6.8 | / 10 |
Users | 0.0 | |
Reviewer | 3.5 | |
Overall | 3.5 |
A martial arts instructor from the police force gets imprisoned after killing a man by accident. But when a vicious killer starts targeting martial arts masters, the instructor offers to help the police in return for his freedom.
Starring: Donnie Yen, Baoqiang Wang, Charlie Yeung, Bing Bai (II), Alex FongForeign | 100% |
Action | 98% |
Martial arts | 66% |
Thriller | Insignificant |
Video codec: MPEG-4 AVC
Video resolution: 1080p
Aspect ratio: 2.35:1
Original aspect ratio: 2.39:1
Cantonese: DTS-HD Master Audio 7.1
Mandarin: DTS-HD Master Audio 7.1
Mandarin (Traditional), Mandarin (Simplified), English
50GB Blu-ray Disc
Single disc (1 BD)
Region A (locked)
Movie | 3.5 | |
Video | 4.0 | |
Audio | 5.0 | |
Extras | 3.5 | |
Overall | 3.5 |
Teddy Chen's "Kung Fu Jungle" (2014) arrives on Blu-ray courtesy of Hong Kong-based distributors Vicol Entertainment. The supplemental features on the disc include original trailers for the film; standard making of featurettes; promo pieces; and more. In Cantonese and Mandarin, with optional English, Traditional Mandarin, and Simplified Mandarin subtitles for the main feature. Region-A "locked".
The kung fu expert
Presented in an aspect ratio of 2.35:1, encoded with MPEG-4 AVC and granted a 1080p transfer, Teddy Chen's King Fu Jungle arrives on Blu-ray courtesy of Hong Kong-based distributors Vicol Entertainment.
Shot digitally, the film consistently looks remarkably crisp, clear and vibrant. Where light is in abundance depth can be very impressive, with the outdoor footage looking particularly good (see screencapture #4). Contrast levels remain stable, but there are a couple of sequences where sharpness levels appear slightly elevated (screencapture #3 is from one such sequence). Colors are lush and stable. Image stability is excellent. Lastly, excluding some very light aliasing that I spotted early into the film, there are no encoding or compression anomalies to report in this review. All in all, this is a good presentation of King Fu Jungle that should please fans of Donnie Yen. (Note: This is a Region-A "locked" Blu-ray release. Therefore, you must have a native Region-A or Region-Free PS3 or SA in order to access its content).
There are two standard audio tracks on this Blu-ray release: Cantonese DTS-HD Master Audio 7.1 and Mandarin DTS-HD Master Audio 7.1. For the record, Vicol Entertainment have provided optional English, Traditional Mandarin, and Simplified Mandarin subtitles for the main feature. When turned on, they appear inside the image frame.
I viewed the film with the Cantonese lossless track and was very impressed. Indeed, dynamic intensity is outstanding and some of the surround movement is enormously impressive. Frankly, there are a couple of sequences that could very easily test your audio system, so make sure that you have your remote control close to you. The dialog (a mix of Cantonese and Mandarin) is stable and easy to follow. The English translation is good, but I did notice a few grammatical errors.
Director Teddy Chen's latest film, Kung Fu Jungle, does not break any genre boundaries, but it delivers everything fans of action superstar Donnie Yen would want to see. It is true that the film is fairly predictable, but the action is outstanding. Vicol Entertainment's technical presentation of Kung Fu Jungle is very good. RECOMMENDED.
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