Jackie Chan Collection Volume 1 | Blu-ray (Shout! Factory)
Today’s Deal on Fire is the Blu-ray for Shout! Factory’s The Jackie Chan Collection Volume 1 on Blu-ray (Region A) in January 2023. This upcoming set will include 7 movies, spread across 7 Blu-ray discs.
Here’s what you get:
THE KILLER METEORS (2.35:1, Mandarin, Cantonese, English DTS-HD Master Audio Mono, 104 min.)
A powerful nobleman believes his own wife has poisoned him. To find the elusive antidote in time and kill his evil wife, he hires his adversary, a rogue warrior known for his mastery of deadly explosive projectiles.
SHAOLIN WOODEN MEN (2.35:1, Mandarin, Cantonese, English DTS-HD Master Audio Mono, 108 min.)
An orphan traumatized into silence by the death of his father finds himself living at the Shaolin monastery … and befriending a prisoner who teaches him a secret and deadly form of kung fu.
TO KILL WITH INTRIGUE (2.35:1, Mandarin, Cantonese, English DTS-HD Master Audio Mono, 107 min.)
A young master sends his pregnant girlfriend away from the family’s castle, fearing for her safety from a vicious gang led by a vengeful woman who had her face scarred as a child by his father.
SNAKE & CRANE ARTS OF SHAOLIN (2.35:1, Mandarin, Cantonese, English DTS-HD Master Audio Mono, 101 min.)
Entrusted with the book Art Of The Snake And Crane after the mysterious disappearance of the Shaolin Masters who wrote it, a young man must fight off numerous clans to learn the true reason for the disappearance.
DRAGON FIST (2.35:1, Mandarin, Cantonese, English DTS-HD Master Audio Mono, 97 min.)
After his master is murdered, a martial arts student departs on a sacred journey to avenge him and honor his memory. But when he tracks the killer to a remote village, the evil warlord tries to blackmail him.
BATTLE CREEK BRAWL (2.39:1, English, Cantonese, Mandarin DTS-HD Master Audio Mono, 96 min.)
A man seeking fame and fortune in Chicago in the 1930s has his life turned upside-down when a merciless mobster takes his brother’s fiancée hostage and forces him to enter a no-holds-barred combat tournament in Texas.
DRAGON LORD (2.39:1, Cantonese, English DTS-HD Master Audio Mono, 96 min. (Hong Kong Cut), 103 min. (Extended Cut)
The adventures of a restless martial arts student called Dragon, who, while constantly pursuing a girl, gets involved in the affairs of a gang of thieves.
BONUS FEATURES:
DISC ONE: THE KILLER METEORS (1976)
- 2K Transfer From The Original Film Elements
- Audio: Mandarin Mono DTS-HD Master Audio With New Subtitle Translation, Mandarin 5.1 Dolby Digital, English Dub Mono DTS-HD Master Audio, English Dub 5.1 Dolby Digital, Cantonese Mono DTS-HD Master Audio
- NEW Audio Commentary With David West, Critic And Author Of Chasing Dragons: An Introduction To The Martial Arts Film
- Original Theatrical Trailer
- Still Gallery
- DRAGON LORD (1982) – Bonus Hybrid Cut (Cantonese Mono DTS-HD Master Audio)
DISC TWO: SHAOLIN WOODEN MEN (1976)
- 2K Transfer Of The Hong Kong Version From The Original Film Elements
- Audio: Mandarin Mono DTS-HD Master Audio With New Subtitle Translation, English Dub Mono DTS-HD Master Audio, Cantonese Mono DTS-HD Master Audio, Alternate Cantonese Mono DTS-HD Master Audio
- NEW Audio Commentary With James Mudge, Veteran Hong Kong Film Critic At easternKicks
- Ricky Baker On Shaolin Wooden Men
- Original Theatrical Trailer
- English Trailer
- Still Gallery
DISC THREE: TO KILL WITH INTRIGUE (1977)
- 2K Restoration From The Original Film Elements
- Audio: Mandarin Mono DTS-HD Master Audio With New Subtitle Translation, Mandarin 5.1 Dolby Digital, English Dub Mono DTS-HD Master Audio, English 5.1 Dolby Digital, Cantonese Mono DTS-HD Master Audio, Japanese Theatrical Mandarin Mono DTS-HD Master Audio
