House of Flying Daggers opens tomorrow!

begbie
begbie Posts: 630
edited January 2005 in Music & Movies
For HERO fans only.... (and there's a lot of them !) ;)


I'll catch it Saturday night in all it's eye-popping glory ! :D


.....can't wait for it's future Superbit dvd release either !
Polk Rt800i -Fronts
Polk cs400i -Center
Polk fx500i -side surrounds
Polk rc60i -rear surrounds
Onkyo TX-NR 1009 (9.2) receiver
Velodyne cht12
Polk psw111
Post edited by begbie on
· Share on FacebookShare on Twitter

Comments

  • Danny Tse
    Danny Tse Posts: 5,206
    edited December 2004
    Finally, Andy Lau gets the international recognition that he deserves.
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • dlew308
    dlew308 Posts: 530
    edited December 2004
    He's a better actor then a singer <g>
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • Danny Tse
    Danny Tse Posts: 5,206
    edited December 2004
    Originally posted by dlew308
    He's a better actor then a singer <g>

    I agree. I wonder if my vinyl record of his debut album, from 1986, is worth anything? :D
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • gatemplin
    gatemplin Posts: 1,595
    edited December 2004
    I liked this movie. I didn't know what to expect going in. It looked amazing and the fight scenes were very cool .The story was very interesting too.
    Graham
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • begbie
    begbie Posts: 630
    edited December 2004
    Well finally seen it on the big screen and overall I give it a thumbs up. :)

    I'd rank it above Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon but below HERO.

    Tragic that Anita Mui died before production- as a result Yimou had to do rescript the storyline. I'm sure there would've been a spectacular fight for her....:(
    Polk Rt800i -Fronts
    Polk cs400i -Center
    Polk fx500i -side surrounds
    Polk rc60i -rear surrounds
    Onkyo TX-NR 1009 (9.2) receiver
    Velodyne cht12
    Polk psw111
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • kingtut
    kingtut Posts: 813
    edited December 2004
    Begbie, what role was Anita scheduled to play?
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • begbie
    begbie Posts: 630
    edited December 2004
    Anita Mui was suppose to play the leader of the House of Flying Daggers but died of cancer at only the age of 40.

    If I recall there was suppose to be a fight scene with Zhang Ziyi and her.

    Out of respect they didn't get a replacement and Yimou rewrote the script.

    Could explain the many twists the movie took on towards the end.
    Polk Rt800i -Fronts
    Polk cs400i -Center
    Polk fx500i -side surrounds
    Polk rc60i -rear surrounds
    Onkyo TX-NR 1009 (9.2) receiver
    Velodyne cht12
    Polk psw111
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • kingtut
    kingtut Posts: 813
    edited December 2004
    Thanks for the info.
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • dlew308
    dlew308 Posts: 530
    edited January 2005
    HOFD SE dvd version came out. From what others are saying, they fixed the transfer so this seems to be the version to get...grrrr
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • Toxis
    Toxis Posts: 5,116
    edited January 2005
    Originally posted by dlew308
    HOFD SE dvd version came out. From what others are saying, they fixed the transfer so this seems to be the version to get...grrrr
    The DVD is already out? I'm guessing another straight from Asia kinda deal via eBay?
    Never kick a fresh **** on a hot day.

    Home Setup: Sony VPL-VW85 Projo, 92" Stewart Firehawk, Pioneer Elite SC-65, PS3, RTi12 fronts, CSi5, FXi6 rears, RTi6 surround backs, RTi4 height, MFW-15 Subwoofer.

    Car Setup: OEM Radio, RF 360.2v2, Polk SR6500 quad amped off 4 Xtant 1.1 100w mono amps, Xtant 6.1 to run an eD 13av.2, all Stinger wiring and Raammat deadener.
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • dlew308
    dlew308 Posts: 530
    edited January 2005
    Movie was out in asia awhile ago. Then the region 3 dvd came out months ago, now the special edition region 3 dvd is out.
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • PolkThug
    PolkThug Posts: 7,532
    edited January 2005
    Originally posted by dlew308
    now the special edition region 3 dvd is out.

    Where would one go to order this?
    Never Forget
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • dlew308
    dlew308 Posts: 530
    edited January 2005
    my fav is www.dddhouse.com
    there's others like yesasia.com pokerindustries.com www6.cdwow.com.hk etc
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • begbie
    begbie Posts: 630
    edited January 2005
    Dlew,

    I just picked up the special edition ! Great audio as it's got DD-EX and dts-es !

    However the video quality varies from scene to scene. Probably much like yours dlew. The field scenes are bleached to the point there's loss of detail.

    Though the biggest issue is that the dvd freezes half way through !?!? :eek: Could be my dvd player or it could be this newly issued dvd.

    I'm gonna bring it back to my retailer and test it there. Let you guys know.......
    Polk Rt800i -Fronts
    Polk cs400i -Center
    Polk fx500i -side surrounds
    Polk rc60i -rear surrounds
    Onkyo TX-NR 1009 (9.2) receiver
    Velodyne cht12
    Polk psw111
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • Danny Tse
    Danny Tse Posts: 5,206
    edited January 2005
    Not sure which version of the movie is this, but the link below is to some photos of the new DVD....

    http://www.avbuzz.com/new_home/w/200501/av/aa/flyd/flyd.php#1
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • dlew308
    dlew308 Posts: 530
    edited January 2005
    Looks like the SE version included in the limited edition set, which is around $47.

    http://www.dddhouse.com/dddhouse/en/index.jsp?action=productDetail&productID=4237
    http://www.dddhouse.com/dddhouse/en/index.jsp?action=productDetail&productID=4225

    I really want to get the dts version of 2046 but not sure if it's worth the xtra $ <g>
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • Danny Tse
    Danny Tse Posts: 5,206
    edited January 2005
    According to the photos, the limited edition is limited to 2,000 copies.
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • begbie
    begbie Posts: 630
    edited January 2005
    Ok, so I exchanged the special edition disc and and this latest swap proved to be no problem at all. Strange, first time I encountered a problem like that. Hopefully it's not a bad batch of discs out there.

    Back to the special edition though, what can I say ? Just amazing in the dts-es surround department. I imagine like the HERO- dts-es edition, it's using the full bit rate ! The "echo game" rocks in this surround mode ! :D

    Picture quality is quite good but the early field scenes definitely needs improvement.

    I'm sure the Sony Superbit will improve on the picture but can they provide a dts-es + Dolby Digital EX soundtrack?.....:cool:
    Polk Rt800i -Fronts
    Polk cs400i -Center
    Polk fx500i -side surrounds
    Polk rc60i -rear surrounds
    Onkyo TX-NR 1009 (9.2) receiver
    Velodyne cht12
    Polk psw111
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter