7.2 | / 10 |
Users | 3.5 | |
Reviewer | 3.5 | |
Overall | 3.5 |
Wah, a country kid who rescues a mafia boss. When he takes over the mafia, he believes it is Lady Rose’s roses that bring him good luck, so he buys one from her every day outside his nightclub. But Wah and his singer girldriend Ming need a lot more than luck when they find our that Lady Rose is in a jam: Her daughter Belle who is engaged to a millionaire’s son, will be in Hong Kong to discuss wedding plans and to meet with Lady Rose, who has been lying being part of Hong Kong’s high society. It is up to Wah and Ming and all the help they can round up to turn Lady Rose into a real lady. While preparing for the engagement party, Police Inspector Ho suspects they’re up to no good and starts an investigation.
Starring: Jackie Chan, Anita Mui, Bill Tung, Richard Ng, Ya-Lei KueiForeign | 100% |
Action | 17% |
Crime | 13% |
Comedy | 4% |
Video codec: MPEG-4 AVC
Video resolution: 1080p
Aspect ratio: 2.35:1
Original aspect ratio: 2.39:1
Cantonese: DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0
Cantonese: DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0
English: DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 (48kHz, 16-bit)
English, English SDH
Blu-ray Disc
Single disc (1 BD)
Slipcover in original pressing
Region B (locked)
Movie | 3.0 | |
Video | 5.0 | |
Audio | 4.5 | |
Extras | 2.5 | |
Overall | 3.5 |
Jackie Chan's "Miracles" (1989) arrives on Blu-ray courtesy of 88 Films. The supplemental features on the disc include vintage trailers and new video appreciation by critic Steve Lawson. The release also arrives with a 44-page illustrated booklet featuring rare promotional materials for the film. In Cantonese and English, with optional English subtitles. Region-B "locked".
Serious business
Presented in an aspect ratio of 2.35:1, encoded with MPEG-4 AVC and granted a 1080p transfer, Miracles arrives on Blu-ray courtesy of 88 Films.
The release is sourced from a brand new 4K master, and I think that overall the film looks really, really good now. There are a couple of sequences where it feels like in backgrounds color balance can be a tad better, but it is quite clear that the noticeable unevenness is in fact part of a stylistic preference. (Just to be perfectly clear, this is a period production with a period stylization). All of the primaries are solid, with supporting nuances that are equally nicely balanced, so I don't see any serious anomalies in the color scheme pointing to problems with the existing range of color values. Depth, clarity, and especially fluidity are very good. Also, it is pretty easy to tell that the restored master is new and of very high quality because its density levels are outstanding. Image stability is excellent. Finally, there are no distracting large debris, cuts, stains, damage marks, torn or warped frames to report in our review. (Note: This is a Region-B "locked" Blu-ray release. Therefore, you must have a native Region-B or Region-Free player in order to access its content).
The following audio tracks are available on the disc: Original Cantonese DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 and Alternate Cantonese DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 for the Hong Kong Version, and English DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 for the International Version. Optional English and English SDH subtitles are provided for the Hong Kong Version and English SDH subtitles are provided for the International version.
I viewed the longer Hong Version with the original Cantonese audio track. I thought that it was perfectly fine -- clean and stable, with a some sporadic small but predictable dynamic unevenness. So, the native qualities are retained. I did not test the other two tracks. Finally, that the subtitles on this release also tend to switch very fast. This is also the case on a few recent releases of Hong Kong films from Eureka Entertainment, and I wonder if they were all done by the same person(s). There are sequences where it is basically impossible to read the full text on time, and I never complain about 'reading' films.
There is a lot of action in this film, some of it very, very impressive, but the end product is quite rough. The drama, comedy and romance cannot be taken seriously, and this is why at times the film begins to look like a very ambitious and very expensive parody. My guess is that Jackie Chan fans would see this as an utterly meaningless piece of criticism, but folks that require more than just fast and flashy action to be entertained should keep it in mind. 88 Films' new release of Miracles is sourced from a solid 4K restoration. RECOMMENDED only to the fans.
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