- NEW Audio Commentary With David West, Critic And Author Of Chasing Dragons: An Introduction To The Martial Arts Film
- Intriguingly Jackie – An Interview With Hong Kong Cinema Expert Ricky Baker
- Original Theatrical Trailer
- Japanese Teaser Trailer
- Japanese Theatrical Trailer
- Japanese TV Spot
- Still Gallery
DISC FOUR: SNAKE AND CRANE ARTS OF SHAOLIN (1978)
- 2K Restoration From The Original Film Elements
- Audio: Mandarin Mono DTS-HD Master Audio With New Subtitle Translation, Cantonese Stereo DTS-HD Master Audio, English Mono DTS-HD Master Audio, Japanese Theatrical Mandarin Mono DTS-HD Master Audio
- NEW Audio Commentary With David West, Critic And Author Of Chasing Dragons: An Introduction To The Martial Arts Film
- Pick Your Poison – An Interview With Hong Kong Cinema Expert Ricky Baker
- Trailer
- Japanese Theatrical Trailer
- Japanese TV Spot
- Still Gallery
DISC FIVE: DRAGON FIST (1979)
- 2K Restoration From The Original Film Elements
- Audio: Cantonese Mono DTS-HD Master Audio, Cantonese 5.1 Dolby Digital, Mandarin Mono DTS-HD Master Audio With New Subtitle Translation, Mandarin Japanese Theatrical audio DTS-HD Master Audio, Mandarin 5.1 Dolby Digital, English Dub Mono DTS-HD Master Audio, English 5.1 Dolby Digital
- NEW Audio Commentary With James Mudge, Veteran Hong Kong Film Critic At easternKicks
- A Dragon Rules – An Interview With Writer/Journalist David West
- Original Theatrical Trailer
- Japanese Theatrical Trailer
- Japanese TV Spot
- Still Gallery
DISC SIX: BATTLE CREEK BRAWL (1980)
- Audio: English Mono DTS-HD Master Audio , English 5.1 Dolby Digital, Cantonese Stereo DTS-HD Master Audio, Mandarin Stereo DTS-HD Master Audio With New Subtitle Translation
- NEW The Golden Boy: Harvesting A Major New Martial Arts Maverick – An 85-Minute Feature Length Documentary, Exclusive To This Release, On The Sensational Seventies Emergence Of Jackie Chan Featuring Contributions From Chen Chi-Hwa (Director Of Shaolin Wooden Men), Andre Morgan (Producer of Battle Creek Brawl), Actress Kristine DeBell (Battle Creek Brawl) Lin Kuang-Yung (Actor/Stuntman, Half A Loaf Of Kung Fu), Film Critic Ricky Baker, Chinese Cinema Academic Dr Lin Fung, And more!
- NEW Audio Commentary With James Mudge, Veteran Hong Kong Film Critic At easternKicks
- NEW Interview With Kristine DeBell (2022)
- Interview With Jackie Chan
- Interview With Producer Fred Weintraub (2013)
- Interview With Actress Kristin DeBell (2013)
- Battle Hardened – An Interview With Critic And Author David West
- Rumble In The USA: Jackie Chan Takes On America – An Interview With Martial Arts Expert Ricky Baker
- Battle Creek Brawl Theatrical Trailer
- The Big Brawl Theatrical Trailer
- The Big Brawl Opening Titles
- Still Gallery
DISC SEVEN: DRAGON LORD (1982)
- Two Cuts Of The Film Restored In 2K From The Original Film Elements – The 96-Minute Hong Kong Theatrical Cut And 103-Minute Cut That Was Released In Some Territories With Approximately 15 Minutes Of Extended And Alternate Footage
- Audio (96 Minute Hong Kong Theatrical Cut): Cantonese Mono DTS-HD Master Audio With New Subtitle Translation, Alternate Cantonese Mono DTS-HD Master Audio, 1982 English Mono DTS-HD Master Audio, 2003 English 5.1 Dolby Digital
- Audio (103 Minute Cut): Cantonese Mono DTS-HD Master Audio
- NEW Audio Commentary With David West, Critic And Author Of Chasing Dragons: An Introduction To The Martial Arts Film
- An Interview With Louis Sit
- An Interview With Actor Mars
- An Interview With Actor Whang In-sik
- Original Theatrical Trailer
- Cantonese Trailer
- English Trailer
- Behind-The-Scenes Trailer
- Still Gallery
Order the set from Amazon.com today!
