Member saltysam Posted November 12, 2015 Member Share Posted November 12, 2015 Ok,it's been knocking round for years in bootlegs of variable quality and it's had a japanese release that i own and is stupidly expensive but finally this classic series which features Bruce Lee is 4 episodes is getting a USA Release http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/Longstreet-DVDs-Planned/21727 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member ShawAngela Posted November 12, 2015 Member Share Posted November 12, 2015 Great news ! If they could also release Here comes the bride, it would be great too !! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member makone Posted November 12, 2015 Member Share Posted November 12, 2015 Here comes the bride series has already been released, ebay is full of them. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member ShawAngela Posted November 12, 2015 Member Share Posted November 12, 2015 Oh, thanks for the information !! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member mpm74 Posted November 14, 2015 Member Share Posted November 14, 2015 Awesome news Salty! Â Thanks for sharing. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member OpiumKungFuCracker Posted November 14, 2015 Member Share Posted November 14, 2015 Dude, I've been trying to jump on this for years. This show is fucking amazing. I was tempted to buy the Japanese version but 200 bucks, but fuck!!! I need money for hookers in Vegas if I'm going to blow that kind of money, 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member mpm74 Posted November 14, 2015 Member Share Posted November 14, 2015 Dude, I've been trying to jump on this for years. This show is fucking amazing. I was tempted to buy the Japanese version but 200 bucks, but fuck!!! I need money for hookers in Vegas if I'm going to blow that kind of money, LOL! You're shopping in the wrong place in Vegas. You gotta visit the lower-quality neighborhoods. Most of 'em will work for you a 99¢ double cheeseburger! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member David Rees Posted November 14, 2015 Member Share Posted November 14, 2015 Great news for Lee fans, shame its not Blu ray as well as it was shot on film. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator KUNG FU BOB Posted November 14, 2015 Administrator Share Posted November 14, 2015 This is a definite release day buy for me. Thanks for the info Saltysam. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member ShawAngela Posted November 14, 2015 Member Share Posted November 14, 2015 The prices for the season 1 of Here comes the bride are totally mad !! Does Bruce Lee appear in the season 1 or in the season 2 ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Lady Jin Szu-Yi Posted November 29, 2015 Member Share Posted November 29, 2015 Oh nice. I never knew about this series, much less Bruce's involvement.  As a casual fan of James Franciscus, this sounds really good (and sounds like it would be an interesting companion piece to watch with Dario Argento's Cat o' Nine Tails.) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member saltysam Posted November 16, 2017 Author Member Share Posted November 16, 2017 There's been bootlegs floating around gor years and i have the long out of print japanese box set but at last Longstreet is getting an official USA release in a couple of weeks time... reasonably priced too! http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/Longstreet-The-Complete-Series/23807 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member reason108 Posted November 23, 2017 Member Share Posted November 23, 2017 On 11/16/2017 at 3:39 PM, saltysam said: There's been bootlegs floating around gor years and i have the long out of print japanese box set but at last Longstreet is getting an official USA release in a couple of weeks time... reasonably priced too! http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/Longstreet-The-Complete-Series/23807 I can't wait to see how this turns out. If it's the same company that released Martial Law, then I'm not expecting much. Hope they don't try to cram too many episodes on a single disc. Now, someone really needs to get their crap together and release The Green Hornet. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member TheFlyingPanda Posted February 24, 2018 Member Share Posted February 24, 2018 Can anyone confirm the Quality of this DVD set? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member DragonClaws Posted February 24, 2018 Member Share Posted February 24, 2018 3 hours ago, TheFlyingPanda said: Can anyone confirm the Quality of this DVD set? Here's a couple of quotes from Amazon reviewers. Quote Nice to have this series available on DVD, but the picture quality leaves something to be desired; it isn't horrible, I'd rate the picture as fair (maybe a little better than VHS), but better quality was possible. You could say this is an old TV program, what do you expect, but look at the impressive picture on the even older Batman or Star Trek series on DVD & Bluray. Also, Longstreet was released in Japan (region 2) in 2007 and everything about that set from picture quality to packaging was better than this U.S. release (I bought the American set mainly for more easily navigable English menus). All things considered, this American release of Longstreet (it contains no extras or bonus material, by the way) is over-priced by at least 10 dollars, you might want to wait for the price to drop before buying. Bruce Jensen  Quote Good classic TV series. A lot of negative reviews about the video quality - which I found perfectly okay, but none about the sound. The dialogue is at one volume and all the background music is at another shockingly LOUD volume, and really annoying. You have to keep your finger on the remote's volume control or get your ears blasted with all the music that fills the gaps between (all) scenes. I also find it interesting that the description of this product does not even mention the main star in the series: James Franciscus. Without him, there is no series. RandFan  Quote Glad to have it on video after all these years. Just wished VEI would have spread the episodes on more discs than all 24 episodes crammed on four low resolution DVDs (with a ton of compression issues along with the bit rate barely over 2.0). For $30 I would have liked at least seven or eight discs with higher bit rates used to help the image from looking horrible. This is still a treasure to have if you are a fan. But like one reviewer stated its barely better than VHS quality. What a shame on such a great series from the early '70s. LONGSTREET deserves much better respect on home video. Don't be fooled by the picture. The case is a standard single DVD case with DVDs stacked on the inside covers. Nice and thin. M.Britton These reviews certinaly don't paint a good picture, it's not a series I'm into owning, but its about time they created a decent quality release of this, and The Green Hornet series. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member TheFlyingPanda Posted February 24, 2018 Member Share Posted February 24, 2018 Thanks for that DragonClaws. I agree its overdue and time to release quality prints indeed. I'm sad it's not at least up to par with the Japanese DVD set. I have boots of the Green Hornet, waiting for the day its printed on Blu-Ray like Batman. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member OpiumKungFuCracker Posted February 24, 2018 Member Share Posted February 24, 2018 I was gonna get the Japanese dvd set but the damn thing is out of print!!! Really???? You gonna discontinue right when I finally have income??? SONOFABITCH!!! @mpm74 bought all the copies, I know it!!! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member NoKUNGFUforYU Posted February 24, 2018 Member Share Posted February 24, 2018 They have the Bruce Lee clips on Youtube. He looks slow compared to his Golden Harvest stuff, which was undercranked according to executives there. Not slower than the karate guys of the time, just not blazing fast, and some of his kicks are meh. Kind of an eye opener. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member saltysam Posted February 24, 2018 Author Member Share Posted February 24, 2018 i have the japanese release but shamefully have not watched it in all the time i've had it. too many movies...too little time 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member massa_yoda Posted February 25, 2018 Member Share Posted February 25, 2018 3 hours ago, saltysam said: Too many movies...too little time I will probably die before I catch up on my watch list.  I hope they have an all-region player in heaven.... 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Ah_Tao Posted February 25, 2018 Member Share Posted February 25, 2018 6 hours ago, NoKUNGFUforYU said: They have the Bruce Lee clips on Youtube. He looks slow compared to his Golden Harvest stuff, which was undercranked according to executives there. Not slower than the karate guys of the time, just not blazing fast, and some of his kicks are meh. Kind of an eye opener. Granted, but at the same time it's more on a realistic level, just like the Green Hornet. These fights are filmed a bit more on less shots rather than being cut after a fury of movement. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member NoKUNGFUforYU Posted February 25, 2018 Member Share Posted February 25, 2018 Yes, Samo looks like an awkward fat guy in game of death, but give him some quick cuts and bam! The truth lies somewhere in between 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Ah_Tao Posted February 25, 2018 Member Share Posted February 25, 2018 I mean, they are indeed fast, it's just important to note that filming can make things appear faster than they actually are. If Bruce would actually fight in real life, he wouldn't be throwing a million kicks at people and then instantly throwing punches at dudes. He's still fast, but the way scenes are filmed make them seem more instantaneous than they actually are. I don't know if that's making any sense or not, but hopefully you catch my drift lol. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member reason108 Posted February 25, 2018 Member Share Posted February 25, 2018 19 hours ago, DragonClaws said: Here's a couple of quotes from Amazon reviewers.   These reviews certinaly don't paint a good picture, it's not a series I'm into owning, but its about time they created a decent quality release of this, and The Green Hornet series.   Well, exactly what I was expecting. Sorry to say that, but, I do believe they are the same company that released Martial Law. And, same issues. Too many episodes on not enough discs and compression issues. Not the best PQ or nowhere near it but I guess that it beats not having these at all. And, yes, overpriced for what we get. Really a letdown because we have waited so long for these titles and when they are released, crap releases.   9 hours ago, NoKUNGFUforYU said: They have the Bruce Lee clips on Youtube. He looks slow compared to his Golden Harvest stuff, which was undercranked according to executives there. Not slower than the karate guys of the time, just not blazing fast, and some of his kicks are meh. Kind of an eye opener.   I really don't think they did that much under cranking with Bruce at all in those GH films. If so, it was nothing at all like seen in other GH films. If you watch the live sparring stuff on youtube then that would probably give you a better idea of his true speed. Or, any of his backyard workout stuff. And, he probably displayed more of his true speed on the Long Street episodes. But, yeah, he was a lot faster than a lot of guys. But, just a human; not some mega human that was the fastest person in the world. But, from what I remember reading, he was "forced" to slow his movements down while filming The Green Hornet for various reasons. But, that story could be BS. Hard to say unless someone that worked on that series could verify that information for certain. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member DragonClaws Posted February 25, 2018 Member Share Posted February 25, 2018 10 hours ago, NoKUNGFUforYU said: Yes, Samo looks like an awkward fat guy in game of death, but give him some quick cuts and bam! The truth lies somewhere in between Dont forget Sammo was playing the inferior fighter, he wasnt there to make Bob Wall look bad. Had he been playing the Bob Wal character, they would have made him look a lot more impressive. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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