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Snake & Crane Arts of Shaolin AKA She hao ba bu (1978)
The young warrior Hsu Yiu Fong has been entrusted with the book of the "Art of the Snake and Crane," after the mysterious disappearance of the eight Shaolin Masters who had written it.Director: Chi-Hwa Chen
OVERALL: Draw-
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Extras:Interview with Jackie Chan (9 min)
Jackie Chan biography and filmography
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Subtitles:No
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Aspect Ratio:1.78:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 5.1
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Notes:2.35:1 print cropped into 4:3, then the 4:3 print is masked into 1.78:1.
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Extras:Trailer for "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon"
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Subtitles:English (dubtitles), French, Portuguese and Spanish (optional)
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Aspect Ratio:2.35:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:NTSC
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Soundtrack(s):Mandarin Dolby Digital 2.0 Dual Mono
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Subtitles:No
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Aspect Ratio:1.33:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:NTSC
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Soundtrack(s):Cantonese Dolby Digital 2.0 Dual Mono
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Notes:Picture said to be soft with washed-out colours.
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Extras:Clips from: "Fearless Hyena", "Shaolin Wooden Men", "Dragon Fist" and "Spiritual Kung Fu"
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Aspect Ratio:2.35:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):French Dolby Digital 2.0 Dual Mono
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:French title - "Le Magnifique"
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Extras:Bonus trailers
You're Fired
Ghost Lake
The Curse of El Charro
Godzilla Final Wars
Another Public Enemy
Snakehead Terror
Samurai Resurrection
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Subtitles:German
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Aspect Ratio:2.35:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):Chinese (Cantonese) Dolby Digital 1.0
German Dolby Digital 5.1
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Extras:Masterpiece Edition presentation
Masterpiece Edition trailer
Jackie Chan trailershow
Image comparison beforeafter
Jackie Chan biography and filmography
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Subtitles:None
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Aspect Ratio:1.85:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):German Dolby Digital 5.1
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Extras:Bonus trailers
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Subtitles:Japanese
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Aspect Ratio:2.35:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:NTSC
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Soundtrack(s):Mandarin DTS 5.1
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Notes:From Fortune Star HD master.
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Extras:Bonus trailers
Police Story
Police Story 2
New Police Story
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Subtitles:English
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Aspect Ratio:2.35:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):Mandarin Dolby Digital 5.1
Mandarin Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
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Notes:The mono track is a downmix of the 5.1 track.
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Subtitles:English
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Aspect Ratio:2.35:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):Mandarin Dolby Digital 5.1
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Notes:Backcover mentions bonus HKL trailers, which are not included.
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OVERALL: Draw
Between the R2 U.K. and R4 Australian Hong Kong Legends edition and the R2 Japanese Universal edition for the uncut version and the original aspect ratio. Do note that the Japanese edition is not English-friendly, and although it has a DTS audio, it is an 5.1 upmix.
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CUTS:
- R0 United Kingdom- Eastern Heroes - Yes, cut by several minutes (91 min PAL). (No cuts by BBFC.)
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R1 America- Columbia Tristar Home Entertainment - Yes - Following is missing on this release:
Missing logo of 'Lo Wei Productions' (0:11)
The shop owner spotting the girl stealing buns and runs toward her (0:22).
During an attempt to free Hsu from Tang's prison, a section of fighting is missing (2:02).
A section of the gold transport attack (0:57).
A section of Chien talking to the monk (0:22).
A section of Hsu's fight against the three Spear Men is cut by (1:15). - R1 America- Simitar - Same version as the R1 Columbia Tristar release. (See above for details).
- R2 France- Seven - Status Unknown
- R2 Germany- Splendid Film - No cuts (96:56).
- R2 Masterpiece Edition Germany- Splendid Film - Yes, cut by several minutes (79:14 min PAL).
- R2 Japan- Universal - No cuts (100:25 NTSC).
- R2 Ultrabit United Kingdom- Hong Kong Legends - No cuts (96:25 PAL).
- R4 Ultrabit Australia- Hong Kong Legends - No cuts (96:57 PAL).
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Comparison added by Goran_Andersson on 02/09/05
Comparison last updated by Markus_Lang on 05/05/12UPDATE LOG:
05/05/2012: Addition of the R2 U.K. and German and R4 Australian editions.
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