RELEASE DATE: July 17, 2023
Now available from Goodie Emporium is Arrow Video’s (UK) 4K Bruce Lee movie collection, which includes a Brand new 4K restorations of The Big Boss, Fist of Fury, The Way of the Dragon and Game of Death and brand new 2K restoration of Game of Death II + features, all spread across 10 discs.
Official details:
When former child actor and Hollywood TV sidekick Bruce Lee returned to his native Hong Kong in 1971 to star in two films for fledgling company Golden Harvest, movie history was made thanks to one of the most iconic partnerships between star and studio that cinema has ever seen. In only a handful of films, Lee high-kicked his way into audiences’ imaginations forever, thanks to his blistering screen presence and his masterful ‘Jeet Kune Do’ fighting technique.
The first two starring vehicles for Lee, The Big Boss and Fist of Fury (both directed by Lo Wei), smashed all box office records in Hong Kong and made him the most famous face on the continent. Lee asserted his artistic independence by directing, writing and starring in The Way of the Dragon, arguably his most thrilling and personal film. Tragically, on the cusp of achieving the international stardom he had long strived for, Bruce Lee died suddenly in 1973, aged only 32. Not to be outdone by the tidal wave of ‘Bruceploitation’ films that followed, Golden Harvest completed two posthumous films using unreleased footage, 1978’s Game of Death and its 1981 sequel, as well as two official documentaries, the first of which hit cinemas only three months after Lee’s death. Today, five decades since his passing, Bruce Lee continues to be the most beloved and influential martial artist in the world.
This definitive collection, featuring fresh and exclusive 4K restorations by Arrow Video from the best available film materials, hours of brand new bonus features and previously unreleased footage – including the extended Mandarin Cut of The Big Boss, now ten minutes longer than any version ever released on video worldwide, and the never-before-seen ‘log fight’ from the original Game of Death shoot – is the ultimate tribute to Bruce Lee’s enduring legacy and fruitful collaboration with Golden Harvest.
Features for the 4K Ultra HD Collection:
LIMITED TEN-DISC UHD/BLU-RAY COLLECTION CONTENTS:
- Limited edition packaging featuring newly commissioned artwork by Tony Stella
- 200-page hardbound book featuring new writing by Walter Chaw, Henry Blyth, Andrew Staton, Dylan Cheung, David West and James Flower
- Twenty-four lobby card reproductions
- Ten glossy photos of Lee in action
- Reversible poster with vintage quad poster artwork
DISC ONE – THE BIG BOSS (4K ULTRA HD BLU-RAY)
- 4K (2160p) UHD Blu-ray presentation in Dolby Vision (HDR10 compatible) of the 99-minute 1983 version of The Big Boss, newly restored by Arrow Films from the original negative
- Original newly restored lossless Mandarin, English and Cantonese mono audio
- Two English mono options, the standard mix and a Japanese mix with alternate score
- Newly translated English subtitles, plus optional subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing for the English dubs
- Two brand new feature commentaries, one by David Desser and one by Brandon Bentley
- Return to Thailand, a new documentary produced and presented by Matt Routledge exploring the original filming locations
- Newly uncovered deleted and extended scenes, with optional commentary by Bentley
- The Not-Quite-Biggest Boss, a video essay by Bentley investigating the scenes still lost, such as the ‘saw-in-the-head’ scene
- Archive interviews with co-star Lau Wing and stuntman Tung Wai
- Bruce Lee Vs. Peter Thomas, a short video essay about the music for the English version
- Alternate credits sequences
- Trailer gallery, including a ‘Before The Big Boss’ reel and the trailer for lost sequel The Big Boss Part II
- Image gallery
DISC TWO – THE BIG BOSS: THE MANDARIN CUT (4K ULTRA HD BLU-RAY)
- 4K (2160p) UHD Blu-ray presentation in HDR10 of three alternate versions of The Big Boss with lossless mono audio, newly restored by Arrow Films: the 110-min Mandarin Cut, with restored Mandarin mono; the 100-min English Export Cut, featuring a rare alternate English dub track (some scenes in Mandarin); and the 100-min US Theatrical Cut
- Newly restored English subtitles for the Mandarin Cut
- Subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing on both English cuts
- Axis of English, a brand new video essay by Will Offutt profiling the English dubbing actors for The Big Boss, Fist of Fury and The Way of the Dragon
- Unrestored raw scan of the Mandarin Cut (1080p only)
