The Bruce Lee On Blu-ray Thread

[Ian Jane]

[Mark Tolch]

And that sums up the state of the physical media market right there when you compare the majors vs. the boutique labels in terms of effort put in. Arrow have gone all out on their Bruce Lee box set, and Warners throw in a couple of mouldy old extras. It's a shame they didn't licence the UHD out to Arrow, because I'm sure we'd see something better than this. Warners seem to have given up at this point, their Evil Dead Rise is barebones, but at least Studio Canal commissioned a commentary track and are including a short film as well. Sad when you consider how innovative Warners used to be with their extras.

Not supporting WB if I can avoid it. Their inability to make major catalog titles on 4K for domestic release in Canada is horseshit, plain and simple.

[Ian Jane]

Here's a trailer for the WB release.

[agent999]

And that sums up the state of the physical media market right there when you compare the majors vs. the boutique labels in terms of effort put in. Arrow have gone all out on their Bruce Lee box set, and Warners throw in a couple of mouldy old extras. It's a shame they didn't licence the UHD out to Arrow, because I'm sure we'd see something better than this. Warners seem to have given up at this point, their Evil Dead Rise is barebones, but at least Studio Canal commissioned a commentary track and are including a short film as well. Sad when you consider how innovative Warners used to be with their extras.

[Ian Jane]

Here's the formal press release for the domestic UHD release of Enter The Dragon from WB.



ENTER THE DRAGON COMES TO 4K ULTRA HD BLU-RAYTM AND DIGITAL

TO CELEBRATE THE ICONIC FILM’S 50TH ANNIVERSARY, ENTER THE DRAGON WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR THE FIRST TIME IN 4K RESOLUTION HIGH DYNAMIC RANGE (HDR)

Purchase the film on 4K Ultra HD Disc and Digital on August 8

Burbank, Calif., June 20, 2023 – As part of the year-long centennial celebration for the 100th anniversary of Warner Bros. Studio, the iconic martial arts film Enter the Dragon will be available for purchase on 4K Ultra HD Disc and Digital this August.

Celebrating the 50th anniversary of its 1973 release, on August 8 Enter the Dragon will be available to purchase on Ultra HD Blu-ray Disc from online and in-store at major retailers and available for purchase Digitally from Amazon Prime Video, AppleTV, Google Play, Vudu and more. Enter the Dragon is considered one of the most influential action films of all time and is credited with bringing interest in the Asian martial arts genre to mainstream Western cinema.

The Ultra HD Blu-ray Disc includes both the theatrical version of the film and the Special Edition of the film which features three additional minutes of footage.

Directed by Robert Clouse, Enter the Dragon stars Bruce Lee in his final completed film role. Lee is widely regarded as one of the most influential martial artists of all time and was a pop culture icon of the 20th century. In addition to Lee, the film also stars John Saxon, Ahna Capri, Bob Wall, Shih Kein, and introduces Jim Kelly. It was written by Michael Allin and produced by Fred Weintraub, Paul Heller, and Raymond Chow with a score by honorary Academy Award recipient Lalo Schifrin.

In 2004, the United States Library of Congress selected the film for preservation in the National Film Registry for being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant." In 1999, Bruce Lee was listed in Time magazine’s “100 most influential people of the century.”

Enter the Dragon will be available on Ultra HD Blu-ray Disc for $24.99 ERP and includes an Ultra HD Blu-ray disc with the theatrical version of the feature film in 4K with HDR, the Special Edition version of the film in 4K with HDR, and a Digital download of both versions of the film. Fans can also own Enter the Dragon in 4K Ultra HD via purchase from select digital retailers beginning on August 8.

About the Film
Bruce Lee explodes onto the screen in the film that rocketed him to international superstardom, Enter The Dragon. Lee plays a martial arts expert determined to take down the ruthless gang leader, Han, who was responsible for the death of his sister. Recruited by an intelligence agency, he poses a student and attends a tournament at a remote island fortress. His goal is to gather evidence that will prove Han’s involvement with drug trafficking and prostitution. With one man focused on crime and the other bent on revenge, the two engage in the now-classic fight-to-the-death finish. They both enter a mirrored maze and deadly battle. Only one will exit.


