Dragon Inn (1967) (WCL Exclusive #65) (4K Fullslip) [China]

[ksosk]

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Release date: 17 Jan 2024

Retail Price: 358 CNY

Limit: TBC

Note : 4k disc only 

 

 

INFORMATIONS :

Duration : 111mins
Aspect : 2.35:1
Capacity : 100 GB
Video Format : 3840 x 2160p
Encoding : HEVC (Dolby Vision)
Audio track 1: Mandarin PCM 1.0
Audio track 2: Commentaries
Subtitles: Simplified Chinese and English

[cypheria078]

Beauty shots :

 

[ajames212]

Yup.  Need this and a touch of zen.  

[cypheria078]

Our GB is now open !

 

 

[Darnoc]

overview looks good:

 

The Eunuch of the Emperor has ordered the commander of his army condemned to death for betrayal and insurrection. The commander's family was was murdered to cut off his bloodline, but his two youngest, a son and a daughter, were expelled from the empire to the outlands in an attempt to draw out the commanders confidant and adviser. In order to complete the plan, the Eunuch sent his ultra-secret Black Arrow Troop to assassinate the two remaining children and the advisor. The ambush: to be carried out at the Inn Of Dragon's Gate at the border. The plans fail as journeymen of great swordsmanship turn up at the inn. From that point until the end of the flic many battles take place. This film is a masterpiece of martial arts swords-play and speaks the tune of "The Swordsman" and the "Zatoichi" films. A must see for fans of classic Asian cinema.

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[Darnoc]

review:

 

Simply one of the best martial arts movies

I speculate that King Hu must have left Shaw Brothers with a bad taste in his mouth after doing "Come Drink With Me". "Come Drink with Me" is also one of the greatest martial arts movies despite having room for improvement. This movie feels to me like King Hu made those improvements in it. I consider this his is his masterpiece. I compare it to the movies of Akira Kurosawa. Too bad that King Hu was nowhere near as prolific. This movie could even be considered his one hit wonder.

King Hu seemed to realize the claustrophobic situation of of the good guys and bad guys face to face in the Dragon Inn was great drama but it had to be contrasted with as much wide open space as possible. In "Dragon Inn" most scenes outside the inn are shot in expansive panoramas. Like Kurosawa, King Hu appreciated the way moving the camera brought the audience into the scene. He used tracking shots, particularly during fight sequences, to get this feeling.

Hang Ying-Chieh gets credit as action coordinator. He was the Big Boss in Bruce Lee's "The Big Boss". Remember when Bruce is cut, wipes off his blood then tastes it? Hang Ying-Chieh does the same here. The sword fights are Japanese style - starting with a suspenseful face off, then a sudden attack to cover the distance, just a few quick strokes of action, then stop and wait a few seconds to feel the results. A real sword cut is initially almost painless so the person cut doesn't know until he sees the effect of the cut.

I rate this as one of the best of 1967 and I recommend it to everyone - not just fans of the genre - to everyone

[popohd]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[MediaScholar]

I heard No English Subs on the Bonus Features/Documentary that's on this release, can anyone verify? 

[cypheria078]

2 hours ago, MediaScholar said:

I heard No English Subs on the Bonus Features/Documentary that's on this release, can anyone verify? 

 

@ksosk Do you have informations about this ?

[popohd]

Simplified subtitles

[MediaScholar]

For the feature or the Bonus/documentary items, as well?  Sources over at Blu-ray.com say the Bonus doc doesn't have English subs.  Just trying to get clarity! 

 

https://forum.blu-ray.com/showthread.php?t=369262&page=2

[Darnoc]

^happens more often than not with wcl/mlife