Hong Kong Legends didn't opt to remix the original Cantonese track into Dolby Digital 5.1 but instead presents it in 2.0. I can understand why as it sounds harsh and distorted at times but it works reasonably well and I prefer it to even a good remix. A 5.1 English dub is also included.

The optional English subtitles are excellent and feature no apparent errors while also conveying the story clearly. Dutch subtitles are also included.

Not packed with extras but the disc contains some worthwhile ones. We start with the feature length audio commentary with Hong Kong cinema expert Bey Logan. Bey had to do more research than usual since the film offers a historical perspective as well but that hard work turns into a terrific track. As usual, Logan goes over the careers of main performers and background faces, info that is familiar to us from prior commentaries. Director Po Chi-Leung gets a fairly extensive background check and I'm sure not all of the fans knew of his directing work in the West.

Bey clearly is in love with the film and points out several of its strengths such as the use of camera language and no dialogue to convey important aspects to the story as well as acting techniques. Both Chow Yun-Fat and Alex Man comes from a TV-background and Bey talks about how that work ethic is carried over to feature film. The history behind the events that occur and doesn't occur in the film is discussed which is a good help for those not overly familiar with this time in Hong Kong. Towards the end you might be surprised to hear that a certain legendary action director contributed to the film also. In his rapid fire narration and delivery of facts, some errors occur such as Logan claiming The Story Of Woo-Viet and Boat People are the same film.

The Interview Gallery contains two separate programs. Actress Cecilia Yip sits down to discuss Hong Kong 1941 and her career in a session shot specifically for this dvd. Cecilia speaks in Cantonese about her starting out acting and the interview quickly moves onto discussing the movie at hand. Yip mentions working with her male co-stars and how it was intimidating at first because of their star status. She goes over her motivations as an actress and her view on how you mix a political message into a film like this. Her admiration for Chow is again mentioned towards the end when she relates to an anecdote regarding the shoot of Peace Hotel. Cecilia looks fantastic and makes for a pleasant interviewee, making the 27 minutes and 55 seconds running time fly by. On my Pioneer player, the English subtitles could not be turned off.

An older interview with Chow Yun-Fat (I'm guessing it was shot in 1993 when Chow visited the UK) is next. Chow is very charming and speaks, in English, mostly about his work with John Woo. Some of the stories have been heard but it was very interesting to hear about his contributions to the script of A Better Tomorrow. Hong Kong 1941 is not touched upon however but this 12 minutes, 39 seconds segment is a welcome inclusion.

Trailer Selection contains the excellent Hong Kong Legends trailer for the feature as well as its original theatrical trailer. The HKL promotional trailer for another Chow Yun-Fat vehicle, The Postman Strikes Back (directed by Ronny Yu), also appears. The HKL trailer for Hong Kong 1941 initially credited Poon Man-Kit as director but that was corrected in time for the actual release. It still incorrectly claims Lai Siu-Ming won his cinematography award in Taiwan. He did receive an award but in Hong Kong the subsequent year.

Further Titles holds HKL Trailers for the following films: Miracles, Eastern Condors, 2000 A.D, Game Of Death, Beast Cops, Once Upon A Time In China 2, Iron Fisted Monk, In The Line Of Duty, Game Of Death 2 and Encounters Of The Spooky Kind.

The Biography Showcase is a 23 page history of leading man Chow Yun-Fat and it offers a rushed but decent look at the successful career of Chow up until Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. The Photo Gallery features 28 promotional stills from the film. Nothing to get excited about.