| Video: The 1.85.1 anamorphic widescreen transfer is pretty sharp and aside from some moderate line shimmering in a few scenes, Kamikaze Girls looks as good as you'd expect such a recent film to look. The colors look great, they're nice and bright and bold while the black levels stay strong and deep. There aren't any problems in terms of mpeg compression artifacts to complain about and only mild instances of edge enhancement are noticeable during playback. Print damage is a non-issue and aside from some spots where you might notice a natural looking amount of film grain, the image is crisp, clean, and clear.
Sound: The primary track on this release is a Japanese language DTS-ES 6.1 Surround Sound mix that makes excellent use of the rear channels and does a fine job all around with dialogue, music, and sound effects. Bass response is strong and lively while the performers come through with revealing clarity. Optional subtitles are available in both simplified and traditional Chinese, as well as in English. Aside from a few minor typos, the English subs are fine. An optional Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound mix is also included, again, in Japanese.
Extras: Aside from menus and chapter selection, this release is completely barebones and contains no extra features whatsoever.
Final Thoughts: A visually impressive and genuinely funny, quirky foreign comedy gets a respectable but barebones release from Hong Kong's Widesight Entertainment. More extras are always nice, but the movie is completely charming and definitely worthwhile even without much in the way of supplements, making this release of Kamikaze Girls an easy recommendation. |
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