Thursday 23 April 2015

Full Metal Jacket (1987)

Directed by Stanley Kubrick and starring Matthew Modine, Adam Baldwin, Vincent D'Onofrio, 
Arliss Howard and R. Lee Ermey.


Deluxe Edition DVD bought in 2008

7-film Stanley Kubrick Blu-ray Collection bought in 2011
116mins







Blu-ray extras -

Audio Commentary with actors Adam Baldwin, Vincent D'Onofrio and R. Lee Ermey, and critic/screenwriter Jay Cocks
Full Metal Jacket:: Between Good and Evil (31mins)
Theatrical Trailer

Hamburger Hill (1987)

Directed by John Irvin and starring Dylan McDermott, Steven Weber, Courtney B. Vance 
and Don Cheadle.


DVD bought in 2003
106mins






Theatrical Trailer

Empire of the Sun (1987)

Directed by Steven Spielberg and starring Christian Bale, John Malkovich, Joe Pantoliano, 
Miranda Richardson and Nigel Havers.


2-disc Special Edition DVD bought in 2006

Blu-ray bought in 2014
154mins






 Blu-ray





Blu-ray extras - 

The China Odyssey: Empire of the Sun, a Film by Steven Spielberg (49mins)
Theatrical Trailer

The Last Emperor (1987)

Directed by Bernardo Bertolucci and starring John Lone, Joan Chen and Peter O'Toole.


2-disc Director's Cut DVD bought in 2004
160mins (209mins)









Includes both the Theatrical and Director's Cut editions of the film

Audio commentary by director Bernardo Bertolucci, producer Jeremy Thomas, screenwriter 
Mark People and composer/actor Ryuichi Sakamoto
The Southbank Show documentary (63mins)
Postcards from China (8mins)
Theatrical trailer

The Wings of Honneamise (1987)

Also known as Royal Space Force: The Wings of Honneamise.

Directed by Hiroyuki Yamaga and starring the voices of David Thomas, Patricia Ja Lee 
and Bryan Cranston (dubbed version)


DVD bought in 2003

Blu-ray bought in 2013
121m 28s





 DVD






DVD extras -

Audio commentary with directors Hiroyuki Yamaga and Takami Akai
Deleted Scene
Art Slideshow
Original Promotional Short
Bonus Trailers

A Better Tomorrow II (1987)

Directed by John Woo and starring Ti Lung, Chow Yun-Fat, Leslie Cheung and Kwan Shan.


Collector's Edition DVD bought in 2007
100m 15s






Interview with producer Tsui Hark (22mins)
Trilogy of Bloodshed - animated essay
UK promo trailer
Original trailer
A Better Tomorrow 3 preview

A Chinese Ghost Story (1987)

Directed by Ching Siu-tung and starring Leslie Cheung, Joey Wong, and Wu Ma.


Collector's Edition DVD bought in 2003
92m 27s






Audio commentary with Hong Kong Cinema expert Bey Logan
Master of Illusion: An Interview with producer Tsui Hark (24mins)
The Warrior: An Interview with Wu Ma (29mins)
Tribute to Leslie Cheung
UK DVD promotional trailer
Theatrical trailer