| Video: The transfer on this DVD is downright awful. Running Out of Time is presented in its OAR in a Non-Anamorphic 1.85:1 widescreen transfer. At least they got that right, because everything else is really bad. The colors are way off and the black levels are horrible. There is also constant dirt/print damage, ghosting and overall the picture is very soft.
Sound: Even worse than the video on this DVD release is the audio. You get 2 Cantonese tracks (Dolby Digital 2.0 and 5.1) which are the original language tracks and 2 Mandarin dubbed tracks (Dolby Digital 2.0 and 5.1). All four tracks sound very, very poor. Not only are the mixes wretched, but the overall sound quality is flat and distorted.
Subtitles: The English subtitles are serviceable, but nothing more. I've seen far worse from HK DVD's and overall the subtitles don't hamper the enjoyment of the film. Plus it's always funny to read lines like: "This diamond worthies 80 million".
Extras: Surprise! There's not much here... You get a "Data Bank" which contains a synopsis of the film and cast/crew info. There's also the trailer for the film as well as a trailer for Sealed With a Kiss.
Final Words: ...please don't view it via this DVD release. Mei Ah has since released a remastered All Region DVD of Running Out of Time that both looks and sounds great. The only drawback on that DVD is that they kept the mediocre subtitles from the previous DVD. Also one more word of advice, avoid seeing Running Out of Time 2. It's a waste of your time. | 
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