| Panorama presents the film in an anamorphically enhanced 1.78:1 aspect ratio. Light print damage turn up at a few spots and some softness can be detected. Otherwise sharpness, colours and detail register fairly high.
The Cantonese Dolby Digital 2.0 surround track works mostly with the fronts and immerses to a fine effect with score and clear dialogue. There is a brief moment at the 82.49 mark where the dialogue jumps over to the right speaker. This glitch is not on the also available Cantonese Dolby Digital 5.1 and Mandarin 2.0 dub.
The English subtitles feature some minor errors but looks like an excellent translation overall. Traditional and simplified Chinese subtitles are also included.
The extras are all housed on disc 2 (if you don't count the 4 lobby cards included in the case of disc 1) and while Panorama has done well with English subtitled extras on titles such as Throw Down and A-1, they take several steps back here as none of the added programs has English translation.
First out of the gate is the Making of 2 Young, clocking in at a fairly substantial 23 minutes and 16 seconds. Burned in Chinese subtitles only accompany this program so therefore, despite interviews with Derek Yee, Henry Fong and the actors, the content can't be judged if you do need English subtitles. The behind the scenes footage occasionally is worthwhile, including the moments after a melodramatic scene and Jackie Chan turns up on set as well.
5 Deleted Scenes are also included, totaling approximately 10-11 minutes. Both new and extended scenes are on offer and while their purpose can be detected, none seem particularly useful as such. Despite no explanation being given, these scenes were most likely ejected due to pace. They can be accessed individually but will keep on playing after one is done rather than take you back to the menu (unless you select the last entry of course). The teaser trailer follows and then the only English language extra on the disc, namely the Director Biography and Filmography. Chinese text opens but a few clicks forward is the fairly informative bio on Derek Yee.
The Promotional Footage section contains 4 selections acting as teaser trailers but only consisting of production footage. Each one lasts between 40-50 seconds and just like the deleted scenes will play back to back. Outtakes (or NG footage) has 8 different options rather than being one reel (but it becomes that since it again plays all the way through). Consisting of flubbed lines and some repeated takes, due to the overall length (approximately 6-7 minutes), all this becomes rather tedious to watch. An animated Photo Gallery (54 seconds, 12 images) finishes the 2nd disc. |