DISC THREE – FIST OF FURY (4K ULTRA HD BLU-RAY)
- 4K (2160p) UHD Blu-ray presentation in Dolby Vision (HDR10 compatible), newly restored by Arrow Films from the original negative
- Alternate ‘English Export Cut’ viewing option with different opening and closing credits via seamless branching
- Original newly restored Mandarin, English and Cantonese mono audio
- Two English mono options, the standard mix and a Japanese mix with alternate music
- Newly translated English subtitles, plus optional subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing on the English dubs
- Two brand new feature commentaries, one by Jonathan Clements and one by Brandon Bentley
- Legend of the Dragon, a newly filmed 80-minute overview of Lee’s life and career by film critic and historian Tony Rayns
- Visions of Fury, a new featurette on Bruce Lee’s collaboration with Golden Harvest and Lo Wei, featuring interviews with co-producer Andre Morgan and martial arts experts Michael Worth, Frank Djeng, John Kreng, Andy Cheng and Bruce Willow
- Archive interviews with co-stars Nora Miao, Riki Hashimoto, Jun Katsumura and Yuen Wah
- Alternate credits sequence
- Trailer gallery, including a Chen Zhen trailer reel
- Image gallery
DISC FOUR – THE WAY OF THE DRAGON (4K ULTRA HD BLU-RAY)
- 4K (2160p) UHD Blu-ray presentations in Dolby Vision (HDR10 compatible), newly restored by Arrow Films from original film elements, of the Hong Kong Theatrical Cut and the Japanese Cut via seamless branching
- Original newly restored lossless Mandarin, English and Cantonese mono audio on the Hong Kong Theatrical Cut
- Alternate lossless English mono audio on the Japanese Cut
- Optional newly translated English subtitles
- Subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing on both English audio options
- Two brand new feature commentaries, one by Frank Djeng & Michael Worth and one by Brandon Bentley
- The Way of the Camera, a new documentary looking at Lee’s filmmaking and fighting method in his directorial debut, featuring interviews with Golden Harvest producer Andre Morgan, martial arts experts Michael Worth, Jon Kreng, Andy Cheng, Frank Djeng, David Yeung, film historian Courtney Joyner and actors Piet (Peter) Schweer, Jon Benn and John Saxon
- Meet the Italian Beauty, a newly filmed interview with star Malisa Longo
- The Scottish Soldier Meets the Dragon, a newly filmed interview with on-set observer John Young
- Newly recorded select scene commentary by ‘thug’ actor Piet Schweer
- Archive interviews with co-stars Jon Benn, Bob Wall and Hwang In-shik and production managers Chaplin Chang and Louis Sit
- Trailer gallery, including a Bruceploitation trailer reel
- Image gallery
DISC FIVE – ENTER THE DRAGON (BLU-RAY)
- 40th Anniversary Special Edition Blu-ray courtesy of Warner Home Video
- High Definition (1080p) Blu-ray presentation of the extended 1998 Special Edition of the film
- 5.1 DTS-HD Surround English audio, plus additional audio options in Russian, Castilian, French, German, Italian, Polish and Latin Spanish
- English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing, plus subtitles for other languages
- Feature commentary by writer Michael Allin and producer Paul Heller
- Featurettes: No Way As Way, Wing Chun: The Art that Introduced Kung Fu to Bruce Lee, Return to Han’s Island, Blood and Steel: The Making of ‘Enter the Dragon’, Bruce Lee: In His Own Words, Backyard Workout with Bruce
- The Curse of the Dragon documentary
- Interviews with Linda Lee Cadwell
- 1973 archive featurette Hong Kong with ‘Enter the Dragon’
- Theatrical trailers and TV spots
DISC SIX – GAME OF DEATH (4K ULTRA HD BLU-RAY)
- 4K (2160p) UHD Blu-ray presentations in Dolby Vision (HDR10 compatible), newly restored by Arrow Films from original film elements, of the international cut and the Japanese cut via seamless branching
- Original newly restored English mono audio on both cuts
- English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing
- Brand new feature commentary by Brandon Bentley & Mike Leeder
- The Song I’m Singing Tomorrow, a newly filmed interview with star Colleen Camp
- Deleted and extended scenes from the Chinese-language versions of the film, including two alternate endings (contains some standard-definition material)
- Archive interviews with co-stars Dan Inosanto and Bob Wall
- Behind-the-scenes footage as featured in Bruce Lee: The Legend
- Rare pre-production sales featurette from 1976 with new commentary by Michael Worth and producer Andre Morgan
- Fight scene dailies directed by Sammo Hung
- Locations featurette from 2013
- Trailer gallery, including Bruceploitation and ‘Robert Clouse at Golden Harvest’ trailer reels
