tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3289278000277019122.post4642411404811353137..comments2024-03-27T18:23:34.322+08:00Comments on WEBS OF SIGNIFICANCE: Finally -- Ashes of Time Redux!YTSLhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09930487923185001591noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3289278000277019122.post-58527334854901070922009-06-07T23:01:37.631+08:002009-06-07T23:01:37.631+08:00Hi again Stefan --
Is it the same trailer as over...Hi again Stefan --<br /><br />Is it the same trailer as over here?<br /><br />http://www.sonyclassics.com/ashesoftimeredux/trailer.html<br /><br />Have to say the English narration at the beginning threatens to drive me nuts... but the trailer does get better as it goes along!<br /><br />And nooooooooo -- do try to resist the urge and save your first watch for a big screen!!!!! I managed to -- YTSLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09930487923185001591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3289278000277019122.post-78347262548377353022009-06-07T19:50:01.808+08:002009-06-07T19:50:01.808+08:00well, one of the art house cinemas here had the tr...well, one of the art house cinemas here had the trailer running (and still running) for the longest time. Once it had a March release date tagged, but now it's just "coming soon".<br /><br />Having the R1 DVD already in the stores means I may have no choice but to opt for that option!Stefan Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07397118509561533746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3289278000277019122.post-68876948509060227302009-06-06T01:25:35.408+08:002009-06-06T01:25:35.408+08:00Hi Willow --
Wow re your having no memory of the ...Hi Willow --<br /><br />Wow re your having no memory of the original -- since it sure left a major impact on my memory! But am glad that you liked Redux -- which I'm hoping to catch on a big screen at least once more before it leaves theaters here in Hong Kong.YTSLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09930487923185001591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3289278000277019122.post-57032655186603902762009-06-05T04:17:50.985+08:002009-06-05T04:17:50.985+08:00I must confess I have no memory of the original. C...I must confess I have no memory of the original. Chorus? Crazy synth? I picked up a copy of Redux (not at Walmart). Thoroughly enjoyed it - the instrumental music, the performances, Leslie - the whole she-bang.Willowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08180535915452293414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3289278000277019122.post-17322406664273834362009-06-03T08:49:59.510+08:002009-06-03T08:49:59.510+08:00Hi Stefan --
Wow, had thought that Hong Kong was ...Hi Stefan --<br /><br />Wow, had thought that Hong Kong was the last territory to get a theatrical run for "Ashes of Time Redux" but a friend of mine told me that it's yet to be screened in Malaysia (and surely it never will be screened uncut). Now you tell me Singapore too! :OYTSLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09930487923185001591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3289278000277019122.post-43294025845236344922009-06-03T00:17:25.445+08:002009-06-03T00:17:25.445+08:00sigh, i'm still waiting for this to make its big s...sigh, i'm still waiting for this to make its big screen debut here, if it does at all!Stefan Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07397118509561533746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3289278000277019122.post-86442304137565194882009-05-30T09:37:39.861+08:002009-05-30T09:37:39.861+08:00Hi once more duriandave -
Count me in as one othe...Hi once more duriandave -<br /><br />Count me in as one other person who missed that part of the original music. Though I never was all that sure if it was human voice or a somehow electronically generated simulation of such!<br /><br />Hi Douglas --<br /><br />Long time no see indeed! Text messaged you after I got my new job -- did you get it? Even then, it was a long time ago! And sure re YTSLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09930487923185001591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3289278000277019122.post-53949338701890031992009-05-30T03:01:05.166+08:002009-05-30T03:01:05.166+08:00Hi, Yvoone.
