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| Zu: Warriors Of The Magic Mountain |
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Genre:Fantasy Adventure
Reviewed In Issue 28 Of Widescreen Review®
Stars:
Ha Guang-Li, Norman Tsui, Damian Lau, Adam Cheng, Bridgitte Lin, Judy Ong, Sammo Hung, Yuen Biao, Moon Lee & Man Hoi |
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 DVD General Information |
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| (Studio/Distributor): |
Tai Seng Video |
| (Catalog Number): |
49936 |
| (MPAA Rating): |
Not Rated |
| (Retail Price): |
$49.95 |
| (Running Time In Minutes): |
110 |
| (Color Type): |
Color |
| (Chaptered/Scene Access): |
Yes |
| (Closed Captioned): |
No |
| (Theatrical Release): |
1983 |
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| (THX® Digitally Mastered): |
No |
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| Credits Information |
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| (Director): |
Tsui Hark |
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| DVD Picture Information |
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| (Principal Photography): |
Flat |
| (Theatrical Aspect Ratio): |
1.85:1 |
| (Measured LaserDisc Aspect Ratio): |
1.85:1 |
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| DVD Sound Information |
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| (DVD Soundtrack): |
Mono Sound |
| (Theatrical Sound): |
Optical Mono |
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| (Remastered Dolby Digital): |
No |
| (Remastered DTS Digital Surround): |
No |
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| WSR Narrative Review |
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Story Synopsis:
Based on “The Legend Of The Zu Mountain Warriors”—a 50 volume opus (not counting the 9 volume prologue and 5 volume epilogue)—Zu: Warriors From The Magic Mountain retains the story of a young warrior’s search for the Twin Swords in the hopes of saving the mortal world from the Forces Of Evil. This film marked the turning point for Hong Kong cinema when director Tsui Hark enlisted the help of renowned American special effects wizards to teach him how to do special camera effects.
LaserDisc Picture:
The picture, matted at 1.85:1, is overly bright with extremely poor contrast and shadow detail. Images are wanting in sharpness and detail, often appearing out of focus and hazy. Colors are unnatural, but vibrant and are often completely undefined. Distracting artifacts mar the picture throughout and noise is also apparent. The second line of subtitles cannot be read on widescreen monitors.
LaserDisc Soundtrack:
The soundtrack is undistinguished monaural that sounds distorted.
| (Surround Bass Below 50Hz): |
No |
| (Aggressive System Surround): |
No |
| (Intense 25Hz Bass): |
No |
| (Deep Bass Challenging): |
No |
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| (Holosonic Soundfield): |
No |
| (Aggressive Split Surround): |
No |
| (Center Back Surround Imaging): |
No |
| (Directionalized Dialogue): |
No |
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Superb Cinematography: |
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