The Longest Nite: Technical Notes

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The Longest Nite
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    by So Good... - Hong Kong DVD Movie Reviews
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Universe's 2.35:1 framed presentation looks good but not exceptional. The print is clean and colourful but the softness is distracting making the picture less detailed than I wanted.

The Cantonese Dolby Digital 5.1 Cantonese track works well, using music in the front speakers to good effect. As with other Hong Kong films, even new ones, the sound effects sound less than stellar but does the job decently. One small voice over is missing from the Cantonese track but appears in the subtitles (and on the Mandarin track) and music drowns out the dialogue almost on a few occasions. There is also more post synced dialogue than expected for such a recent film but that doesn't distract as such. A Mandarin 5.1 dub is also included.

The English subtitles has a few spelling errors but does a good job of conveying the fairly complex plot. Traditional and simplified Chinese subtitles are also included.

A few video extras are included (none of them has subtitles), starting with the Premiere Show (2 minutes, 21 seconds). It briefly shows the stars arriving (including Simon Yam, Lau Ching Wan's co-star in Expect The Unexpected) and them saying a few words to the camera. Not too much for non-Chinese speakers to take in. The Making of (10 minutes) features cast & crew interviews, lots and lots of movie clips and again little else to enjoy for non-Chinese speakers.

Ng Footage (2 minutes, 28 seconds) is more heavy on multiple takes than bloopers but has a few fun shots, including Lau Ching Wan doing the windshield bit in the car scene. Press Conference (6 minutes, 16 seconds) is the best piece as it shows Lau Ching Wan getting his head shaved (and looking very uncomfortable doing so) by none other than Johnnie To. A good way of getting the buzz going for the film and its box office numbers I think turned out to be pretty decent. This program also has small interview segments with Johnnie To and Tony Leung Chiu-Wai and Lau Ching Wan.

Universe's standard extras then finishes the package. Star's Files for Tony Leung Chiu-Wai, Lau Ching Wan, Johnnie To & Patrick Yau are fairly informative but tends to tell us more what films the people did rather than actually provide solid information. The trailer for The Longest Nite also appears.




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