An instant box office sensation upon its original release in Hong Kong in 1971, The Big Boss is the film that catapulted former child actor and Hollywood TV sidekick Bruce Lee to cinematic superstardom.Cheng Chao-on (Lee) moves to Thailand to work at a factory alongside his uncle and cousins. However, a ruthless crime boss (Han Ying-chieh, Come Drink with Me) and his gang are using the factory to smuggle dope, and whoever stumbles upon this unfortunate secret promptly meets a grisly end. When some of Cheng’s friends and cousins disappear, he is forced to set aside the vow of pacifism he made to his mother and unleash his fists of fury in order to bring those responsible to bloody justice...Directed by Lo Wei, The Big Boss forever changed the landscape of Hong Kong action cinema, signalling kung fu’s dominance over the genre for years to come. Lee’s big breakthrough now looks more glorious than ever in a 4K restoration with hours of insightful bonus features, including the restored 110-minute Mandarin Cut of the film that first stunned audiences in Hong Kong back in 1971.LIMITED EDITION 4K ULTRA HD BLU-RAY CONTENTSIllustrated collector’s booklet featuring writing on the film by Walter Chaw Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Tony Stella DISC 1: THE BIG BOSS4K (2160p) Ultra HD Blu-ray presentation in Dolby Vision (HDR10 compatible) of the 99-minute 1983 version of The Big Boss, restored by Arrow Films from the original negative Original restored Mandarin, English and Cantonese mono audio Two English mono options, the standard mix and a Japanese mix with alternate score English subtitles, plus optional subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing for the English dubs Two feature commentaries, one by David Desser and one by Brandon Bentley Two alternate versions with lossless mono audio: the English Export Cut, featuring a rare alternate English dub track (some scenes in Mandarin); and the 100-min US Theatrical Cut Return to Thailand, a documentary produced and presented by Matt Routledge exploring the original filming locations Recently 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 IIImage gallery DISC 2: THE BIG BOSS – THE MANDARIN CUT4K (2160p) UHD Blu-ray presentation in Dolby Vision (HDR10 compatible) of the 110-min Mandarin Cut of The Big Boss, restored by Arrow Films Original lossless mono audio English subtitles for the Mandarin CutAxis of English, a video essay by Will Offutt profiling the English dubbing actors for The Big Boss, Fist of Fury and The Way of the DragonUnrestored raw scan of the Mandarin Cut (1080p only)
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Shimon
Everything was great 👍
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Bruce Lee
Everybody was Kung Fu Fighting!
J**N
Excellent Film
Love My Bruce Lee Films Just wish there were a lot more
N**S
Impressive Blu Ray release of a true martial art legend's first starring feature
Kinda hard to believe that this was made in the 70's and on what these days would be a shoe string budget. Clean picture quality and some classic fight scenes. While this is just one of many films from the 70's during the martial arts boom, it does help set a standard that many future 'Hong Kong' action/martial arts films would continue to develop from. Bluray contains both English and Mandarin audio (with English subtitles) and a whole host of extras such as trailers, promo trailers, x5 featurettes and just under 10 minutes of deleted scenes.
J**N
Good Martial arts film
Out of all the films Bruce Lee did, this was by far my favourite, I am not sure why but there were for me frustrating parts where Bruce refuses to fight and you know full well he will beat anyone put in front of him. I still have this on VHS and the Blu Ray restoration is in my opinion very good but the lip sync for the talking was poor but I guess it added a comedy element.
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Nice top happy days
other dvd off bruce lee to my dvd collection though thx to you am happy 😊 thx for l no take time to do so but thx for getting my delivery to my door though thx ✌️
M**E
send me blu-ray disc with movie on it
Blu-ray disc loaded only introduction. Nothing else was on the Blu-ray disc, I'm glad dvd version was good
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The Big Boss and Fist Of Fury Blu-ray audio and extras
Here is a detailed breakdown of the audio and extras on the 2015 Mediumrare Entertainment Blu-rays of The Big Boss and Fist Of Fury. For some reason Amazon have combined the reviews for these two films and I can't do two separate reviews.The Big BossAudioEnglish - DTS-HD MA 5.1, Dolby Digital mono 2.0Mandarin - DTS-HD MA 5.1, Dolby Digital mono 2.0Cantonese - Dolby Digital mono 2.0SubtitlesEnglish subtitles can be on or off for any of the audio optionsExtrasCommentary with Bruce Lee experts Andrew Stanton and Will JohnstonCommentary with Hong Kong cinema expert Mike Leeder (poor sound)Original Theatrical Trailer (3:37)Hong Kong Promotional Trailer (2:18)Rare uncut 8mm Trailer (3:56)Original 35mm title sequence (1:29)Textless 35mm title sequence (2:15)Original Lobby Cards (2:26)Deleted Scenes Examined: The story of the elusive uncut print (9:52)The History of The Big Boss (14:33)Bruce Lee Biography (22:07)Paul Heller: Breaking The West (15:46)Tom Kuhn: What Might Have Been (10:51)Fred Weintraub: A Rising Star (15:14)24 page bookletBruce Lee and the Making of The Big BossLo Wei: Director of The Big BossMaria Yi: Cousin Chiao Mei in The Big BossJames Tien: Cousin Hsu ChienHan Ying-Chieh: The Big BossNora Miao: Guest stars as a local cold drinks vendor in The Big BossThe Big Boss Co-StarsThe Big Boss: The Missing ScenesFist Of FuryAudioEnglish - DTS-HD MA 5.1, Dolby Digital mono 2.0Mandarin - DTS-HD MA 5.1, (mono is also listed, but it plays the Cantonese mono track)Cantonese - DTS-HD MA 5.1, Dolby Digital mono 2.0SubtitlesEnglish subtitles can be on or off for any of the audio optionsExtrasCommentary with Hong Kong cinema expert Bey LoganCommentary with Hong Kong Cinema expert Mike Leeder (poor sound)The First Lady: An Interview with Nora Miao (16:57)Blade of Fury: An Interview with Riki Hashimoto (11.45)Master of Bushido: An Interview with Jun Katsumura (12:13)Fist Of Fury Location Guide: with Bey Logan (8:43)First Among Equals: An Interview with Sifu Dan Inosanto (36:47)Legacy of a Master: An Interview with Jeff Imada (20:20)Friend to the Stars: An Interview with Joe Torreneuva (7:27)Tracking the Dragon: An Interview with Linda Palmer (10:08)Original Theatrical Trailer (4:10)The Magic Lantern: A Rare Photo Archive 6:39)24 page bookletFist Of Fury: The Legend"Fist Of Fury" The Movie 1972Lo Wei: Director of Fist Of FuryNora Miao: Bruce Lee's love interest in Fist Of FuryA Fistful of Co-StarsTribute to Bob Baker: Bruce Lee's senior student in Oakland and Mr Petrov in Fist Of FuryWhen Bruce Met Jackie on the Set of Fist Of Fury and What Happened Next!
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