This Man Is Dangerous

185019 Thunderclap

Rhythm-X

12-18-2010, 05:24 PM

I think I'll wait for this thing come to the US. I would hate to ruin such an expensive media player by relying on some adapter just so I can plug this safely into my wall.
Power Supply: DC Power Adapter: 14V @ 1.9A
I have no experience on buying electronics intended for other countries.

And depending on the video quality, I may just stick to collecting dvds/blurays.

If that power adapter isn't multi voltage I'd be pretty surprised. But if it's not multi-voltage, just get a US-friendly adapter with matching specs locally...

...because in this case patience is no virtue; this thing will never, ever be released in the US. The distribution rights to these films are scattered to the four winds in this country. By the time you reached an agreement that all parties found acceptable, the price would be outrageously expensive. Besides that, the Weinsteins would simply cockblock the whole deal because the Weinsteins are notorious douchebags. Does anyone in the US really want this without the Dragon Dynasty-conrolled Shaw titles?

Press release here (http://www.celestialpictures.com/level2_newsroom.asp?id=206&issue_year=2010&issue_month=&page=1), pretty much stating that this is a Singapore-only thing. It does make me wonder why this box only contains 668 of the claimed 760 films. If you're going to go this big, what's 92 more films? I think 760 films would still fit onto a 2 TB drive in very good DVD quality using well-tuned H.264 video compression, with plenty of room for the OS (presumably this thing's running a Linux-based system) and the custom Shaw-centric media center software. 2TB may even be excessive - considering what Celestial considers to be DVD quality, 1TB would probably be adequate.

Does it serve as an all-purpose media center in addition to being a gateway into (most of) the Celestial/Shaw library? There is an Ethernet port, after all, there's technically no reason it couldn't serve up media from networked sources on your LAN or from the Internet.

An aside tossed into that press release that's arguably more interesting than the actual subject of the press release - in 2011 Celestial is apparently remastering some more Shaw titles in HD.

Gaijin84

12-18-2010, 09:30 PM

This device is definitely not going to be released in the US, but I find it very hard to believe its going to be exclusive to Singapore for the duration of its existence. The press release mentions that "Under the agreement, Creative has licensed the non-exclusive digital download rights as well as internet download-to-own rights to release an extensive range of films..." I take this to mean that although it is in Singapore only now, in the future it will expand to other areas and other devices will have the capability. Also makes it sound like there is extra space on the box to allow future releases to be downloaded. Sounds like a device they intend to be providing content for for a while to come. Fingers crossed!

kaleyboy

12-18-2010, 10:13 PM

Maybe it could develop into a streaming service, like Netflix for Shaw Brothers movies.

mpm74

12-18-2010, 11:59 PM

Maybe it could develop into a streaming service, like Netflix for Shaw Brothers movies.

But then... we'd never really OWN the films. With the device, we at least have them stored in a hard drive.

But when it comes down to it: Nothing like owning the DVD or Blu-rays. That's why they'll never become obsolete (in my opinion). Every collector wants an actual, tangible product.

Imagine having your favorite book in digital-form only. It's not the same.

Digital only works with music. But then again, why buy the Beatles catalogue from iTunes, when you can have the nice physical collection in their liner notes, etc.

Gaijin84

12-19-2010, 12:50 AM

I totally agree on the hard copy point, nothing like having the actual dvd for your favorite films. I wouldn't be able to pass up the chance that owning the whole catalog for ~$1.50 a film though.

Takahiro

12-19-2010, 05:29 AM

I wonder if it will come to Australia. Does anyone know if the rights to the SB library are owned by anyone down-under?

kaleyboy

12-19-2010, 09:30 AM

But then... we'd never really OWN the films. With the device, we at least have them stored in a hard drive.

But when it comes down to it: Nothing like owning the DVD or Blu-rays. That's why they'll never become obsolete (in my opinion). Every collector wants an actual, tangible product.

Imagine having your favorite book in digital-form only. It's not the same.

Digital only works with music. But then again, why buy the Beatles catalogue from iTunes, when you can have the nice physical collection in their liner notes, etc.
I didn't say I thought it was a good idea - I don't. I was just thinking what kind of business model they might follow for this.

LittleDragon

12-19-2010, 11:00 AM

A product like this will never be released outside Asia.....IMO...

Books are now in Digital Form...Amazon Kindle.....!

Tosh

12-19-2010, 05:15 PM

I'd love to have this but I have 100 movies sitting on the shelf I haven't been able to get to yet including an expensive copy of Massacre Suvivor:xd:

I wonder what the •"3,000 years of Chinese culture and secrets of the much elusive 'Confucian thing.'" is about.

Asmo

12-19-2010, 11:39 PM

I wonder if it will come to Australia. Does anyone know if the rights to the SB library are owned by anyone down-under?

I don't know about the complete catalogue. I'd imagine Roadshow own the rights to the DD releases. Celestial may hold them though, AFAIK we can get the Celestial channel down here.

greenfan

12-20-2010, 03:57 PM

Hot damn! This looks like a must buy for me. I'm gonna do a bit more research into it first.

HAZ

12-20-2010, 04:18 PM

Hot damn! This looks like a must buy for me. I'm gonna do a bit more research into it first.

I wish this box had your Dream Sword & Return of the Deadly Blade in it!

daTOAD

12-25-2010, 02:04 PM

"I wish this box had your Dream Sword & Return of the Deadly Blade in it!"

lol. Most def. Youku has a clean 2pt widescreen. I feel a fan project.:bigsmile: Happy Holidays

greenfan

12-29-2010, 05:28 AM

Return of the Deadly Blade is about 80% done. I just need to sort out a few things before it'll be ready to go on sale. Hopefully, it'll be some time in January.

