Hong Kong Cinema

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Screen Comparison (Hong Kong Legends and Media Asia)

The Hong Kong Legends print shows stronger colours, with better quality and depth (see below)

 

Media Asia Print

 

Hong Kong Legends Print

 

Media Asia Print

 

Hong Kong Legends Print

 

Media Asia Print

 

Hong Kong Legends Print

 

DISC:

Hong Kong Legends - Region 2 PAL disc (July 2005)

For the patient and the newly initiated, this is certainly the disc to get. It features a reliably good remastering job from Hong Kong Legends, with the expected dual language options and DD5.1 audio. The extras are a real treat with a full Bey Logan audio commentary plus priceless interviews with Yuen Biao and Yuen Wah

(The recent DVD passed at cert 15 with no cuts, the original UK video release had 13 seconds of cuts and cert 18)

Media Asia - Region 3 NTSC disc (April 1999)

The Media Asia disc is unspectacular but a fair value import. The extras leave nothing to get excited about, and the subtitles are at their normal low Hong Kong standard. To Media Asia's credit it is a reasonable widescreen print and comes in 5.1 Dolby Digital Cantonese audio (no English dubbed track)

 

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