Jan/Feb 2007 SB Releases

[Karlos]

Celestial Pictures Jan/Feb 2007 Release Schedule

January 11th

Bare-Footed Kid, The (HD)
Destiny's Champion
Farewell to a Warrior
Dragon Creek, The(HD)
Wits of the Brats (HD)

February 1st

Whatever You Want
Four Riders (HD)
Jade Raksha, The
Return of the Phoenix
Swift Knight, The

February 15th

Justice, My Foot! (HD)
Sweet and Wild
Brothers Five (HD)
Full Moon Scimitar (HD)
Black Lizard, The
Five Superfighters
Disciples of Shaolin
Opium and the Kung Fu Master

...Apologies to you all if you already know this.

Happy Xmas! :D

[falkor]

My Birthday is on the 27th of Feb, but forget about that too, as I'll be down my local Chinatown as early as Feb 15th/16th to pick up a copy of Black Lizard at full price! :eek The rest can wait until my birthday! ;)

http://www.rarekungfumovies.com/forum/images/blizard1.jpg

http://www.rarekungfumovies.com/forum/images/blizard2.jpg

http://www.rarekungfumovies.com/forum/images/blizard3.jpg

http://www.rarekungfumovies.com/forum/images/blizard4.jpg

http://www.rarekungfumovies.com/forum/images/blizard5.jpg

[drunkenmantis13]

Awesome, 5 great titles in February! Thanks!

[Ivy Ling Po]

I have always wondered why The Black Lizard will not be in HD.

[Thekfc]

Sweet...7 titles to pick up in February.

[killer meteor]

I definetly want Bare Footed Kid and Disciples Of Shaolin. Who are the stars of Five Superfighters?

I hope The Killer and Men From The Monastary get released soon!

[monk sante]

Very good start for 2007!

8)

[teako170]

Avast ye matey! Anyone know what happened to The Pirate? Thought this was a December '06 release? Did the Celestial gods make it walk the plank? Have they pulled a Grinch on us....? :\

http://www.teako170.com/grinchy.gif

[Ivy Ling Po]

Hi killer meteor

The stars are Wu Yuan-chun & Hui Tien-chi in this 1979 John Lo Mar-directed film.

[sevenhooks]

Who are the stars of Five Superfighters?

Yeah, like Ivy said.
Excellent, straight-ahead kung fu flick Killer! Definitely get it!!
A nice bookend to Monkey Kung Fu/Stroke of Death.
One only wishes Lo Mar would've directed more kung fu flicks for Shaw.
One of the Shaw "holy grails" is an unfinished Lo Mar-directed actioner called "Magnificent Spearman" which stars a lot of the same cast as 5 Superfighters (including Hui Ying Hung's brother Hui Tien Chi, who, if I recall from an older post correctly, injured his back pretty badly during filming, which is what caused production to shut down).

http://www.boomspeed.com/paulnice/magnificentspearmana.jpg

http://www.boomspeed.com/paulnice/magnificentspearmanb.jpg

[killer meteor]

Didn't Lo Mar direct Bruce Lee And I? I enjoyed that one - despite its sleaziness

[Markgway]

Yeah, BL&I wasn't as bad as I thought it would be.

[teako170]

Heck, any movie with a VENOM has got to be good. :D

[bubbabgone]

The Spearman film looks good but that last picture looks like it's off the "blooper" reel.

[BKarza]

Austin Wai Tin Chi(pole)
Wu Yuan Chun
Tony Leung Siu Lung(kicks)
Kuan Feng(villian)
Hau Chiu Sing(master) Also a REAL monkey stylist. Notice how the hands are held.
Oh and Hen Ho. Who? Hen Ho. Who? Hen Ho. Hen Ho.

[Dirty Ho]

Hi, can anyone tell me anything about the Feb releases? I already have Five Superfighters, Disciples Of Shaolin and Opium And Kung Fu Master, which I definitely will be rebuying. But what about Full Moon Scimitar, Brothers Five and the rest fron Karlos' list. Are they straight up Kung Fu movies and are they worth getting? Just in case I'm being a little vague when I say "straight up Kung Fu movies" I mean are they like the 3 I mentioned above? Thanks for any replies in advance.