- Image gallery
DISC SEVEN – GAME OF DEATH: ALTERNATE VERSIONS (BLU-RAY)
- High Definition (1080p) Blu-ray presentation of the Chinese version of the film
- Original lossless Mandarin and Cantonese mono audio
- Newly translated optional English subtitles
- Archive interview with Casanova Wong from 2001 on his relationship with Sammo Hung, and Lee’s influence on him
- Two alternate Cantonese and Mandarin versions of the film in High Definition via seamless branching, with different credits, ending and reinstated Ji Han-jae fight (contains some standard-definition material)
- Archive featurettes on Lee’s life and impact: The Hong Kong Connection, Bruce Lee Remembered, Legacy of the Dragon, Dragon Rising and The Grandmaster & The Dragon, featuring interviews with Hung, Donnie Yen, William Cheung and many others
- Archive interviews with Robert Lee, Phoebe Lee, Pat Johnson, George Lee, Gene LeBell, Van Williams, Joe Torrenueva, Jeff Imada, Linda Palmer, Fred Weintraub, Tom Kuhn, Paul Heller and James Lew
DISC EIGHT – GAME OF DEATH: BONUS DISC (BLU-RAY)
- The Final Game of Death, a brand new three-hour video essay by Arrow Films that incorporates a new 2K restoration of all two hours of Lee’s original dailies from a recently-discovered interpositive
- Game of Death: Revisited, an earlier attempt to reconstruct Lee’s original vision from 2001
- Super 8 footage from 1974 of Dan Inosanto demonstrating the nunchaku
- Brief archival interview with Kareem Abdul-Jabbar from 1976
- Image gallery
DISC NINE – GAME OF DEATH II (BLU-RAY)
- Brand new 2K restoration of the International Cut of the film titled Game of Death II by Arrow Films from original film elements
- High Definition (1080p) Blu-ray presentation of Game of Death II as well as the Hong Kong Theatrical Cut titled Tower of Death (contains some standard-definition material)
- Original lossless English mono audio on Game of Death II
- Original lossless Cantonese, Mandarin and English mono audio on Tower of Death
- English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing on Game of Death II, and optional newly translated English subtitles on Tower of Death
- Brand new feature commentary by Frank Djeng & Michael Worth, co-producers of Enter the Clones of Bruce
- Archive interview with co-star Roy Horan
- Alternate Korean version with unique footage, presented in High Definition with original lossless mono audio and newly translated English subtitles
- Alternate US video version in High Definition with lossless English mono audio, via seamless branching
- Alternate end credits sequence for Game of Death II
- Trailer gallery
- Image gallery
DISC TEN – DOCUMENTARIES (BLU-RAY)
- High Definition (1080p) Blu-ray presentations of Bruce Lee: The Man & The Legend (1973) and Bruce Lee: The Legend (1984)
- Original lossless Mandarin mono audio for The Man & The Legend, and lossless English mono audio for both films
- Newly translated optional English subtitles for The Man & The Legend, and subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing for both films
- Alternate video version of The Legend, featuring different editing and credits (standard definition only)
- Archive video of a tour of Golden Harvest Studios conducted in the mid-1990s by Russell Cawthorne, writer of Bruce Lee: The Legend
- Alternate animated Hong Kong credits for Enter the Dragon
- Trailers and image gallery for both films
Features for the Blu-ray (Region B) Collection:
LIMITED TEN-DISC BLU-RAY COLLECTION CONTENTS
- Limited edition packaging featuring newly commissioned artwork by Tony Stella
- 200-page hardbound book featuring new writing by Walter Chaw, Henry Blyth, Andrew Staton, Dylan Cheung, David West and James Flower
- Twenty-four lobby card reproductions
- Ten glossy photos of Lee in action
- Reversible poster with vintage quad poster artwork
DISC ONE – THE BIG BOSS
- High Definition (1080p) Blu-ray presentation of the 99-minute 1983 version of The Big Boss, newly restored by Arrow Films from the original negative
- Original newly restored lossless Mandarin, English and Cantonese mono audio
- Two English mono options, the standard mix and a Japanese mix with alternate score
- Newly translated English subtitles, plus optional subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing for the English dubs
- Two brand new feature commentaries, one by David Desser and one by Brandon Bentley
- Return to Thailand, a new documentary produced and presented by Matt Routledge exploring the original filming locations
- Newly uncovered deleted and extended scenes, with optional commentary by Bentley
