On The Edge: Technical Notes

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On The Edge
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    by So Good... - Hong Kong DVD Movie Reviews
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Universe presents the film in an aspect ratio of 1.78:1, with anamorphic enhancement. The presentation does well for itself as the print is clean while sharpness, colours and blacks comes off well.

Audio options are Cantonese Dolby Digital 5.1, Cantonese DTS 5.1 and Mandarin Dolby Digital 5.1 but as I'm not equipped with such a system, my assessment of this disc aspect will be left off this review.

Only minor errors resides in the English subtitles that otherwise seems like a true, coherent translation of events. Traditional and simplified Chinese subtitles are also included.

Some standard supplements appear and this time Universe saw fit to provide them with the same subtitle options as the feature. The Making-of (8 minutes, 2 seconds) is pretty generic as far as these things go. Actors speak of characters, praising their fellow co-stars but an endorsement from Nick Cheung about supporting local films is worthwhile to have. Some decent behind the scenes footage appear, including a lot from the Bruce Law action but as the set footage closely resembles the final film footage (including angles), its emphasis seems a little redundant.

Gala Premiere (8 minutes, 27 seconds) is as usual a tacky event with a female announcer dishing out remarks such as, according to the subtitles "The characters are cool and smart" and "Who acts better? Anthony or Francis?". At least the latter two recognize the fact that they're getting inane questions, their answers are amusing. An insane inclusion is the handing out of chocolate by models while the rapid fire announcer continues on her path to becoming part gossip reporter. It's always refreshing in a way though to see these events being rather casual (especially in regards to the star's wardrobes). Positive audience reactions concludes the program but as for actual movie insight, you'll find nothing here.

Universe have moved on from featuring even short biographies in their Star's Files nowadays so actors Nick Cheung, Anthony Wong, Francis Ng and Rain Li merely get filmography listings. More Attractions contains trailers for Re-Cycle, We Are Family and the one for On The Edge is also represented in an individual menu option. The disc concludes with a 20 page Photo Gallery, mixing movie stills and behind the scenes photos in a welcome fullscreen presentation.




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