Page 1 of Hong Kong movies-Hong Kong Legends dvd label.

Is anyone else out there into hong kong films?Until i got a dvd player 3 yrs ago i had only seen one or two on late night tv.Then that all changed one day when i bought Drunken Master on the Hong Kong Legends label.Since then i have been buying every HKL disc released.They are miles better than any other company releasing these movies.Most of their discs are full of extras,painstakingly restored picture and audio and great subtitles if you fancy listening to them in their intended language(by that i mean subtitles that actually read properly).If anyone is into martial arts/Hong Kong cinema,give Hong Kong Legends releases a try,i`ve been impressed by their quality.If you`ve already seen some,whats your favourite HK film?

Here is my favourite 5 Hong Kong films at the moment in no particular order.....

Legend Of ZU
Shaolin Soccer
Police Story
Tai Chi Master
Mr Vampire

I like many more...also love Japanese and Animie movies.

My favs are, again in no particular order

Once upon a time in China 1 & 2
Project A Platinum edition
Police story
Magnificant butcher
Mr Vampire

EZ Mate, yep i am the same as you i have got nearly all the hkl films on VHS some not originals by the way, but as soon as i got my DVD player, I started collecting my Favourites contain everyones favourites JC and JL (Jackie Chan and Jet Li)
in no particular order

Legend 1&2 aka Foong Sai Yuk
Fist of Legend
Drunken Master
Prodigal Son
Last Hero in China

there are others that are definate requirements to any collection

the jet li collection is currently getting updated as i have started collectiong the dimension video collection and according to their web site they are due to relaese The Master and The Legend of The Swordsman (aka Swordsman 2) on R1 later in September

cant wait............. i read in a another thread that splashdvd.co.uk have a hkl sale all dvds £8.99 yes £8.99 beats paying hmv £20.

Lets not forget the Bruce Lee collection, which is excellently presented by HKL.

Ben Logan is really good on the commentary track, and gives a very good history on the making of each of the films. and the extras are priceless.
I recommend them to everyone.

Floyd

Hong Kong Legends have released some of the best HK movies on some of the best dvds I`ve ever seen (Iron Monkey, Miracles)... however, some of their earlier titles like Drunken Master, Snake in the Eagle`s Shadow were not in their correct aspect ratios - i.e. they were cropped from 2.35:1 to 16 X 9. I`ve since heard they are now rereleasing these titles as special editions in the correct ratios. Just thought you`d like to know...

oh and my personal kung-fu favourites are:

• Shaolin Soccer
• Fist of Legend
• Drunken Master 2
• Iron Monkey
• Fong Sai Yuk 2

Yeah,Drunken master and Snake where the first 2 releases and to my knowledge they are the only ones in the wrong aspect ratios.I too have read they will be rereleased sometime.I haven`t mentioned any of my own faves yet come to think of it.Off the top of my head(i`ve got that many i can`t remember them all)
Mr Vampire-due to the fact it was the first HK movie i saw other than Bruce Lee at the time,and the first i really enjoyed.
New Dragon Gate Inn
Once upon a time in China films
Iron Monkey
Most Jackie Chan films-that blokes got some guts risking his life doing some of those stunts he pulls.
The list is endless.The acting may be poor on alot of them but theres just something magical about them that keeps me hooked.

You`ll be right at home on these forums then - http://www.bulletsnbabesdvds.com , but they have some nasty suprises about HKL.

Let`s be realistic here folks, compared to most other "martial arts" labels (M.I.A. etc) Hong Kong Legends are an absolute Godsend. The first time I popped Iron Monkey into my player I was absolutely floored as to how good a HK title could look and sound AND with excellent extras to boot. Kudos to the lads at HKL.