88 Films: Two Newly Restored Early Jackie Chan Films Detailed for Blu-ray
Home88 Films: Two Newly Restored Early Jackie Chan Films Detailed for Blu-ray
Posted October 30, 2020 03:00 PM by Webmaster
88 Films has detailed two upcoming releases of early Jackie Chan films: Shaolin Wooden Men (1976) and New Fist of Fury (1976). The two releases will be available for purchase this November.
New Fist of Fury
Synopsis: After Chen Zhen has been killed by the Japanese in Fist Of Fury, his fiancee and some of his friends flee to Taiwan. Taiwan is also under Japanese occupation, however, and they soon learn that the Taiwanese are getting just as rough a deal as they were in Shanghai. Jackie Chan plays a Taiwanese boy that hates the Japanese. He's head strong and courageous, but refuses to learn Kung Fu, despite Nora Miao's best attempts to change his mind. Eventually he snaps though, and signs up to New Jingwu Mun - where he inexplicably becomes their most accomplished fighter in a few days. Nora is so impressed, she agrees to teach him Chen Zhen's secret style - The Fist of Fury.
Special Features and Technical Specs:
Shaolin Wooden Men
Synopsis: The time Jackie is on a mission of revenge. As a young boy he witnesses the slaying of his father at the hands of deadly masked kung fu assassin. Once Jackie is old enough, he trains as a mute at a shaolin temple to learn the techniques that will enable him to one day avenge the death of his father. What he doesn't realize though is that he is actually training in the lair of the man he seeks to kill!
Jackie has to gradate and defeat a gauntlet of mysterious robotic wooden men who throw every kung fu style at him before he can even face up to his nemesis. Packed with startling action courtesy of Half a Loaf of Kung Fu director Chen Chi-Hwa, this is another early Jackie Chan classic that's not to be missed by those seeking fine martial arts entertainment!
Special Features and Technical Specs:
New Fist of Fury
Synopsis: After Chen Zhen has been killed by the Japanese in Fist Of Fury, his fiancee and some of his friends flee to Taiwan. Taiwan is also under Japanese occupation, however, and they soon learn that the Taiwanese are getting just as rough a deal as they were in Shanghai. Jackie Chan plays a Taiwanese boy that hates the Japanese. He's head strong and courageous, but refuses to learn Kung Fu, despite Nora Miao's best attempts to change his mind. Eventually he snaps though, and signs up to New Jingwu Mun - where he inexplicably becomes their most accomplished fighter in a few days. Nora is so impressed, she agrees to teach him Chen Zhen's secret style - The Fist of Fury.
Special Features and Technical Specs:
- NEW 2K RESTORATION FROM THE ORIGINAL CAMERA NEGATIVE
- ORIGINAL 1976 CUT (120 mins) [Mandarin DTS-HD MA Mono and English DTS-HD MA Mono options]
- RE-EDITED 1980 CUT (83 mins) [Cantonese DTS-HD MA Mono and English DTS-HD MA Mono options]
- NEW Audio Commentary by Asian cinema expert Brandon Bentley and artist / Hong Kong cinema expert R.P. "Kung Fu Bob" O'Brien
- NEW Audio Commentary by Hong Kong cinema expert Andrew Staton
- Original Hong Kong Trailer
- English Trailer
- Reversible sleeve with original Hong Kong poster artwork and brand-new artwork from R.P. "Kung Fu Bob" O'Brien
- Newly Remastered English Subtitles
- Slipcase with brand-new artwork from R.P. "Kung Fu Bob" O'Brien [Limited Edition - first print run only]
- Extensive Booklet Notes by Bruce Lee Historian and Martial Arts movie reviewer for Martial Arts Illustrated and World of Martial Arts magazines: -Andrew Staton [Limited Edition - first print run only]
- REGION-B "LOCKED"
Shaolin Wooden Men
Synopsis: The time Jackie is on a mission of revenge. As a young boy he witnesses the slaying of his father at the hands of deadly masked kung fu assassin. Once Jackie is old enough, he trains as a mute at a shaolin temple to learn the techniques that will enable him to one day avenge the death of his father. What he doesn't realize though is that he is actually training in the lair of the man he seeks to kill!
Jackie has to gradate and defeat a gauntlet of mysterious robotic wooden men who throw every kung fu style at him before he can even face up to his nemesis. Packed with startling action courtesy of Half a Loaf of Kung Fu director Chen Chi-Hwa, this is another early Jackie Chan classic that's not to be missed by those seeking fine martial arts entertainment!
Special Features and Technical Specs:
- NEW 2K RESTORATION OF THE HONG KONG VERSION OF THE FILM
- NEW Audio Commentary by Asian cinema expert Brandon Bentley
- NEW Audio Commentary by Hong Kong cinema experts Mike Leeder and Arne Venema
- NEW Rick Baker on Shaolin Wooden Men
- NEW Shaolin Chamber of Death - How Trans-Global Pictures brought Jackie Chan to Britain
- Trailers
- Original Hong Kong Trailer
- English Trailer
- Japanese Trailer
- Japanese TV Spot
- Audio and subtitles
- Mandarin DTS-HD Master Audio Mono
- English DTS-HD Master Audio Mono
- Cantonese DTS-HD Master Audio Mono
- Alternate Cantonese DTS-HD MA Mono featuring different music
- Newly Remastered English Subtitles
- Reversible sleeve with brand-new artwork from R.P. "Kung Fu Bob" O'Brien and alternative Hong Kong poster artwork
- Limited Edition Slipcase [first pressing only]
- Limited Edition Set of 4 double-sided art cards [first pressing only]
- Limited Edition A3 Foldout Poster [first pressing only]
- REGION-B "LOCKED"