Enter the Dragon Ultra HD Blu-ray disc and Digital the following previously released special features:
•Introduction by Linda Lee Cadwell
•Commentary by Paul Heller and Michael Allin


BASICS
PRODUCT: Enter the Dragon Ultra HD
ERP: $24.99
Enter the Dragon Theatrical Version
Ultra HD Blu-ray Languages: English, Spanish, French
Ultra HD Blu-ray Subtitles: English SDH, Spanish, Parisian French
Theatrical Version Run Time: 99 minutes
Rating: R for martial arts violence and brief nudity
Physical Street Date: 8/8/23
Digital Street Date: 8/8/23

Enter the Dragon Special Edition
Ultra HD Blu-ray Languages: English, Mandarin-PRC, Spanish, French
Ultra HD Blu-ray Subtitles: English SDH, Spanish, Parisian French
Run Time: 102 minutes
Rating: R for martial arts violence and brief nudity
Physical Street Date: 8/8/23
Digital Street Date: 8/8/23

THE CREDITS

About Warner Bros. Discovery Home Entertainment
Warner Bros. Discovery Home Entertainment (WBDHE) distributes the award-winning movies, television, animation, and digital content produced by Warner Bros. Discovery to the homes and screens of millions through physical Blu-ray Disc™ and DVD retail sales and digital transactions on major streaming, video-on-demand cable, satellite, digital, and mobile channels. WBDHE is part of Warner Bros. Discovery Content Sales, one of the world’s largest distributors of entertainment programming.

Ultra HD showcases 4K resolution with High Dynamic Range (HDR) and a wider color spectrum, offering consumers brighter, deeper, more lifelike colors for a home entertainment viewing experience like never before.

For the complete 4K Ultra HD experience with HDR, a 4K Ultra HD TV with HDR, an Ultra HD Blu-ray player and a high-speed HDMI (category 2) cable are required.

[Ian Jane]

[Ian Jane]

City On Fire has the details and differences between the LE and standard editions of the upcoming Enter The Dragon UHD, which is slated for release in the UK on 9/11/23. North American dates still pending.

https://cityonfire.com/enter-the-dra...y/#more-130137

[Jason C]

I pre-order the yellow box and now kinda regret it. I much prefer the artwork in the red.

[Ian Jane]

[Mark Tolch]

Awwww, dammit, I'm gonna have to buy it.

[Adrian Jones]

Ugh, that actually looks like a worthwhile purchase despite me being perfectly content with the Criterion Set. Its getting silly how many times I've bought these films. I really thought I might be done buying Bruce Lee sets.

Bummed I don't see "Game of Death Redux" listed

Take a look at this from James Flower [Arrow producer] on Twitter

"Yes, you read that right - ten whole extra minutes on The Big Boss, and all two hours of footage shot in 1972 for The Game of Death, including the log fight and the New Territories material."

https://twitter.com/jamesflowerfilm/...7645408284675?

[agent999]

Ho Lee Fook!

[Jason C]

Ugh, that actually looks like a worthwhile purchase despite me being perfectly content with the Criterion Set. Its getting silly how many times I've bought these films. I really thought I might be done buying Bruce Lee sets.

Bummed I don't see "Game of Death Redux" listed

[Ian Jane]

Coming in July from Arrow.

https://www.arrowfilms.com/4k/bruce-.../14573848.html

When former child actor and Hollywood TV sidekick Bruce Lee returned to his native Hong Kong in 1971 to star in two films for fledgling company Golden Harvest, movie history was made thanks to one of the most iconic partnerships between star and studio that cinema has ever seen. In only a handful of films, Lee high-kicked his way into audiences’ imaginations forever, thanks to his blistering screen presence and his masterful ‘Jeet Kune Do’ fighting technique.

