6.8 | / 10 |
Users | 0.0 | |
Reviewer | 2.5 | |
Overall | 2.5 |
Working in a police precinct full of her in-laws, inspector Mina Kao and her colleagues are assigned a dangerous case involving Vietnamese criminal refugees, right after getting married to her fellow inspector Huang.
Starring: Sammo Kam-Bo Hung, Joyce Godenzi, Tony Ka Fai Leung, Carina Lau, Agnes AurelioForeign | 100% |
Crime | 4% |
Action | Insignificant |
Video codec: MPEG-4 AVC
Video resolution: 1080p
Aspect ratio: 1.85:1
Original aspect ratio: 1.85:1
Cantonese: LPCM 2.0
English: DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
English
Blu-ray Disc
Single disc (1 BD)
Slipcover in original pressing
Region B (locked)
Movie | 2.5 | |
Video | 3.0 | |
Audio | 4.5 | |
Extras | 3.5 | |
Overall | 2.5 |
Corey Yuen's "She Shoots Straight" (1990) arrives on Blu-ray courtesy of Eureka Entertainment. The supplemental features on the release include exclusive new audio commentary by critics Mike Leeder and Arne Venema; exclusive new audio commentary by critic Frank Djeng; vintage trailer for the film; and more. In Cantonese or English, with optional English subtitles. Region-B "locked".
Presented in its original aspect ratio of 1.85:1, encoded with MPEG-4 AVC and granted a 1080p transfer, She Shoots Straight arrives on Blu-ray courtesy of Eureka Entertainment.
The technical presentation of She Shoots Straight is quite underwhelming. The press materials I received state that the film was restored in 2K, but what I saw on my system looked more like an oddly mismanaged digital remaster. What do I mean exactly? This release produces visuals that are very, very similar to the type of visuals you would get from a master that was finalized in Italy more than a decade ago. Do you remember the old masters for various cult and genre films that were covered with machine noise and used for so many disappointing Blu-ray releases? There is a lot of material here that looks like that -- it has a processed, at times obviously smeary appearance. Obviously, I do not know precisely what was done when She Shoots Straight was restored in 2K, but it is not difficult to conclude that some sort of electronic sharpening was applied. Needless to say, grain exposure is not convincing and most visuals do not have an attractive organic appearance. A few could look decent, but they are typically static visuals from darker footage that hides the most damaging effects of the sharpening. Fast-moving footage will produce smearing, and the larger your screen is, the easier it will be for you to notice it. Color balance is good. The primaries are solid and there are good ranges of supporting nuances. Image stability is excellent. The entire film looks spotless. (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)
There are two standard audio tracks on this Blu-ray release: Cantonese LPCM 2.0 and English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1. Optional English subtitles are provided for the Cantonese track.
I viewed the entire film with the Cantonese LPCM 2.0 track but tested a few areas with the English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 track. The original Cantonese track is good but reveals some limitations. For example, there are several areas with noticeable dynamic unevenness. The effects are not distracting but when you reach these areas you will notice them. The dialog is stable and easy to follow but also a bit uneven at times. The English translation and the size of the subtitles are excellent. (For what it's worth, this is my preferred size of subtitles, not the very small size the likes of Kino Lorber and recently Mondo Vision are using on their releases).
She Shoots Straight enjoys something of a cult status that I find perplexing because it is not a good film. I gather that it was conceived to replicate the success of Yes, Madam!, which came out a few years before it, but its two female leads are quite underwhelming. I would never argue that Yes, Madam! is a masterful genre film because it is not. However, its two female leads have good chemistry together and manage to make it entertaining despite the fact that the camera does not feel comfortable treating them as legit stars. This upcoming release introduces a brand new 2K restoration of She Shoots Straight. However, if you plan to add it to your library, I suggest that you find a way to test it first because the makeover is not as convincing as it should have been.
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