Miracles: The Canton Godfather (1989)
奇蹟
Crime, Action, Comedy, Drama • 2h 6m
Director: Jackie Chan
Cast: Jackie Chan, Anita Mui, Gua Ah-leh, Richard Ng Yiu-Hon, Ko Chun-Hsiung, Sunny Fang Kang, Bill Tung Biu, Tien Feng, Ngai Jan, Gloria Yip Wan-Yee, Wu Ma, Billy Lau Nam-Kwong, Lo Lieh, Lee Hoi-Sang, Michael Chow Man-Kin, Paul Che Biu-Law, Alan Chan Kwok-Kuen, John Cheung Ng-Long, Tai Bo, Chan Ging, Lee Man-Tai, Chan Dik-Hak, Chu Tau, Wong Shu-Tong, Tai San, Mai Kei, Chow Kong, Tsui Kwong-Lam, Ng Man-Tat, Shum Wai, Ken Lo Wai-Kwong, Chu Tit-Wo, Fung Hak-On, Chris Lee Kin-Sang, Rocky Lai Keung-Ken, Johnny Cheung Wa, Andy Tai Chi-Wai, Lee Jun-Git, Danny Chow Yun-Kin, Go Shut-Fung, Christopher Chan Sai-Tang, Billy Chow Bei-Lei, Chan Tat-Kwong, Woo Fung, Wong San, Mars, Lui Fong, Ray Lui, Alvina Kong Yan-Yin, Tin Ching, Chang Gan-Wing, Yip Ha-Lei, Wan Fat, Yuen Biao, Michael Lai Siu-Tin, Jacky Cheung Hok-Yau, Andrew Lam, Wong Wai, Mondi Yau Yuet-Ching, Lau Siu-Ming, Chor Yuen, Louis Roth, Pauline Wong Yuk-Wan, Melvin Wong Gam-Sam, Lok Pooi, Anders Nelsson, Pak Yan, Seung-Goon Yuk, Helena Law Lan, Seung Yee, Ricky Hui Koon-Ying, Benny Lai Keung-Kuen, Chun Wong, Chan Wai-Yue, James Wong Jim, Ni Kuang, Kenny Bee, Anthony Chan Yau, Lawrence Cheng Tan-Shui, John Shum Kin-Fun, Tam Yat-Ching, Wellson Chin Sing-Wai, Simon Yam, Ling Hon, Maryanna Yip, Amy Yip Chi-Mei, Suki Kwan Sau-Mei, Fanny Sit Chi-Lun, Yvonne Yung Hung, Tai Wan-Wai, Lee Pooi-Ling, Regina Kent, Edmond So Chi-Wai, Remus Choi Yat-Git, Calvin Choi Yat-Chi, Leung Bo-Ching, Leung See-Ho, Mak Tin-Yan, Ting Yan, Kwan Kin, San Kai, Lo Hung, Siana Chan Ching-Wan, Joanna Chan Pui-San, Ho Chi-Moon, Chen Chi-Hwa, John Cheung Chan-Sang, Fong Yue, Hui Sze-Man, Leung Sam, Ernest Mauser, Lee Wah-Kon, Yue Man-Wah, Man Ngai-Tik, Szeto Yue-Wa, Shing Fu-On, Yeung Wo, Leung Choi, Hon Chun, Lai Sing-Kwong, Lo Po-Shan, Nicky Li Chung-Chi, Louis Keung Kwok-Wah, Shing Wan-Gat, Cheung Siu
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About the film
A country boy becomes the head of a gang through the purchase of some lucky roses from an old lady. He and a singer at the gang's nightclub try to do a good deed for the old lady when her daughter comes to visit.
- Alternative Titles
- Black Dragon
Directors: Jackie Chan & Benny Chan
Arrow 4K Blu-ray from the Jackie Chan Boxset
Director: Jackie Chan
Director: Jackie Chan
88 Films 4K Blu-ray > Germany Nameless Media 4K Blu-ray
Director: Jackie Chan
Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab)
Good 4K Blu-ray upgrades of Ritrovata's flawed restorations
Director: Jackie Chan
Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab)
Good 4K Blu-ray upgrades of Ritrovata's flawed restorations
Director: Jackie Chan
Director: Lam Nai-choi
88 Films UK or Vinegar Syndrome US Blu-ray (preference)
Different color gradings, 88 Films disc is encoded by FiM but Vinegar Syndrome encode (by Marcus Johnson) is more than robust
Vinegar Syndrome potentially has better audio than 88 Films, due to VinSyn possibly having EQ'd the audio mix after Fortune Star scanned the track in a way that makes it sound too hot, whereas 88 left it alone without addressing that issue. However, no direct comparisons exist
Director: Iain Softley
Sources: slow.pics (opens in a new tab)
Both 88 Films and Germany Capelight are superior to the Shout! Factory in HDR10 but their FEL layer may even things out. Objectively, the Capelight looks best as they avoided the chroma blocking that’s visible in 88’s disc but they in turn included an Atmos mix. I have the Shout! Factory, love how it looks and the 4K transfer is spectacular. https://slow.pics/c/vPmFQSAH
Shout! Factory has the exclusive The Beauty of the Baud and the You Can't Stop Us All featurettes.
