Paul490
24-01-2004, 13:45
Film Information
Certificate:
Category II
Released:
1990
Country:
Hong Kong
Director:
Jeff Lau
Starring:
Stephen Chow
Ng Man-Tat
Sandra Ng
Sharla Cheung
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The God of Cookery
Legend of the Dragon
Shaolin Soccer
DVD Information
Region:
ALL
DVD Country:
Hong Kong
Running Time:
99:33
Chapters:
10
Screen Format:
1.78:1 Anamorphic NTSC
Discs / Sides / Layers:
1 / 1 / Dual
Soundtracks:
Cantonese Dolby Digital 5.1
Cantonese DTS 5.1
Cantonese Dolby Digital 2.0
Mandarin Dolby Digital 2.0 (dub)
Subtitles:
Traditional Chinese
Simplified Chinese
English
Special Features:
Trailer for main feature and Magic Crystal (both non-anamorphic)
Distributor:
'Mei Ah'
Review
All for the Winner was the film that made Stephen Chow's name in Hong Kong. It's a pretty good film too. Well worth 100 minutes of your time.
'Mei Ah' have finally realised that quality is more important than price with this release. Unfortunately one or two short scenes are missing from this version. Apparently it doesn't affect the Hong Kong VCD of the film.
The picture is presented at an aspect ratio of 1.78:1 with anamorphic enhancement. The video looks much better than earlier releases from this distributor although the frequent appearance of spots and scratches on the print is occasionally distracting.
The English subtitles on this DVD are generally free of errors although one or two grammatical errors pop up occasionally.
As I do not have a sound system I cannot offer a proper review of them. They sound OK to me though.
This disc is pretty much extras-free. A trailer for the main feature and Magic Crystal are included but they are both non-anamorphic and have not been cleaned up. The disc also includes a synopsis and pictures of the cast and cew.
Overall:
If you don't mind the (minor) cuts then this DVD is otherwise OK technically.
EDIT - I've just re-edited the review to insert the information about this DVD being cut. As I hadn't seen the film before (on any other format) I couldn't have been aware of those cuts.
Certificate:
Category II
Released:
1990
Country:
Hong Kong
Director:
Jeff Lau
Starring:
Stephen Chow
Ng Man-Tat
Sandra Ng
Sharla Cheung
You may also like:
The God of Cookery
Legend of the Dragon
Shaolin Soccer
DVD Information
Region:
ALL
DVD Country:
Hong Kong
Running Time:
99:33
Chapters:
10
Screen Format:
1.78:1 Anamorphic NTSC
Discs / Sides / Layers:
1 / 1 / Dual
Soundtracks:
Cantonese Dolby Digital 5.1
Cantonese DTS 5.1
Cantonese Dolby Digital 2.0
Mandarin Dolby Digital 2.0 (dub)
Subtitles:
Traditional Chinese
Simplified Chinese
English
Special Features:
Trailer for main feature and Magic Crystal (both non-anamorphic)
Distributor:
'Mei Ah'
Review
All for the Winner was the film that made Stephen Chow's name in Hong Kong. It's a pretty good film too. Well worth 100 minutes of your time.
'Mei Ah' have finally realised that quality is more important than price with this release. Unfortunately one or two short scenes are missing from this version. Apparently it doesn't affect the Hong Kong VCD of the film.
The picture is presented at an aspect ratio of 1.78:1 with anamorphic enhancement. The video looks much better than earlier releases from this distributor although the frequent appearance of spots and scratches on the print is occasionally distracting.
The English subtitles on this DVD are generally free of errors although one or two grammatical errors pop up occasionally.
As I do not have a sound system I cannot offer a proper review of them. They sound OK to me though.
This disc is pretty much extras-free. A trailer for the main feature and Magic Crystal are included but they are both non-anamorphic and have not been cleaned up. The disc also includes a synopsis and pictures of the cast and cew.
Overall:
If you don't mind the (minor) cuts then this DVD is otherwise OK technically.
EDIT - I've just re-edited the review to insert the information about this DVD being cut. As I hadn't seen the film before (on any other format) I couldn't have been aware of those cuts.