The first two starring vehicles for Lee, The Big Boss and Fist of Fury (both directed by Lo Wei), smashed all box office records in Hong Kong and made him the most famous face on the continent. Lee asserted his artistic independence by directing, writing and starring in The Way of the Dragon, arguably his most thrilling and personal film. Tragically, on the cusp of achieving the international stardom he had long strived for, Bruce Lee died suddenly in 1973, aged only 32. Not to be outdone by the tidal wave of ‘Bruceploitation’ films that followed, Golden Harvest completed two posthumous films using unreleased footage, 1978’s Game of Death and its 1981 sequel, as well as two official documentaries, the first of which hit cinemas only three months after Lee’s death. Today, five decades since his passing, Bruce Lee continues to be the most beloved and influential martial artist in the world.

This definitive collection, featuring fresh and exclusive 4K restorations by Arrow Video from the best available film materials, hours of brand new bonus features and previously unreleased footage - including the extended Mandarin Cut of The Big Boss, now ten minutes longer than any version ever released on video worldwide, and the never-before-seen ‘log fight’ from the original Game of Death shoot - is the ultimate tribute to Bruce Lee’s enduring legacy and fruitful collaboration with Golden Harvest.

Limited Ten-Disc Blu-ray Collection Contents

Brand new 4K restorations of The Big Boss, Fist of Fury, The Way of the Dragon and Game of Death and brand new 2K restoration of Game of Death II

High Definition (1080p) Blu-ray presentations of The Big Boss, The Big Boss: The Mandarin Cut, Fist of Fury, The Way of the Dragon, Game of Death, Game of Death II, Bruce Lee: The Man & The Legend and Bruce Lee: The Legend

Newly restored original Mandarin, English and Cantonese mono audio

Newly translated optional English subtitles, plus subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing on the English dubs

Multiple alternate cuts on most films, including the extended Mandarin Cut on The Big Boss, English export cuts of The Big Boss and Fist of Fury, the Japanese cut of The Way of the Dragon and Hong Kong cuts of Game of Death and Game of Death II (aka Tower of Death)

Brand new feature commentaries by David Desser, Jonathan Clements, Frank Djeng & Michael Worth, Brandon Bentley and Mike Leeder

Return to Thailand, a new documentary by Matt Routledge on the original locations for The Big Boss

Newly uncovered deleted scenes from The Big Boss, plus a video essay by Bentley about scenes still missing such as the 'saw-in-the-head' kill

Legend of the Dragon, a brand new 80-minute overview of Lee's career by film critic and historian Tony Rayns

Two new documentaries on Lee's fighting and working methods, featuring interviews with Golden Harvest producer Andre Morgan, martial arts experts Michael Worth, John Kreng, Andy Cheng, Frank Djeng and David Yeung, film historian Courtney Joyner and others

Brand new interviews with actors Malisa Longo and Colleen Camp, plus hours of archive interviews with Lee's former co-stars, colleagues and friends, including Nora Miao, Dan Inosanto, Bob Wall, Yuen Wah and many others

The Final Game of Death, a brand new feature-length video essay by Arrow Films on Lee's original vision for The Game of Death, featuring a new 2K restoration of the footage directed by Lee in 1972

40th Anniversary Special Edition Blu-ray of Enter the Dragon, with archive extras including The Curse of the Dragon, In His Own Words, Backyard Workout and more

Archive featurettes including The Hong Kong Connection, Bruce Lee Remembered, Legacy of the Dragon, Dragon Rising and The Grandmaster & The Dragon

Comprehensive trailer and image galleries for each film

Limited edition packaging featuring newly commissioned artwork by Tony Stella

200-page hardbound book featuring new writing by Walter Chaw, Henry Blyth, Andrew Staton, Dylan Cheung, David West and James Flower

Twenty-four lobby card reproductions

Ten glossy photos of Lee in action

Reversible poster with vintage poster artwork

and much, much more!!!

*** FULL ARTWORK & EXTRAS REVEAL ON 28TH APRIL ***

[Mark Tolch]

"Don't think, feel!"

If you focus on the titties, you will miss all of the heavenly glory.