| Note that this dvd edition is the Director's Cut of the film, running about 10 minutes longer than the cinema print. I can't document the differences but I didn't spot any jumps in quality when any new footage appeared. Megastar are reliable nowadays and their 1.78:1 anamorphic print looks great throughout. I noticed a little grain and some print damage appeared at the end. Colours felt correctly balanced as well as sharpness.
Two audio options are selectable: Cantonese Dolby Digital 5.1 and Cantonese DTS 5.1. The Dolby track is mostly dialogue based but the few lively sequences are handled nicely as well as music. Don't know if DTS was really needed but I'm sure the action scene in the alley will be a nice workout for your system.
The English subtitles were error free except for the dance scenes with Anthony. There was some letters and numbers that wasn't supposed to be there in the otherwise flawless subtitling job. Traditional and simplified Chinese subtitles are also included.
It's now becoming more of a common practice for Megastar to include some extras and besides the longer cut of the film we find some decent ones. Their Making of & Trailers section has just that content. The 16 minute 44 second Making of is, even without English subtitles, quite enjoyable. We first see Angelica and Daniel wandering the streets with a camera, asking people questions. Interviews with the directors (Sylvia still looks great) and the cast in combination with some enjoyable behind the scenes footage makes this a worthwhile watch. It's all underscored by the wonderful I Fly-song. The Teaser and Theatrical trailer finishes this section.
The option Princess D-diary takes us to a Chinese text only diary and I wish I could tell you what this actually was about. Seems like a thoughtful extra anyway. The standard extras then follows. First the one page plot synopsis, a cast & crew listing (with very basic bios/filmographies for Syliva Chang, Daniel Wu, Edison Chen, Angelica Lee and DP Mark Lee) and finally trailers for Visible Secret II, Dance Of A Dream and the Korean movie Friend appears. |