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  A warm Hello!!!
Posted by: Jaxer - 2022-01-08, 07:46 PM - Forum: Presentation - Replies (1)

Long time lurker

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  Hi there!
Posted by: jrandom1 - 2022-01-08, 02:40 AM - Forum: Presentation - Replies (1)

Hello!

I stumbled on this forum and am so glad I did. Very interesting topics with all of the audio projects going on. Thank you for the opportunity to join in this community!

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  Striking Distance/So I Married an Axe Murderer SDDS?
Posted by: wongfeihung - 2022-01-07, 11:03 PM - Forum: Requests, proposals, help - Replies (7)

Two Sony films from 1993. The IMDb claims they were shown theatrically in SDDS (6 or 8 channel) but the credits and posters make no mention of this. The BDs are 5.1 (as expected) but does anyone know what tracks were on the laserdiscs? Were these multi-channel digital or simply stereo? Thanx.

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  hello
Posted by: raycool - 2022-01-07, 07:49 PM - Forum: Presentation - Replies (1)

hi guys
I m a cinephile searching for rarities
happy new year

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  Hi guys.
Posted by: aliakrep - 2022-01-07, 06:48 PM - Forum: Presentation - Replies (1)

Hi guys. I am very interested in converting and downloading videos.

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  [Help] Straw Dogs (1971) UK theatrical cut
Posted by: Onti - 2022-01-07, 02:05 PM - Forum: Requests, proposals, help - Replies (3)

I'm trying to find the UK theatrical cut. As this British film was shown in theaters.

Was that cut ever released on Laserdisc, VHS, DVD or Blu-ray? If not, I wanted to start a project to create the UK theatrical cut.

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  [Request] The getaway (1972) LD PCM
Posted by: Onti - 2022-01-07, 01:48 PM - Forum: Requests, proposals, help - No Replies

Does anyone have Sam Peckinpah's The getaway LD? The BD audio is just 192 kbps (dolby digital).

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  [Request] Dead & Buried (1981) AVCO Embassy Pictures logo
Posted by: Onti - 2022-01-07, 01:43 PM - Forum: Requests, proposals, help - Replies (3)

Does anyone have a copy of this film with the AVCO Embassy Pictures logo? Laserdisc, VHS or DVD.

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  Rumble in The Bronx (紅番區), Film Whisperer special 12/18/2024 update!
Posted by: The Film Whisperer - 2022-01-06, 03:31 PM - Forum: Released - Replies (43)

Please check out my other projects, via the link in my signature! And PM me for link requests!
Do you believe in what I do? I appreciate donations (links/info in my signature)

For those of you who downloaded my project before this date (08/20/2023), feel free to ask me for a link to my updated version. I have made major, superior changes.

Both my "reconstruction" and my own fan-edit which I call "The Film Whisperer edit" have gone through major updates. I have since discovered additional audio tracks from other sources, I have VASTLY improved the subtitles (with help from the Malaysian VCD), and I have discovered a special "grind house" version of this film (which I will describe later).

The main reason why these are improved: I used Adobe Premiere Pro instead of iMovie to make them! So the footage from the Hong Kong laserdisc blends much better with the New Line Cinema blu-ray.

"Rumble in The Bronx"–Film Whisperer RECONSTRUCTION
  • Uncut version of the movie
    --This includes at least 3 scenes missing from the HK version (uses US English dub audio only)
  1. A short shot of gangsters arriving for a contraband-diamond deal (I actually looped the original audio here)
  2. Keung & Nancy escaping the gangsters from a nightclub, and Nancy kicking over the gangsters' motorcycles
  3. A short shot of crime lord "White Tiger" playing golf (and sucking really bad at it Big Grin )
    --Also includes the Golden Harvest logo intro.
  • 5 audio tracks
  1. Sync-sound, Hong Kong laserdisc Very strong and robust audio.
  2. Sync-sound, Malaysian VCD--This was quite a find! There are few scenes in which the characters of Nancy and Danny are dubbed into Cantonese while speaking with Jackie! (There is a separate subtitle track for these). NOTE: Only during those parts where Danny/Nancy are dubbed did I actually use the Malaysian VCD audio. The rest of the time I used the laserdisc audio. Fun Fact: The Malaysian VCD uses an alternate shot of Angelo keeping his pants on when he tells Jackie to kiss his butt! Big Grin
  3. Mandarin dub, Thakral DVD--exactly what it sounds like. Subtitles are included for the Mandarin dub, and those subtitles take into consideration some differences in the script. Also includes a Mandarin version of the theme song with a proper translation!
  4. Mandarin dub, "Grindhouse version"--this is a much stronger Mandarin dub track from the "grind house" print version of the film.
  5. Japanese dub--from the Japanese R2 DVD. No subtitles for this track. And because there are no subtitles for it, I did not include it as part of the MKV, but you can download it separately.
  • Subtitles
    Quick note: each category of subtitles has a "Large Format" version and regular version. I decided to create some subtitles that are large, bold, and white, to match the burned in subtitles created by New Line Cinema for the few scenes they didn't dub.
  • However, if you feel like the "Large format" subtitles are too large and intrusive, you can always select the regular subtitles.

  1. English for "laserdisc" Sync-sound track: FPO (foreign parts only) and all-dialog options. These subtitles are vastly improved by the subtitles from the Malaysian VCD.
  2. English for the Malaysian sync-sound track: FPO (foreign parts only) and all-dialog options.
  3. English for Mandarin track. There are quite a few differences in dialog! And a lot more F-bombs too! Big Grin A lot of the translation help came from the recently discovered "Grindhouse print" of the film (which has subtitles for the Mandarin track)

What is the "Film Whisperer edit"?

Given that many sources for the HK theatrical version are poor quality, I decided to minimize the use of low-quality footage. This means that in many scenes, I keep things as they are in the US version. I found it easy to synchronize the sync-sound audio to the US edit in many places. In fact, I chose only to keep footage from the HK version under the following circumstances:
  1. The footage/scene is too important (i.e. the scene that explains why Tony's gang chases Keung in broad daylight)
  2. The footage/scene is too cool (i.e. much of the fight between Keung & Tony's gang)
  3. The sync-sound audio would sound choppy and wouldn't flow very well if synced to the US edit

I personally believe that a majority of New Line Cinema's cuts to Rumble in the Bronx weren't too intrusive. They pale in comparison to what was done to other Jackie Chan films, i.e. First Strike or Mr. Nice Guy. Also, New Line Cinema's dub was very well done! Jackie's English lines are improved, and so is the line delivery of the Canadian actors! Plus I like the US version's score much better. You can't deny it's less repetitive and more "epic".

Specs
  • Audio
  • Film Whisperer OPTIMIZED track: perfect blend of the HK laserdisc and New Line Cinema's dub. I went through great lengths to blend these two tracks together and make them sound seamless. Sometimes I even use Danny's English dub voice while keeping Jackie's original voice in the same scene!
    Subtitles (each with a "large format" and regular option)
  • English for FW OPTIMIZED track
12/18/2024 update
  1. I used ChatGPT to provide better translations of the Cantonese and Mandarin theme songs!
  2. Subtle visual improvements on the uncut reconstruction.
  3. Both versions are now broken up into smaller zip files.

Future Endeavors: Can anyone help?
  1. I'll eventually make a "raw audio" track for my own fan-edit (The Film Whisperer edit).
  2. I have access to a "grind house" version of the HK theatrical cut. It's dirty, and needs to be cleaned up. Also, it has hardcoded Chinese subtitles in the print which might be difficult to cover up. Does anyone want to assist me? I don't have much money to pay you with but maybe we can work something out?  Cool

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  Hey :)
Posted by: Syon - 2022-01-06, 11:59 AM - Forum: Presentation - Replies (1)

Very intresting forum ! I really love some projects and maybe would do my own projects here in the future Smile
Hopefully this and fan cuts/reedits are getting a big comeback !

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