Grady-San

12-29-2010, 12:05 PM

Return of the Deadly Blade is about 80% done. I just need to sort out a few things before it'll be ready to go on sale. Hopefully, it'll be some time in January.

Really!! Your finally going to release this?? I am so stoked.... I recall this titles was shelved awhile back and you had mentioned one day maybe doing something with it. Glad to see things are heading in a good direction and we will finally see this one being released soon. Keep us all posted.

peringaten

12-29-2010, 08:37 PM

Hey Mike, glad to see you're puttng out Deadly Blade! Funny enough, I just watched your print of this about a week ago; spent the whole time thinking 'this print is gorgeous, good as any remaster, why didn't he push it out there'... Good luck mate.

Sandpalm79

12-30-2010, 01:04 AM

Some main things i think should be addressed or are of concern to me are

1. What is the insurance on this product? as we all know, it seems all Hard Drives go bad. That be quite a devastating thing to happen to this harddrive. be nice to have the ability to at least back it up

2. The word censor should scare us all a bit. Even if they were all cut for blood and nudity, it would ruin the whole product. We all seem to be purists on this board and dont think anyone of us would settle for this

3. Would they all suffer from the PAL ntsc issue?

...ah i already forgot the others :-) but something isnt sitting right with all this. At best it would be an amazing living room piece and we would never have to order another Shaw again. at worst they would be censored and VCD quality versions of all the shaws

Winfred

12-31-2010, 09:49 AM

There's a ratings system and no censorship.
I intend to get the box soon.

kaleyboy

12-31-2010, 08:54 PM

There's a ratings system and no censorship.
I intend to get the box soon.
Good for you mate. Let us know what the quality is like when you get it.

Sandpalm79

12-31-2010, 11:40 PM

There's a ratings system and no censorship.
I intend to get the box soon.

what do you mean by ratings?
are you in singapore? could you elaborate on how you are able to purchase it?

and yes a review be such a great asset for alll of us!

spannick

01-01-2011, 12:27 PM

if the Box is from / for Singapor the Movies could all be censored for Nudity. i had a few VCDs of Celestial Movies and they were all cut for even minor nudity (Anonymous Heroes and Magic Blade for example).

The Dragon

01-01-2011, 01:26 PM

We want our Nudity and Blood man!

Pai Mei

01-01-2011, 05:38 PM

I highly doubt these will be censored for nudity. There are just too many sexploitation movies included. Movies like Bamboo House of Dolls and Sexy Girls of Denmark would be pretty awful, and not to mention short, films if they were censored.

kungfusamurai

01-02-2011, 03:19 AM

It's too bad they don't have a budget version of this, like 5 films on a USB memory stick, so we can evaluate the quality of the transfer! ;)

I would also be concerned about what kind of warranty is on this. If they've made it piracy proof, that means you are not able to back them up on another hard drive, right? Imagine the damn thing dies on you two months later, and you've only watched 10 films. Will they exchange your dead one for a new one, or are you stuck with an expensive paper weight?

KFS

Markgway

01-02-2011, 04:27 AM

If the films on Youku are anything to go by presumably these can be ripped?

Nakadai

01-03-2011, 12:01 AM

This would be well worth buying depending on the quality. I could easily see each film looking a blocky up-scaled mess. Nevertheless it's impossible to get without knowing someone trustworthy from Singapore, so boo.

Hopefully it isn't as piracy proof as they claim and we see some quality rips online at some point. :wink:

kungfusamurai

01-03-2011, 11:06 PM

If the films on Youku are anything to go by presumably these can be ripped?

Those have been on youku for awhile, this box was first offered in mid December. Unless there was an earlier similar device released elsewhere? I figured those youku uploads were from a Shaw specialty channel.

Reading the specs on the box, it sounds like it just have an HDMI out. Are there devices out there that accept HDMI in besides TVs? I'm thinking receivers by Denon, Yamaha, etc..., which are way out of my budget, could be used for converting?

KFS

Winfred

01-04-2011, 01:39 AM

I found a cheap flight to Singapore next month and will have a good look at the box before making a decision whether to purchase or not.

waywardsage

01-04-2011, 07:29 AM

Your hardcore Winfred! Keep us apprised on how it looks!

Winfred

01-19-2011, 03:33 AM

A reply from Creative:

With regards to your enquiry, you can use the product in any country. It does not require any Internet connection. The movies are pre-loaded and you just need to connect it to a TV that support HDMI connection.

shaolin swords

01-19-2011, 05:11 AM

this box set got the movie i been looking for like crazy the black butterfly if hew ever buys this box set and wants to sell this movie to me please pm me some body please please sell me this movie if you buy this box set thanks.

SadShawFan

01-19-2011, 06:16 AM

I bought the box in SGP during a stop-over on our Xmas vacation and I am surprised about the quality of the movies (i.e. it's better than some of the DVDs). Even though most of them are not remastered in HD and the anamorphic issue is somewhat tricky, the picture quality on the widescreen TV is crisp and up-to-date, the subs can be added or removed and the hard cover booklet is a splendid add-on.
As for region codes and connections: Indeed you don't need anything but a HDMI cable to connect the box to the TV and/or PC-Screen.
On the sad downside, the box (and the booklet) misses five SB movie titles which are featured in the official Celestial catalogue (titles which I know have been fully restored and which are available for international distribution deals). Instead the box offers a total of 12 movies which are not produced by the Shaw Brothers (but independent production companies) and which clearly don't belong there.
This issue (the PR-ad "Complete Celestial Shaw Library" is not true and in terms of customer relations a dumb shot in the leg) has to be sorted out and currently I am in the midst of interaction with CREATIVE and the ZiiEagle customer care. I will keep you posted about the outcome as I and other customers have issued strong queries concerning the download and add-ons of the missing titles (either by upload or fitting external device).

