| Long Shong presents the film in an aspect ratio of 1.60:1 approximately. Colours are a little pale and a fuzziness comes with the transfer. Clarity is reasonably good. and mild print damage pops up occasionally. Whatever the reason behind the frame almost constantly moving up and down is, it's one big annoyance about the presentation.
Shot in synch sound Mandarin, Long Shong's option omits the original Dolby Stereo recording in favour of a downmixed Dolby Digital 2.0 mono presentation. While a quiet film, it relies on expanded sounds a number of times so this omission is a shame. Reportedly the pan and scan Region 1 dvd includes the Dolby option and the Ocean Shores laserdisc did as well. As for Long Shong's presentation, it does sound clear in all aspects though.
The imbedded Chinese/English subtitles suffer a little from the fuzziness described but remain readable throughout and feature only minor errors. There are no extras on the disc. |
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