- The Not-Quite-Biggest Boss, a video essay by Bentley investigating the scenes still lost, such as the ‘saw-in-the-head’ scene
- Archive interviews with co-star Lau Wing and stuntman Tung Wai
- Bruce Lee Vs. Peter Thomas, a short video essay about the music for the English version
- Alternate credits sequences
- Trailer gallery, including a ‘Before The Big Boss’ reel and the trailer for lost sequel The Big Boss Part II
- Image gallery
DISC TWO – THE BIG BOSS: THE MANDARIN CUT
- High Definition (1080p) Blu-ray presentations of three alternate versions of The Big Boss with lossless mono audio, newly restored by Arrow Films: the 110-min Mandarin Cut, with restored Mandarin mono; the 100-min English Export Cut, featuring a rare alternate English dub track (some scenes in Mandarin); and the 100-min US Theatrical Cut
- Newly restored English subtitles for the Mandarin Cut
- Subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing on both English cuts
- Axis of English, a brand new video essay by Will Offutt profiling the English dubbing actors for The Big Boss, Fist of Fury and The Way of the Dragon
- Unrestored raw scan of the Mandarin Cut
DISC THREE – FIST OF FURY
- High Definition (1080p) Blu-ray presentation, newly restored by Arrow Films from the original negative
- Alternate ‘English Export Cut’ viewing option with different opening and closing credits, via seamless branching
- Original newly restored Mandarin, English and Cantonese mono audio
- Two English mono options, the standard mix and a Japanese mix with alternate music
- Newly translated English subtitles, plus optional subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing on the English dubs
- Two brand new feature commentaries, one by Jonathan Clements and one by Brandon Bentley
- Legend of the Dragon, a newly filmed 80-minute overview of Lee’s life and career by film critic and historian Tony Rayns
- Visions of Fury, a new featurette on Bruce Lee’s collaboration with Golden Harvest and Lo Wei, featuring interviews with co-producer Andre Morgan and martial arts experts Michael Worth, Frank Djeng, John Kreng, Andy Cheng and Bruce Willow
- Archive interviews with co-stars Nora Miao, Riki Hashimoto, Jun Katsumura and Yuen Wah
- Alternate credits sequence
- Trailer gallery, including a Chen Zhen trailer reel
- Image gallery
DISC FOUR – THE WAY OF THE DRAGON
- High Definition (1080p) Blu-ray presentations, newly restored by Arrow Films from original film elements, of the Hong Kong Theatrical Cut and the Japanese Cut via seamless branching
- Original newly restored lossless Mandarin, English and Cantonese mono audio on the Hong Kong Theatrical Cut
- Alternate lossless English mono audio on the Japanese Cut
- Optional newly translated English subtitles
- Subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing on both English audio options
- Two brand new feature commentaries, one by Frank Djeng & Michael Worth and one by Brandon Bentley
- The Way of the Camera, a new documentary looking at Lee’s filmmaking and fighting method in his directorial debut, featuring interviews with Golden Harvest producer Andre Morgan, martial arts experts Michael Worth, Jon Kreng, Andy Cheng, Frank Djeng, David Yeung, film historian Courtney Joyner and actors Piet (Peter) Schweer, Jon Benn and John Saxon
- Meet the Italian Beauty, a newly filmed interview with star Malisa Longo
- The Scottish Soldier Meets the Dragon, a newly filmed interview with on-set observer John Young
- Newly recorded select scene commentary by ‘thug’ actor Piet Schweer
- Archive interviews with co-stars Jon Benn, Bob Wall and Hwang In-shik and production managers Chaplin Chang and Louis Sit
- Trailer gallery, including a Bruceploitation trailer reel
- Image gallery
DISC FIVE – ENTER THE DRAGON
- 40th Anniversary Special Edition Blu-ray courtesy of Warner Home Video
- High Definition (1080p) Blu-ray presentation of the extended 1998 Special Edition of the film
- 5.1 DTS-HD Surround English audio, plus additional audio options in Russian, Castilian, French, German, Italian, Polish and Latin Spanish
- English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing, plus subtitles for other languages
- Feature commentary by writer Michael Allin and producer Paul Heller
- Featurettes: No Way As Way, Wing Chun: The Art that Introduced Kung Fu to Bruce Lee, Return to Han’s Island, Blood and Steel: The Making of ‘Enter the Dragon’, Bruce Lee: In His Own Words, Backyard Workout with Bruce
- The Curse of the Dragon documentary
- Interviews with Linda Lee Cadwell
- 1973 archive featurette Hong Kong with ‘Enter the Dragon’
- Theatrical trailers and TV spots
