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| Rumble in The Bronx (紅番區), Film Whisperer special 12/18/2024 update! |
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Posted by: The Film Whisperer - 2022-01-06, 03:31 PM - Forum: Released
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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)
- A short shot of gangsters arriving for a contraband-diamond deal (I actually looped the original audio here)
- Keung & Nancy escaping the gangsters from a nightclub, and Nancy kicking over the gangsters' motorcycles
- A short shot of crime lord "White Tiger" playing golf (and sucking really bad at it
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--Also includes the Golden Harvest logo intro.
- Sync-sound, Hong Kong laserdisc Very strong and robust audio.
- 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!
- 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!
- Mandarin dub, "Grindhouse version"--this is a much stronger Mandarin dub track from the "grind house" print version of the film.
- 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.
- 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.
- English for the Malaysian sync-sound track: FPO (foreign parts only) and all-dialog options.
- English for Mandarin track. There are quite a few differences in dialog! And a lot more F-bombs too! 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:
- The footage/scene is too important (i.e. the scene that explains why Tony's gang chases Keung in broad daylight)
- The footage/scene is too cool (i.e. much of the fight between Keung & Tony's gang)
- 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
- I used ChatGPT to provide better translations of the Cantonese and Mandarin theme songs!
- Subtle visual improvements on the uncut reconstruction.
- Both versions are now broken up into smaller zip files.
Future Endeavors: Can anyone help?
- I'll eventually make a "raw audio" track for my own fan-edit (The Film Whisperer edit).
- 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?
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| Halloween (1978): Extended Edition (Remastered) |
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Posted by: kidjupiter92 - 2022-01-06, 11:16 AM - Forum: Released
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Project Info
When Halloween was sold for broadcast to NBC in 1980, the network's Standards and Practices Department demanded numerous edits to the original film. Although producer Debra Hill personally debated these cuts, it became necessary to create additional scenes to fill the movie's two-hour television slot. Using the crew of Halloween II, as well as stars Jamie Lee Curtis and Donald Pleasence, director John Carpenter commenced a three-day shoot of all-new scenes and alternate footage that was then added to the original version.
In 1999, a new composite cut was created for the "limited edition" 2-disc Anchor Bay THX DVD, which consisted of the additional TV version footage integrated into the uncut, theatrical version of the film. This version would be released on a standalone DVD in 2001, then go on to be included in the 2008 30th Anniversary Commemorative Set, and finally presented in an HD/SD composite in the 2014 15-disc deluxe edition Halloween: The Complete Collection box set released by Scream Factory. It was also included as one of the many versions of the film included in the most recent 2021 4K UHD release of Halloween, also done by Scream Factory.
Faneditor kidjupiter92 has recently remastered the 101-minute Extended Edition using the new 2021 transfer of Halloween, and deinterlaced and upscaled the TV version footage to present a completely HD version of the Extended Edition.
Video: The Extended Edition used as the base of the project was sourced from the third disc of the 2021 Scream Factor 4K UHD release of Halloween. The new 2021 transfer of Halloween and the TV Version footage was sourced from the same 4K UHD release. The TV Version footage was then deinterlaced and upscaled to 4K using Topaz Video Enhance AI, before being downscaled to 1080p to be included alongside the 1080p footage source from the second disc of the release.
Audio:
LPCM: English 5.1 Surround (Converted from the DD 5.1 soundtrack sourced from the SF release)
LPCM: English 2.0 Mono (Mixdown from the LPCM 5.1 soundtrack and mixed to replicate a 70s Mono 2.0 track)
DD: English 5.1 Surround (Sourced from the SF release)
DD: English 2.0 Mono (Mixdown from the LPCM 5.1 soundtrack, mixed to replicate a 70s Mono 2.0 track, and converted to DD)
Screencaps:
![[Image: Halloween-Extended-Edition-Remastered-mkv-thumbs.jpg]](https://i.ibb.co/QCYj0MG/Halloween-Extended-Edition-Remastered-mkv-thumbs.jpg)
Status: Complete. PM for download.
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| Adding Grain - Suggestions? |
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Posted by: Nick_M - 2022-01-05, 04:17 AM - Forum: Audio and video editing
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I'm looking to add grain to some silents that have been excessively processed, to the point that any remaining grain is magnetic, frozen, or removed entirely.
What's everyone's favorite ways for adding grain? I use avisynth and Premiere, and want to start using Resolve soon.
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| Hii all |
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Posted by: notPaul - 2022-01-04, 07:38 AM - Forum: Presentation
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Hi , my name is Paul and i just joined here. I just saw about Harry Potter Ultimate Definitive edition and couldnt contain my happiness.
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![[Image: halloween-extended-edition-remastered-poster.png]](https://i.ibb.co/JcP29N4/halloween-extended-edition-remastered-poster.png)
