{"product_id":"eight-diagram-pole-fighter-w-limited-slip-copy","title":"Eight Diagram Pole Fighter w\/LIMITED SLIP USED","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAfter one of its lead actors (cherub-faced action icon Alexander Fu Sheng) unexpectedly died midway through production, fight-choreographer-turned-master-director Lau Kar-leung (The 36th Chamber of Shaolin) retooled his latest film, The 8 Diagram Pole Fighter, as the ultimate action spectacular in tribute to his young star. Loosely based upon the legendary Yang dynasty chronicled in Chinese folklore, the film starts as a family patriarch and all but two of his sons are brutally wiped out in a bloody battle with a rival family. One surviving son (Fu Sheng) returns to his mother and two sisters, driven mad with grief; the other (Gordon Liu) escapes and joins a nearby monastery while in hiding. Once he learns his sister (Kara Hui) has been captured by their enemies, however, the warrior-turned-monk realizes he must renounce his peaceful ideals in order to mount a rescue mission and avenge his family. One of Shaw Brothers' final all-star martial arts epics before they ceased filmmaking altogether, The 8 Diagram Pole Fighter is often regarded as Lau's masterpiece, as elegiac and suffused with anguish as it is thrillingly violent (not least in its bone-crunching, teeth-smashing climax).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4 data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMedia\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci class=\"fa fa-youtube-play\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca id=\"watch_clip1\" href=\"https:\/\/mvdb2b.com\/media\/play.php?id=12410\u0026amp;s=av339\u0026amp;y=BX5f7g9utJM\u0026amp;nolink=1\u0026amp;TB_iframe=true\u0026amp;height=350\u0026amp;width=580\" class=\"boxed\" rel=\"{handler:'iframe',iframePreload:true,size:{x:580,y:350}}\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/mvdb2b.com\/media\/play.php?id=12410\u0026amp;s=av339\u0026amp;y=BX5f7g9utJM\u0026amp;nolink=1\u0026amp;TB_iframe=true\u0026amp;height=350\u0026amp;width=580\"\u003eWatch trailer »\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4 data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBonus Materials\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cul data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBrand new 2K restoration from the original camera negative by Arrow Films\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eHigh Definition (1080p) Blu-ray presentation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eOriginal lossless Cantonese, Mandarin and English mono audio\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eOptional English subtitles, plus hard-of-hearing subtitles for the English dub\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBrand new commentary by Jonathan Clements, author of A Brief History of China\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eNewly filmed appreciation by film critic and historian Tony Rayns\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eInterviews with stars Gordon Liu, Lily Li and Yeung Ching-ching, filmed by Frédéric Ambroisine in 2004\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA Tribute to Fu Sheng, a short film commemorating the late actor that played before early screenings of The 8 Diagram Pole Fighter, presented via a German-dubbed telecine (the best available copy) with English subtitles\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAlternate opening credits, as The Invincible Pole Fighters\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTheatrical trailer\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eImage gallery\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eReversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Marc Aspinall\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFIRST PRESSING ONLY: Illustrated collectors' booklet featuring new writing on the film by Terrence J. Brady\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Orbit DVD","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46301597532204,"sku":"760137100782US","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0359\/2201\/8348\/files\/eight-diagram-pole-fighter-wlimited-slip-used-used-blu-ray.jpg?v=1790582957","url":"https:\/\/www.orbitdvd.com\/products\/eight-diagram-pole-fighter-w-limited-slip-copy","provider":"Orbit DVD","version":"1.0","type":"link"}