MoC Forthcoming, Wishlist, and Random Speculation

[Calvin]

Hope they can do some more silents in the near future. Someone said there were some more Lubitsch on the horizon, and I'm surprised Eureka haven't licensed the likes of Häxan and The Phantom Carriage from SF Studios yet...let's wait and see!

I'm also surprised that they haven't explored more of those Scandinavian silents, even in the DVD era. The likes of Sir Arne's Treasure, Ingeborg Holm, and A Man There Was would be amazing. Not to mention the Dreyers.

[Finch]

The second still is from My Father is a Hero (Corey Yuen, 1995).

[What A Disgrace]

I'm in for more Corey Yuen, but I'm getting burnt out on HK releases that aren't precisely the ones I want.

[therewillbeblus]

Waiting for It's a Drink! It's a Bomb! to surface - you'd think it would be on their (and 88's) radar given the strength of that cast and the love for David Chung's subsequent Yeohs. Not exactly a wild action 'stunt' movie tho

[The Elegant Dandy Fop]

It’s been over a decade since I saw My Father is a Hero, but really recall enjoying it at the time. I distinctly remember Li tossing around his son like a weapon in glee. I think at one point, this was one of those Dragon Dynasty titles that never made it to disc in the US in its original cut, but was dumped on streaming along with Bodyguard from Beijing, God of Cookery, and various Shaw/Celestial titles.

Rights issues and source material issues pretty much guarantee that I should just be happy with the laserdiscs I own. I’m convinced I’ll never see a release of all the Warner/Golden Harvest treasures like Slickers vs. Killers, License to Steal, or Too Many Ways to Be No. 1.

[Finch]

Another tease was identified as Hitman, another Jet Li film (1998).

[Finch]

Their next Stephen Chow title: Royal Tramp

[What A Disgrace]

I guess with Sammo Hung and Jackie Chan being squeezed dry, it makes sense that they'd start spamming Stephen Chow. Can't say I have any problems with that!

[yoloswegmaster]

Glad they are releasing more Stephen Chow titles but I hope they release better Chow titles like King of Comedy, Love on Delivery, and The God of Cookery.

[Finch]

God of Cookery is going to be either with Eureka or 88 if recent UK releases/announcements are any indication. That leaves Shaolin Soccer (which had a recent-ish Korean BD), All's Well Ends Well, All For The Winner, Flirting Scholar, King of Comedy (no, not that one!) and A Chinese Odyssey Parts One & Two.

[Finch]

I agree Eureka's HK titles have been a bit underwhelming all year long and where there's been an overlap with 88 US, they've been bested by the competition IMO. I was looking forward to She Shoots Straight but the melodrama in the last 45 minutes especially was too much even for a seasoned Hongkong viewer like me. The action was pretty cool but the rest of the film was a soap opera cranked up to eleven. Not a film I'm tempted to rewatch so I passed on buying. Maybe they'll have King Hu's The Valiant Ones and Johnnie To's The Mission (which was finally restored this year) in 2024.

[black&huge]

hope we get The Sixty Million Dollar Man

[beamish14]

hope we get The Sixty Million Dollar Man

Same. Stephen Chow turns into a toilet TWICE in that film

[Finch]

After the massive success of the Once Upon a Time in China series, Jet Li moved away from period settings and started to focus on action films set in the modern-era, a decision that would make him an international icon and of the biggest stars in the history of Hong Kong cinema.

In The Enforcer (aka My Father is a Hero) Li is an undercover police officer tracking down a notorious Hong Kong crime lord. Teaming up with his martial-arts prodigy son and a female officer (Anita Mui), together they lay down the law! In Dr Wai in “The Scripture with No Words” a down on his luck pulp fiction author (Li) lives vicariously through one of his characters, an Indiana Jones-esque adventurer searching for a mythical scripture. Then, in Hitman (aka Contract Killer), Li plays Tai Feng, a young assassin with a “sense of justice” who crosses paths with the “King of Killers” — a legendary vigilante with a huge bounty on his head.

Eureka Classics is proud to present three of Jet Li’s most beloved action films on Blu-ray for the first time ever in the UK.

SPECIAL FEATURES
Limited Edition O Card slipcase featuring new artwork by Sam Gilbey [2000 copies]
All three films presented in 1080p HD from new restorations across three Blu-ray discs
Limited edition collectors booklet featuring new essays by Simon Abrams and David Desser [2000 copies]

Disc 1 - THE ENFORCER
1080p presentation of the fully uncut Hong Kong theatrical cut from a new 4K restoration | Original Cantonese mono audio | “Classic” English dubbed audio | Newly translated subtitles | Brand new audio commentaries | Archival interview with producer Wong Jing | Archival interview with actor Tse Miu | Archival interview with actor Ken Lo | Trailers

Disc 2 - DR WAI IN THE SCRIPTURE WITH NO WORDS
1080p presentation of the original Hong Kong theatrical cut from a new 2K restoration | Original Cantonese mono audio | “Classic” English dubbed audio | Original Mandarin mono audio | Newly translated subtitles | Brand new audio commentaries | Two archival featurettes on Jet Li and the making of the film | Trailers

Disc 3 - HITMAN
1080p presentation of the original Hong Kong theatrical cut from a new HD restoration of the original film elements | 1080p presentation of the US “Contract Killer” release version | Original Cantonese mono audio | “Classic” English dubbed audio | Newly translated subtitles | Brand new audio commentaries | Archival interview with Jet Li | Archival interview with Simon Yam | Archival interview with Keiji Sato | Archival “Making of…” featurette | Archival footage from the film’s première | Trailers

***All extras subject to change & more to be announced***



Limited Edition O-Card slipcase featuring new artwork by Darren Wheeling [2000 copies]
Brand new 4K restorations of both films, presented in 1080p HD across two Blu-ray discs
Original Cantonese audio tracks
Optional English dubbed audio
Optional English subtitles newly translated for this release
Brand new audio commentaries by Asian film expert Frank Djeng and Mike Leeder & Arne Venema
A career spanning interview with veteran Hong Kong actress Helene Law Lan, courtesy of the Frédéric Ambroisine Video Archive
Two archival interviews with Wong Jing about Royal Tramp and the Jin Yong novel the story is based on
Trailers
A limited edition collector’s booklet featuring new writing on the films [2000 copies]

Also, re-issues of the Caligari 4k, and the Joseph Kuo set got divided up into 2 separate releases with 4 titles each.

[Finch]

The Fall of Ako Castle and Casino Raiders teased on X.

[swo17]

X

Ugh

[brundlefly]

The Ti West movie?

[Finch]

X being the new name for twitter.

[yoloswegmaster]

First hint for January's releases is for When Taekwondo Strikes, starring Angela Mao.

[yoloswegmaster]

Another hint has been posted, this time it looks like it's for The Kung Fu Cult Master from Wong Jing.

[What A Disgrace]

The next clue is word for word the IMDB synopsis of Hideo Gosha's Samurai Wolf.

[rapta]

The next clue is word for word the IMDB synopsis of Hideo Gosha's Samurai Wolf.

Has been known for a while that they have both Samurai Wolf and Samurai Wolf 2, so I assume that'll be a double-set for MoC. And definitely one I'll be pre-ordering!

[swo17]

Do we expect either of these films to require censoring because of animal cruelty?

[yoloswegmaster]

Eureka have posted hints for February releases, which are Paths of Glory 4K, Yakuza Wolf I and II, and Slaughter in San Francisco.

Looks like they've started to hit the bottom of the barrel of the Fortune Star titles with the release of Slaughter in San Francisco.

[What A Disgrace]

I hope Slaughter is a 4K, just to watch the world burn.