@shaolin swords: In terms of copying/ripping a movie to DVDr I have not found a method yet but I will check for a possibility and let you know.

Sheng

01-19-2011, 07:17 AM

Finally some first-hand info that I was eagerly waiting for. SadShawFan, you just made my day! Gotta touch down in Singapore soon, I reckon...
BTW, are really all the movies subbed? And what about the letterboxed stuff that IVL churned out in the early days, are these flicks re-formated now?? Oh, and have the extras that IVL had in the first years (interviews, a few audio commentaries, etc) been retained? Questions, questions...

kaleyboy

01-19-2011, 07:48 AM

tantao3,son of tantao2

01-19-2011, 08:30 AM

@ sadshawfan: looking at my "personal" Celestial Shaw list, more than 5 are missing:

168025 The Enchanted Chamber

170006 The Bandits

170012 Hellgate

170032 Thousand Years Fox

171023 Shadow Girl

171028 The Champion Of Champions

172015 The Gourd Fairy

172033 The Champion

173007 Imperial Tomb Raiders

173011 The Virgins

173014 The Boxers

173020 Payment In Blood

173040 The Crazy Nuts Of Kung Fu

174049 Merry Tales Of The East

176004 Oriental Playgirls

176018 The Escort Girls

176039 The Crooks

177001 Lady Exterminator

177008 The Mysterious Lady Killer

177020 The Magic Ring

177022 The Mad Love Chase

177037 Gang Of Four

178005 The Winner

178006 The Psychopath

178007 Delinquent Teenagers

178010 Island Of Virgins

178016 Godfathers's Fury

178027 Crazy Imposters

178029 Double Cross

178035 Bank Busters

179006 The Reckless Cricket

179012 He Who Never Dies

180023 Every Man For Himself

180024 Lover's Blade

181012 The Third Hand

181028 The Battle For The Republic Of China

182031 The Bund

182035 The Bund Part 2

And let's not forget: The Killer, The Villains, Killers On Wheels, or even The Brain Stealers;-)

HAZ

01-19-2011, 10:33 AM

SadShawFan

01-19-2011, 10:43 AM

@Sheng: Yes, all of them have removable English subtitles and it seems to me that the quality of movies from the first and second DVD season batches (Dec. 2002 until sometime in 2044) is visually much better (although I am no technician or expert and cannot point my finger at certain specification changes). They simply play brilliantly (and better) on a 16:9 TV screen. But - again - on the downside: There are NO extras, interviews, galleries or such as each movie is played by entering a four digit number (which you can access via handset either on screen or referring to the booklet) only! However, in the box there are several short films about the restoration, the different genres and about the companies Celestial Pictures and Creative Technologies.

@Tantao: I feel with you, pal. But sadly, aside of the five missing titles (OPERATION LIPSTICK 1966, THE BRAIN STEALERS 1968, THE KILLER 1971, THE VILLAINS 1973 and KILLERS ON WHEELS 1976) there are NO Celestial Shaw Library titles missing at all.

Explanation: All the titles mentioned by you (and there are even some more which are missing on your list) are simply NOT AVAILABLE by Celestial Pictures due to various reasons:

The first reason is "difficult ownership" (which applies i.e. to co-productions!):
According to Celestial Pictures (and despite them having bought the entire catalogue of Shaw production and sales titles) movies like THE CHAMPION, THE CHAMPION OF CHAMPIONS, THE SHADOW GIRL, THE GOURD FAIRY, THE BANDITS, IMPERIAL TOMB RAIDERS, THE BOXERS or THE BATTLE FOR THE REPUBLIC OF CHINA (here, in the last moment, Celestial had to refrain from an Asian DVD release despite it being announced in their own DVD booklets) CANNOT BE RELEASED at all!!! This is a result of Taiwanese (and Malay) co-ownerships which would cost a lot of time, money and massive legal procedures to sort out. Celestial is simply not willing to do anything in this regard and hence those titles will forever be lost for home entertainment distribution!
(Example: If the ZiiEagle Box goes Japan, then movies like ASIA-POL (and some others) will also be scrapped as in Japan, Celestial is legally forced to exclude the rights for this and some other films in the respective territory)

The second reason is the material for restoration and digital enhancement:
Movies like THE ENCHANTED CHAMBER, PAYMENT IN BLOOD, THE PSYCHOPATH etc. are deemed unfit for restoration. The film materials are either too damaged or in such appalling condition that a restoration process is out of question (at least for Celestial Pictures!) So the majority of titles of your list will never see any release for home entertainment or TV programs either!!!

The third reason is the “time frame”:
With a few exceptions Celestial has not released and will not release movies made before 1958 and monochrome films. Full stop!

For collectors it’s sad but the old saying “Life is not fair!” applies to the Shaw collection as well.

Markgway

01-19-2011, 11:31 AM

Instead the box offers a total of 12 movies which are not produced by the Shaw Brothers (but independent production companies) and which clearly don't belong there.

Can I ask which 12? Are you talking about the Cosmopolitan productions? These aren't technically Shaw Bros but were produced by Shaw under that new name.

@shaolin swords: In terms of copying/ripping a movie to DVDr I have not found a method yet but I will check for a possibility and let you know.

I'm sure we'd all love to get our hands on those erstwhile MIA Shaw rares.

But sadly, aside of the five missing titles (OPERATION LIPSTICK 1966, THE BRAIN STEALERS 1968, THE KILLER 1971, THE VILLAINS 1973 and KILLERS ON WHEELS 1976) there are NO Celestial Shaw Library titles missing at all.