[iron flag]

I haven't seen it but I think "Full Moon Scimitar" is one thats been hyped up around here and is considered rare if I'm not mistaken.

[Markgway]

I must admit I hate choosing between films I haven't seen because I always seem to pick the wrong one.

I bought RENDEZVOUS WITH DEATH after reading the hype and was disappointed. I should've gone with TRILOGY OF SWORDSMANSHIP I bet!

I can't buy everything though... can I??

[iron flag]

Gway, you are definitely the toughest critic in all of KF Fandom! :eek What may I ask is not to like about Rendezvous?
Happy new year everyone btw.

[Dirty Ho]

Thanks for the heads up man, it's appreciated.
Oh and I thought Rendezvous With Death was pretty
good too.

[Barsader]

4 riders-not straight up KF.Military setting.
Ti lung..been awhile i think David chiang, chi kuan chun, and chen kuan tai star also.guns,knives,fists.

Jade Rashka-Late 60's swordplay starring cheng pei-pei.Good if you like the time period.

Barefooted Kid-late 80's w/ Ti lung.Have it but not watched it yet,looks like modern punching kicking.

Full moon scimitar-not seen,but if i am a betting man its another wuxia novel adaptation in the likes of Clans of intrigue,web of death, killer clans..etc

hope some of this helps Dirty Ho.
My memory is a bit foggy now, some maybe some others can fill in the blanks.

[Ching li]

four rider starred the usual suspects: ti lung, david chiang, wang chung and chen kuan tai. Also chang cheh added his favorite leading ladies ching li(my favorite shaw bros actress) and lily li. Like barsader said it is in military setting and drama like. pretty good.

[Dirty Ho]

Once again thanks for the info it's appreciated.
I love this forum.:D

[Markgway]

There wasn't a lot "wrong" with 'Rendezvous' per se. It just didn't add up to much. It's not something I would desire to sit thru again. Would've worked better with a stronger lead actor mind you. It's on my trade list if anyone wants mine.

[Karlos]

The Barefooted Kid is a remake of Fu Sheng's flick, Disciples of Shaolin, and very 90's in execution (lots of wirework and melodrama) - the one and only Ti Lung, Maggie Cheung and Aaron Kwok star.

Just picked up the Mainland Chinese DVD which is ridiculously cheap and it's a nice film. It was a big seller on video here in the UK back in the early 90's and it's great to see it again. Recommended.

Four Riders I cannot wait to see! :D

[shawbros]

Barefooted Kid-late 80's w/ Ti lung.Have it but not watched it yet,looks like modern punching kicking.
Actually 90's.

Full moon scimitar-not seen,but if i am a betting man its another wuxia novel adaptation in the likes of Clans of intrigue,web of death, killer clans..etc
Sequel to Death Duel

[Barsader]

Sequel to Death Duel

Probably not...but any small, small chance it could equal or surpass it?

[charpchoi]

Does the (HD) mean HD ONLY or as well as standard DVD?

[killer meteor]

I'm assuming it means the DVD is sourced from an HD master rather than a standard video one - which hopefully will mean the end of these shoddy standards conversions. I hope that's it - and not an evil conspiracy to get us to buy HD sets!

[Live Wire]

There is a release schedule form January to June @ shaw.intercontinental.
shaw.intercontinental.com.hk/en/graphics/today/shawe.jpg (http://shaw.intercontinental.com.hk/en/graphics/today/shawe.jpg)
In the Batch of February Five Superfighters is not mentioned. Does this really mean they deleted it from the release schedule or is it a mistake? Has anyone info on this?

[vengeanceofhumanlanterns]

Nice Live Wire. Thanks for posting the info.

[angryguest]

Probably listed but not visible from the graphic.
Also notice the date typo for Apr 9 -> should be Apr 19.

[sevenhooks]

In the Batch of February Five Superfighters is not mentioned. Does this really mean they deleted it from the release schedule or is it a mistake? Has anyone info on this?

I think it's just a typo.
It's seems as though "Brothers Five" took the place of "Five Superfighters" on Feb.15.

[Ivy Ling Po]

Brothers Five, a HD title, has always been slated for a Feb 15 release. Looks like 5 Superfighters has been removed from the Feb release schedule. Celestial says sometimes they do this when they have problems with the remastering as in the case of Lily Ho's The Brain Stealers and the horror classic Black Magic 2. But they are still coming out albeit delayed.

