AGFA Shaw Brothers Restorations

[Ian Jane Administrator Find all posts View Profile Close Ian Jane]

No word on any home video releases or anything yet, but this just popped up on youtube.

[agent999 Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close agent999]

Good to see Boxer's Omen in there, I seem to recall Calum Waddell mentioning that Celestial didn't have an HD master of that one last year.

[Keeth Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Keeth]

Here's the list from the AGFA site. I'd upgrade B.M. 2 & BOXER'S OMEN. Wish KILLER SNAKES or more horror films were listed. Which martial films would be recommended? Ya know, especially wild & violent...

The full list of Shaw Brothers titles distributed by AGFA:

THE 36TH CHAMBER OF SHAOLIN
THE AVENGING EAGLE
BASTARD SWORDSMAN
BLACK MAGIC 2
BLOOD BROTHERS
THE BOXER'S OMEN
THE BRAVE ARCHER
BUDDHA'S PALM
COME DRINK WITH ME
CRIPPLED AVENGERS
DIRTY HO
THE DUEL
THE EIGHT DIAGRAM POLE FIGHTER
THE FIVE VENOMS
GOLDEN SWALLOW
THE HEROIC ONES
HOLY FLAME OF THE MARTIAL WORLD
HUMAN LANTERNS
INTIMATE CONFESSIONS OF A CHINESE COURTESAN
KING BOXER
LEGENDARY WEAPONS OF CHINA
MAD MONKEY KUNG FU
MASKED AVENGERS
MARTIAL ARTS OF SHAOLIN
THE MIGHTY PEKING MAN
ONE-ARMED SWORDSMAN
SHAOLIN TEMPLE
THE SUPER INFRAMAN
VENGEANCE
THE WATER MARGIN

[47lab Guest Find all posts View Profile Close 47lab]

Don't know if these will ever be released on BD but the two that stick out are BOXER'S OMEN & of course, HUMAN LANTERNS after WVG Gmbh fucked up on that one.

[Jared A. Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Jared A.]

These are from theatrical prints that have been donated to AGFA, I think. Not new restorations from negatives. I could be wrong, but I know they have all these films in their catalog and have been looking for something to do with them.

So no blu-rays. This is just for theatrical screenings. But I've seen their print of BOXER'S OMEN, and it looked great.

[Randy G Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Randy G]

Here's the list from the AGFA site. I'd upgrade B.M. 2 & BOXER'S OMEN. Wish KILLER SNAKES or more horror films were listed. Which martial films would be recommended? Ya know, especially wild & violent...

VENGEANCE is a stabby, bloody masterpiece, MAD MONKEY KUNG FU is hyperkinetic madness, THE FIVE VENOMS, MASKED AVENGERS and BLOOD BROTHERS are full of bloody, comic-bookish action.

[Bogart Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Bogart]

Avenging Eagle and One Armed Swordsman are my favourites on that list.

[SuperDevilDoctor Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close SuperDevilDoctor]

Dang... My two favorite Shaw Bros. flicks -- MAN OF IRON and THE DRAGON MISSILE -- are not on that list.

[Keeth Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Keeth]

Yeah, theatrical. I read that but it didn't stick when I posted.

[47lab Guest Find all posts View Profile Close 47lab]

These are from theatrical prints that have been donated to AGFA, I think. Not new restorations from negatives. I could be wrong, but I know they have all these films in their catalog and have been looking for something to do with them.

So no blu-rays. This is just for theatrical screenings. But I've seen their print of BOXER'S OMEN, and it looked great.

yeah, no plans for BD releases for now but hoping down the line these see the light of day on physical media.



Best bet to see some of the few SBs 35mm prints available in my area is Tarantino's New Beverly Cinema since the scandal ridden CineFamily shut down last year.

Dang... My two favorite Shaw Bros. flicks -- MAN OF IRON and THE DRAGON MISSILE -- are not on that list.

if you're a fan of THE DRAGON MISSLE & region locking is not an issue for you, then you should pick up the upcoming BD from 88Films.

[ZoSo Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close ZoSo]

I recommend BUDDHA'S PALM and HOLY FLAME OF THE MARTIAL WORLD, if you're into crazy laser fu