7.1 | / 10 |
Users | 0.0 | |
Reviewer | 2.0 | |
Overall | 2.0 |
World War 2 is approaching, and China is suspecting an invasion from Germany and Japan. Mr. Chang Bruce Le is hired by a Chinese espionage group to recover a secret document - crucial in winning victory - hidden on the top floor of a 6-storey building, and to do so, must fight his way up the tower and get to the last floor.
Starring: Bruce Le, Bolo Yeung, Chi Ling Chiu, Steve James (I)Foreign | 100% |
Martial arts | 46% |
Action | 18% |
Drama | 12% |
Video codec: MPEG-4 AVC
Video resolution: 1080p
Aspect ratio: 2.35:1
Original aspect ratio: 2.35:1
English: DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Mono
English SDH
Blu-ray Disc
Single disc (1 BD)
Region A (B, C untested)
Movie | 2.0 | |
Video | 2.0 | |
Audio | 3.0 | |
Extras | 3.0 | |
Overall | 2.0 |
Note: This film is available on Blu-ray as part of Severin's The Game of Clones: Bruceploitation Collection Vol. 1.
When Severin Films released Kung Fu Trailers of
Fury
and Return of Kung Fu Trailers of
Fury
several years ago, I'm sure I wasn't the only one initially thinking, "Well, that's a stupid idea for a release", only to have the sheer
lunacy of the trailers assembled in both collections "fight back" against that assessment, as if to say in response, "Yeah, well who's stupid
now?" In fact, both Kung Fu Trailers of Fury and Return of Kung Fu Trailers of Fury were kind of deliriously enjoyable in
their
own slapdash way, and those releases evidently were one of the inspirations for a full on collection of so-called "Brucesploitation" films, this time
offering the actual films in addition to their trailers. The goofily affable Michael Worth, who has contributed so many fun commentaries
through the years to various kung fu films on Blu-ray, is your "host" of sorts here, offering introductions to all the films and commentaries for many
of
them. If none of these films is ever going to be acclaimed as an unappreciated masterpiece, and if both video and audio on many of the films in
this
set might be charitably termed problematic, merely having these films in high definition will be alluring, and an absolute glut of other supplemental
material is included as well, making this a probable "must have" for a certain demographic.
Enter the Game of Death is presented on Blu-ray courtesy of Severin Films with an AVC encoded 1080p transfer in 2.35:1. Michael Worth states this transfer was sourced from a German 35mm print. There is all sorts of damage, both minor and frankly pretty major, that can be spotted throughout the presentation, ranging from relatively small flecks and specks, to some several long lasting scratches than can cover the frame. There are other momentary peculiarities like hairs in the gate. This is yet another transfer where the rectangular frame can occasionally look like it's been twisted into a parallelogram, so that everything inside the frame can look tilted or skewed slightly (see screenshot 5, though there are other examples in the screenshots uploaded to accompany this review). Color is variable but relatively robust a lot of the time, and some of the primaries, notably red, resonate decently enough. This has a thick, almost swarthy at times, grain field which at least argues against filtering having been applied.
Enter the Game of Death features another DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Mono mix that delivers all of its elements with a baseline efficiency, but which can sound slightly compressed on the high end, with the same kind of brightness that can afflict scoring and sound effects in particular. Some of the scoring has a slightly phased quality at times. The dubbing again is almost willfully inept in terms of matching spoken material to lip movements. Optional English subtitles are available.
Michael Worth offers some interesting comments both in his introduction and his commentary about the glut of Brucesploitation material that seems almost obsessed with what was planned as being the "next" Bruce Lee film until his untimely demise. This is one of the less patently absurd outings in the set on one level, but its time frame is odd (to say the least), and its action elements may not maintain the same gonzo intensity that some of the other Brucesploitation offerings do. Once again video and audio encounter some hurdles, but the supplements are very enjoyable.
(Still not reliable for this title)
Shen wei san meng long / 神威三猛龍
1980
Bruce Against Iron Hand / Dai gau tau yue siu leung ji / Da jiao tou yu sao niang zi / 大教頭與騷娘子
1979
Dragon on Fire / Kuai quan guai zhao / 快拳怪招
1978
Mission for the Dragon / Ying quan / Maegwon / 鷹拳
1979
Za jia gao shou / 雜家高手
1979
The New Game of Death / Xin si wang you xi / 新死亡遊戲
1975
He's a Legend, He's a Hero / Yong chun da xiong / 詠春大兄
1976
Bruce Lee: A Dragon Story / Yi dai meng long / 一代猛龍
1974
San lung mang tam / Shen long meng tan / Mie jue qi qi / 神龍猛探 / 滅絕七七
1980
Deadly Hands of Kung Fu / Lee sam geuk wai jan dei yuk moon / Li san jiao wei zhen di yu men / 李三腳威震地獄門
1977
Cameroun Connection
1985
In the Line of Duty | Huáng jiā zhàn shì | Wong ga jin si | 皇家戰士 | 2K Remastered
1986
Deep Thrust / Tie zhang xuan feng tui / 鐵掌旋風腿
1972
Liu A-Cai yu Huang Fei-Hong
1976
新精武門 / Xīn jīng wǔ mén
1976
合氣道 / He qi dao / Lady Kung Fu
1972
Chi jiao xiao zi / Chik geuk siu ji / 赤腳小子
1993
Sì dà mén pài | 四大門派 | Limited Edition
1977
蛇鶴八步 / She he ba bu
1978
Zhui hun biao / Chui wan biu / 追魂鏢
1968