| Universe has done good work on this older movie. The print seems a bit wider than 1.85: 1 but looks pretty damn good throughout. Colors are strong and only light speckling and grain can be seen.
The Cantonese Dolby Digital 5.1 remix was actually much better than I thought initially. The original mono sources aren't overly evident in the mix and effects plus music are nicely placed in all channels. Dialogue is always clear except for some moments around the 56 minute mark where the voice track gets pretty distorted. A Mandarin 5.1 dub is also included.
The English subtitles feature very few errors and if these are copies of the original cinema subs, then they were pretty good. If Universe sat down and redid the subtitles then I say job well done! It's not complex dialogue but what's seems well translated. Japanese, Korean, French, traditional Chinese and simplified Chinese subtitles are also included.
Extras consist of Star's Files for Chow Yun-Fat, Sally Yeh and Ronny Yu. The actor's files are a little better than usual here. Also trailers for The Occupant, The Greatest Lover, Diary Of A Big Man and The Fun, The Luck and The Tycoon appear.
Btw, it's not an extra but make sure you stay until the very end of the movie. Underneath the end credits you'll see some behind the scenes pics of Ronny Yu and his crew at work. |