Angel of Vengeance-plus free T-shirt?

[punt44]

has anyone seen this film Angel of Vengeance with Yukari Oshima? Is it a crappy Filipino movie. Apparently it comes witha free T-shirt.

www.hkflix.com/xq/asp/fil...etails.htm (http://www.hkflix.com/xq/asp/filmID.538635/qx/details.htm)

[Markgway]

The t-shirt probably cost more to make than the movie itself...?

[Chinatown Kid]

:lol It was probably directed by Yukari's husband Phillip Ko, I think he made alot of those Filipino cheapies. I wonder if she's still married to him? She was way to hot for that guy! :b

[punt44]

I don't think its Philip Ko...the director is someone named Lau Chung-Pak...I doubt this is phillip ko's chinese name. I would suspect Godfrey Ho, but he's not listed in the credits either. Im actually curious because Image is releasing the film and they must have saw something good about it to release it. Whad ya think?

[Chinatown Kid]

I admit I've never seen this movie before but like you say, if Image thinks it's good enough to release then it might be worth checking out. It's usually always a pleasure to watch Yukari Oshima in action anyway. :)

[kungfusamurai]

Does Godfrey Ho really exist? I mean, has anyone seen his picture? Or his he the HK/Taiwan version of Alan Smithee? :)

KFS

[D1 Ma]

That's
Godfrey Ho:

www.hkcinemagic.com/en/people.asp?id=52 (http://www.hkcinemagic.com/en/people.asp?id=52)

Also, on the front page you can find an interview with Roy Horan. It's quite interesting

[HKCM]

Teaser : Interview of Godfrey Ho... soon on hkcm.... ;)

Does God really exist ???? You'll know that in a few months.... :)

[silver hermit]

i wonder about this print, does it has removeable subs? or is it a rip of the laser disk print?

[mongol]

I bought this on vhs this past May. Oshima is paired off with Alex Lo. They both get a chance to shine near the end, but the rest of the film seems bogged down with plot development including rape scenes by a demented s.o.b. on some defenseless prostitutes.

[The Running Man]

i wonder about this print, does it has removeable subs? or is it a rip of the laser disk print?

The video quality is so good it's scary. I say that cause this is like a Z grade movie yet Image turned this into a A class effort on the video front.

Really hoping good things on their bigger titles now after this.

And yes, the subtitles are removable.

[Linn1]

made a deal for around 15 films in this batch, the better ones are coming later on. ;)

[The Running Man]

Wait...you mean a deal like a package deal that usually companies make when they buy some films off?

And btw, why are the releases dates so few and far between and so long as well?

[Linn1]

Wait...you mean a deal like a package deal that usually companies make when they buy some films off?

Right. As for the time, you've got to realize Image puts out a lot of dvds, including the Criterion collection. And with it getting towards the end of the year, the releases peter off. This is because the closer you get to Christmas, the more shelf space is given to studio films in big stores, so Image releases less product. As you get past that, Image releases more and more films.

[gfanikf]

Linn,

who did they buy the films from. I notice Beheaded 1000 is coming out and I may just get that for JWY.

[Linn1]

just that it was a HK company. As for Beheaded, it's worth it for Jimmy. It will be the uncut version, but for a change, the cut version is better IMO. Uncut, it has too much Joey Wang, who I love, that makes the pic drag a bit. But Jimmy does a great return as an ass-kicker and pulls of a combo of his old films and a Mr. Vampire type role. When he burns swastikas into his fists to fight demons, you know you're in for some fun!

[The Running Man]

So far, Image has released three movies on this line:

Bloody Brothers
Angel of Vengence
Exorcist Master

I have all of these titles and they are all in Mandarin. Does anyone know if Mandarin is the "correct" language track of these films?

And according to the catalogue they have inside, the Shaw Brother film Black Magic was supposed to have been released this past Tuesday. I haven't seen it in any stores though. Has it been delayed?

And what are the upcoming titles aside from the Shaw Brother films that are gonna hit soon?

[The Running Man]

Anyone?

