Takashi Miike's Dead or Alive: Final, the third in the series, is getting a DVD release by Discotek Media (Eastern Star) featuring an ALL-NEW TRANSFER. They've already released the first two movies, and am told they're the same transfers that Kino released, but Kino had some trouble with the third: the best master they could find was non-anamorphic and had burned-in Japanese subtitles (since the movie frequently switches between Japanese, Cantonese, and English dialog).
Someone at Discotek has informed me that their transfer is brand new, anamorphic, and does not have burned-in subtitles.
WHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOT!!!
The movie is the weakest in the "trilogy," but it's still a blast, and I'm more than excited that it's getting a new transfer for DVD—in fact, my dick is turning into a tree.
And because it's such a spectacle, here's the opening to the first movie. Go see it if you haven't; and if you have, go see it again.
