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Originally posted by 47lab View PostI could've sworn @Derrick King already mentioned this months ago on another thread but can't find it.
Over at the Blu-ray.com forum, Old Pang Yau(Brandon Bentley) teased "Something tells me this won't just be the same four movies... "
I'm curious if they are going to be stuck using the transfers as is (like with the two Police Story movies) or can they adjust the colors, like Shout did for their Shout Select Blu-rays?
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Originally posted by Derrick King View PostYeah, it was part of Criterion's New Year's Day clue (along with a Wong Kar-wai box, and Agnes Varda box, and a Fellini box.) [I don't recall if I mentioned this, but that was likely the last newsletter clue, as the artist, Jason Polan, died -from cancer- in January]
Over at the Blu-ray.com forum, Old Pang Yau(Brandon Bentley) teased "Something tells me this won't just be the same four movies... "
I'm curious if they are going to be stuck using the transfers as is (like with the two Police Story movies) or can they adjust the colors, like Shout did for their Shout Select Blu-rays?
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Originally posted by 47lab View PostCriterion should release these future Bruce Lee movies as 4K UHD if they want me to double dip from the Shout Factory box set.
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Originally posted by Derrick King View PostThat would be an enticement to double dip. However, the consensus over in the UHD section of the Blu-ray.com forum seems to be that the French UHD set isn't really much of an upgrade over the Shout Select Blu-rays.I'm bitter, I'm twisted, James Joyce is fucking my sister.
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Pre-order is up for Criterion's Bruce Lee box set (The Big Boss, Fist of Fury, The Way of the Dragon, Enter the Dragon, and Game of Death )
special features:
4K digital restorations of The Big Boss, Fist of Fury, Game of Death, and The Way of the Dragon, with uncompressed original monaural soundtracks
New 2K digital restoration of the rarely-seen 99-minute 1973 theatrical version of Enter the Dragon, with uncompressed original monaural soundtrack
2K digital restoration of the 102-minute “special-edition†version of Enter the Dragon
Alternate audio soundtracks for the films, including original English-dubbed tracks and a 5.1 surround soundtrack for the special-edition version of Enter the Dragon
Six audio commentaries: on The Big Boss by Bruce Lee expert Brandon Bentley; on The Big Boss, Fist of Fury, Game of Death, and The Way of the Dragon by Hong Kong-film expert Mike Leeder; and on the special-edition version of Enter the Dragon by producer Paul Heller
High-definition presentation of Game of Death II, the 1981 sequel to Game of Death
Game of Death Redux, a new presentation of Lee's original Game of Death footage, produced by Alan Canvan
New interviews on all five films with Lee biographer Matthew Polly
New interview with producer Andre Morgan about Golden Harvest, the company behind Hong Kong's top martial-arts stars, including Lee
New program about English-language dubbing with voice performers Michael Kaye (the English-speaking voice of Lee's Chen Zhen in Fist of Fury) and Vaughan Savidge
New interview with author Grady Hendrix about the “Bruceploitation†subgenre that followed Lee's death, and a selection of Bruceploitation trailers
Blood and Steel, a 2004 documentary about the making of Enter the Dragon
Multiple programs and documentaries about Lee's life and philosophies, including Bruce Lee: The Man and the Legend (1973) and Bruce Lee: In His Own Words (1998)
Interviews with Linda Lee Cadwell, Lee's widow, and many of Lee's collaborators and admirers, including actors Jon T. Benn, Riki Hashimoto, Nora Miao, Robert Wall, Yuen Wah, and Simon Yam and directors Clarence Fok, Sammo Hung, and Wong Jing
Promotional materials
New English subtitle translations and subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
PLUS: An essay by critic Jeff Chang
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Originally posted by Derrick King View Post4K digital restorations of The Big Boss, Fist of Fury, Game of Death, and The Way of the Dragon, with uncompressed original monaural soundtracks
Either way, it looks like a nice set.Rock! Shock! Pop!
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Yeah, same masters as the four Shout Select releases, but who knows if they were allowed to color correct them like Shout did or if they were forced to use them as is (ala Police Story 1 and 2.) Any way, should be worth it, especially during one of the 50% off sales, if only for the theatrical cut of Enter the Dragon and some of the other extras.
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Here's the press release on the set:
SEVEN-DISC SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES:
4K digital restorations of The Big Boss, Fist of Fury, Game of Death, and The Way of the Dragon, with uncompressed original monaural soundtracks
New 2K digital restoration of the rarely-seen 99-minute 1973 theatrical version of Enter the Dragon, with uncompressed original monaural soundtrack
2K digital restoration of the 102-minute “special-edition†version of Enter the Dragon
Alternate audio soundtracks for the films, including original English-dubbed tracks and a 5.1 surround soundtrack for the special-edition version of Enter the Dragon
Six audio commentaries: on The Big Boss by Bruce Lee expert Brandon Bentley; on The Big Boss, Fist of Fury, Game of Death, and The Way of the Dragon by Hong Kong-film expert Mike Leeder; and on the special-edition version of Enter the Dragon by producer Paul Heller
High-definition presentation of Game of Death II, the 1981 sequel to Game of Death
Game of Death Redux, a new presentation of Lee's original Game of Death footage, produced by Alan Canvan
New interviews on all five films with Lee biographer Matthew Polly
New interview with producer Andre Morgan about Golden Harvest, the company behind Hong Kong's top martial-arts stars, including Lee
New program about English-language dubbing with voice performers Michael Kaye (the English-speaking voice of Lee's Chen Zhen in Fist of Fury) and Vaughan Savidge
New interview with author Grady Hendrix about the “Bruceploitation†subgenre that followed Lee's death, and a selection of Bruceploitation trailers
Blood and Steel, a 2004 documentary about the making of Enter the Dragon
Multiple programs and documentaries about Lee's life and philosophies, including Bruce Lee: The Man and the Legend (1973) and Bruce Lee: In His Own Words (1998)
Interviews with Linda Lee Cadwell, Lee's widow, and many of Lee's collaborators and admirers, including actors Jon T. Benn, Riki Hashimoto, Nora Miao, Robert Wall, Yuen Wah, and Simon Yam and directors Clarence Fok, Sammo Hung, and Wong Jing
Promotional materials
New English subtitle translations and subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
PLUS: An essay by critic Jeff Chang
New cover designs by Gian Galang
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