WSR Detailed LaserDisc Review

Last Hurrah For Chivalry
Genre:Action Adventure

Reviewed In Issue 25 Of Widescreen Review® Stars:
Wei Pai, Damian Lau.

WSR Review Scores
Picture Rating: 1
Sound Rating: 1
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DVD General Information
(Studio/Distributor): Tai Seng Video
(Catalog Number): 49906
(MPAA Rating): Not Rated
(Retail Price): $39.95
(Running Time In Minutes): 108
(Color Type): Color
(Chaptered/Scene Access): Yes
(Closed Captioned): No
(Theatrical Release): 1978
(LD Release Date):
(THX® Digitally Mastered): No

Credits Information
(Director): John Woo
(Screenplay/Written By): John Woo
(Story): NA
(Music): Frankie Chan
(Director Of Photography):
(Production Designer): NA
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(Costume Designer):
(Editor): John Woo
(Supervising Sound Editors):
(Re-Recording Mixers):
(Executive Producers): Raymond Chow
(Co-Producers): NA
(Producers): Leonard Ho

DVD Picture Information
(Principal Photography):
(Theatrical Aspect Ratio): 2.35:1
(Measured LaserDisc Aspect Ratio): 2.50:1

DVD Sound Information
(DVD Soundtrack): Mono Sound
(Theatrical Sound): Optical Mono
(Theatrical Re-Issue Soundtrack):
(Remastered Dolby Digital): No
(Remastered DTS Digital Surround): No
(Additional Languages):

WSR Narrative Review
Story Synopsis:
Foreign. John Woo’s Eastern Western martial arts epic Last Hurrah For Chivalry is a landmark masterpiece that helped create his trademark style of moviemaking. A stunning meditation of honor and revenge in the Old Wild East, the respectable Master Kao, unable to protect his family from his father’s ruthless enemy, seeks the assistance of two loyal mercenaries. Little do they know, Kao has an evil scheme of his own and he will stop at nothing—bitter betrayal, even murder—to get it. Features include theatrical trailers for Duel To The Death and Young Master as well as both Hong Kong and U.S. trailers for Last Hurrah For Chivalry. In-depth liner notes about the director and the film, written by Tai Seng’s Frank Djeng, are included in the packaging.

LaserDisc Picture:
The picture, framed at 2.50:1 is oversaturated with greenish colors and fleshtones and deep undefined blacks. Shadow detail is extremely poor. With inconsistencies in sharpness, there is noise and major distracting artifacts apparent. The second line of subtitles cannot be read on a widescreen monitor.

LaserDisc Soundtrack:
The soundtrack, including an English-dubbed version on analog tracks, is loud and distorted undistinguished monaural.
(Surround Bass Below 50Hz): No
(Aggressive System Surround): No
(Intense 25Hz Bass): No
(Deep Bass Challenging): No
(Aggressive 0.1 LFE):
(Holosonic Soundfield): No
(Aggressive Split Surround): No
(Center Back Surround Imaging): No
(Directionalized Dialogue): No
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Superb Color Fidelity:
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