we have long long time no see, can we...Hi, Yvoone.<br /><br />we have long long time no see, can we have a drink later on??<br /><br />and i watch ASHES OF TIME REDUX, but.......i like old ver more and more.<br /><br />Dougdouglasnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3289278000277019122.post-24235227795821047102009-05-30T02:35:26.498+08:002009-05-30T02:35:26.498+08:00Kathie, sbk, and YTSL --
I'm glad to see so many ...Kathie, sbk, and YTSL --<br /><br />I'm glad to see so many fans of the original music! Correct me if I'm wrong, but one part of the original score that was cut out and that I really missed was the male chorus, which used intermittently throughout the film.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3289278000277019122.post-11667445567948693302009-05-30T00:04:16.978+08:002009-05-30T00:04:16.978+08:00Hi Glenn --
Congrats on being the first comment-p...Hi Glenn --<br /><br />Congrats on being the first comment-poster for this blog entry! And yes, well, reading and hearing not so positive reactions to the film had made me worried that I'd not like the film. In retrospect, however, it probably helped that I went in to the screening with lowered expectations.<br /><br />Hi Kathie (first time around) --<br /><br />Good point re the two bookend YTSLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09930487923185001591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3289278000277019122.post-39739333398398981922009-05-29T20:22:52.718+08:002009-05-29T20:22:52.718+08:00duriandave and Kathie Smith,
I agree with both yo...duriandave and Kathie Smith,<br /><br />I agree with both your comments about the new soundtrack. I too have watched Ashes of Time many many times and while watching Redux found myself noting/pausing at the beginning of several scenes when the expected synth music wasn't there.<br /><br /> I liked the saturation of yellow and brown colors in Redux. Though I do realize the colors were 'too much' sarah bailey knighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08748376721447408580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3289278000277019122.post-49910915029632836792009-05-29T11:29:47.510+08:002009-05-29T11:29:47.510+08:00duriandave, I'm with you on the soundtrack: one of...duriandave, I'm with you on the soundtrack: one of my biggest complaints. I love the audaciousness of the crazy synth original. I'm sorry, but the one is just watered down...Kathie Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11855869667016065649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3289278000277019122.post-71917489880518302632009-05-29T11:07:02.273+08:002009-05-29T11:07:02.273+08:00I just came across this article over at the new HK...I just came across <A HREF="http://hktopten.blogspot.com/2009/05/20090529-no-daylight-for-leslie-cheung.html" REL="nofollow">this article</A> over at the new HK Top Ten blog about Brigitte and Leslie's kiss scene, which didn't make it into the film.<br /><br />Although I've seen Redux version, I'm withholding final judgment until I can watch it again on DVD. I've seen the original close to 20 Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3289278000277019122.post-84016655000559796962009-05-29T08:23:43.695+08:002009-05-29T08:23:43.695+08:00ytsl,
Finally!!! The movie comes to Hong Kong!!! ...ytsl,<br /><br />Finally!!! The movie comes to Hong Kong!!! Glad you enjoyed it. It is great to see a movie when you can really see it, isn't it. I too liked that last shot of Leslie (of course I had tears in my eyes). Having two versions of a movie I really really like makes me happy and lucky.sarah bailey knighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08748376721447408580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3289278000277019122.post-66079632662666921762009-05-29T06:46:34.665+08:002009-05-29T06:46:34.665+08:00Yay! So glad you finally got to see it! (Makes me ...Yay! So glad you finally got to see it! (Makes me want to watch it again!) I can do nothing but agree with all of your comments. When I went back to watch the original on DVD, the differences seem soooooo inconsequential to how much better the film looks. The two bookend action scenes are so incredibly dark and damaged on the DVD, I suspect they were taken out because they had dissolved to dust. Kathie Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11855869667016065649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3289278000277019122.post-58068527629128287232009-05-29T05:08:19.647+08:002009-05-29T05:08:19.647+08:00Awesome! I was a tiny bit afraid that you might b...Awesome! I was a tiny bit afraid that you might be a purist and not like seeing a different version of such a beloved film. I am happy that you finally got to see it and that you enjoyed it too! (and lucky that I get to be the first comment-poster on this post!)Glenn, kenixfanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00735095946077123391noreply@blogger.com