Wait 'Til You're Older [US Version]: Technical Notes

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Wait 'Til You're Older [US Version]
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This is supposedly an HK Mega Star DVD re-badged by Tai Seng. Tai Seng claims that it is all-region, though the Mega Star DVD was not.

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Megastar presents the film in an anamorphically encoded 2.29:1 aspect ratio. Softness seems inherited within but can also be due to lighting design so this transfer comes out on top with fine colours and sharpness.

The Cantonese Dolby Digital 5.1 track is crystal clear and very involving, mainly when it comes to music. A Cantonese DTS option as well as the Mandarin dub in Dolby Digital 5.1 is also on offer.

The English subtitles contains no obvious errors and maintains a high standard throughout. Traditional and simplified Chinese subtitles are also included.

For such a big hit, Megastar certainly skimps on the special features, at least in the eyes of Westerners that are unable to speak or read Chinese. The standard Making of (running 12 minutes, 31 seconds and Chinese subtitled only) contains at least a little bit of insight for non-Cantonese speakers as make-up artist Mark Garbarino does his interview in English.

Labeled as Unseen Footage, 4 deleted scenes (6 minutes, 54 seconds in total) turn up, this time with no subtitles. Extended scenes only but worth noting is the inclusion of the suicide scene without the intercutting that takes place in the film. Promotional materials comes next, consisting of 2 trailers and 3 TV spots. The excellent teaser labeled here as trailer 1 showing Howard Sit morphing into adult and ultimately old Andy Lau was a fine mood setter for prospective viewers that apparently worked (the longer TV spot is pretty much identical to this so no need to watch all the promos). Cast & Credits only lists the personnel involved, in both Chinese and English.

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