This is a movie that begs for a spectacular high definition release but this Sony blu-ray falls a little bit short.
Certainly this is one of the most visually stunning films ever made. The colors in this film rival SPEED RACER (and this ain't a Speed Racer sort of movie)! The costumes are never short of dazzling and the set design is so ornate, detailed and opulant that it is difficult to describe. The story is the great stuff of an over the top soap opera and the action scenes are loud and exciting. Chow Yun Fat and Gong Li are superb and Jay Chou is a revelation as the dashing Prince Jai. This is a great film. The blu-ray transfer looks pretty good, but not as good as you might expect it to. The colors are vibrant and beautiful and fine detail is evident in the costumes and long shots but some scenes look a bit soft (perhaps this is a fault of the source print and not the transfer). The soundtrack offers several variations from a Mandarin PCM 5.1, Mandarin Dolby 5.1 and English dub in 5.1. All of it sounds pretty good but nothing really special. Subtitles can be turned on or off for any version. The extras are just ported over from the DVD release with the 3 minute premier being a bore and the short documentary being fairly interesting and informative. Sony didn't seem to go the extra mile for this release and that is a shame because director Zhang Yimou went the extra mile to make an extraordinary and higly entertaining picture.
(144 customers reviews)
Customers Rating=4.0 / 5.0
More Detail For Curse of the Golden Flower Blu ray
- ISBN13: 0043396179134
- Condition: NEW
- Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
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