Kung
Fu Trailers Of Fury (2016 compilation/Severin Blu-ray)
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B- Sound: B- Extras: B- Compilation: B
Do
you like Kung Fu/Marital Arts movies but don't know where to start?
Love old trailers? Then Kung Fu Trailers Of Fury, a 2016
compilation, is a disc that I would highly recommend!
Restored
in high definition, this great collection of trailers include the
likes of Bruce Lee, and his many clones... Bruce Li, Bruce Le, Dragon
Lee, and Bruce Leung, plus stars like Jackie Chan, Sammo Hung, Chuck
Norris & Jimmy Wang Yu. This is your chance to see highlights
from some of the greatest martial arts films made in the 1970s
without having to sit through the whole films. Each trailer has
great music and sound effects too that add to the nostalgic charm.
Over
two hours in length and transferred in 2K High Definition from rare
35mm film elements, some of the great trailers that you can catch on
this disc include The Way of the Dragon, Death Blow,
Two Champions of Shaolin, Daggers 8, Snake in the
Eagle's Shadow, Shaolin Wooden Men, The Story of
Drunken Master, Enter the Fat Dragon, Brutal Boxer
and many, many more, plus exclusive new bonus features that deliver
unique historical and cultural perspectives on the history of martial
arts cinema.
Presented
in 1080p high definition with various widescreen aspect ratios and a
PCM 2.0 mix that ranges from mono to a sometimes stereo soundtrack
mastered in different languages, the sound and image quality vary
from trailer to trailer as is the case with these collections. What
I like is that the prints look beat up and very film-like and the 2.0
sound mix also appropriate matching the era. I love releases like
this because it helps preserve these classic trailers that otherwise
may have been lost.
Extras
include:
A
Brief History of Kung Fu Cinema - Experts Ric Meyers & Frank
Djeng tell the story of the genre.
The
Way Of The Cube: featurette on the discovery of the trailers
underneath the stage of a maverick UK theater.
Audio
Commentary with experts Ric Meyers (Films of Fury), Michael
Worth (The Bruceploitation Bible), Martial Arts Instructor
Greg Schiller & Rick Stelow of Drunken Master Video.
This
is a fun and great treat for martial arts film fans and even for the
casual movie watcher, an entertaining watch! This would be a great
disc to throw in at a party or for a gathering of friends over some
popcorn.
-
James Lockhart
https://www.facebook.com/jamesharlandlockhartv/
