88 Films: The Flag of Iron and Legendary Weapons of China Detailed for Blu-ray
Home88 Films: The Flag of Iron and Legendary Weapons of China Detailed for Blu-ray
Posted September 13, 2021 11:58 PM by Webmaster
British label 88 Films has detailed its upcoming Blu-ray releases of The Flag of Iron (1980) and Legendary Weapons of China (1982). The two releases will be available for purchase in the United Kingdom and the United States this October.
Legendary Weapons of China
Description: When the former member of a failing magical kung fu order threatens to destroy the remaining group's reputation through his loud mouth insults and defamatory behaviour, an elite band of killers is dispatched to silence him forever.
Though perhaps the golden age of martial cinema had been and gone, this late entry wuxia style film from The Shaw Brothers house of dreams was still able to pack a powerful punch. Written, directed and starring Chia-Liang Liu (The Spiritual Boxer, Spiritual Boxer II), this gloriously fast-paced drama which entertainingly mixes swordplay with hand to hand combat in a fabulously furious rollicking adventure weaves its own special kind of magic.
Special Features and Technical Specs:
UK STREET DATE: OCTOBER 25.
The Flag of Iron
Description: Another cult classic from the Shaw Brothers Studio, The Flag of Iron is a quintessential Hong Kong tale of rivals, betrayal and family feuds. When the master of the Iron Flag clan is killed by a mysterious assassin known only as Spearman, it sets off an explosive chain of events which pits two brothers against each other in an action-packed adventure of fist flying fury.
Directed by Chan Cheh (The One-Armed Swordsman, Five Venoms), this kinetic and highly influential Kung Fu picture, mixes traditional storytelling with more modern presentation techniques, layering acrobatics, the use exotic weaponry and quick as lightening fight sequences to produce a sure fire entertaining hit, which no serious collector of martial arts movies can be without.
Special Features and Technical Specs:
UK STREET DATE: OCTOBER 25.
Legendary Weapons of China
Description: When the former member of a failing magical kung fu order threatens to destroy the remaining group's reputation through his loud mouth insults and defamatory behaviour, an elite band of killers is dispatched to silence him forever.
Though perhaps the golden age of martial cinema had been and gone, this late entry wuxia style film from The Shaw Brothers house of dreams was still able to pack a powerful punch. Written, directed and starring Chia-Liang Liu (The Spiritual Boxer, Spiritual Boxer II), this gloriously fast-paced drama which entertainingly mixes swordplay with hand to hand combat in a fabulously furious rollicking adventure weaves its own special kind of magic.
Special Features and Technical Specs:
- RESTORED IN THE ORIGINAL ASPECT RATIO OF 2.39:1
- Audio:
- English LPCM Mono
- Mandarin LPCM Mono 2.0
- Newly translated English subtitles
- Audio Commentary by Mike LEeder and Arne Venema
- Eighteen Weapons - David West on Legendary Weapons of China
- Reversible sleeve with brand-new artwork from R.P. "Kung Fu Bob" O'Brien & Original Hong Kong poster artwork
- Slipcase with brand-new artwork from R.P. "Kung Fu Bob" O'Brien
- Double-Sided A3 Foldout Poster
- Extensive Booklet Notes "A Strange Call to Arms - Revisiting the Odd Landscape of Chia-Liang Liu's Early 80s Martial Arts Flick, The Legendary Weapons of China (1982)" by Andrew Graves
- REGION A/B "LOCKED"
UK STREET DATE: OCTOBER 25.
The Flag of Iron
Description: Another cult classic from the Shaw Brothers Studio, The Flag of Iron is a quintessential Hong Kong tale of rivals, betrayal and family feuds. When the master of the Iron Flag clan is killed by a mysterious assassin known only as Spearman, it sets off an explosive chain of events which pits two brothers against each other in an action-packed adventure of fist flying fury.
Directed by Chan Cheh (The One-Armed Swordsman, Five Venoms), this kinetic and highly influential Kung Fu picture, mixes traditional storytelling with more modern presentation techniques, layering acrobatics, the use exotic weaponry and quick as lightening fight sequences to produce a sure fire entertaining hit, which no serious collector of martial arts movies can be without.
Special Features and Technical Specs:
- RESTORED IN THE ORIGINAL ASPECT RATIO OF 2.39:1
- Audio:
- English LPCM Mono
- Mandarin LPCM Mono 2.0
- Newly translated English subtitles
- Slipcase with brand-new artwork from R.P. "Kung Fu Bob" O'Brien
- Double-Sided A3 Foldout Poster
- Extensive Booklet Notes "Red and Black Attack Unfurling the Fury of Cheh Chang's Gloriously Inventive Martial Arts Masterwork, The Flag of Iron (1980)" by Andrew Graves
- AND MORE...
- REGION A/B "LOCKED"
UK STREET DATE: OCTOBER 25.
