Title | Best |
Once Upon a Time in China 2 (Wong Fei Hung II: Naam yi dong ji keung) | R3 |
This release is a port of the UK Region 2 release from Hong Kong Legends. The US Region 1 release is to be avoided. It contains two versions of the film, one of which is an English dubbed and recut version, with Cantonese and Mandarin surround tracks. All of this is crammed onto a single dual-layered disc, with the result that there are significant compression artefacts as well as severe edge enhancement. From Hong Kong based IVL comes a box set featuring the first three films in the series, none of which are available separately. In comparison to the Region 3, the Region 4 misses out on:
By contrast, the Region 3 misses out on:
A screencap comparison of the Region 3 and Region 2 shows that the former has sharper and more detailed video and a more realistic colour palette, so I would have to recommend the Region 3. However, few people will be disappointed with the Region 4. |