Awesome!
It's great news that the project is successfully completed; It's good to know that a proper version of the movie now exists.
Of course, some kind of public distribution would be even more awesome, since many, myself included, don't have access to these private trackers. Nevertheless, great job!
The preview trailer is amazing!
Also, a lot of great movies in the "future project list" (well, actually ALL of them).
ps. Project S was never released on BD, or was it? Best I've ever found is a HK DVD (that had lousy subs I had to retime).
BDgeek said:
Tenebrion said:
Speaking of Drunken Master, have you guys checked out the japanese 35th Anniversary Blu-Rays of Drunken Master and Snake in the Eagle's Shadow yet? They look so much better than any previous versions.
Yes, and not only they look better than the previous versions, but also they feature what appears to be brand new 4k scans. The soundtracks are the original Cantonese in PCM (there's only one scream that seems to be replaced in one of the movies, but I'm not sure now in which one is it).
They also have the japanese cuts in HD (they are from DVD masters, which are also quite good, no upscale, just old HD masters)
They only caveat is lack the proper english subtitles. And if anyone could provide those, I'd like to mux with them with these Sony Japanese Editions
The comparisons screens can be checked here
http://caps-a-holic.com/hd_vergleiche/multi_comparison.php?disc1=4838&disc2=4839&hd_multiID=1975#auswahl
http://caps-a-holic.com/hd_vergleiche/multi_comparison.php?disc1=4836&disc2=4837&hd_multiID=1974#auswahl
Thanks for the info!
As for the subtitles, I encountered the same problem so I OCR'd the subtitles from Drunken Master Hong Kong Legends R2 DVD and retimed (and edited) them for the Blu-ray. Not an optimal solution, but since I don't speak chinese and thus cannot translate it myself, it's the best I could do.
Sounds awesome!
Speaking of Drunken Master, have you guys checked out the japanese 35th Anniversary Blu-Rays of Drunken Master and Snake in the Eagle's Shadow yet? They look so much better than any previous versions.
I can't wait to see your Drunken Master II restoration! One of my absolutely favourite movies.
The work on audio sounds incredibly time-consuming! I once synced a mandarin track and the original VHS english dub audio track to Drunken Master 1 HDTV release and it took me hours and hours (I'm a complete amateur though).
Matt_Stevens said:
There is not one single solitary decent release for The Killer, A Better Tomorrow or Hard Boiled. All are marred with one or more pathetic problems.
My HARD BOILED restoration at least allows us to enjoy that film in real high def with good sound.
I made an account here just to say that your release of Hard Boiled was incredible! Thank you! It was a joy to watch the film in such high quality.
I'm a huge fan of HK movies, so I really appreciate everyone's work on restorating these HK classics.