Germany Filmjuwelen 4K Blu-ray is disappointing with AI upscaling
Director: Michael Mann
Director: James Wong
UK 88 Films 4K Blu-ray in November encoded by FiM
Director: Deran Sarafian
Sources: Blu-ray.com (opens in a new tab)
MVD 4K Blu-ray beautiful remaster but with frame rate skips (encoding error)
Directors: Brian Taylor & Mark Neveldine
UK 88 Films 4K Blu-ray in November
88 Films and Vinegar Syndrome have different extras
Sources: Blu-ray.com (opens in a new tab) · slow.pics (opens in a new tab)
UK 88 Films 4K Blu-ray See caps
DE Nameless 4K Blu-ray is an extremely poor AI upscale. See caps
More Crime on Blu-ray
Director: Wong Kar-Wai
Video format: 1080p Blu-ray
2010 US Kino Lorber or 2012 UK Artificial Eye
Sources: slow.pics (opens in a new tab)
2017 JP Kadokawa Blu-ray has the best encoding out of all the older discs.
Kino Lorber and Artificial Eye Blu-ray use the same master, between the two the PQ on Kino's release is slightly better, but the difference is negligible. However, Artificial Eye also includes the 2.0 stereo mix in addition to the 5.1 mix, while Kino only includes 5.1 mix.
The 4K restoration (Criterion, 4K etc) are cropped to 2.35:1, have revisionistic colour grading and other changes.
Caps: old master, old master vs 4K restoration
Wong Kar-Wai on the framing:
With Fallen Angels, I have changed the format to cinemascope, because it was originally what I had intended to release the film in. When we were cutting the film, we accidentally turned the Steenbeck on anamorphic instead of standard. I felt that the film looked much more interesting because it enhanced the distance of the characters on top of the extreme wide angle that we shot on. Back then, it was impossible to shoot a film in standard and release it in anamorphic. With this restoration, we have successfully fulfilled this wish.
Director: Robert Altman
Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab) · Blu-ray.com (opens in a new tab)
Cinematrographe's HDR grading is overcooked, which is a known VinSyn tendency. Additionally, their booklet mis-credits the encode to FiM.
YMMV, but for some, the included BD encoded by Marcus Johnson—ironically may make for a more pleasing experience.
4K restoration of the original 3D left eye and right eye camera negatives
Director: John Woo
Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab) · Blu-ray.com (opens in a new tab)
Arrow has a different grade and a better encode than the Shout! Factory, though the difference in either is not major. Imprint release, which leaves Shout! Factory's master and subtitles as is, is encoded by FiM. https://forum.blu-ray.com/showpost.php?p=24473097&postcount=56
Original mix: Shout! Factory 4K Blu-ray
Alternate mix: Scanbox Nordic PAL DVD
Surround remix: HK Video France 4K Blu-ray (5.0)
Original mix: Shout! Factory 4K Blu-ray (similar to Criterion LaserDisc, but less distorted)
Alternate mix: Scanbox Nordic PAL DVD
Surround remix: HK Video France 4K Blu-ray (5.0)
Arrow used the alternate mix, but with extra filtering and lowered dynamic range. The alternate mix has much better fidelity.
Imprint presumably used the Shout! Factory original mix and left it as is, though no official confirmation.
Director: Richard Brooks
4K restoration from Original Camera Negative
Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab)
Arrow 4K Blu-ray > Criterion 4K Blu-ray > Kino Lorber 4K Blu-ray
1991 Orion LaserDisc vs 2024 Arrow 4K Blu-ray
Director: William Dieterle
4K restoration from Original Camera Negative
Director: Stanley Kubrick
Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab)
The 4K discs in both Criterion and Imprint sets are FiM encodes, but low-passed, Imprint minimally less so. Unfortunately, unlike with The Killing, Kino does not hold up at all, the grain is much rougher and the compression visibly struggles making for a much less pleasant watch, even if select stills look better.
All discs use the same source transfer. Criterion cleaned up some hums and hiss, but lost a little bit of high-end detail. Unlike The Killing, the difference's relatively mino.
Director: Stanley Kubrick
Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab) · slow.pics (opens in a new tab)
The 4K discs in both Criterion and Imprint sets are FiM encodes, but low-passed. The compression is better, but some of the grain is lost. Difference is pronounced in screen caps, but not likely to be noticed during playback, without a reference to compare it to. Comparisons
All discs use the same source transfer. It's not of the highest quality, and it includes some slight distortion, looping, clicks, pops, and hum. Criterion cleaned it up for their release, but unfortunately also lost a lot of fidelity in the process.
MGM NTSC DVD doesn't seem to have some of the more prominent distortion and has slightly different EQ but is otherwise the same.
Director: Karel Reisz
Sources: Blu-ray.com (opens in a new tab)
Cinematographe is mis-credited to be an FiM encode. It isn't. Neither the encode nor the color grading are entirely satisfactory.
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