It's odd that The Killer should be permanently absent given it was one of the most widely released VHS titles.

The first reason is "difficult ownership" (which applies i.e. to co-productions!):

THE CHAMPION (I know this is a Taiwanese co-prod, but I couldn't find with whom?)
THE CHAMPION OF CHAMPIONS (Hwa Kuo, Taiwan)
THE SHADOW GIRL (Filmed in Taiwan, but I didn't realise it was a co-prod)
THE GOURD FAIRY (Didn't know about this one...)
THE BANDITS (South Korea, probably Shin's Films)
IMPERIAL TOMB RAIDERS (Taiwanese co-prod)
THE BOXERS (Hwa Kuo, Taiwan)
THE BATTLE FOR THE REPUBLIC OF CHINA (Central, Taiwan)

Movies like THE ENCHANTED CHAMBER, PAYMENT IN BLOOD, THE PSYCHOPATH etc. are deemed unfit for restoration.

Thankfully a tape of Enchanted Chamber did come out 20 years back so we at least have a subtitled boot kicking around.

spannick

01-19-2011, 11:40 AM

all these Answers don't explain why KILLERS ON WHEELS is not in that Set - it is remastered by Celestial and it's even available as VOD in France. there is no reason not to include this title.

so WHY is KILLERS ON WHEELS missing? and the other 4 mentioned titles? did they forget them? the only reason i'd buy that set would be THE KILLER anyway, i don't care for anything else that's on there.

SadShawFan

01-19-2011, 02:53 PM

@Markgway: The 12 titles are:
0019 DEMON WET NURSE
0121 CASINO TYCOON I
0122 CASINO TYCOON II
0138 SHARK BUSTERS
0178 BIG STING
0287 COP SHOP BABES
0288 PERFECT GIRLS
0325 STOOGE, MY LOVE
0373 LOVE ON DELIVERY
0457 JUSTICE, MY FOOT
0481 SUICIDE
0528 MY SCHOOL MATE THE BABARIAN

@ spannick: All five (OPERATION LIPSTICK, THE BRAIN STEALERS, THE KILLER, THE VILLAINS and KILLERS ON WHEELS) have been fully restored and are available as we speak ( I have personally seen teaser content at CP back in the days).
The reason they did not come out on DVD/VCD is as hilarious as it is sad:

Alongside some other 80+ titles slated for release in 24 batches in 2008 those five titles were meant to be the very last HK batch of the DVD/VCD to be released by IVL Intercontinental Video Limited. It should have ended with a bang like it all started with a bang and 10 movies (Heroic Ones, Come Drink with Me etc.). Everything was prepared, the two 2008 release catalogues were already printed, the designs done and press kits were slated for press release.

But after former Celestial CEO Pfeiffer (one of the main reasons IVL did a deal with CP at all) quit his job to move on and after the first massive human resources blood loss (i.e. massive change of personnel) at CP, the newly Japanese held (Kadokawa had bought them in November 2007) company IVL did something like Wang Yu did with the Shaw Organisation some 30 years ago - They terminated the 7 year-contract with Celestial Pictures one year earlier than expected and did not want to fulfill their part as they restructured and cut expenses. Celestial started an half hearted search for a new distributor. Kam & Ronson was mentioned as were several other HK and Chinese companies.

Then, in reference to the 50 Year Anniversary of the Shaw Library, it was announced that the reminder of the catalogue would finally be distributed but by then the staff was cut several times and all the good and interested personnel left CP in a hurry. Nothing worked, key positions changed hands several times a month and the corporate vision of providing home entertainment by way of DVD VCD and BluRay was declared dead and buried. CP went on to seek greener business pastures in telecom and mobile services and stuff like the ZiiEagle.

But to end the explantion: In the midst of the personnel discharge and change of management, the last batch (gloriously advertised and prepared for media by CP's former PF-department) got lost in the papers and ads and despite them still being present in the first and every following catalougue of the company the new weirdos at Celestial simply forgot to include them in their deals. To be chosen to be special can backfire indeed...

SadShawFan

01-19-2011, 02:55 PM

ZiiEagle/Creative has answered a current query with the following statement:

All 668 titles represent the complete titles available for distribution in Singapore. The 5 titles you mentioned form parts of the library but are not approved for distribution here.

As it is a Celestial Shaw Library, and not simply a Shaw ...Brothers collection, the 12 titles you name have also been included as they are represented under Celestial Shaw.

Thank you for your interest and feedback. Hope this answers your queries.

bobo

01-19-2011, 07:33 PM

i don't know if this has been asked yet, but here goes. does this box set have the english subbed version of TO KILL A MASTERMIND ? thanks

HAZ

01-19-2011, 08:15 PM

i don't know if this has been asked yet, but here goes. does this box set have the english subbed version of TO KILL A MASTERMIND ? thanks

yes, it does! There are many other films in this box, too - like Thunderclap! Was the Killer advertised as being in this collection?

SadShawFan

01-19-2011, 09:19 PM

@ Bobo: Yes! TKAM is in the box and yes... all 668 movies have proper English subs. Therefore the fan project (mentioned here in November/December 2010) for TKAM is totally obsolete to say the least!

@ HAZ: No it wasn't and - as CREATIVE stated in their current reply - it will not be included in the Singapore Box ever!
However I wonder if another territory like a European country (France and Germany as Shaw hot spots come to mind) or the USA will distribute a box like this with all Celestial Shaw movies in it (673 altogether!)...?!?!?

Markgway

01-19-2011, 10:30 PM

bobo

01-20-2011, 12:20 AM

well that's good news about the subs for TKAMM. now we we just have to make it available for everyone. would be nice if the long rumored english dub version surfaced.

