| Video: The anamorphic 1.85.1 widescreen picture looks decent enough during the lighter scenes but contains a fairly thick coat of grain over top of it all, and tends to look really murky during the darker/night time scenes (which make up a lot of the film). Oddly enough, for a film that was made in 2003, there is quite a bit of print damage evident on the picture. Most of it is only minor, appearing in the form of specks or dots on the picture, but there are one or two minor scratches present here as well. Sadly, this transfer is nothing to write home about.
Sound: The Chinese Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound track comes through nicely, with removable English subtitles also available. The action and gun play scenes make the most out of the surround speakers and there are a few times where the directional effects add some nice punch to the mix. Dialogue is pretty clean and clear without any hiss or distortion, and the lower end bounces around the subwoofer nicely as well. All in all, while there could have been a little more channel separation in a couple of scenes, this DVD sounds very nice.
Extras: The only extra features are a grainy trailer for the feature film, a couple of previews for three other Palm Pictures DVD releases, and a brief statement from the director printed on the inside of the packaging.
...Palm's presentation of Purple Butterfly is okay (though the video could have been better). |
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