[BKarza]

That's why I don't care anymore. It comes out when it comes out. No hype. No excitement. No hope. Until something is OFFICIALLY available THAT week, I don't care.

[Iron Boat]

If Black Lizard is another Chor Yuen Martial World film then I'll pass, definitly looking forward to that Opium though

[Iron Boat]

I dont see the point in buying a 5 Superfigthers Celestial, if you got the dub then thats all you need to see, I doubt it would be any better remastered. The villian is still the same dull villian.

[Barsader]

The villian, is still the same dull villian

I rather enjoy a good Kuan feng ass kicking,as there are few.

But agree on the remaster.My dub copy is good enough.

[TheRover]

Does anybody have info on these titles??

thank you


Return of the Phoenix
Swift Knight, The

[bubbabgone]

Quote:The villian, is still the same dull villian


I rather enjoy a good Kuan feng ass kicking,as there are few.
But agree on the remaster.My dub copy is good enough.




;) Maybe on the remaster the villain actually does something to deserve his fate. ;)

[Iron Boat]

Hey, its the Specialist :\

[Markgway]

The ADVDG has listed the next couple of batches and FIVE SUPERFIGHTERS is there under FEB 13th.

[gfanikf]

Same with Opium and the Kung Fu Master. Man is that going to be something to see considering the current copy of it in circulation (granted its not HoT or Kill a Mastermind quality level but its pretty close).

[sevenhooks]

http://www.boomspeed.com/paulnice/disciples_of_shaolin.jpg



Worst cover image EVER???

Could Fu Sheng possibly look any LESS interested???

[sevenhooks]

http://www.boomspeed.com/paulnice/opium_kungfu_master.jpg


THIS on the other hand, just might be one of the BEST ever??
The cover images are getting noticeably simpler (in this batch in particular).
But simplicity works in this case.
Ti Lung in a lean, classic pose - looking VERY young for 1984.

[Live Wire]

I don´t like the new covers. Too cheap and simple for me. Brothers Five is the worst, but the others aren´t much better. Anyway what is important are the movies. And that´s 7 for me in february.

[magicpoe]

The covers are typical of what we've seen in general for these releases. Could be better but at least they aren't as bad as say the Ground Zero covers.

I've been basically waiting since day one of these releases for Disciples of Shaolin. I've put up with the screwed up audio and other silly issues for that one release. That was the second Shaw Brothers film that I saw back in day on TV under the name Invincible One. The first was The Flying Guillotine. Disciples of Shaolin is probably my favorite Fu Sheng film. Gets me everytime I watch it.

[Shaolin Patriot]

What does everyone think? A close tie to Avenging Eagle?

http://www.asiandvdguide.com/weekly3074/five_superfighters.jpg

[drunkenmantis13]

Holy crap Masked Avengers is slated for May 24th. Finally, yeah! And a mere week before my birthday, so awesome! :D Man that has got to be my most wanted Celestial release...

[Wahlumkid]

" Full Moon Scimitar "

I read the book also saw the movie and the tv-series of - Full Moon Scimitar.

It's been a long time, but I still remember the weapon - The Scimitar. This is one of the famous novel by Gu Long. The Crescent shape Blade is very unique and it could open up into two blades shape like a " S " It can be throw out and it swings back.

The plot is about a young man holds a page of a secret sword technique and destined to become the best by challenging all the good swordsman. One of the swordsman afraid of defeat and sets up a trap by using a beautiful woman and stole the secret sword technique page and defeated the young man.

The ran away and defeated Young man some how wondering into a secret place of the cult. He married the cult masters daughter and was given the Full Moon Scimitar and its techniques. He then went back out and avenged his enemy.

I hope I remembered correctly.

[Live Wire]

Just ordered my first two of the 2007 releases: Jade Raksha and Swift Knight. :b

[Wahlumkid]

There are two TV-series. One in the early 80s and one in the 90s.

