| Part of Mei Ah's ongoing remastering of their back catalogue, Hu-Du Men has been giving a respectful facelift. Presented in 1.78:1 anamorphic widescreen, print damage and at times fairly heavy grain is degrading the transfer when it does appear. Otherwise the remastered print sports good colours and sharpness.
The Cantonese Dolby Digital 2.0 mono option sounds clear with the heavy percussion during the opera scenes coming to life well in the limited soundfield. Cantonese 5.1 and Mandarin 2.0 options are also included.
The English subtitles has a few errors but are on the whole helpful and well worded. The English dialogue is left untranslated, which is usually not the case with Hong Kong films. Traditional and simplified Chinese subtitles are also included.
The worthless Mei Ah Data Bank (containing the plot synopsis, cast & crew listing and a poorly spelled explanation of the term Hu-Du-Men) is the only extra. |