OVERALL: Draw

R3 for the Best audio or the Hong Kong Legends releases for the commentary. Note, both releases feature unique extras so a fan may own both. The French Release also features 2 exclusive interviews with the director.

Do note that the R2 release reportedly has an inferior transfer.

GENERAL NOTES:
There are 3 versions of this film:
- The original Hong Kong version (98 minutes)
- A Chinese Version
- The International release (97 minutes) titled “Zu: Time Warrior” with nearly 35 minutes of wraparound footage at the expense of an equal amount of footage, parts of the plot changed in the dialogue, and the removal of the opening battle sequence which also features a second role for Sammo Hung.

The Chinese and International versions were not approved by director Tsui Hark.

Also Known As:
Warriors from the Magic Mountain
Zu Warriors
Zu, les guerriers de la montagne magique
Zu, los guerreros de la montaña mágica

Also released:
- Japan by Universal
- USA by Image Entertainment
- France by TF1 Vidéo
- Germany by Highlight

If you own any of the above releases and know of any reliable reviews or can confirm the cut status of the ones we do have then please let us know via our forums.

CUTS:

• R0 Hong Kong- Universe Laser and Video Co. Ltd. - No Cuts, Unknown Version
• R2 France- Metropolitan - No Cuts, Unknown Version
• R2 United Kingdom- Hong Kong Legends - No Cuts, (~94mins PAL) Shorter Hong Kong Version
• R3 Hong Kong- Joy Sales/Fortune Star - No Cuts, (~97mins PAL) Shorter Hong Kong Version
• R4 Special Edition Australia- Hong Kong Legends - No cuts - Shorter Hong Kong version (93:48 PAL).

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Comparison added by David on 02/06/02
Comparison last updated by Eric_Cotenas on 27/04/20

UPDATE LOG:

01/06/11 - Merged comparison with it's duplicate and fixed some typos.
21/12/11 - Removed reference in the Notes to the Nordisk release which is actually for he 2001 remake.
02/05/13 - Added R4 Australia.
26/04/20: revised version notes