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Original audio

posted 20 years ago by Haze1
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Does anybody know if this movie is released on DVD with its original audio? I have only seen it with English audio and it would be great to hear the original version with subtitles instead.

Regards
Hans

[–] stoned_soldier 20 years ago

I know exactly what you mean.. it sucks, i hate these crappy dubbed voices. You can probably only get the original audio from Hong Kong, but who knows if it'll have subtitles even then.. and even so the DVD might be a different region so they might not play on North American DVD players. Someone should work on getting the original audio done, especially in Return of the Dragon where there are 2 languages going on.. example, the mafia boss isn't supposed to understand Lee which is why he has a translator at his side.

[–] muzilon 20 years ago

Yes, "Hong Kong Legends" have remastered all of Bruce Lee's Hong Kong movies with both Cantonese (subtitled) and English (bad dubbing) soundtrack options. But at this stage the DVDs are Regions 2 and 4 only, as far as I'm aware.

http://www.hongkonglegends.co.uk/index.php?category_id=17

[–] Snusmumrikken 20 years ago

He didn`t use his voice in the chinese films, it was also dubbed. But you can`t get any better then that.

[–] Stercus_Dominatur 18 years ago

Bruce Lee did the voice of the Russian guy in the Chinese dub.

[–] Booty-Man 18 years ago

Hong Kong Legends released a Special Edition of Fist Of Fury. It includes lots of extra's + there's a original Mandarin mono track on it.
Could this be the version where we actually hear Bruce Lee's voice?

[–] andotoldo 18 years ago

Yea its 6 pound in music zoner and well worth it, its got laods of extras and the original cantonese audio, its like watching the film for the first time againw when its in cantoense, especially if you understand it

[–] sgt_tsuyoi 18 years ago

All three of Bruce Lee's Golden Harvest Films (The Big Boss aka Fists of Fury, Fist of Fury aka The Chinese Connection, and Way of the Dragon aka Return of the Dragon) did not use Lee's real voice. They were filmed in Mandarin, without recording the voices live for the most part. Later they recorded their voices into the soundtracks on stage. Bruce's Mandarin was not perfect so someone else did it. In order to make local Hong Kong audiences happy, they also recorded Cantonese soundtracks, which became the most popular versions in Hong Kong, however, they were recorded after Bruce's death. The Cantonese/Mandarin versions do, however, feature Lee's real battle cries as he did those himself (except for the Big Boss. Here only the Cantonese version has his real battle cries.) But no matter what Chinese dialogue you see them in, the Chinese versions are ones that are true to the filmmakers' visions.

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