7.1 | / 10 |
Users | 5.0 | |
Reviewer | 3.0 | |
Overall | 3.0 |
In contemporary China, hip and sexy Ting, in flare polyester pants and platform shoes, seeks revenge for her father's murder, and is on the run from the hooligans who want to take the seven diamonds' ring she inherited. A suave male singer shows up to help her when things get to hand-to-hand fighting - which is aplenty.
Starring: Polly Ling-Feng Shang-Kuan, Yasuaki KurataForeign | 100% |
Action | Insignificant |
Video codec: MPEG-4 AVC
Video resolution: 1080p
Aspect ratio: 2.35:1
Original aspect ratio: 2.39:1
English: DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0
English SDH
Blu-ray Disc
Single disc (1 BD)
Region A (B, C untested)
Movie | 2.5 | |
Video | 3.0 | |
Audio | 3.0 | |
Extras | 0.0 | |
Overall | 3.0 |
A hunt for a special diamond ring forms the plot of 1973’s “Seven to One,” but such focus on a heavily desired object doesn’t really factor into the movie as much as it should. This is a martial arts actioner from Taiwan, and the production aims to deliver as much foot and fist combat as possible, filling the run time with showdowns between the heroes and villains. This concentration on martial arts intensity is welcome, but “Seven to One” grows repetitive in a hurry, doing little with dramatic potential while choreography gets same-y awfully quickly.
The AVC encoded image (2.35:1 aspect ratio) presentation is listed as "Preserved from the only known 35mm print in existence, featuring an English language dub." The print used here is severely damaged at times, showcasing lengthy and swarmy scratches, discoloration, and jumpy frames, which turns into missing ones at times, including a chunk of the movie that's lost in the climax (a car chase suddenly becomes a boat chase). Fine detail isn't available, but a general sense of facial particulars and bodily activity is present. Exteriors offer some dimension at times. Fade is persistent, diminishing natural color, with periodic costuming and club interiors delivering more defined hues. Delineation isn't consistent.
The 2.0 DTS-HD MA mix shows its age. Sibilance issues are common, but dialogue exchanges remain intelligible. Scoring maintains a passable rock sound with fluctuating volume. Sound effects are blunt but appreciable. Popping is present.
The idea of a fighter, a diamond ring hunt, and a music star martial artist is more entertaining than the actual content of "Seven to One," which doesn't do much with the crazy elements it introduces, which includes a soundtrack of rock instrumentals the producers most certainly didn't clear with the original artists. There's potential here that's unrealized, making "Seven to One" more of a chore to sit through than expected, especially when it locks into repetition to find its way to a sellable run time, and fight scenes could certainly use more advanced choreography.
(Still not reliable for this title)
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