DISC SIX – GAME OF DEATH
- High Definition (1080p) Blu-ray presentations, newly restored by Arrow Films from original film elements, of the international cut and the Japanese cut via seamless branching
- Original newly restored English mono audio on both cuts
- English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing
- Brand new feature commentary by Brandon Bentley & Mike Leeder
- The Song I’m Singing Tomorrow, a newly filmed interview with star Colleen Camp
- Deleted and extended scenes from the Chinese-language versions of the film, including two alternate endings (contains some standard-definition material)
- Archive interviews with co-stars Dan Inosanto and Bob Wall
- Behind-the-scenes footage as featured in Bruce Lee: The Legend
- Rare pre-production sales featurette from 1976 with new commentary by Michael Worth and producer Andre Morgan
- Fight scene dailies directed by Sammo Hung
- Locations featurette from 2013
- Trailer gallery, including Bruceploitation and ‘Robert Clouse at Golden Harvest’ trailer reels
- Image gallery
DISC SEVEN – GAME OF DEATH: ALTERNATE VERSIONS
- High Definition (1080p) Blu-ray presentation of the Chinese version of the film
- Original lossless Mandarin and Cantonese mono audio
- Newly translated optional English subtitles
- Archive interview with Casanova Wong from 2001 on his relationship with Sammo Hung, and Lee’s influence on him
- Two alternate Cantonese and Mandarin versions of the film in High Definition via seamless branching, with different credits, ending and reinstated Ji Han-jae fight (contains some standard-definition material)
- Archive featurettes on Lee’s life and impact: The Hong Kong Connection, Bruce Lee Remembered, Legacy of the Dragon, Dragon Rising and The Grandmaster & The Dragon, featuring interviews with Hung, Donnie Yen, William Cheung and many others
- Archive interviews with Robert Lee, Phoebe Lee, Pat Johnson, George Lee, Gene LeBell, Van Williams, Joe Torrenueva, Jeff Imada, Linda Palmer, Fred Weintraub, Tom Kuhn, Paul Heller and James Lew
DISC EIGHT – GAME OF DEATH: BONUS DISC
- The Final Game of Death, a brand new three-hour video essay by Arrow Films that incorporates a new 2K restoration of all two hours of Lee’s original dailies from a recently-discovered interpositive
- Game of Death: Revisited, an earlier attempt to reconstruct Lee’s original vision from 2001
- Super 8 footage from 1974 of Dan Inosanto demonstrating the nunchaku
- Brief archival interview with Kareem Abdul-Jabbar from 1976
- Image gallery
DISC NINE – GAME OF DEATH II
- Brand new 2K restoration of the International Cut of the film titled Game of Death II by Arrow Films from original film elements
- High Definition (1080p) Blu-ray presentation of Game of Death II as well as the Hong Kong Theatrical Cut titled Tower of Death (contains some standard-definition material)
- Original lossless English mono audio on Game of Death II
- Original lossless Cantonese, Mandarin and English mono audio on Tower of Death
- English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing on Game of Death II, and optional newly translated English subtitles on Tower of Death
- Brand new feature commentary by Frank Djeng & Michael Worth, co-producers of Enter the Clones of Bruce
- Archive interview with co-star Roy Horan
- Alternate Korean version with unique footage, presented in High Definition with original lossless mono audio and newly translated English subtitles
- Alternate US video version in High Definition with lossless English mono audio, via seamless branching
- Alternate end credits sequence for Game of Death II
- Trailer gallery
- Image gallery
DISC TEN – DOCUMENTARIES
- High Definition (1080p) Blu-ray presentations of Bruce Lee: The Man & The Legend (1973) and Bruce Lee: The Legend (1984)
- Original lossless Mandarin mono audio for The Man & The Legend, and lossless English mono audio for both films
- Newly translated optional English subtitles for The Man & The Legend, and subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing for both films
- Alternate video version of The Legend, featuring different editing and credits (standard definition only)
- Archive video of a tour of Golden Harvest Studios conducted in the mid-1990s by Russell Cawthorne, writer of Bruce Lee: The Legend
- Alternate animated Hong Kong credits for Enter the Dragon
- Trailers and image gallery for both films
Arrow’s Bruce Lee 4K UHD/Blu-ray collection is currently available at The Goodie Emporium, a U.S.-based online store that currently has many Import Shaw Brothers/Golden Harvest/martial arts DVD/Blu-ray movies in-stock – with New titles being added regularly!
