Us too, Peter! The more of them the better 💖

It is indeed! 😉

I think I mentioned in the video that these are the first of 12? Or so the rumour goes. Fingers crossed. More sales, more films! Any titles in particular you are hoping for?

Thank you so much! And yes we also would have loved some more Kung Fu Bob. His style fits Shaw Brothers so perfectly. However, I am blown away by the To Kill a Mastermind cover!

Definitely, the more the merrier!

Who knows but when you presented the evidences/clues, it seemed like a very possible fit. Whatever the result, hopefully it made for an interesting video 😉

Wow, that's so cool that you have a Ziieagle too! How do those transfers actually look? 🤔

@@HongKongandBeyond They’re not bad, actually. Most are in the ballpark of the DVDs or in some cases maybe a bit lesser, though not as low as VCDs. I’ve heard dissenting opinions over the years, but based on the few I watched and the many others I skimmed through, I felt it was a good investment then, and would probably still try to get one now if I didn’t have this one. They’re not Blu-ray quality, of course, but they’re very watchable. There ARE two caveats though, the biggest being the fact that it was released in ridiculously conservative Singapore, so some of the ‘stronger’ movies are trimmed for excessive bits despite the company rep telling me otherwise (and the cuts seem arbitrary, because often they’ll leave in moments of nudity or gore while reducing others). I’d say the vast majority of the comedies, dramas, romances, spy movies, musicals, operas, and even many of the action and martial arts pictures aren’t censored at all. And as mentioned, there’s a lot of movies on this thing that we’ll never see in the west, and a couple hundred were never even released on DVD or VCD by Celestial, so for the latter, the box may be the only chance to own/see them outside of, maybe, a Chinese streaming service (and I’m doubtful old Shaw movies would get enough views that way to justify making them available to stream). The other caveat is the fact that the player is basically a hard drive, so there’s always the fear that it will just crap out some day. I recall reading that someone years ago figured out how to port the contents to a backup drive, but I doubt I’d have the skills or tech to try that. So I use it sparingly, and mostly keep it stored on the box in a cool closet. The do turn up on eBay on very rare occasions, sometimes brand new, in case your curiosity about all of the not-on-disc movies contained within! 😉 And there’s still a “legacy” FB page for them, which I recall is how I tracked mine down years ago.

I have a sneaky feeling it's going to creep into a lot of top 10 lists...

No worries at all. Glad you enjoyed 😉

Hi there, thanks for the kind words! The film you are describing sounds very much like American Samurai. Although that gimmic was also used in Best of the Best 2 and a handful of other movies. Perhaps look those up first, if they aren't the film you're looking for let me know and I'll have another think 😉

@HongKongandBeyond Hey mate, thanks for the reply it is definitely not those 2 films. I've put a few detailed posts on different reddit pages about the film to and I've had well over 15 people who have recognised it and remember seeing it on either TV or rented it from the video store in the 90s. I saw it on late might TV in Aus in the early 2000s. I believe from memory that the main protagonist (hero) is searching for someone or something and he's like some DEA or special forces agent. He ends up captured and then is forced to fight in these illegal barefist deathmatches. The only guy that has a weapon and who cheats is the main villain, who is the Asian ponytail guy. Very well built menacing looking with a fu man chu facial hair to. I have a feeling this movie was more 80s or late 70s. This is why I thought it might’ve been an Asian or Hong Kong film. It's so hard to find lol! Been searching for it for years!

@@DoomSlayerEythyn I'm going to try and figure this out. I'll pop the description in the ACC chat and see if anyone has any ideas 💡

@HongKongandBeyond Thanks heaps man! That will be great! It's been a crazy mystery for a long time. It was a badass film. If you need a lot of detail and a proper description of it from what we remember when watching it, like what I used on reddit. I can send you that via email or whatever is best for you?

@DoomSlayerEythyn yes please. Send to hongkongblurays@gmail.com hopefully we can solve this mystery!

Chang Cheh is always welcome. Thanks for watching 👍

Hello, Shaolin avengers and New Shaolin boxers have both had Blu-ray treatment. Avengers is on Shout factory shaw brothers classics volume 3 and a German company called TVP also released it. New Shaolin boxers was also released in Germany. The German ones will play in a standard UK player, Shout set you will need multi region. Hope this helps.

Thanks sir

You just can't beat a good Shaw flick!