| The Deltamac dvd presentation is one of the better ones I've seen of a Hong Kong movie lately. Mainly in terms of extras but more on that below. The 1.85:1 aspect ratio is preserved and the movie looks sharp throughout, as expected for such a recent movie. Specs and marks show up on a few ocassions though. The lack of anamorphic enhancement is slightly disappointing but not all HK dvd companies have jumped on that wagon yet.
The disc has cantonese and mandarin audio options and Dolby Digital 5.1 and DTS 5.1. Overall the track was a well made affair. The mentioned sound design makes the track seem held back but I thought this worked very well. Surrounds are used nicely for ambience and music so all in all this was a pleasant sound experience.
The english subtitles are very well done but it translates all dialogue including the english one. Separate subtitles for only english, cantonese and japanese dialogue is a bit too much too expect from a HK dvd I guess. Traditional and simplified chinese subtitles are also included.
Under the special features menu we find a more than the usual amount of extras for a HK dvd. 'Behind The Scenes' offers 23 minutes of unsubitled raw video footage from the set. This is pretty cool but get tiresome when we have to watch the same shot being done over and over again. But hey, that's what movies are like to make.
The 'Making Of' runs for 25 minutes but has no subtitles so it's only useful for some additional behind the scenes footage.
The Photo Gallery consists of 20 stills from the movie and is nothing you'll flip through more than once.
There's also a biography on co-director Johnnie To which has some basic info but the best part is the listing of awards and nominations his movies have gotten over the years. Also included are short notes on Andy Laus company Teamwork Motion Pictures Limited, character profiles and the theatrical trailer. | 
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