Legacy of Rage Blu-ray Movie

Rating summary

Movie		4.0
Video		4.0
Audio		4.0
Extras		4.5
Overall		4.0

Legacy of Rage Blu-ray Movie Review

Legacy of Rage is an excellent action feature with a great story. Produced by Linda Kuk (Hard Boiled, Treasure Hunt) and John Sham (Royal Warriors, An Autumn's Tale), Legacy of Rage is a fun genre production. Starring Brandon Lee, Michael Wong, Regina Kent, and Michael Wai-Man Chan.

Brandon Ma (Brandon Lee) lives a simple life and is an ordinary guy with a rather sweet and beautiful girlfriend, May (Regina Kent). Meanwhile, Brandon is close friends with drug dealer Michael (Michael Wong). Michael devises a plan to steal Brandon’s girlfriend and he kills a cop he won’t trust with the drug deals.

After the murder, Michael decides to frame Brandon for the crime and carry out the plan – stealing the heart of the beautiful May so she becomes his own lover. Can Brandon get out of prison, clear his good name, and find revenge?

Brandon Lee impresses in the leading role of Legacy of Rage. The performance allows Lee to showcase both his action skills and his dramatic chops. Regina Kent also impresses as May. The performance showcases Kent’s impressive range as an actress. The supporting performances are also effective especially from Michael Wong.

The production has a number of effective design elements. Legacy of Rage features art direction by Tony Au (Boat People, Profiles of Pleasure). The art direction is well-done and highlights some fun production elements. There is a lot to appreciate about the design work done – such as the nice production design.

The action is one of the most invigorating aspects of Legacy of Rage. The action filmmaking is top-notch. The action coordination by Hoi Mang (Royal Warriors, Zu: Warriors from the Magic Mountain) and the fight scenes are well choreographed. The stunt work adds a lot to the filmmaking and makes it all the more entertaining.

Composed by Richard Yuen (The Bride with White Hair, When Fortune Smiles), Legacy of Rage is a solid score. The music by Yuen is well-done and certainly adds to the filmmaking. The score provides a nice backdrop to the action. The score works well for the dramatic scenes, too.

The cinematography by Hau-Ming Chan (My Family, Fractured Follies) is beautiful and poetic. The visuals make a wonderful impression. Chan is a talented cinematographer and creates some fantastic vistas for the filmmaking to soar.

Edited by Yee-Shun Wong (Dragon Rider, Mr. Coconut), Legacy of Rage is well-done from an editing standpoint. The ebb and flow of Legacy of Rage is well-done. Legacy of Rage is well-paced throughout and it finds the right balance.

Written by Clifton Ko (Laughter of the Water Margins, How to Be a Millionaire) and Raymond Fung (For Your Heart Only, Esprit D'amour), Legacy of Rage has a solid script. The characterizations are well done. The central characters and the romantic element of the storyline impress. The story is well-done and enhances the filmmaking.

Directed by Ronny Yu (The Bride with White Hair, Warriors of Virtue), Legacy of Rage is a fun action feature. Yu creates a good sense of scale and scope to the production. The vision of Legacy of Rage impresses in spades. The action scenes are well-directed and Yu creates a sense of urgency to the feature.

Legacy of Rage Blu-ray Movie, Video Quality 

Released on Blu-ray by Shout Factory, Legacy of Rage is presented in 1080p MPEG-4 AVC encoded high-definition in the original theatrical aspect ratio of 1.85:1 widescreen. The Blu-ray release provides a quality presentation of the feature-film. The release features a solid scan. There is plenty of detail present in the transfer. The transfer appears naturally filmic and there is a nice layer of film grain present on the release. Color reproduction is well-done, too.

Legacy of Rage Blu-ray Movie, Audio Quality 

The release includes a selection of lossless audio options: Cantonese DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Mono (with English subtitles), English DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Mono, and Mandarin DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Mono (with English subtitles). The release includes a nice selection of lossless audio options – including crisp clarity and overall fidelity.

The score is well-reproduced on the release. The soundstage is quite excellent and there is good depth to the audio presentation. The sound effects for the action scenes are well reproduced. The English subtitles are free from egregious spelling or grammatical errors.

Legacy of Rage Blu-ray Movie, Special Features and Extras 

Audio Commentary With Director Ronny Yu And Critic Mike Leeder

Audio Commentary With Frankie Balboa AKA Shogun Supreme & Peter Glagowski (Writer at Flixist)

In Conversation With Director Ronny Yu, Critic And Curator Frank Djeng, and Podcaster Preston Downey (HD, 6:35)

A Legendary Legacy – Critic And Curator Frank Djeng On The Life And Times Of Brandon Lee (HD, 15:33)

Interview With Director Ronny Yu (SD, 10:20)

English Language Credits (HD, 3:41)

Trailers (HD, 9:13) as encoded in high-definition with select trailers in standard-definition and select trailers in high-definition.

Image Gallery (HD, 1:42)

Legacy of Rage Blu-ray Movie, Overall Score and Recommendation 

Legacy of Rage is an entertaining action classic. The filmmaking impresses and there is a nice sense of scale to the production. The performances are well-done – most especially from Brandon Lee and Regina Kent.

The Blu-ray release provides an excellent high-definition transfer and lossless audio. The release includes a nice assortment of bonus features – including multiple audio commentaries and featurettes. Recommended.