Watch Arrow’s New Trailer for their Bruce Lee 4K UHD collection below, as well as some screen caps from the ‘log fight’ from the original Game of Death shoot, and the extended Mandarin Cut of The Big Boss:
Hmmm don’t be too sure on “Enter the Dragon” since Warner is doin that themselves… Unless it’s a UK exclusive release i guess.
Good point. Hopefully we’ll hear the official details soon.
Yeah, I think the announcement should be amended as it seems based on assumption.
100%.
I hope to God that they secured Game of Death Redux 2.0 for this!!
Can’t wait for this!! Instant buy!! Actually Tower of Death (GOD 2) & Game of Death Redux are on the Criterion set. They are on Disc 6 & 7 both remastered
Appreciate you pointing that out. Went over my head! =)
np love the site and thanks for all you do!!
Who gives a crap about Tower of Death?
*raises hand*
If ‘Tower of Death’ is included it’ll be the best movie in the set.
Tower of Death was a blast, man.
we’ve all bought these movies at least 5 times over the last 30 years. I’m more interested in a Bruce Li boxet with widescreen and a cleaned up video. You can find all his movies on Youtube so that makes it public domain!
well about time. I have the uncut version of The big boss, but no saw to the head scene { pity}. I do hope that Enter the dragon forms part of this collection, but if not I know that WB are scheduled to release this later this year. I also hope for the box set to contain posters and info or the cherry on the cake would be the soundtrack albums { we can hope} either way I will absolutely be purchasing this box set.
George, you have the uncut version of The Big Boss? Would love to hear the details on where you obtained this version, unless it was a collector-to-collector rarity. Again, the inclusion of the ‘saw’ scene was more of our wishlist, since the official details have not been revealed.
I don’t know what the deal is with the missing saw in the head scene, I seen it as a kid in the early 70s when it played in theatres here in Canada, it was a great special effect.
Me again I notice that there is no mention of Way of the dragon { Unless I missed it} Is there any info re this title and the contents therein
George, WAY OF THE DRAGON was mentioned in the article, but please keep in mind, this is all speculation on our part. =) We amended the article to reinforce this.
the way of the dragon version of the arrow editor will be released in may at the cinema in the usa in a festival so way of the dragon version arrow is ready
you are shying away from the previous question re the uncut Big Boss you allegedly have ?
Wow! The Log scene has finally surfaced! Where did that come from??
Agree, it’s magical news. The Mandarin Big Boss is equally amazing.
I know this sounds like a awkward question, but will we get all the special features on the standard blu ray box set as well as the 4k and UHD versions?, because some of the info are quite vague on the comparisons
From what I gather, and from the history of other Arrow releases, you get the same “extra features”.
No mention of Game if Death Redux 2.0. Anyone know if it will be on there?
We were wondering about that ourselves. Crossing our fingers Redux will have a release date soon. The more GOD’s, the merrier! =)
And the other question is, ‘Will Game of Death Redux 2.0’ now have ‘the log scene’
re-inserted?
I doubt it. Alan Canvan himself said that his Redux 2.0 was the final word on ‘Game of Death’, however the discovery of the new footage effectively makes his version redundant (or as Arnold Schwarzenegger would say, “obsolete”), so it wouldn’t make sense to include it on this set. My guess would be we’ll need to wait for Arrow to release their set, then he’ll “borrow” the additional log footage from it and we’ll see a Redux 3.0 before the year is out. Just speculation on my part.
…..Still a work in progress no doubt!
I still want to know who was sitting on the footage for all this time? Those screen caps look so sharp and crisp.
l’m now starting to wonder if the Bruce Lee/BobBaker ‘Fist of Fury’ trailer will now finally surface as well?
