| Picture: Anamorphic Widescreen. The transfer is quite vivid, maintaining the look of the slick production. Nice color details reveal striking hues and good fleshtones. Sharpness and contrast, likewise, are well-rendered. Some slight combing trails in a scene or two is the only real technical defect.
Sound: 5.1 English dub or 2.0 Korean tracks with optional English subtitles. I thought a (mainly) anime company like ADV would favor an original language track getting the better audio track. Guess not. The Korean release of the film has a 5.1 track and a DTS track, but you'll have to settle for a decent, though limited, 2.0 presentation on this disc. Well, yeah, you could watch it in 5.1 with the dub, but I don't recommend it.
The subtitles go by a bit too fast in some instances. Though, maybe that should be expected with a fast paced comedy. The language is dirtbag filthy, with the Korean equivalent of "bitch" being the most common insult. The subtitles reflect this. For instance, the dub says "That's a bunch of crap." which becomes "What the fuck?" in the subtitles. But, the subs do have some awkward translations like, "Jang Min-Chul, you've said your 'hellos,' so shut up." on the dub becomes "If you are greeted, then shut up." in the subtitles.
Extras: Nothin' really. Just some ADV release trailers.
Conclusion: ...By not importing a single extra from the...Korean release, ADV doesn't offer any extra incentive to purchase the disc, therefore the most I can say is "rent it." |
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