Duel to the Death
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DVD Cover Information Actor: Casanova Wong, Damian Lau, Flora Cheung, Norman Chu, Paul Chang Director: Siu-Tung Ching DVD: Region Code 1 Audio: English (Unknown), Dolby Digital 5.1; English (Subtitled); Cantonese (Original Language), Dolby Digital 5.1; English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 5.1; English (Dubbed), Dolby Digital 5.1 Format: Anamorphic, Color, Dolby, DTS Surround Sound, DVD, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen Picture Format: 2.35:1 Running Time: 86 minutes DVD Release Date: 2003-12-30 Audience Rating: R (Restricted) Studio: 20th Century Fox |
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Movie Reviews of Duel to the Death
Movie Review: fantastic transfer on this little known flick
Summary: 4 Stars
Wow is all I can say. After years of dealing with kung-fu on crappy pan and scan VHS and letterbox format DVD's, this edition is a rare treat. First off it's a fully anamorphic transfer, meaning it will preserve it's original aspect ratio on widescreen televisions. It looks fantastic on my Samsung widescreen HDTV. The colors are rich and vibrant, making the film look better than it probably ever has. The fact that Fox and Fortune Star took such care in transferring a fairly unknown kung-fu film warms my heart. Lest I forget the DTS soundtrack which actually offers a noticed separation instead of a generic Pro Logic sound, unlike nearly every other "digitally restored" DVD coming out these days. The inclusion of the original trailer and original Cantonese soundtrack are like a buying a donut that comes with a refill of jelly.The story is fantastic too. There are all kinds of ninjas! Kite ninjas, vanishing ninjas, even naked foxy ninjas! The score is very effective as well. A lot of older kung-fu flicks either have no score or a scattershot one at best. This movie has a pronounced heroic theme that's quite catchy.
This kind of treatment should be given to more kung-fu films.