Definitely will get this especially since its titled Vol.1 indicating were getting more. Really liked the international 4 volume vintage collection releases glad were getting something similar in the US
Yes yes and yes
Sounds interesting but I’ll definitely be waiting to hear about special features before I’ll even consider buying this set. It’s kind of nice that between Eureka!, 88 Films, Shout Factory, etc. all releasing improved versions of classic Hong Kong movies we now have the luxury of being picky with our purchases!
By the way, I’m curious as to what brought on this apparent renewed interest in these old Hong Kong movies? I know in the early to mid 1990s the “discovery” of Jackie Chan by western audiences generated further interest in the films not only of Jackie, but Jet Li, Chow Yun Fat, John Woo, etc., but what initiated this current resurgence? Why is there a market for these movies now where there didn’t seem to be much of one a couple years ago? Is it a matter of rights to these movies having been newly cleared, was it the Yip Man movies with Donnie Yen getting some attention internationally? How did young people who weren’t even alive when Jackie was making his best movies get interested in him enough for so many companys to be releasing competing versions of his films?
Bruce, those are all great questions that I think about myself. My guess is there’s hardly anything “fresh” coming out of Hollywood, so film snobs from all generations are branching out to older films like these (I think the same goes for Italian crime movies as well). In a world of special effects, remakes, Marvel movies, etc, I’m sure films from this era – especially Hong Kong films – are a breath of fresh air!
alot of classic movies were remastered by fortune Star for Chinese streaming sites in 4k around 2017 onwards. I’m assuming they then license these movies to whichever boutique label is interested
Interesting. Also makes sense.
The special features are in now. They are really good so you should check it out on shout factory.
Well let’s see Jackie Chan is Iconic like James Dean. You may not have been Alive to know about him but once you do know about these people as human beings we become curious and want to explore their body of work. So that is part of it as well Bruce. P.S. it is culturally enriching as well and fun
battle creek brawl in cantonese and mandarin dub? yesss!!!
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Personally I keep hoping for a release of Snake In The Eagle’s Shadow. These films while some are decent, it still seems odd we didn’t get this on Blu ray yet. It’s odd, despite having a video store in my house, most of my Blu rays are 80s Action, horror and Hong Kong. And yet this one still eludes me. In fact this, God Of Gamblers and many shaw brothers movies elude me as they haven’t been released on Blu ray. Very disappointing.
‘Snake in the Eagle’s Shadow’ received the deluxe Blu-ray treatment from 88 Films back in 2021, you can read the announcement over at blu-ray.com here.
‘God of Gamblers’ is getting a similar deluxe treatment from 88 Films and will be released on May 1st (here’s a link to our own post about the release).
I’ll be picking up God Of Gamblers asap. As for Snake In The Eagle’s Shadow , If I can get it under 40 bucks or so. No joke it goes for 52 dollars and up. Terrible.
I’m going to make a bold statement, at the risk of MPM saying I’ve been drinking again, but Snake In The Eagle’s Shadow is Jackie Chan’s best old school Kung Fu flick. Better than Young Master,Drunken Master 1, Fearless Hyena,Dragon Fist,Hand Of Death and Dragon Lord. Simply put the best training montage ever. I get why it’s so expensive on ebay, but I will wait and see if I can cheaper copy on Blu ray.
Anybody tell me if the English dubs on these are the OG original dubs? I love them but hate modern dubs as they have no character. Thanks for the help in advance.