80s site with some nice pics & wallpaper (theme and song by Jenny can be download) - cn.geocities.com/fullstoplam/index2.htm (http://cn.geocities.com/fullstoplam/index2.htm)

90s site with trailer & pics - www.tvbs.com.tw/TVBS_G/t_...on/05.html (http://www.tvbs.com.tw/TVBS_G/t_g_a/moon/05.html)

Poster (with Story Summary in English) - www.siubing.net/yywd/index.htm (http://www.siubing.net/yywd/index.htm)

More trailer - www.wretch.cc/blog/linn23...id=1410971 (http://www.wretch.cc/blog/linn238&category_id=1410971)

Full novel (in Chinese) - book.55www.com/gulong/yywd/index.htm (http://book.55www.com/gulong/yywd/index.htm)

[Vorvadoss]

So anyone pre-order any of the Feb. 13th shaws yet? I snagged the following from DDDHouse :

Black Lizard
Disciples Of Shaolin
Five Superfighters
Full Moon Scimitar
Opium And The Kung-Fu Master

[Dirty Ho]

Great choice. I pre-ordered the same five.

[Ivy Ling Po]

Hi Vorvadoss

How does DDDhouse send out the DVDs?
Do they use a bubbled envelope like Yesasia or a box like CD WOW? Buyoyo just wrapped my DVDs in plain brown paper which caused the discs to all become loose and scratched.

While DDDhouse has lowered the price of the Celestial DVDs to HK$76 each, Yesasia has increased the price to US$15.99 which is exorbitant!

[ironfistedmonk2003]

DDDHouse bubble rap the DVD's

[Ivy Ling Po]

Pre-ordered with DDDhouse but having problems with them. Despite having charged my credit card successfully, DDDhouse wants me to fax them scans of my credit card, front and back.
This is not possible as I was using a virtual card for Internet shopping.

Do you guys undego this hassle when shopping online?
Johnny from DDDhouse tells me it is necessary for first-time purchasers from Asia as there is a lot of Internet fraud. I asked him to reverse the charges and I will send payment by Paypal.
My shopping experience with DDDhouse is not turning out so well after all. Maybe I will stick to Yesasia despite the increased costs.

[Vorvadoss]

Hrmm I live in the USA so never had that problem. Ive ordered from them quite a few times and they always were great. Hope things work out for you.

[sikmao]

how long does it usually take to get your order from these guys? (for those that are in the U.S.) a week to 10 days?
besides IVY, has anyone else had a problem with them? if so, what was/is it?
thanks.

[Vorvadoss]

My last order took around 7-10 days.. I recently moved to a differant state so well see how long my new order takes.

[Ivy Ling Po]

All is well guys. DDDhouse replied my emails and I can pay them by Paypal.

[Ivy Ling Po]

All is well guys. DDDhouse replied my emails and I can pay them by Paypal.:D

[inchilottaP]

Does dddhouse charge your card right away or when the order ships?

Haven't used em awhile.

[Ivy Ling Po]

I am not sure.

[Linn1]

DDDhouse wants me to fax them scans of my credit card, front and back.

There's something about any card that's not a Visa. A friend of mine at a mail order place told me about it years ago after I had some hassles. And sure enough, when I started using Visa, I never had the problem again. Now it's not a big deal though, at least I thought that was the case. They use PAYPAL???! That means the end of the world for me, as I hate using my credit card now. Who did you have to contact Ivy?

[Live Wire]

I preordered Brothers Five, Full Moon Scimitar, Five Superfighters, Black Lizard and Opium and the Kung Fu Master from CD-wow. :D

[Ivy Ling Po]

Hi Linn

My contact was Johnny.

[bubbabgone]

___________________________________________

"I preordered Brothers Five, Full Moon Scimitar, Five Superfighters, Black Lizard and Opium and the Kung Fu Master from CD-wow."
__________________________________________

Same here.

Looks like they may have gotten their act together after a rough patch.

9.95 USD and free shipping to USA can't be beat.

But why they started listing them the way they have been lately remains a mystery.

[magicpoe]

Indeed, you can't beat $9.95 a DVD with free shipping to the US.

I preordered Full Moon Scimitar, Five Superfighters, Black Lizard, Disciples of Shaolin, and Opium and the Kung Fu Master from CDWOW also today.

I plan on driving over my crappy copy of Opium and the Kung Fu Master with my car as soon as the Celestial DVD arrives. The copy I have has Korean subs over the burned in Chinese/English subs.

