| Mei Ah presents the movie in it's 1.85:1 aspect ratio. Decent sharpness and colours but a little too much print damage for such a recent movie drags it down a little. On par with most Mei Ah transfers I would say.
The Cantonese Dolby Digital 5.1 track sounds a little rough in dialogue and music but overall works well drawing the viewer in. A Cantonese 2.0 track plus the same options in Mandarin can also be selected. Regarding the audio, there appears to be a fault regarding a music cue. From Asian DVD Guide:
In the scene where Mandy gets all playful in her room and lights the sparklers, the original music was a soft instrumental. On the 5.1 and 2.0 Cantonese tracks on the DVD, the music has been changed to the "Sealed with a Kiss" song. It's loud, jarring, and overkill for the theme song. The original music selections remain on the Mandarin 2.0 track on the DVD and on both tracks on the VCD.
The English subtitles are optional and presented no problems as far as I could notice. Traditional and simplified Chinese subtitles are also included.
Extras are the usual useless Data Bank (with synopsis and a cast & crew listing) plus trailers for Sealed With A Kiss and Running Out Of Time. |