Sheng

01-20-2011, 12:57 AM

@ SadShawFan, thanks for your insights about the screwed-up corporate politics at work here… As for me (and I guess many others) I heard what I was desperately hoping to hear: That the picture quality is good, that all the movies are subbed and that the weaker earlier titles issued by IVL are looking better than they did before (the latter I honestly didn’t expect from Celestial…) I would have made the purchase for less reasons, actually… I mean, the box contains a sizeable number of films that I’ve never seen, movies that were never available in any halfway acceptable condition before. That alone would have induced me to part with 600-plus bucks.
SSF, are there any reasons that make you hint at the possibility that the box might be distributed in France or Germany ? And Germany as a “Shaw hot spot”…? Hmm, must have missed out on something here all these years…:squigglemouth:

@ Markgway, the five titles you mentioned weren’t approved for distribution because of Singapore’s censorship laws, is that what you mean ? So Celestial should be honest about that ?

odioustrident

01-20-2011, 01:29 AM

So the newly available titles in this box that a lot of us would like to see are which? Say we're not including crime, drama or exploitation, although I know a lot of you are looking forward to some of those.

Big Fellow
Thunderclap
TKAM
Well of Doom
Na Cha and the Seven Devils
Curse of Evil (is that even on here I forget)

Any more?

SadShawFan

01-20-2011, 06:18 AM

@ odioustrident: There are plenty more movies in the box which, for fans demand collecting and DVD ownership for your/their viewing pleasure (like THE BLACK ENFORCER, THE BLOODTHIRSTY DEAD (aka. Revenge of the Corpse), THE GAMBLING SYNDICATE, MURDER ON THE WEDDING NIGHT, I WILL FINALLY KNOCK YOU DOWN, DAD! etc).

@ all: I went through my catalogues and some items I have collected at a time the relations and interactions with Celestial (either per e-mail or at their offices) were perfect and - just to show you a couple of interesting items - I came across these: They are official Celestial Pictures photo index sheets of the available images (to be picked by designers of local and foreign distributors) which - back in the good old days - came along in a stack of promo CDs (to help potential customers to make their choices) with trailers and other materials included:

THE KILLER & OPERATION LIPSTICK:

http://img600.imageshack.us/img600/1812/001ogl.jpg (http://img600.imageshack.us/i/001ogl.jpg/)

odioustrident

01-20-2011, 06:35 AM

Nice... Know nothing about Gambling Syndicate; looks excellent from the images on hkmdb. Any other titles that may contain martial arts (or related niche value, e.g. horror/fantasy) outside of those listed above then?

Rough that The Villains and Lover's Blades didn't make it on.

SadShawFan

01-20-2011, 10:19 AM

To wet the appetite even further - here are some stills of a few movies which are included in the ZiiEagle Box:

http://img716.imageshack.us/img716/3239/000tr.jpg (http://img716.imageshack.us/i/000tr.jpg/)

KUNG FU BOB

01-20-2011, 10:33 AM

@ Bobo: Yes! TKAM is in the box and yes... all 668 movies have proper English subs. Therefore the fan project (mentioned here in November/December 2010) for TKAM is totally obsolete to say the least!

Not really, since the subs produced by FuSubs are undoubtedly worlds better than the ones Celestial slapped on there. Once someone takes the FS subs and adds them on to this new version of TKAM it will make this boxed set version... well... totally obsolete to say the least! :wink:

kaleyboy

01-20-2011, 11:14 AM

Well I have over 400 HK SB remastered DVDs in my collection, and not one of them have what I would describe as "proper" subtitles. Most are Engerish at best.

Markgway

01-20-2011, 01:49 PM

@ Markgway, the five titles you mentioned weren’t approved for distribution because of Singapore’s censorship laws, is that what you mean ? So Celestial should be honest about that ?

That's the implication. But given that there's no reason for those 5 films (out of 673) to have been singled out for banning it looks more like an oversight. I know Singapore has very tough censorship but if this were a censorship issue then there are loads more films that would be viable candidates for cutting and banning. You could start with titles containing nudity and go from there.

odioustrident

01-20-2011, 01:56 PM

Been waiting for The Villains for so long, ever since I saw The Bastard. Is this all the newly available (on this label) kung fu/ action on there?

Black Enforcer
I Will Finally Knock You Down Dad
Mission Impossible
Revenge of the Corpse
Big Fellow
Thunderclap
TKAM
Well of Doom
The Villains (???)
Gambling Syndicate
This Man Is Dangerous

Can we get a real list going?

Gaijin84

01-20-2011, 03:52 PM

Not really, since the subs produced by FuSubs are undoubtedly worlds better than the ones Celestial slapped on there. Once someone takes the FS subs and adds them on to this new version of TKAM it will make this boxed set version... well... totally obsolete to say the least! :wink:

Agreed - since the Celestial version of TKAM is only available on the ZiiEagle, for now the FuSubs version is still the best way to get it on DVD. For 99% of us, that's the only way to see it right now.

HAZ

01-20-2011, 04:07 PM

Not approved for distribution could mean that there is a rights issue, not a censorship one. I hope we see these films on the Ziieagle 2.0!

tantao3,son of tantao2

01-20-2011, 04:20 PM

@sadshawfan
is The Villains in the box? as you told us by your "to wet our appetite" post?
Is Black Magic Part 2 in the ziieagle box?
I think there are more than 12 "No official Shaw productions" like Cosmopolitan, United, Power, etc. in the ziieagle box?
These celestial decisions make absolutely no sense: why is The Big Fellow in it? this is more a Taiwanese movie...same for New Game Of Death, 1975...which is a Taiwan movie too...there are many many more in the remastered catalogue...

