I believe there is an Imax Enhanced release available within China.I watched it last night in one sitting, a rarity for me in this day and age. What a stunning looking disc! The sound is pretty impressive as well. I did notice some strange banding for a couple of seconds in a couple of scenes though.
It is a shame they didn't do an IMAX presentation (who knows, it may come on UHD). But the framing seemed to be pretty spot-on for the ratio. Man, it looked impressive!
Check out those extras as well. The whole production was immense.
I guess this is dubbed ?
I do fancy this, but always weary of some action/war films from China being propaganda pieces (the very dodgy Wolf Warrior 2 being a prime example) so good to hear this is worth a watch.
Would have been interesting if international audiences got the original version.
China’s $80M War Film ‘The Eight Hundred’ Cancels Release After Suspected Government Pressure
After a shocking late-hour withdrawal as the Shanghai International Film Festival's opening movie, the big-budget Chinese war epic 'The Eight Hundred' has called off its nationwide theatrical release in China next week.www.hollywoodreporter.com
The original cut set to be premiered in 2019's Shanghai International Film Festival is 160-minutes long. The re-censored version, which got finally released in 2020, is only 147-minute, with many replaced shots and multiple scenes blown-up and cropped.
I doubt the Chinese government would let the original version go out, especially if it shows them in being in any sort of negative light. Still, need to give this a watch.Just reading about that on IMDB:
Hopefully, we'll get this version at some point. But who knows...
Good review
It may be worth pointing out that the BD has a limited print run of 2000 units.
Got my copy earlier today (along with Raw LE) - hopefully, I'll get a chance to watch it tonight.
The truly stunning and action-packed masterpiece, The Eight Hundred, is out now on Limited Edition Blu-ray! Don't miss this epic cinematic experience, a must-see.
-Limited print run of 2,000
-DTS-HD Master audio / 5.1 Surround
-'Making of' featurettes (inc. Blu-ray exclusive)
-Trailers
-Reversible sleeve
I doubt the Chinese government would let the original version go out, especially if it shows them in being in any sort of negative light. Still, need to give this a watch.
Sorry, should have worded that better. You're completely right.It is not so much about showing them in a negative light. It is about how they try to maintain the narrative of the nationist army didn't do much of fighting with the Japanese during world war 2.
I see your point, I think it is challenging to enjoy such outright propaganda of a system that does not necessarily correspond with your values, but let's not forget that many of the war-related or superhero films produced in the West are displaying an unrealistically positive image of the UK or the US. I guess some may see it as an implicit form of propaganda too.I do fancy this, but always weary of some action/war films from China being propaganda pieces (the very dodgy Wolf Warrior 2 being a prime example) so good to hear this is worth a watch.
Would have been interesting if international audiences got the original version.
China’s $80M War Film ‘The Eight Hundred’ Cancels Release After Suspected Government Pressure
After a shocking late-hour withdrawal as the Shanghai International Film Festival's opening movie, the big-budget Chinese war epic 'The Eight Hundred' has called off its nationwide theatrical release in China next week.www.hollywoodreporter.com
Oh don't worry, I see jingoistic American films in exactly the same light!I see your point, I think it is challenging to enjoy such outright propaganda of a system that does not necessarily correspond with your values, but let's not forget that many of the war-related or superhero films produced in the West are displaying an unrealistically positive image of the UK or the US. I guess some may see it as an implicit form of propaganda too.