BLUE UNDERGROND LEE BOX SET

Today I received my Region 1 box set.

The contents of the 4 discs are as follows:-

THE CIRCUS OF FEAR (1967) - 91mins Widescreen (16:9) 1.66:1
Includes Audio commentary from director John Moxey, Trailers, Photo Gallery. The feature has been restored with 8mins of newly found archive footage.

THE BLOOD OF FU MANCHU (1968) - 94mins Widescreen (16:9) 1.66:1
Includes the featurette "The Rise of Fu Manchu" (15mins) which has interviews with Lee, Tsai Chin, Shirley Eaton, Harry Alan Towers and a subtitled Jess Franco; Trailers, Photo Gallery, Text history of Fu Manchu, Lee and Franco biogs. Main feature contains restored nudity/violence

THE CASTLE OF FU MANCHU (1969) - 94mins Widescreen (16:9) 1.66:1
Includes follow up featurette "The Fall of Fu Manchu" with interviews from Lee, Chin,Towers, Franco; Trailers; Photo Gallery

THE BLOODY JUDGE (1970) - 104mins Widescreen (16:9) 2.35:1
This feature is exclusive to this box set which is limited to 7500. Claims to be the most complete version ever seen with extra footage of nudity, sex and violence. Includes "Bloody Jess" featurette with interviews with Franco and Lee; deleted scenes; alternate scenes; Trailers; Photo Gallery

So far I have only watched BLOOD OF FU MANCHU, and if this film is anything to go by the others should be of superb quality. BLOOD has a marvellous print which is very sharp and crisp and is almost flawless in visuals. The Shirley Eaton sequence has very slightly muted sound, Eaton claims in the featurette that her scenes were lifted from GIRL FROM RIO without her knowledge or permission!!!

One slight question I have concerns a reprint poster for THE BLOODY JUDGE inserted in the case - it features the name of Dennis Price, whom I believe does not appear in this film???

So all in all a worthwhile addition to any Lee fan's DVD collection. My advice is to get the box sets while you can as it is the only way to see THE BLOODY JUDGE in this version (the other 3 titles are available separately)