Adam Tyner

I dunno. It seems like so many of the Hammer titles they control have either been issued in the past few years or very recently revisited by Scream Factory. I think Curse is the only one that hadn't somewhat recently made it to Blu-ray on these shores. I'm very impressed by what they've announced for Curse and will pick that up on day one for sure.

Brian T

True enough. Warner does have the three crown jewels, though – CURSE, HORROR OF DRACULA and THE MUMMY – and it would be great if they reissued the latter two some day in editions that complement CURSE in terms of supplements. Their existing versions are criminally bare-bones when one considers both their importance and the considerable extras the UK discs come with.

will travel

One of the All-Time Great World War II movies is finally out on Blu, MISTER ROBERTS.

Brian T

Warner Archive posted some new trailers and HD clips from 4K scans in the wee hours tonight. I'm assuming these are destined for Blu-rays in the near future?





Also posted new clips from 4K scans of PRIVATE LIVES OF ELIZABETH AND ESSEX, ESCAPE FROM FORT BRAVO, THE TENDER TRAP, THE YEARLING, MR. BLANDINGS BUILDS HIS DREAM HOUSE, BACHELOR IN PARADISE, ATHENA, and THEY WON'T BELIEVE ME.

dex14

Nice. Those look to be May releases. DMII had been rumored for a while. I picked up the HKR version of it a while back to have a decent copy. I'll pick this up if it reviews are good.

dex14

WBShop shut down.

rocket1312

I'm really excited about Drunken Master 2, but I'm skeptical on a couple of fronts. I'm actually ok with the original theatrical subtitles being included (I kind of wish other labels would include them as well), but I'd prefer a proper set of subs to go with them. Also, Warner Archive's recent releases (not sure how far going back) have all had big ugly yellow all caps subs. They're the sort of thing that may have been acceptable on dvd in 1999, but are just completely amateurish today. That Warner Archive, one of the hands down most reliable labels for technical quality, would use them is mind boggling to me. Finally, the Cantonese track Warner has (as seen on the Asian releases) isn't the best quality. Mr. Nice Guy had the same problem. I'd prefer to replace my HKR version with something official, but I'm not convinced this will cut it.

Josh Z

Does this mean Amazon will actually have Warner Archive discs in stock sometimes?

Brian T

Wow. I was just skimming the WBShop site last night as I was posting all the upcoming clips above. Had no idea it was shutting down so soon, though the writing was on the wall, I guess. Hopefully they'll allow Amazon to do some 4/$XX sales once in a while.

dex14

It’s possible it relaunches with a new owner. Maybe WB will run it themselves.

slybone

I can usually find the WA titles that I am interested in on Amazon and eBay for $10-$12 at almost any time without waiting for a sale or without buying at least 4 titles. Of course there are exceptions to this, just recently I was trying to find one of the older DVD-R titles (not on Blu) and had to settle on a used copy for like $14.

dex14

DRUNKEN MASTER II (1994) NEW 2021 1080p HD Master Sourced from 4K scan of Original Camera Negative!
Run Time 102:00
Subtitles English SDH
Audio Specs MONO - English, DTS 2.0 - Chinese, DTS HD-Master Audio 2.0 - English
Aspect Ratio 16X9 Letterbox, 2.40:1
Product Color COLOR
Disc Configuration BD 50

The film that cemented Jackie Chan's iconic status as an action hero unlike any other pack a punch and brings a belly laugh in this eye-popping presentation taken from the original negatives! In turbulent China before World War I, the collapse of the Manchu Dynasty fuels violent uprisings and political chaos--the perfect setting for a grand-scale smuggling ring led by an unscrupulous British consul. When the ring plots to steal China's crown jewels only one man, legendary "Drunken Fist" master Huang Fei-hung (Chan), possesses the courage and ferocity to stop the ruthless gang. Contains three different audio tracks, the original Cantonese language track, Mandarin and English. *Note* This new high definition master taken from the original camera negative offers the option of the original English subtitles that appeared on theatrical prints in Hong Kong, as well as other venues, and contain the spelling and grammatical errors as seen at the time. Also offers English SDH sub-titles.

rocket1312

I'm 100% buying this, but definitely disappointed by the subtitles. If you don't want to commission new ones, at least lift the subs from the HKR version. It's only fitting, right?

clckworang

I mean, how hard would it have been to at least clean up some of the spelling and grammar problems?

LorenzoL

That's disappointing about the subtitles but this is day one for me.

rocket1312

I'd rather have a proper translation in addition to the original theatrical subs, which I think are kind of a fun extra. The UK version of the first Drunken Master includes both and the theatrical subs are kind of fun, even with all the errors.

asianxcore

I wonder if this BD is the same as the one Warner Bros. released overseas on BD in 2018.

I have that release and if they are the same, I'll probably pass on this WAC release.

LorenzoL

Are you referring to the Japanese release? That one had all 3 cuts of the film.

rocket1312

Presumably it's the same audio/video transfer with the addition of the theatrical subs (Asian release only had sdh subs) and the omission of the Miramax edit.

asianxcore

It's the same as this one:

https://www.yesasia.com/global/drunk...0-en/info.html

http://dvdcompare.net/comparisons/film.php?fid=15131

The one above (Korean) and the Hong Kong release were the same release from Warner Bros. (from back in 2018).

Those only had one cut of the film, compared to the Japanese release they did (which as you mentioned), had 3 cuts of the film.

LorenzoL

Nice.

BTW, is the preorder link live yet in the US. I'm hoping that I can get Drunken Master 2 here in Canada as the WB Archive Blu-rays that I seen on Amazon Canada has been pricier.

emachine12

The 2021 WAC release is from a new 4K restoration, the 2018 international discs are from an old 1080p master.

Also, the WAC disc will have the 1994 English subtitles.

CubsWin

Drunken Master II pre-orders are up on Amazon.

rocket1312

While not totally unexpected, this is devastating news to me. I LOVE Warner Archive. They've become my favorite boutique. And there are so still so many mainline WB films I was hoping would make the transition to 4k. If I don't get the rest of the Busby Berkeley musicals on BD or 4k remasters of Dirty Harry and The All the President's Men before this ship goes down (as well as countless others), I don't think I can be held responsible for what I will do.

*Edit* re-reading it, I'm hoping Jerry Beck is just talking about animation (his specialty). My blood pressure has come down a bit.

DVD Josh

I spent $800 on the WA "last" sale. There are still a few titles I would like but I'm good for awhile. If they do another sale, I'll get the last of the titles I want.

Just watched Bad Day at Black Rock for the first time. Great, tight, film. Tracy is the man.