Video & Audio:
Young Lovers is presented in 16:9 anamorphic format, preserving its original Shaw Scope (2.35:1) widescreen ratio. The image is still a bit soft, though an improvement over the 4:3 letterboxed titles Celestial Picture's Shaw Bros. line began with. The colors are bright and the image clear. The mono sound (with Mandarin dialogue), credited as Dolby Digital, is similarly over-tweaked, with much of it rather tinny, sounding as if it were amplified through a long aluminum tube. Optional subtitles are available in English, traditional Chinese, Malaysian and Indonesian. The English subtitles use white font and are on the small side, but okay.
Extra Features.
Supplements include a Trailer, actually a contemporary promo for this and several other Shaw releases, along with a smattering of Color Stills, and glimpse at the Original Poster. Also included are Production Notes and a Biography & Selected Filmography section. The former is basically useless, but the bios are a bit more detailed and interesting. |
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