Ultimate Force

Kung Fu is kicking its way onto Blu-ray in a big way September 15 with the release of Hero, Zatoichi, Iron Monkey and The Legend Of Drunken Master on Blu-ray Disc. Zatoichi, Iron Monkey and The Legend Of Drunken Master will be offered individually with a retail price of $39.99. Hero, also available in a new special edition DVD, will retail for $44.99 thanks to one new bonus feature, Close-up of a Fight Scene, a new transfer, a slip-case and a digital copy -- none of which the other three films boast. All four films will be offered bundled together in The Ultimate Force of Four box set priced at $109.99. Hero in this set will not include the digital copy, unlike the standalone version which will. The whole package will include a slipcover. Expect lossless audio and 1080p video across the board. Bonus features, aside from the new Hero featurette, will likely be

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Miramax has finally decided to open their Asian films archive and announced to release Hero, Kitano’s Zatoichi, Iron Monkey und Jackie Chan’s moving alcoholic drama The Legend Of Drunken Master on Blu-ray Disc in the Us on September 15, 2009! All four films will also be available in a “The Ultimate Force of Four” box set on the same date.
Hopefully Miramax will have better source material (or technicans?) for Hero than Highlight/Constantin had so we can finally enjoy Zhang Yimou’s masterpiece in an appropriate quality. And please, don’t try to screw us with some crappy cut versions of Drunken Master and Iron Monkey, Miramax!
[via The HD Room, thanks to r3d-3agl3!]
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