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Green Snake: Mei Ah (R3) vs HK Vidéo (R2FR)

Posted: 07 May 2006, 21:13
by tom2681
Green Snake.

Mei Ah DVD:
1:38:36 NTSC.
2:35 Anamorphic transfer.
Original cantonese mono + Dolby 5.1 and DTS remixes.
English subtitles.
Theatrical trailer.

HK Vidéo DVD:
1:34:48 PAL.
2:35 Anamorphic transfer.
Original cantonese mono.
French subtitles.
Promotional trailers.

Caps are resized to full anamorphic PAL resolution (for a fair comparison).

Mei Ah:
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HK Vidéo:
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Mei Ah:
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HK Vidéo:
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Mei Ah:
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HK Vidéo:
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Different prints, different results. HKV picture is too dark and suffers from some edge-enhancement.
Mei Ah is cropped at the top, HKV is cropped at the bottom.

Mei Ah wins.

If anybody has the UK disc, I'd love to add those caps.

Next comparison: New Dragon Gate Inn (HK Vidéo vs Mei Ah).

Posted: 07 May 2006, 23:07
by Markgway
I'd agree, the Mei Ah is the nicer looking option.

The HKV looks almost blurry (or have I been drinking again?)

Posted: 07 May 2006, 23:23
by tom2681
Unremastered print, possibly.