7.2 | / 10 |
Users | 0.0 | |
Reviewer | 3.5 | |
Overall | 3.5 |
Crude Chinese comedy following a cash-strapped film producer who is asked to remake a classic erotic movie for an eccentric Triad. Down on his luck, To (Chapman To) is currently in the midst of an alimony battle with his ex-wife (Kristal Tin) when he is approached by Tyrannosaurus (Ronald Cheng), a member of the Triads who would like To to remake a favourite film of his. Originally eager to go ahead with the plan, To quickly learns that Tyrannosaurus has a few requests for the movie that are unusual, to say the least. Unless he is able to convince the original lead to reprise her role and for To to perform an indecent act on camera, Tyrannosaurus will not invest the money the producer so desperately needs...
Starring: Chapman To, Ronald Cheng, Dada Chan, Suet Lam, Simon LuiForeign | 100% |
Dark humor | Insignificant |
Comedy | Insignificant |
Video codec: MPEG-4 AVC
Video resolution: 1080p
Aspect ratio: 2.38:1
Original aspect ratio: 2.39:1
Cantonese: DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
English
25GB Blu-ray Disc
Single disc (1 BD)
Region B (locked)
Movie | 4.0 | |
Video | 5.0 | |
Audio | 5.0 | |
Extras | 2.0 | |
Overall | 3.5 |
Winner of Golden Horse Award for Best Supporting Actor and Hong Kong Film Awards for Best Supporting Actor and Best Supporting Actress, Pang Ho-Cheung's "Vulgaria" (2012) arrives on Blu-ray courtesy of British distributors Third Window Films. The supplemental features on the disc inlcude a standard making of featurette and original trailer for the film. In Cantonese, with optional English subtitles for the main feature. Region-B "locked".
What happens here stays between me and you... and the two mules
Presented in an aspect ratio of 2.38:1, encoded with MPEG-4 AVC and granted a 1080p transfer, Pang Ho-Cheung's Vulgaria arrives on Blu-ray courtesy of British distributors Third Window Films.
The presentation is very impressive. I've seen all of the films Third Window Films have released on Blu-ray to date and Vulgaria is unquestionably the very best looking one. Shot with the Red One MX camera, the film boasts a very impressive clean and often remarkably crisp look. Close-ups with plenty of light look simply outstanding. The nighttime footage with the crazy gangster also impresses with excellent clarity (see screencapture #3). Colors are exceptionally well saturated and looking remarkably natural. Also, there are no serious compression anomalies to report in this review. There are no stability issues either. All in all, in my opinion Vulgaria looks as good as it possibly can on Blu-ray. (Note: This is a Region-B "locked" release. Therefore, you must have a native Region-B or Region-Free PS3 or SA in order to access its content).
There is only one standard audio track on this Blu-ray release: Cantonese DTS-HD Master Audio 7.1. For the record, Third Window Films have provided optional English subtitles for the main feature. When turned on, they appear inside the image frame.
The lossless track has a fantastic range of nuanced dynamics. Despite the fact that Vulgaria isn't a film with an impressive sound design, the overall depth and fluidity are indeed excellent. It is easy to tell that lossless track is very well mixed and opening up the film as best as possible because even random sounds and noises are very easily felt. The dialog is exceptionally clean, stable, and easy to follow. The English translation is very good.
Vulgaria is a wild and quite different Hong Kong-produced film. I think that it works rather well without going too far too quickly. Some familiarity with the Hong Kong film industry, however, is required to fully appreciate its wit and playfulness. The technical presentation of the film is very impressive. RECOMMENDED.
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