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Title: Great movie, lousy transfer
Review: First, the movie: I saw this film in the mid 90s at a film festival in Houston. I had no information or expectations before-hand. I just sat in a dark room and it showed up in front of me. It immediately went on my top 10 list and I dragged all of my friends to see it a few days later. It's way over the top in every dimension. Visually stunning and unapologetically emotional. Brigitte Lin kicks ass so hard you can actually believe that a goth-fu loner like Leslie Cheung would turn the world upside down just for her.Second, the DVD: Blech. A soft, non-anamorphic transfer of an ugly print. Gargantuan subtitles fill a big chunk of the image. Not a significant improvement over the Tai Seng US release laserdisc.5 star movie, 2 star DVD.
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