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New Dragon Gate Inn: Mei Ah (R3) vs HK Vidéo (R2FR)

Posted: 07 May 2006, 23:52
by tom2681
New Dragon Gate Inn aka Dragon Inn.

Mei Ah:
1:43:24 NTSC.
1:778 anamorphic transfer.
Original cantonese mono + Dolby 5.1 remix.
English subtitles.
No extras.

HK Vidéo:
1:39:21 PAL.
1:85 anamorphic transfer.
Original cantonese mono.
French subtitles.
Promotional trailers.

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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The HKV disc may be cropped at the top, but it shows more information at the bottom. The Running Man (from the ADVDG forum) and I believe that HK Vidéo were supplied a print with no yellow filter (they didn't remove it themselves). The HKV transfer features no obvious signs of colour alteration.

In some shots, the HKV looks much better (in close-ups mostly).
The Mei Ah disc is more detailed and more grainy in most shots.

FYI: the HKL disc features a print similar to the HKV (except that the colours are washed-out). The HKL disc does not feature a cantonese track.

(Next comparison: My Sassy Girl Korean vs R2FR).

Posted: 08 May 2006, 00:10
by Markgway
Visually I prefer the HKV as I'm not a fan of piss filters.