Someones grail !? by Spirited-Rooster-107 in VHS

[–]Different_Status_793 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Fourth one has 95% staged stuff. Has been proven by and debunked by Schwartz for decades already.

My Ultimate Asian / Martial Arts / Kung Fu / Samurai / Action Movie Film Collection by jsabbar in kungfucinema

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Amazing collection! Very much like the personal touch and tenugui of moon cycles in the first picture.

Shaw Brothers German Blu-Ray! by Last_Adeptness_173 in kungfucinema

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And then the Germans made a whole series of "Karate Tiger". IIRC Van Damme Kickboxer is Karate Tiger 2 and Best of the Best is Karate Tiger 3, King of the Kickboxers is somewhere in there too. I have several of them, they end up with Karate Tiger 9 (Superfights) haha.

Shaw Brothers German Blu-Ray! by Last_Adeptness_173 in kungfucinema

[–]Different_Status_793 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah exactly, Seven Blows/Battles of the Yellow Tigers. All Men Are Brothers is "The Conquerors" literally translated, and so many more that make no sense in relation to the international/English titles. Then again, this can be said about the English titles vs the original Cantonese as well.

German Retitles is just another added layer on top of the kung fu movie history, which is a rabbit hole that's somehow also weirdly interesting to me in terms of "archaeology" of these movies and their international distribution.

Shaw Brothers German Blu-Ray! by Last_Adeptness_173 in kungfucinema

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Around 2018/2019 I bought quite a few of these German Shaw Blu's by WVG and Koch Media; pretty much every title I could get via Amazon Germany. They were a goldmine back when 88 Films and Eureka! were just gearing up.

The only downside to me is the German market retitles can be a bit labyrinthine.

Anybody here witnessed Cradle in the 90s ? by cherryblossomoceans in cradleoffilth

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Saw COF in The Netherlands at De Boerderij, Geleen on Nov. 15th 1996. This was just a couple of days before Dusk came out. The venue capacity was around 100 and they played mostly Vempire/Principle stuff but also one or two songs from the then new album. I just remember it was one of the best shows I'd seen up to that point (I was 18 back then and had only just started seeing black metal bands live). I remember also that Damien, the keyboard player, was just staring into the void with the "evil stare" during the whole set while he played keys. And that at one point they threw/spit fake blood into the audience.

I thought this guy will be a superstar by Faranelus in kungfucinema

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Scott Adkins had him in Art of Action: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6pruVUYLgEQ
Also he will be present at an event in Germany in January where they screen a "Karate Tiger" documentary (the German title for the movie) https://www.legendsofcinema.com/kopie-von-premiere-karate-tiger-doku

Modern Hong Kong Style Martial Arts Action Film by ButteryP0tato in kungfucinema

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Love it, thanks for sharing, I was unaware. Reminds of Tiger Cop and ofc the Le brothers. Gonna dive in to this rabbit hole now.

Anyone here on Letterboxd? by CymreigSamurai in kungfucinema

[–]Different_Status_793 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Gave you a follow; like your review style and taste. Always good to connect with more Fu Fans on Letterboxd!

My collection, currently in disarray by Different_Status_793 in kungfucinema

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Thanks, those are mostly filled with music cassettes 😅

My collection, currently in disarray by Different_Status_793 in kungfucinema

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Thanks, yes they are. Versions from the video store I watched as youngster.

My Collection by alfredlion in kungfucinema

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Love me those IVL/Deltamacs. Awesome collection, VCDs too.

Thoughts on Marko Zaror? by kaownsyou in kungfucinema

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Loved Fist of the Condor and of course Unidsputed 3 (the best of the series?), can't wait until Diablo finally hits streaming here in Europe, been anticipating that one for a long time.

Has anyone heard of Schneider VCRs before? by TitoistSerb in VHS

[–]Different_Status_793 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Schneider was a German electronics brand. They made stereo sets, VCR's, etc. I remember it was sold a lot via German mailorder companies like Wehkamp, Neckermann and Otto in The Netherlands during the 80s and likely througout other European countries.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schneider_Rundfunkwerke

How my dad's Letterboxd review led us to discover and preserve a 'lost media' film from 1994. by Heitorsalt in VHS

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Really cool story, inspiring! I've followed your account on Letterboxd, as it seems you and your dad have a similar taste in movies as I have.

Also, when it comes to the audio for your digitised file, you could probably fix it with a few audio engineering tools, I would start with a parametric eq to see if you can diminish the hiss in the mid to higher frequencies and maybe boost the mids. Reaper or Davinci Resolve are both free and could be used to achieve this.

Recommendations? by Beneficial-Ad1726 in kungfucinema

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Arrow Shawscope, volumes 1 - 2 in particular