House of Flying Daggers- region 1 this April

begbie
begbie Posts: 630
edited May 2005 in Music & Movies
Coming April 19th

No dts 6.1 but should be an excellant transfer none the less from Sony.






Btw, Gong hei faat choi to all ! Here's to the Year of the Rooster ! :)
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  • Danny Tse
    Danny Tse Posts: 5,206
    edited February 2005
    Can't they stick with the original cover?
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  • Ron-P
    Ron-P Posts: 8,520
    edited February 2005
    Thanks for the heads up. A purchase for sure.
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  • dlew308
    dlew308 Posts: 530
    edited February 2005
    any chance for superbit ;)
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  • avelanchefan
    avelanchefan Posts: 2,401
    edited February 2005
    Already have it and have seen it.

    It okay. Some cool scenes, and good use of surrounds, but I was a little bored with it.
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  • begbie
    begbie Posts: 630
    edited February 2005
    Marketing thinks we're too ignorant of the culture and wardrobe they had back than.

    The hats are the coolest but they're always edited in American ads !?
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  • begbie
    begbie Posts: 630
    edited February 2005
    Originally posted by avelanchefan
    Already have it and have seen it.

    It okay. Some cool scenes, and good use of surrounds, but I was a little bored with it.


    It's actually grown on me with each viewing and compared with what Hollywood can crank out - Hofd is still heads and shoulders above the competition.

    The dts-es track is excellant but the video could be better.

    What could have been if it wasn't for Anita Mui's passing before film making.......
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  • Whadyasay
    Whadyasay Posts: 300
    edited February 2005
    Just saw it on DVD with full DD 5.1 mix (don't ask me how). Suffice to say that the 'echo game' will likely be a surround sound reference scene for years to come. My cats freaked out in a very funny way...they would run away from one sound, only to quickly backtrack from another...they were zipping all over the room, it was like they were part of the scene! The Incredibles also sounds in-#$%^&-ccredible in DD EX. Again, I can't divulge into how I got to see the DVD's (not pirated crap copies), but there's quite a lot to look forward to in upcoming new releases.
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  • Toxis
    Toxis Posts: 5,116
    edited February 2005
    So Incredibles is in DDEX? I wish it was DTS-ES but what Pixar movies are? I wish they'd jump on board.
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  • begbie
    begbie Posts: 630
    edited April 2005
    Out tomorrow...

    If ya liked HERO than this is a must buy.

    Tip- go in not expecting another HERO but as a companion peice to it. Should be more enjoyable that way. :)

    Plus....I recently saw the English dubbed version of HERO and all I can say is that it was horrible ! Bad English accents, loss of emphasis on certain words, lost translation, just too distracting overall.

    Go with the original dialogue on this one if you can....

    The dvd should come out as reference material too.
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  • Toxis
    Toxis Posts: 5,116
    edited April 2005
    I'm on it like a **** with a new buddy.
    Never kick a fresh **** on a hot day.

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  • PolkThug
    PolkThug Posts: 7,532
    edited April 2005
    Hopefully the transfer will be better than the crap DVD they put out for HERO.
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  • Early B.
    Early B. Posts: 7,900
    edited April 2005
    Just watched it. Enjoyable flick. Ending got a little weird, but very tame compared to Hero. Good dubbing, too.
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  • Ron-P
    Ron-P Posts: 8,520
    edited April 2005
    Watched it last night, excellent film. I found it better then Hero.
    Good dubbing, too
    WTF? Moives like this you do not watched dubbed, period, what a way to ruin a film. As I see it, watching a movie dubbed is just as bad as watching it Pan-n-Sanned.
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  • begbie
    begbie Posts: 630
    edited April 2005
    Originally posted by Ron-P
    Watched it last night, excellent film. I found it better then Hero.




    Cool. I know a couple of guys who thought the same way too ! Probably has to do with how the director went with a direct contrast to HERO.

    Personally i don't think it was his best and it could have been better but some circumstances were out of his control.

    Always like how the director takes you back to a different place and time. I also liked the old fashioned chilvary you don't see too often in movies and the costumes were fantastic.


    Of course the fight scenes were awesome too ! :cool:
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  • Toxis
    Toxis Posts: 5,116
    edited April 2005
    Just got done watching it. Damn good movie. Not better than Hero or CT,HD but still a great movie. I'll watch it a few more times to see how I feel.
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  • Nelson57
    Nelson57 Posts: 190
    edited April 2005
    I thought the movie was very well done, however, I guess we are left to infer what happened between the soilders and the House of Flying Daggers in the final showdown.

    Overall I found it quite enjoyable, better than Hero, and the fight scenes while still stylish were more realistic than Crouching Tiger.
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  • Nelson57
    Nelson57 Posts: 190
    edited April 2005
    I thought the movie was very well done, however, I guess we are left to infer what happened between the soilders and the House of Flying Daggers in the final showdown.

    Overall I found it quite enjoyable, better than Hero, and the fight scenes while still stylish were more realistic than Crouching Tiger.
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  • Nelson57
    Nelson57 Posts: 190
    edited April 2005
    Very good film. I too found it to be a better movie than Hero, although the sound quality while pretty good, did not match that of Hero. Fight scenes were more realistic than Crouching Tiger, while maintaining an element of style. Thumbs Up!
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  • Nelson57
    Nelson57 Posts: 190
    edited April 2005
    Very good film. I too found it to be a better movie than Hero, although the sound quality while pretty good, did not match that of Hero. Fight scenes were more realistic than Crouching Tiger, while maintaining an element of style. Thumbs Up!
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  • Loud & Clear
    Loud & Clear Posts: 1,538
    edited May 2005
    LOVE Zhang Ziyi. Pretty good movie, but LOVE Zhang Ziyi

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  • dlew308
    dlew308 Posts: 530
    edited May 2005
    If you love ziyi, you'll love her in the movie 2046.
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  • Loud & Clear
    Loud & Clear Posts: 1,538
    edited May 2005
    Originally posted by dlew308
    If you love ziyi, you'll love her in the movie 2046.

    ~~ Don't mind if I do, thanks.

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  • PolkThug
    PolkThug Posts: 7,532
    edited May 2005
    Kick butt movie!

    Ditto comments on the Echo Game, surround sound heaven.
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  • PhantomOG
    PhantomOG Posts: 2,409
    edited May 2005
    Originally posted by dlew308
    If you love ziyi, you'll love her in the movie 2046.

    is 2046 out yet? i've been waiting for this movie to come out for a long time.
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  • dlew308
    dlew308 Posts: 530
    edited May 2005
    It's been out on region 3 for a few months
    http://www5.cd-wow.com.hk has it for $89HK (~11 US) shipped. It's over $20 for the version with dts etc...
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