The Jackie Chan Thread

[Ian Jane]

Legend Of The Drunken Master got a Blu-ray release from Warner in HK that appears to be English friendly.

http://www.dddhouse.com/v3/product_d...roductID=16719

There are caps here:

https://forum.blu-ray.com/showpost.p...&postcount=109

[Derrick King]

And, like Eureka, they likely will be contractually obligated to use the masters as is. Hopefully Criterion can do their own scan of the original cut of Part II and present that in HD (or even better, strike a deal with Lionsgate/Miramax and include Part 3)

[Killer Meteor]

Janus Films added pages for Police Story and Police Story 2

Sadly, the colour timing on the 4k transfers is hideous.

[Derrick King]

Janus Films added pages for Police Story and Police Story 2

[Ian Jane]

Fantasy Mission Force got a Blu-ray release in Germany.

https://www.amazon.de/Jackie-Chan-Mi...bluraycom04-21

[Ian Jane]

Jackie Chan is directing Kevin Kline and Andy Lau in The Diary.

http://cityonfire.com/jackie-chan-di...diary-trailer/

[47lab]

The Koch Media German Blu Ray of SITES is up for pre-order at Amazon.de. it's been verified to have English subs in addition to the dubtitles. English credits as well.

[Ian Jane]

Looking forward to that one. Here's the press blurb:

"A pair of incredible action-adventure extravaganza's from the legendary Jackie Chan, Project A and Project A Part II make their long overdue debut on Blu-ray in the UK from brand new 2K restorations. Starring three of the greatest martial-arts action stars of all time (Jackie Chan, Sammo Hung and Yuen Biao), the Project A films blended unparalleled martial artistry, death defying stunts and physical comedy in a way that has yet to be matched.

Project A - Jackie plays Sergeant Dragon Ma, a turn-of-the-century coastguard, hot on the trail of a ruthless band of cut-throat pirates, intent on spreading a trail of blood and mayhem across the South China Seas. Project A features some of the most dangerous stunts of Jackie's career, including homages to Buster Keaton's Steamboat Bill, Jr. and Harold Lloyd's Safety Last!.

Project A Part II - After the events of the first film, Dragon Ma is given a new assignment, to clean up crime and corruption in the roughest part of town. The pressure was on to top the first film in terms of sheer spectacle, but Project A Part II rises to the challenge and delivers one of the most stunt-packed, rip-roaring action-adventures of all time.

Presented from brand new 2K restorations and fully uncut, Eureka Classics is proud to present Jackie Chan's Project A and Project A Part II for the first time on Blu-ray in the UK in a special Limited Edition Box Set packed with extra content."

[Derrick King]

And Eureka is releasing a set of Project A and Project A Part II in October

[Ian Jane]

Eureka is releasing City Hunter!

https://www.amazon.co.uk/City-Hunter...g=bluraycom-21

Product Description
Jackie Chan stars as the girl-chasing private detective Ryo Saeba in this hilarious live-action adaptation of the popular Japanese manga series, City Hunter, presented from a stunning new 2K restoration!

Hired to track down Shizuko Imamura, the runaway daughter of a publishing tycoon, Ryo initially turns the job down... until he sees a picture of the missing woman! Ryo eventually finds her aboard a luxury cruise ship, but much to the annoyance of his exasperated assistant Carrie ( Joey Wang, A Chinese Ghost Story), Ryo seems more interested in catching Shizuko s attention than returning her safely to her father. When terrorists hijack the ship, Ryo must put his romantic feelings aside and swing into action to dispatch the bad guys and save the day.

Packed with inventive action sequences coordinated by an at his peak Chan, City Hunter is one of the most visually creative films of Jackie s career - with a vibrant cinematography and a quirky sense of humour. Eureka Classics is proud to present the film for the first time in the UK on Blu-ray.

BLU-RAY SPECIAL FEATURES

Limited edition slipcase (First print run only)
Stunning 1080p presentation from a brand new 2K restoration
Original Cantonese mono audio track (also available in 5.1 presentation)
Optional English and Mandarin audio tracks | Interviews with Jackie Chan
Interview with director Wong Jing
Interview with stuntman and long-time member of Jackie Chan s stunt team, Rocky Lai
The Jackie Chan Experience - an interview with Richard Norton
Evolution of a Fighter - an interview with Gary Daniels
Outtake montage
A Collector s booklet featuring new writing on the film (First print run only)

Review
"Lively and stylish" --LA Times

"City Hunter is stylistically rich, and about as perfect a comic book adaptation as you could ask for" --Silveremulsion.com

[Ian Jane]

Cover art for the Eureka Police Story set.

[Derrick King]

Ok, here is what OldPangYau was talking about

A small update, everyone. After I made contact with Fortune Star, the guy who runs the local film house here in Cleveland asked to take over all of the communication. I sent him an e-mail last night, just to ask if he'd made any progress, and he replied:

"Janus owns the U.S. rights to POLICE STORY now and will re-release it this fall. So we will be showing it."

So, that's something.

I guess we'll know if it is true in the fall.

[Derrick King]

Miramax seems to still have the UK and US rights to the third film. Given all the films that they licensed in the 90s that have already reverted to the original licensor, I really figured/hoped those rights would be expiring sometime soon.

About a US release, I don't know. Brandon Bentley/OldPangYau posted on the Blu-ray.com forum that there is a rumor that Janus picked up the US rights, but until someone hears something official, who knows.

[47lab]

Per Amazon UK, Police Story 1 & 2 limited edition Blu-ray set is coming in August from Eureka

Any word if Criterion will secure US rights? I take it that Miramax still owns the rights to the third movie. Glad that fucker Weinstein is being convicted and losing his assets. That's the only way all the Asian movies he's been bogarting all these years finally sees the light of day with another distributor not too mention all the other Asian flicks he's butchered with bad dubs and shit editing. He needs to get repeatedly ass raped in prison just for what he's done to Asian films let alone his other 'discretions'. I heard some Arab group is seeking to buy his film and TV rights. So who knows what they'll do with the library?

[Derrick King]

Per Amazon UK, Police Story 1 & 2 limited edition Blu-ray set is coming in August from Eureka