Hou Hsiao Hsien Box Set

[spencerw]

Just finished watching 'Three Times', an excellent film.

I watched the Asian DVD version, reviewed by DVD Times. Unlike DVD Times, however, I think that the loud 'hiss' throughout most of the film (the first hour and seventeen minutes) is quite annoying. I don't think that it deserves a '6/10' for sound, more like 3. Astounding that they didn't bother to find a better print for the sound (Image is reasonable, though) since it is such a new movie.

Anyway, although the 'hiss' is really loud and annoying, it is probably still worth a look if you like his films and can't wait for a better version.

I think there already is a better version with English subtitles, namely by this one TF1 Vidéo in France, and this one.

[Mise En Scene]

I still need "Green Green Grass of Home" -- and "Daughter of the Nile" in any form I can get them.

(I already have unsubbed DVDs of the other early films).

Sensasian has the former in both DVD (NTSC; all-region) and VCD formats. No English subs.

[Michael Kerpan]

I found a mediocre DVD of Green Green Grass that actually had (unadvertised) burned-in English subs on some reels but not others....

Strange. Nice film though/ His first making extensive use of kids.