Technical Notes:The Eye [2002] [HK Normal Version]
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The Picture:
The Eye is presented in a 1.85:1 transfer. The picture is clear and sharp and especially good on the location shots. Unfortunately the Panorama version I am reviewing is not anamorphic. The domestic release from Lions Gate is anamorphic as well as a Korean release by Enter One. I would recommend those if like myself, you own a 16x9 HDTV. My rating 4/5
The Sound:
The highlight of this version of The Eye is a Cantonese DTS 5.1 soundtrack. There is also a Dolby 2.0 Cantonese and Mandarin soundtrack. While not a extremely lively track, The Eye does have it's share of thrills and in the end a big bang! My rating 4.5/5
Extras:
Three trailers from other films released by Panorama Entertainment. My rating 1/5
-Peter West
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| Panorama's disc starts out with a very blocky and pixelated image and I thought I had a very faulty disc. Thankfully, it's just a gag from the dvd producers done as a nod to those who sadly get their hands on bootleg releases. Fairly clever. When the movie does start we're treated to a good print with pretty good detail and deep blacks. It's let downthough by some noticable print defects plus the lack of anamorphic enhancement.
The cantonese Dolby Digital 2.0 track is a killer one! I talked about sound before and this is an amazing experience that fits very well with a movie like this. Also included is a 5.1 DTS track plus a mandarin dub in 2.0. The english subtitles are very good throughout and has only minimal spelling and grammatical errors. On a few ocassions the subs repeat themselves which was odd. A single set of chinese subtitles are also included, but nowhere does it say if they're traditional or simplified ones. I wasn't expecting extras but would it hurt to include the trailer for the feature presenatation at least?! Instead we get trailers for Avalon, Nowhere To Hide and Blow. Bah! |
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