[Linn1]

BOXER'S OMEN (This DOES have the original soundtrack. BTW, it looks GREAT!)-11/21/06
CAVE OF SILKEN WEB-12/12/06
LEGENDARY WEAPONS OF CHINA (Sub and dub)-01/09/07
DEADLY BREAKING SWORD-01/23/07
HAVE SWORD WILL TRAVEL-02/06/07
WANDERING SWORDSMAN-02/20/07
SHADOW WHIP-03/06/07
VENGEANCE IS A GOLDEN BLADE-03/20/07
SHAOLIN INTRUDERS (Subbed and dub)-04/10/07
BELLS OF DEATH (Subbed and dub. Uncut)-04/24/07
HEAVEN AND HELL(Subbed and dub)-05/08/07
MAGIC BLADE (Subbed and dub)-05/22/07
INTIMATE CONFESSIONS OF A CHINESE COURTESAN
06/05/07
HUMAN LANTERNS(New master. Uncut)-09/04/07
KILLER SNAKES (New master. Subbed, dub, and uncut)-09/18/07

A couple of the ones you mention could have been Mandarin. But I wouldn't think E. Master was.

[Yakuza954]

BELLS OF DEATH (Subbed and dub. Uncut)-04/24/07
Was the Celestial release cut?

[Linn1]

it wasn't an action scene, so it was little talked about.

[Markgway]

Bloody Brothers
Angel of Vengence
Exorcist Master

I suspect these were Taiwanese productions (or co-productions) and therefore possibly first released in Mandarin. The HKFA lists 'Exorcist Master' as a Mandarin title, 'Bloody Brothers' as Cantonese; no language is recognised for 'Angel of Vengeance'. Judging by the casts, like Linn, I would surprised if any of the films were shot completely in Mandarin. Cantonese is more likely. But as I don't have any of the three I can't offer anymore help. Certainly it's a mistake not to include Cantonese tracks for safety.

[GwaiLoMoFo]

made a deal for around 15 films in this batch, the better ones are coming later on.
I have bought all the Image realeases except for "Angel Of Vengeance" (its a crap film). Question, why would they wait to put out the better films later? Wouldnt it make more sense to mix it up a bit? Maybe put out a few good ones to encourage people to buy more. Instead of giving them the lesser titles first, and potentialy loosing them early on?? Same with the Shaw catalog (Black Magic as your introduction title!?). Im happy to see any company putting out HK classics, but why wait on the better titles. I dont understand. Linn, tell Image to keep up the T-Shirts. Great idea, I love my Exorcist Master T!

[Linn1]

on these titles, it's largely because they the transfers weren't ready for the more well known titles. The price is so cheap, even with a T-Shirt, that I doubt these films cost them that much in the first place. As for the Shaw Brothers stuff, they are releasing them in the order they are getting them from Celestial in most cases. They could have released say Legendary Weapons of Kung Fu first, but then the fans would have waited till next year to see any of their releases. Black Magic was released first because it's one of only a handful of crossover titles they have AKA Asian and horror film fans would buy it, AND Infra Man wasn't ready. And when I said later on, I meant with Exorcist Master.

[chen lung]

I'd still care about cuts even if they weren't action:\ .

[Linn1]

I do too. But to explain, the cut version was the one that played in HK. The longer version was one for Taiwan, hence the more Joey Wang and more floating around. AKA, it's was very clearly footage that needed to be cut. I believe the Image release is the longer cut.

[chen lung]

It's a Taiwanese film or whatever it's released in first, then by all means add the longer version but if not, can it be presented Cantonese with the Taiwanese footage as extras?

[Markgway]

The Beheaded 1000 is technically a HK film, but was made in Taiwan. HKFA list the language as Mandarin, though I'm sure some of the cast are Cantonese speakers (so it may have been an on-set mix?)

[dager in the cotton]

Often the Longer Taiwan vers are not available in Cantonese dub
Island of fire being one example.
I guess Image got the titles of thease lot:

www.goldensunfilm.com/ (http://www.goldensunfilm.com/)

[Linn1]

that's them.

[Markgway]

So are Image going to be releasing all of the Golden Sun catalogue?

A number of titles I've seen so far that I would definately buy and plenty more I'd be interested in seeing for the first time.

[DragonMa55]

Wow. There are some classic girls with guns titles in their collection. I've been looking for 'Final Run' for ages, a DVD of 'Dreaming the reality' with a great transfer and subs would awesome for me, I only have it on VHS.

[Chilly Bong]

There must be forty titles I would be interested in a decent DVD of.
Burning Ambition, Death Games, Nocturnal Demon, Queens High, Killers Romance, Final Run, Dreaming The Reality, Shy Spirit, Blood Stained Tradewind etc.....

[The Running Man]

I would love a good DVD of Killer's Romance too. :)

Does Image have that one?