Personally, I’d be more interested in seeing a cleaned up/remastered/higher quality version of the complete (what is it, 90 minutes or so?) GOD out-takes/alternate takes. They’re on Youtube & I have them on bootleg DVD but the picture quality’s pretty bad, I’d love to be able to watch them in 4K quality or something close to it. The out-takes from the ’78 GOD (as seen on Bey Logan’s reel east Youtube channel, at least a few seconds) would be awesome, too.
As for Game Of Death Redux 2.0, the idea of another re-edited version of the 40 or so minutes we’ve already seen in good quality has never really peaked my interest; how different can it possibly be from versions we already have?
Where the hell did they find the long lost log scene footage?
My guess is that everything in the Golden Harvest vaults has been scoured and scanned in 4K. It’s a wonderful surprise that something thought long lost, has now been found.
It does make you wonder, will the day ever come that we see The Big Boss fully uncut? Surely, if the lost footage hasn’t been found now, it is never going to be.
I maybe off topic here, but did anyone ever see or hear about Big Boss 2 which was obviously made without Bruce Lee. Such is one I’ve been wanting to find. I got all these on Blu ray, but I still kept my CBS DVD release of the Bruce Lee movies. Just because there is so much charm in seeing these both in the original and the absurd dubbing ones.
It’s been screened at the New Beverly Cinema in LA a couple of times, once in 2014 and again in 2021, a year after it was hinted at by Michael Worth’s Grizzly Peak Films as maybe getting a release. Since then though – nothing. Check out the details via the link:
https://cityonfire.com/extremely-rare-big-boss-2-to-hit-new-beverly-cinema-screens-dvd-release/
Thanks for the info. It’s good to see I’m not the only one who sees this as the holy grail of Bruceploitation. Admittedly it looks terrible per the first ten minutes, but it’s literally the sequel to my favorite old school Kung Fu flick.
Is there Hong Kong press release information that verifies the original print was 115 minutes? If it was, and 10 minutes were found, that means 6 minutes are still missing.
I’m talking about “The Big Boss”, of course. And for the record, it’s okay if the Saw in the Head shot won’t be there. It was only in the premiere print, anyways. All the other missing scenes were intact, until at some point much later on.
This is a major release, especially for the Mandarin uncut version of Big Boss, which I saw at a rare screening in London many years ago. It was all uncut apart from the saw-in-the-head scene but other scenes include Bruce’s visit to the 2nd prostitute and a little more gore.
This was thought lost for many years so will be great to see it again in HD.
I heard that all the found GOD outtake footage including extra outdoor footage of Whang in Sik and Dan Inosanto fighting will be included as an extra but we need to await confirmation.
DAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAMMMMMNNNNN…!!!! THOSE NEW IMAGES…!!!! NOW I’M REALLY HYPED!!!!
Hi David Rees, you say you saw Big Boss uncut a longtime ago can you go into more detail? cheers!
The arrow exclusive boxset and the other’s all state limited editions does anyone know what they are saying? what number amount are in each limited edition set?? can’t find it anywhere!!?? cheers!
Lots of extra scenes, won’t go into detail here but you can find info on the net pretty easily, more gore in the James Tien fight when he is killed, Bruce visiting the 2nd prostitute and other bits which everyone will be able to see soon finally!
Well, received my box set yesterday and immediately checked out the two main attractions – Big Boss Mandarin Cut and The Final Game of Death. Mandarin cut is absolutely superb! So many little gems that really flesh the film out and despite not having the Peter Thomas score it will be how I choose to view BB from now on. The Final Game of Death- lets be clear the 2K dailies are worth the price of admission here. The commentary by James Flower is littered with errors and a complete waste of time. I recommend to just watch the dailies as is. The Gane of Death film edit they put together was a major disappointment. Other than the shots looking pristine, the creative choices from the music to the voice dubbing lack any originality and at times sound embarrassingly bad. It’s a shame,as I really had high hopes for it, but in the end the end it makes little difference as the real star of the show here are the glorious full length dailies. I’ll be looking at the new documentaries in the box set next. Fingers crossed.
Roy, appreciate the feedback regarding Arrow’s set. Expecting mine to come this week! I’m pretty sure all the pros outweigh the cons. Either way, it’ll be nice to have Bruce Lee films in 4K. =)
Awesome cant wait.
Do you sell the Final Game of Death and The Big Boss Mandrian version individually, and if so what’s the address where can I purchase the UHD 4K DVD’s for these 2 movies? Thank you.