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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars
Don't buy this version., February 13, 2005
WARNING: This is the worst DVD version of a movie I own (over 200). Shame on Amazon for selling such low grade product and then mis-representing information (the movie is only about 50 minutes long and most definately not remastered). When I found this movie I was excited to order it after watching the TNT version with dubbing and clear picture - not to mention full American version. I know that American versions are shorter then the Chinese versions, but there is no way the movie I watched was less than an hour long. The "remastered" picture looks like someone recorded the master copy from a VCR tape that had played on a loop for 15 years. Totally unwatchable. I felt the pit of my stomach drop when the credits came up.
Now out 15 bucks, though a cheap lesson was learned: Amazon does not check the products for accuaracy.
Unfortunatly, since Jackie Chan no longer allows American companies to buy his film rights (due to the hacked-up versions), the only way to get this movie will be if yesasia.com stars to carry it, and even then it will not likely to be in english.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars
This Cinevu Dvd is of a bootlegged, burned copy ! , February 3, 2005
WARNING: I think this dvd is most likely a bootleg! I had an idea of this when I first looked at the case and then opened it. The dvd comes in a very generic case, just the photo you see in the listing (w/ a back-cover photo also), no additional info. or inserts. Also the photos look like collage shots from the movie, which could be made by almost any laser printer. When I looked at the actual dvd playing surface it is a purplish-blue color, which indicates it probably is a burned copy.
When I actually tried to watch the dvd, that's when I was certain it was/is an unofficial dvd copy. It first starts out in English, then switches over to subtitles, and switches back and forth in some spots. These subtitles are hardly readable because they are white and can't be seen when the film's background is white-ish or light. Picture quality is not very good either (got me how they can say it's remastered in the ad). It's really too bad this isn't an official release because I was dying to see this movie. However, because of the quality of this dvd, I could hardly finish watching it. Fyi to all you people out there; the official U.S. releases for Jackie Chan are on Dimension, New Line, Touchstone, Columbia Tri-star or 20th Century Fox/Fortune Star Home Video. Also Tai Seng Video if they're Asian releases made available for the U.S. market (many are dubbed but majority are subtitled). I learned my lesson on this one and I'm only going to get the official, authorized releases.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Jackie Chan is Awesome, October 16, 2004
Nope, this is not one of those funny Jackie Chan movies, but the movie has lots of wild non-stop action. You may find yourself gripping the chair, too. It is intense and pretty much on the brutal side. But, boy, Jackie is fantastic. Nothing lighthearted about this movie. Lots of chases, fights, car races and explosions.
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