I think we put these up in the same order? But definitely, you put them up in the right order, saving the most exciting until last.

As you said - Mastermind has me the most interested from this lot!

Glad 88 films is back releasing some SB films! Haven’t seen any of the upcoming releases but looking forward to Spiritual boxer 2, and to kill a mastermind.

@TheFanaticalDragon

Ай бұрын

same here mate, but if they continue to number the spines, i'll get all three ( and the others, and i can promise you, there ARE others :)

Good to see 88 Films continuing on their Shaw Brothers catalogue. Looking forward to seeing Mastermind and the Shadow Boxing; we’re still in the golden age of Shaw Brothers period piece erotica, huh? From Intimate Confessions to The Golden Lotus.

@TheFanaticalDragon

Ай бұрын

me too Carman! very excited about Mastermind and Shadow Boxing, not really very curious about Golden Lotus but i don't want to break the chain of numbered spines from 88's shaw's range, so will likely end up getting it too.

The Ziieagle box has around 200 never-on-disc Shaw movies in its 668 titles, including a ton of martial arts films and lots of other cool stuff. This is probably the first one to be released from it, so at this rate, we may get the rest within the next two hundred years or so. 😄

Thank you Buddy.

I hope we get some more announce to join these three but they’re still solid and interesting choices if these are the only one. Also hope both regions get to enjoy these.

Awesome. Thanks again. Still waiting on Treasure Hunters aka Master of Disaster.

@TheFanaticalDragon

Ай бұрын

good call! that's another one i'd love to upgrade from DVD to bluray, great film!

@adamsosickmo2895

Ай бұрын

Yes I like this some people say to much comedy

Great! I have a handful of the original run of Shaw Brothers releases from 88 Films. I’m excited for The Golden Lotus because of the Jackie Chan bit role. I have the IVL Taiwan dvd release of this and the movie is kind of fun but lots of nudity. I’ve been thinking about the possibility of this getting a solo blu ray. Alongside this one hopefully they also release Facets of Love also from SB and featuring Jackie Chan.

Just out of curiosity will they realise more chang cheh movies like avenging warriors men from monestry marco polo would be nice all the best dragon

@TheFanaticalDragon

Ай бұрын

I'd love to see all of those getting bluray releases! I've not heard of any more Chang Cheh on the horizon from 88 anytime soon though i'm afraid. But never say never!

What's going on with the numbers?, the last release we got was 36 Flying Guillotine Part 2, but these release are numbered 38,41 and 42 so where's 37,39 and 40.

@TheFanaticalDragon

Ай бұрын

Good eye Sir! Guess that can only mean there’s more coming still to be announced 😉

Fist of legend 4k jet li new release 88 films 🎥 on the way in post 📫 😊

@TheFanaticalDragon

Ай бұрын

nice mate! hopefully mine should ship soon too!

I know this will sound contrarian, but I appreciate releases like The Golden Lotus because they are not action/martial arts films, and due to that fact, they are mostly ignored and never released on home video. Hong Kong cinema is much more than just an endless barrage of kung fu flicks, and anything we get outside of that genre should be celebrated, not Pooh-poohed.

@TheFanaticalDragon

Ай бұрын

I agree! I do hope I didn’t come across as dissing Golden Lotus in the video! Just want folks to know what they’re getting into if they choose to pick it up.

Pre-ordered To kill a Mastermind once it was announced. Never heard of it but it seems to get a lot of praise online. I'll pass on the other two releases.

@TheFanaticalDragon

Ай бұрын

good choice! it's crazy pre-orders have gone up already as technically 88 have yet to actually announce the release! the internet did it for them lol

I emailed them around a month ago asking if they were going to be releasing Shaw stuff again and they told me to keep an eye open. This is indeed wonderful news. Golden lotus is basically a sex film, Jackie Chan is in it but he only has a small part, ohh err missus! It's an OK film, I am pretty sure it's connected with Outlaws of the marsh, but I could be wrong. I love Spiritual boxer 2, long overdue. I see Spectrum films have a Lau Kar-leung set that also features Cat Versus Rat, although not one of his greatest I am hoping 88 put that out as well. But as you say the big news is To kill a mastermind, I have it on dvd but the print is rubbish, even though it's subbed. Why Celestial never remastered it is just a mystery because it's excellent, not quite up there with Avenging eagle but then few films are. I still rate this as one of Sun Chung's best. Cheers for uploading mate and spreading the word!

@TheFanaticalDragon

Ай бұрын

i'm right there with you re Cat vs Rat! I want to get Lau Kar Leung's entire Shaw's filmography ported over onto bluray, and we're getting very, very close to that being reality!

@mitchsfridaynightsongclub2594

Ай бұрын

@@TheFanaticalDragon once Spiritual boxer 2 gets released, we only have Cat versus rat and Lady is the boss, which is bonkers how no one has picked that one up. I know Shaw dabbled with films set in the modern times, but that movie really stands out way above the rest of the 80's output. The final fight in the gym is just incredible. Fingers crossed my man!

Have just watched Hovering Blade at the cinema. Have you seen this movie?

@TheFanaticalDragon

Ай бұрын

not yet mate no, it's not playing over here, How was it? is it a remake of the Japanese movie from 2009?

@cheekster777

Ай бұрын

@@TheFanaticalDragon - It appears that yes it is based on the same screenplay used for the 2009 Japanese movie that you refer to. I thought it was below average. YMMV.

When will they release in 4k?

@TheFanaticalDragon

Ай бұрын

I only know of Lifeline, the Johnnie To shaw brothers firefighters movie making it onto 4K so far. Not sure the Shaw’s titles sell well enough for the small boutique labels to be able to afford to put them out on 4K. Wouldn’t expect it anytime soon.

@woozskee

Ай бұрын

@TheFanaticalDragon im sure classiss like master killer or 5 deadly venoms, etc will sell extremely well in 4k. I hope they dont decide later on to release in 4k when everyone is moving to 8k.

Way much better than the so called American martial arts Garbage and terrible Hollywood knockoffs courtesy of Arnold Schwarzenegger, Sylvester Stallone, Jean claude van damme, Wesley Snipes, mel Gibson, Chuck Norris and Bruce Willis who rely on autoaim when they fire a weapon that cannot hit a target practice and deliver ridiculous punch lines with parody catchphrases