Monk Sante

01-20-2011, 10:33 PM

So is anyone here going to buy this box? :nerd:

Chemical Lemon

01-21-2011, 04:48 AM

I would love to pick this up, it's a steal at that price. I'm not die hard enough to fly to Singapore for one though. Hopefully it will come out in HK and show up in China Town here in the states.

At the very least it renews my confidence that they're still trying to find a way to release these.

Monk Sante

01-21-2011, 01:49 PM

Picture resolution at 720p? WTF? :tinysmile_angry2_t:

Markgway

01-21-2011, 02:47 PM

I'm guessing Shaws inherited the rights to The Big Fellow as part of their co-production deal with Kuo Hwa.

New Game of Death is a mystery to me.

tantao3,son of tantao2

01-21-2011, 03:05 PM

I'm guessing Shaws inherited the rights to The Big Fellow as part of their co-production deal with Kuo Hwa.

New Game of Death is a mystery to me.

New Game Of Death was distributed by Shaw in Hong Kong in 1975. My guess is the "Celestial restauration crew" found it in the "Shaw vaults" and remastered und released it...

Markgway

01-21-2011, 05:10 PM

New Game Of Death was distributed by Shaw in Hong Kong in 1975.

I didn't know that... Wonder what made them pick up that piece of dreck for distribution?

My guess is the "Celestial restauration crew" found it in the "Shaw vaults" and remastered und released it...

Yeah, who needs The Killer, when we have classics like NGOD get priority.

RogueWarrior

01-22-2011, 11:54 PM

Lost Souls is on the box. What a sleazy flic too. (me likey)

OpiumKungFuCracker

01-23-2011, 01:41 PM

Damn I need to go to singapore next year... If anyone is going during the summer let me know, I'll join you guys....

Nakadai

01-23-2011, 02:45 PM

The product needs to get leaked to eBay or something. Having to travel to Singapore is ridiculous. :neutral:

kaleyboy

01-23-2011, 03:35 PM

Where they'd most likely be charging 3 times the price.

Nakadai

01-23-2011, 03:46 PM

The price would be inflated yes, but I imagine it wouldn't be 3X and would be negligible compared to the expense and inconvenience of traveling to Singapore.

OpiumKungFuCracker

01-23-2011, 04:16 PM

How about have 1 guy on this forum go to Singapore and buy it for us, LOL...

Winfred

01-24-2011, 01:38 PM

OpiumKungFuCracker

01-24-2011, 02:06 PM

Creative wrote to me that there will be no warranty if I take the box back to Malaysia where I live. That makes me hesitate to purchase it. Wouldn't want to end up with a defective set even though Singapore is only 1 hour flight time away.

So it's only warranted if bought in singapore and have an address there??? I wouldn't risk it cause you know how machines are.. They will eventually break and since this is a media player full of shaw brothers movie, I know I would watch this thing 24/7 wearing it out in exhaustion...
Don't buy it if there's no warranty bro!!!

Winfred

02-07-2011, 01:51 AM

I have identified 76 movies in the Shaw box that I don't have on DVD. 6 movies marked XXX are either unknown or do not belong with the classic Shaw movies.
Ziieagle
1. Young Heroes Of The Street - Candy Wen
2. The Love Auction – Shu Pei Pei, Paul Chin
3. Face To Face XXX
4. The Demon Wet Nurse – Tan Lap Man
5. The Mating Season – Ivy Ling Po, Pat Ting Hung
6. The Well Of Doom – Wang Ping
7. My Mind, Your Body – Max Mok, Tanny, Derek Yee
8. All Mixed Up – Ai Ti, Danny Lee
9. Ugly Tycoon – Ai Ti, Lui Kei
10. Four Sisters – Jenny Hu, Petrina, Essie, Li Ting
11. Murder On The Wedding Night – Tsung Hua, Liu Lu-hua
12. The Second Spring – Li Li-hua
13. 3 Stooges Go Undercover – Kara Hui
14. Poison Rose – Julie Yeh Feng, Wang Hsieh
15. The Gambling Syndicate – Danny Lee, Hu Chin
16. Shark Busters XXX
17. Revenge Of The Corpse – Pai Piao, Lo Lieh
18. Trapeze Girl – Fang Yin
19. Kiss And Kill – Diana Chang, Tina Chin Fei
20. Fearful Interlude (75) – Liu Lu-hua, Antonio Tze Wei
21. Cheeky Little Angels – Ling Yun, Li Ching
22. Avengers From Hell – Kelly Yiu Wai, Philip Chan
23. The Black Enforcer – Tang Ching, Wang Ping
24. The Black Forest- Margaret Tu Chuan, Paul Chang Chung
25. Rainbow – Ling Yun, Chin Ping
26. Come Haunt With Me – Margaret Hsing Hui, Steve Chan Ho
27. Beautiful Vixen – Li Ching, Chen Ping
28. The Joy Of Spring – Chin Ping, Hsing Hui, Chang Yen
29. A Bride’s Nightmare – Robert Mak Te Lo, Niu Niu
30. Mission Impossible – Ching Li
31. The Last Judgement – Kara Hui, Ku Kuan Chung
32. The Big Fellow – Charles Heung
33. The Cunning Hustler – Kara Hui
34. The Best Hustler Wins – Ku Kuan Chung
35. Dear Murderer – Pat Ting Hung, Betty Ting Pei
36. Na Cha & The 7 Devils – Tina Chin Fei, Ching Li
37. Stooge, My Love (96) Wong Hei, Carrie Ng
38. Naughty Scandals – Ai Ti, Ling Tai
39. The Cute Little Fellow – Sibelle Hu, Alex Man
40. It Takes A Man To Be Henpecked – Chen Chun, Tina Chin Fei
41. Thunderclap
42. To Kill A Mastermind
43. Love Lock – Li Ching, Chen Ping, Tsung Hua
44. Dark Rendezvous – Ling Yun, Chiao Chiao
45. The Midnight Murder – Pat Ting Hung, Chin Han
46. Divorce Hong Kong Style – Peter Chen Ho, Lily Ho
47. Evil Seducers – Hua Lun, Ai Ti
48. This Man Is Dangerous – Chin Siu Ho
49. Downhill They Ride – Pat Ting Hung
50. That Tender Age – Lily Ho, Hsing Hui, Chiao Chuang
51. Night Of The Devil Bride – Chen Ping, Lo Lieh
52. The Virgins – Wei Hung, Margaret Hsing Hui
53. Suicide (95) XXX
54. Spirit Of The Raped – Lin Wei Tu, Liu Wu Chi
55. Dark Semester – Kwan Shan, Hsing Hui
56. Double Crossed XXX
57. The Peeping (2002) – Daniel Wu XXX
58. I Will Finally Knock You Down Dad
59. My School Mate The Barbarian (2001) – Nicholas Tse XXX
60. Let’s Go To Bed – Hsing Hui, Chin Pei
61. Temperament Of Life – Ling Yun, Shih Szu
62. Stranger In Hong Kong – Betty Ting Pei, Chin Feng
63. Curse Of Evil – Lily Li, Ai Fei
64. HK, Manila, Spore – Angela Yu Chien
65. Sing High Sing Low – Margaret Hsing Hui
66. Ripples – Ching Li, Tsung Hua
67. Thief Of Thieves – Ling Yun
68. Misfire – Alex Man, Tong Chun Chung
69. Purple Darts – Wang Ling
70. Love Across The Seas – Betty Ting Pei, Chin Feng
71. Queen Hustler – Chen Ping, Danny Lee
72. Cop Shop Babes (2001) – Carina Lau, Eason Chan XXX
73. Ghosts Galore – Lo Lieh, Chin Siu Ho
74. Squadron 77 – Li Li Hua, Essie Lin Chia
75. Three Swinging Girls – Essie Lin Chia, Jean Li Chi Ann
76. Long Road To Freedom – Essie Lin Chia, Chin Han, Yu Hui

