Organized Crime And Triad Bureau: Technical Notes

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Organized Crime And Triad Bureau
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In order to avoid a Cat III rating, cuts were required at the time of cinema release in Hong Kong and the City Connection dvd is therefore cut as well. Tai Seng have been able to access the uncensored print however, making this the only uncut version of Organized Crime & Triad Bureau on dvd.

The approximately 1.67:1 framed picture doesn't boast the greatest colours or depth. Mild grain can be seen, night scenes do suffer from being a bit too dark but on the plus side, print is quite clean and is watchable throughout.

The Cantonese mono presentation sounds clear and gets the job done. A Mandarin and English mono dub is also available.

Tai Seng have a good reputation of producing good English subtitles and presumably, Frank Djeng has again reworked Organized Crime & Triad Bureau's translation to good effect. It's is flawless in terms of grammar and conveys situations and plot very well.

Main supplements comes in the form of an audio commentary with director Kirk Wong, not advertised on the dvd cover. Largely anecdotal in nature, Wong touches upon the real case the film is based on, how the final film differs from the actual events, working with writer Winky Wong (a former cop himself) and the benefit of having Danny Lee on the production. As many of you know, Lee once tried out to be a policeman but for whatever reason never became one. Since then he's developed good relationship with the Hong Kong police, by constantly playing one, and Wong talks about the knowledge Danny has as well as his connections. Also of interest is the discussion regarding the challenge of filming on the actual locations where the events took place and shooting without a permit on the busy Hong Kong streets. Wong is a charming and amusing presence but this track only becomes decent due to the many gaps of silence between his comments.

Other extras include the Tai Seng created trailers for Organized Crime & Triad Bureau, The Heroic Trio, Wing Chun and The Bride With White Hair 1 & 2. Good but by now a bit outdated biographies/filmographies for Anthony Wong, Cecilia Yip, Danny Lee and Kirk Wong rounds off a good release.




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