Breaking News [HK Version]: Technical Notes

Technical Notes Technical Notes:
Breaking News [HK Version]
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This DVD is not region coded, although the case says Region 3.

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Megastar presents the film in a 2.24:1 aspect ratio approximately that has been anamorphically enhanced. Both a muted and more colourful palette was choosen for the film and it's presented well. A few nicks and scars are on the print but nothing that will detract.

The Cantonese 5.1 Dolby Digital EX track enlivens the front stage the most with music and effects while dialogue comes across as clear. A Cantonese DTS 5.1 track and a Mandarin Dolby Digital 5.1 dub is also included.

The English subtitles on the whole seem excellent with only a few select spelling errors. Traditional and simplified Chinese subtitles are also included.

Extras-wise, Megastar has included The Story. No, it's only the plot synopsis from the back cover. Useless therefore. There's a 2 minute, 17 second Deleted Scene included (in Mandarin only). Only two sets of Chinese subtitles are available and one can only guess it was there for the Mainland China release, for whatever reason. It was clearly meant for the opening minutes of the film though.

EDIT: Asian DVD Guide's Balzac13 briefly described the deleted scene as a basic set-up of the Mainland Gangsters and that the Hong Kong cops are on their tail. If this is a way to soften the blow against Mainlanders, then job well done but not very exciting extra footage. The film certainly benefits from opening the way it does currently.

Behind The Scene (3 minutes) has small interview bites with the actors but mostly features quickly edited shots from the set, focusing more on the gunfights. The theatrical trailer follows next, along with previews for The Eye 2 and Xanda. Cast & Credits contain the usual subsections Cast & Staff listing, which is exactly what it sounds like, and then Bio & Filmo. Starting with Johnnie To's file, it opens with a statement from the man himself about his thoughts going into shooting Breaking News. What follows is a bland and basic outline of To's career in text. The actors Richie Ren, Kelly Chen and Nick Cheung get short character and actor biographies as well.

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