The 1.78:1 anamorphic transfer boasts good colours and detail compared to the old edition. What it unfortunately adds is a good amount of grain seen in many places throughout, plus three or four scenes are a bit darker looking compared to the already dark scenes of the previous dvd. (See examples below). Print damage is most noticeable in the beginning and only light speckling is then seen for the rest of the running time.

The burned in subtitles make way way for new optional English ones and thankfully the translation is the same, meaning excellent with only a few spelling errors occurring at the end. Traditional and simplified Chinese subtitles are also included.

Full Throttle was originally recorded in Dolby Digital 5.1 but the old dvd only offered a Stereo Surround track of that. It was a decent track but sounded rough in different areas. On the new disc we get a 5.1 option (downconverted to 2.0 for my setup) offering a much more balanced and crisper sounding experience. Surrounds are used sparely but the front stage is active to a pleasing degree. The 2.0 track mentioned is not advertised on the back cover but is indeed selectable from the setup menu. Cantonese DTS 5.1 and Mandarin 2.0 tracks are also included.

Only extra is the Data Bank with nothing of value. Only static text screens with the plot synopsis and cast & crew listings can be found there.