[gfanikf]

please post some comparision pics first of the picture quality :)


And also of your car running it over lol

[magicpoe]

Will do.

[gfanikf]

Thank you :)

[Harlem Shaw]

Does anyone have the link to getting pre-orders from cd-wow for $9.99? I just checked and they were listed at $13.95.

[PaulyOne]

here you go harlem shaw:

p081.ezboard.com/fkungfuf...4563.topic (http://p081.ezboard.com/fkungfufandomfrm24.showMessage?topicID=4563.topic)

thanks to magicpoe for the directions

[sikmao]

hey there, inchilottaP, DDDhouse just contacted me & said they're sending out my order, today. i had placed the order on 2/2/07, last friday. so far, they haven't taken my $, but i imagine that they will any day now. they take longer than CDWOW. i'll probably stick with the 'WOW', from now on.

[Ivy Ling Po]

Sikmao

The new batch of Celestials will only be released on Feb 13.
What titles did DDDhouse ship out to you today?
Is it the Feb 1st batch?

[bubbabgone]

Johnny at DDD contacted me yesterday for the 2nd time about my Feb 1st order asking what my ZIP code was ... which I gave him the 1st time he asked for it some time last week.

Then today I got an email that they shipped it today.
They say 5 - 7 days.

[sikmao]

Hi Ivy,
yes, it was the Feb. 1st. batch that i was referring to. i ordered the Feb. 13th batch from CDWOW, already. for me, they're "the old reliable"! plus, you can get 6 flix for under $60 bux!!! how sweet is that?! (sounds like a sales pitch, almost! LOL!)

[magicpoe]

I received Four Riders today and the original trailer is included. Trailer is damaged a little and slightly dark but I'm happy it's there nonetheless.

[BKarza]

Is the discount for specific titles only? I'd like to get Johnnie To's Exiled. Can I use the discount for that particular title?

[magicpoe]

It works for most items on the site, but not all.

I would do a comparison by going to cdwow without using the discount link then use the discount link.

[magicpoe]

For gfanikf,

Click the picture to play the video.

http://dc119.4shared.com/img/82311305/64e4fe44/Opium_Boot_Bites_The_Dust.avi (http://www.4shared.com/file/82311305/64e4fe44/Opium_Boot_Bites_The_Dust.html)

I thought I had this on VHS instead of DVD but now I remember converting it several years ago.
Not all that exciting was it.
Bit more to see if it had been on VHS.

EDIT-THIS NOW HAS SOUND. POST SYNC SOUND IN THE GREAT SHAW BROTHERS TRADITION.

I will post screen shots soon.

[teako170]

The sound of a shreading DVD would have been a nice touch. Oh, you naughty, naughty boy you! :eek

Actually, if anyone has a crappy boot of this that they want to get rid of, please PM me. Its not that I don't plan to get the glorious remastered version but I actually like to have these old, warped boots of yesteryear.

Someday, when the crystal clear clarity of a Celestial no longer satisfies you and you crave the warped surreal reality of a 125th generation bootleg, you'll all come to me for your fix.

But it will cost you.
It will cost you very dearly... :evil

[magicpoe]

I'll send you an email. I think I have your email address.

[gfanikf]

That was awesome :)

Thank you very much.

[magicpoe]

Instead of screenshots I decided to post 2 minutes of the Korean subbed version of Opium and the Kung Fu Master.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=6S7peNg3rF0 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6S7peNg3rF0)


In comparison, here are the same 2 minutes from the Celestial release.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=2GFDIJDHwFQ (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2GFDIJDHwFQ)


Anyone see a difference? Color, detail.....

[sikmao]

yeah, there's quite a BIG difference in picture quality fer sure!!! in that 1st clip i couldn't recognize the two actors, nor see that they were wearing red, or see the shadow that was following them!!!
man! I AM SOOOO HAPPY that Celestial has the means & the "know how" to hook us up with the GOODS!!! cuz that crappy bland look, is soo 25th generation VHS style! i'm so OVER IT!!! (now that i say this, i'm wondering how much longer i'll be holding onto my VHS collection, that i don't bother watching anymore!!! time for a little Spring Cleaning!)
thanks for that eye-opener, magicpoe! it's been a while!
sikmao.;)