The Cantonese Dolby Digital 5.1 track mainly uses the front stage nicely for score while dialogue is also very clear. The track uses a good amount of Mandarin courtesy of Tao Hong but thankfully it's all sync sound despite the different dialects. A Mandarin 5.1 track is also included.

The English subtitles are error free and presents a well-worded representation of the dialogue. Traditional and simplified Chinese subtitles are also included.

The special features begins with an audio commentary with co-writer/director Edmond Pang. As with their Men Suddenly In Black dvd, Mei Ah has subtitled Pang's Cantonese dialogue into English (in addition to simplified and traditional Chinese subtitles being available). However I have a gut feeling that Pang himself has been pushing for this inclusion. We non-Cantonese speakers are very thankful in either case.

Pang mostly talks characters, symbolism (some of which is rather outrageous and makes the movie pretentious but if it works for Pang...) and meaning behind actions in the film while the odd anecdote crops up about his inspiration for the film and the shoot. All well and good but Pang speaks infrequently and when I say infrequently, I mean hardly at all! I doubt he even registered 10 minutes of dialogue during the 97 minute running time, making this track extremely frustrating to get through. It's a shame because the group track on Men Suddenly In Black was lively. Mei Ah should've edited together the footage he commented on or offered a scene specific commentary.

In the Director's Statement, we can read about Pang's struggle with finding the direction for this particular story and he also discusses in a thoughtful manner to ideas and themes of the film. The essay is available with both Chinese and English text.

Video based extras follow, starting with Footage From The 17th Tokyo International Film Festival (2 minutes, 45 seconds). It shows Pang and cast in Tokyo, talking about the experience of being invited. The cast also briefly discusses their impression of the director plus we get some slight behind the scenes footage of the movie shoot. It's all too brief to be in any way substantial and it's mostly generic praise that takes up space in this featurette. Imbedded Chinese and English subtitles accompany this extra. The Deleted Scenes with Director's Commentary has two segments but neither comes with any subtitles or any commentary for that matter. Only a brief scene explanation at the top of each scene sets it up in a very basic way.

The Making Of (4 minutes, 58 seconds), also with imbedded Chinese and English subtitles, follows the usual format with cast & crew interviews, movie clips and behind the scenes footage. The length doesn't allow for much but Wu and Tao Hong chimes in with some fairly compelling details about their acting challenges while Pang reveals the real life origins of the story. NG Shots (51 seconds) shows some brief blown lines and mishaps. Not amusing at all.

The Secrets Behind "Beyond Our Ken" features a series of questions and answers to a few of the twists and meanings of the film. It's useful if you want to pick up on stuff you missed the non-user friendly format makes this pointless extra. Photo & Poster Gallery is an animated slideshow of 57 images, mixing production stills, behind the scenes photos and poster art used for the film. The theatrical trailer, 2 TV Spots and Mei Ah's Databank (containing the plot synopsis for those who can't read dvd covers and brief biographies for Gillian Chung, Tao Hong and Daniel Wu) rounds off a very average release of a good film.