Markgway

02-07-2011, 12:37 PM

Face To Face, Shark Busters (both Super Film)
Suicide (United)
The Peeping, My Schoolmate, the Barbarian, Cop Shop Babes (all Film Power)

and

Double Crossed
This one is listed as an actual Shaw Bros production, but was never released in Hong Kong. My guess is that it was one of the latter day films that were shelved as Shaw was winding down, or a one-shot released post 1985.
Directed by Hsu Hsia.
Listed cast: Bill Tung, Hung Leung-Yeung, Leung Siu-Lung, Hung Yeung, Jessica Chow, Greenstreet Kan.

zakato

02-13-2011, 09:38 PM

Winfred

02-21-2011, 08:13 AM

Tested the ZiiEagle in Singapore. All movies have been reformatted to anamorphic 16:6 even the VCD-only releases. I almost purchased it except the sales exec could not confirm if it can go through the airport scanners without any damage. Watched scenes from Thunderclap & To Kill A Mastermind. Awesome!

SadShawFan

02-22-2011, 08:01 AM

@Winfried:
I've told you guys... (despite some still missing movies) the box is far better than the DVDs.
In regard to the Changi Airport issue: I went through screening and such and back home I had no system failures or else. No problems at all.

Winfred

02-22-2011, 01:31 PM

Thank you SadShawFan for confirming that the ZiiEagle can withstand the airport scanners.
One last question: Do you know when the special introductory price of SGD888 will end?
After that it will revert back to the usual price of SGD1070, right?
I am checking some flights to Singapore again.......

Delirious

02-22-2011, 02:49 PM

Did you get to check what file format was stored in the harddrive?

GOLDEN DRAGON YIN-YANG

02-22-2011, 03:49 PM

Now, I assume, you can get English subtitles to all movies, right?

GD Y-Y

Winfred

02-22-2011, 04:28 PM

kaleyboy

02-22-2011, 05:05 PM

I tested many of the rare movies and I can confirm that all of them are English-subtitled.
But SadShawFan is the only one who is able to confirm that the movies in the ZiiEagle are not censored.

Sorry I did not manage to check out what sort of files are in the ZiiEagle.
But I was told that if I open the box, the warranty will be void. (as if I have one to begin with!)

Well I'd suggest you have a go at backing it up some how. After all, it's basically a hard drive, which contains moving parts, so from the moment you power it on it's only a matter of time before it fails at some point. It may take years to go wrong, but guaranteed, eventually it will. I've had two hard drives die on me in recent years.

Winfred

02-22-2011, 05:25 PM

A hard drive with moving parts? I better put it in my back pack then and not in my checked-in luggage which will be thrown around, right?

kaleyboy

02-22-2011, 05:27 PM

A hard drive with moving parts? I better put it in my back pack then and not in my checked-in luggage which will be thrown around, right?

Yes mate, hard drives are quite fragile bits of equipment.

Sheng

02-22-2011, 07:06 PM

The question about English subs has been answered already, GOLDEN DRAGON YIN-YANG. But nobody answered one of the most interesting questions so far: is it possible to copy movies that are on this ZiiEagle ?

Nakadai

02-22-2011, 07:55 PM

Can't you just order it from the shop? Or are they not shipping to the US and other regions?

Sheng

02-22-2011, 08:13 PM

Can't you just order it from the shop? Or are they not shipping to the US and other regions?

Er... what shop please?
I sometimes wonder if some people really bother to read threads before posting...?

