SPL: Kill Zone (2005)
殺破狼
Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller • 1h 33m
Director: Wilson Yip
Cast: Donnie Yen, Simon Yam, Sammo Hung Kam-Bo, Wu Jing, Liu Kai-Chi, Danny Summer, Ken Chang Tzu-Yao, Austin Wai Tin-Chi, Timmy Hung Tin-Ming, Chan Chi-Tak, Jing Ke, Vincent Sze Cho-Lam, Kenji Tanigaki, Ching-Lam Lau, Maggie Poon Mei-Kei, Kin Leung Yuen, Chris Tsui, So Tung, Au Hin-Wai, Jeffrey Lam Wan-Chung, Andrew Yan Hua, Uncle Ba Suk
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Chan, an articulate senior detective nearing the end of his career, is taking care of the daughter of a witness killed by ruthless crime lord Po. Martial arts expert Ma is set to take over as head of the crime unit, replacing Chan who wants an early retirement.
More Action on Blu-ray
Director: Tony Scott
The 70mm 6-track mix has a higher bitrate on the Paramount 1998 DVD, but is more limited than on the THX LaserDisc The Paramount 1998 DVD also has open matte versions in fullscreen 1.33:1 and widescreen 2.00:1 instead of the theatrical aspect ratio of 2.39:1, but the 2.00:1 widescreen presentation is non-anamorphic. The THX LaserDisc is available in both fullscreen 1.33:1 and widescreen 2.00:1 variants.
Director: John Ford
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Warner Archive Blu-ray is 4K restoration from nitrate projection elements
Germany Filmjuwelen Blu-ray is AI upscaled https://ibb.co/album/mCJ7RQ
Director: Michael B. Jordan
Caveat: No IMAX expanded aspect ratio
Director: James Gunn
Commentary is only on Streaming
Director: Anthony Mann
Video format: 1080p Blu-ray
Olive Blu-ray
Barebones Olive BD of a Paramount HD master. Visually it's solid overall with some moments of great clarity, primarily in the big outdoor and aviation sequences. Otherwise it shows its age.
Director: John Woo
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review: Disk Kino
better encoding, some shots are better on Shout! Factory, others on Arrow
Shout! Factory/Arrow 4K Blu-ray has the original mono
Director: Michael Mann
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