Shaolin Soccer
Shaolin Soccer - it's a great film, I love it! I've seen it probably 10 times over the past couple of years, but I have a few rants about it. I don't really know why I'm ranting, since it doesn't affect me at all, but I'm gonna rant anyway.
I bought this film, on a region 3 DVD, legitimately (it wasn't a pirate copy) in October 2002 from a shop in Hong Kong while I was there on holiday, for about £6 ($12 US dollars).
It has very good English subtitles, that have very few errors in them (and then only very minor errors), plus an awesome DTS and a Dolby Digital Soundtrack. It also has a special mode where every time a football appears, you can press enter on your remote, and it takes you to an extended version of the scene you're watching (it doesn't interrupt the movie, but blends the extended scene in seamlessly).
Now what I'm moaning about is the fact it took about three and a half years to get here, then when it does, they don't publicise the fact, that it's coming out!
Then you check out the disc, and realise that it has 2 versions on the DVD, an 'International' version that's not only dubbed into English, but it's missing 25 whole minutes (87 mins instead of 112 mins), and a Cantonese extended version!
Firstly, I know there's pretty much no football in the first half of the film, but it sets the scene well, and with 25 minutes gone in total (from the 'International' version), it makes you wonder what they've chopped out.
Secondly the quality of the film must be of poorer quality in order to fit 2 films on one disc. Why didn't they just do a 2 disc edition? Or are they saving that to try and squeeze some more money out of us.
And Thirdly, although this film is nearly four years old, it still costs 3 times the amount that I paid for it, back then!
What the hell are miramax thinking? They take 3 years to get us a film, probably spend loads of money on the dubbing, and then don't even put it in the cinema. Then they give us an inferior quality disc, 3 years too late, and expect us to pay 3 times the price for it!
Why don't they just release the original disc, without the dubbing, or other shite? We're not all as stupid as the masses, and some of us can even read. I'm gonna have to blame this on the Americans aren't I? Curse you and your lack of reading skills!
I recommend going online to buy this, somewhere like cdwow or yesasia. Anywhere that will sell you the original region 3 disc - and it'll only cost you about £6 too!
It's Ridicureous!
I bought this film, on a region 3 DVD, legitimately (it wasn't a pirate copy) in October 2002 from a shop in Hong Kong while I was there on holiday, for about £6 ($12 US dollars).
It has very good English subtitles, that have very few errors in them (and then only very minor errors), plus an awesome DTS and a Dolby Digital Soundtrack. It also has a special mode where every time a football appears, you can press enter on your remote, and it takes you to an extended version of the scene you're watching (it doesn't interrupt the movie, but blends the extended scene in seamlessly).
Now what I'm moaning about is the fact it took about three and a half years to get here, then when it does, they don't publicise the fact, that it's coming out!
Then you check out the disc, and realise that it has 2 versions on the DVD, an 'International' version that's not only dubbed into English, but it's missing 25 whole minutes (87 mins instead of 112 mins), and a Cantonese extended version!
Firstly, I know there's pretty much no football in the first half of the film, but it sets the scene well, and with 25 minutes gone in total (from the 'International' version), it makes you wonder what they've chopped out.
Secondly the quality of the film must be of poorer quality in order to fit 2 films on one disc. Why didn't they just do a 2 disc edition? Or are they saving that to try and squeeze some more money out of us.
And Thirdly, although this film is nearly four years old, it still costs 3 times the amount that I paid for it, back then!
What the hell are miramax thinking? They take 3 years to get us a film, probably spend loads of money on the dubbing, and then don't even put it in the cinema. Then they give us an inferior quality disc, 3 years too late, and expect us to pay 3 times the price for it!
Why don't they just release the original disc, without the dubbing, or other shite? We're not all as stupid as the masses, and some of us can even read. I'm gonna have to blame this on the Americans aren't I? Curse you and your lack of reading skills!
I recommend going online to buy this, somewhere like cdwow or yesasia. Anywhere that will sell you the original region 3 disc - and it'll only cost you about £6 too!
It's Ridicureous!
Ryaninja flipped out at 5:15 pm
Throw me a Stabby Shuriken - 4 thrown so far!
4 Comments:
Sorry to hear about this... what's the movie about anyway? I never heard of it! Don't you just hate it when it's been dubbed instead of subtitled? I really hate dubbing!
It's about a bunch of graduates from Shaolin, and have been sent out into the world to spread the word about Kung-Fu. One of them, called Steel Leg, decides to start a football team.
I'm not much of a fan of football at all, but this film has it all; comedy, romance, action, good special effects, the lot! It's really funny!
I really hate it when films or anime are overdubbed. I don't hate the fact it's dubbed, but the voices acting is always soooo bad! I prefer to read, and people who say that they can't read and watch at the same time should practice their reading skills!
I doubt having two versions of the film will take up two filmsworth (it's an actual scientific measurement of data size) of space, so the quality won't have to be dropped that much. Many of the scenes will be the same, but with a different audio track.
That said, they've still gone and fucked the release up. You're right to rant, and if the fatcats come after you with a baseball bat, I'll be right beside you ready to ninja their eyes off. Wooyargh!
I did think about that when I wrote the post, but I had already written it, and I couldn't be bothered to change it.
Early DVDs (and some unusual current ones) did put 2 movies on one disc, but I doubt very much that they have done this, but it was worth a rant anyway!
Also, the box doesn't say clearly whether it has DTS on it. There is a tiny DTS symbol at the bottom of the box, but it's not in the bit where they tell you what sound is on the DVD.
Gaylords.
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