Nakadai

02-22-2011, 08:18 PM

http://sg.store.creative.com/products/welcome.aspx?catid=952

kaleyboy

02-22-2011, 08:28 PM

http://sg.store.creative.com/products/welcome.aspx?catid=952

You can buy from the shop if go directly to it in Singapore. They will only ship it within Singapore, they won't ship it abroad. Basically, it's for Singaporeans only. If read this thread from the start, it contains all the relevent info on this.

Nakadai

02-22-2011, 09:16 PM

Yeah I remember reading something about it back in December..... :wink:

Winfred

02-23-2011, 02:25 AM

Phoned Creative. The promo price of SGD888 is only until the end of the month.
Looks like I will have to wait till the next offer as I can't get any cheap flights until March.
Sad.

J-Calli

02-23-2011, 12:39 PM

I would LOVE to get my hands on this.

Shame i live in the UK!

tdb

02-23-2011, 12:48 PM

Could use a short term Singaporean mail drop/mail forwarding service to get around that pesky Singapore only mailing limitation.

Winfred

02-25-2011, 08:31 AM

I'm getting the ZiiEagle next week hopefully at the old price. The flights & hotel are booked.
Thank God for low cost carriers and budget hotels.

kaleyboy

02-25-2011, 09:49 AM

I'm getting the ZiiEagle next week hopefully at the old price. The flights & hotel are booked.
Thank God for low cost carriers and budget hotels.
Congratulations mate. Hope all goes well with the purchase. Please let us all know what your thoughts are on it once you've got it. Best of luck!

Winfred

02-28-2011, 04:53 PM

I'm back from Singapore with the ZiiEagle and it's worth every cent.
It's made in China though and I hope it lasts.

bigrogie

03-05-2011, 02:56 PM

I'm back from Singapore with the ZiiEagle and it's worth every cent.
It's made in China though and I hope it lasts.

Hi. Could you please tell me what kind of ports are on the box? USB? What kind of wire connectors are used to connect to TV system and or PC? HDMI? Component?

Thanks.

OpiumKungFuCracker

03-05-2011, 03:01 PM

bigrogie

03-05-2011, 03:08 PM

For you guys that bought it can you transfer what is already on the Ziieagle and onto your portable drives??? Just for safety precautions, I would transfer some of those movies to some kind of portable device immediately, since I live in the states, and no warranty that's what I would do...

If somehow it cannot be transferred to other drives, I guess the only other solution to back it up would be to record each movie through a DVD Recorder. 668 movies is a lot of movies to record individually!

John

03-05-2011, 03:15 PM

You could just put the HDD in a dock or mount it in your tower...

Winfred

03-05-2011, 03:41 PM

Watched Night Of The Devil Bride starring Ai Ti, Chen Ping, Terry Liu & Helen Ko tonight.
For those who are wondering, there is no censorship.

Here are the specs of the ZiiEagle:
http://www.ziieagle.com/products/?product=20238&nav=2

bigrogie

03-05-2011, 06:15 PM

kaleyboy

03-05-2011, 06:17 PM

In order to back it up, you'd need to connect it directly to your PC, by either installing it inside your PC, or via an external enclosure. There are lots of different programs available that allow you to clone the contents of an hard drive. I'm guessing one of those would work for this.

Pai Mei

03-05-2011, 08:13 PM

Is there no ethernet port as it is shown on the 360 degree image on the ZiiEagle web page?

DAJIZZARIZZA

03-06-2011, 07:12 AM

Winfred,..you are now the official Shaw Bros. King Collector !!!:tongue:

Winfred

03-06-2011, 03:47 PM

Let's not forget SadShawFan!

Tosh

03-06-2011, 08:38 PM

You can thank me later...

Kidding, kidding, I know this was going to turn up sooner or later:xd: actually we need to thank my buddy Raymond in San Fran that informed me about it, he's Chinese and doesn't even watch these movies.

Winfred

03-08-2011, 01:40 AM

Thank you Tosh for starting this thread. The ZiiEagle made news in the Chinese press here
too though I don't know of anyone else who actually went down south to Singapore to get it.

Watched Thunderclap tonight and was amazed to see the unfunny narrator who I felt spoilt the movie.

Delirious

03-08-2011, 01:59 AM

Winfred: care to break down the timing of the ordering process? From the time you ordered to the time you received the box, how long was it. I'm entrusting a friend who will tour Singapore in the next month to order it and ship it oversea. It would be a great help to know. Also how did you order it, by phone in english or through the website?

Winfred

03-08-2011, 04:01 AM

Sorry Delirious but my ZiiEagle was bought and picked up from Creative's showroom in Singapore. I didn't order it online.

Delirious

03-08-2011, 08:35 PM

Bummer, look like i will have to email them for more info. Would it be possible using oversea Credit/Debit Card do you think?

SadShawFan

03-08-2011, 08:43 PM

It's easy. As I bought it in Singapore during the Xmas vacation, I just went into the store, slapped the (foreign) credit card on the counter and went off as a happy and mostly satisfied customer. Haven't regretted this purchase one moment so far...

John

03-09-2011, 11:46 PM

So, is it just that the device is limited to 720p, or are the films encoded at that resolution?
It's really odd that an HD product would not be 1080p these days; is this to prevent against possible cannibalisation of future Blu-ray discs?

tantao3,son of tantao2

03-13-2011, 01:08 PM

...seems most-if not all-of these unreleased Shaw movies are not remastered...

zakato

05-16-2011, 06:19 AM

Please, can anyone from the Guys, where have the HD Box looking to the Lenght of this Film: CURSE OF EVIL.

I have seen this last Night in the Version from youkou and this play 60 mins , or so.
I think this is a little short for a Kuei Chi Hung Film and I think the Film is in the HD Box longer.

Film is a good Horror Flick.