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Legend Of The Black Scorpion AKA Banquet (The) AKA Ye Yan (2006)
A loose adaptation of Hamlet, the film is set in an empire in chaos. The Emperor, the Empress, the Crown Prince, the Minister and the General all have their own enemies they would like to finish off at a night banquet.Director: Xiaogang Feng
OVERALL: Draw-
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Extras:DISC ONE:
*The Film
Audio commentary by Hong Kong cinema expert Bey Logan
Bonus trailers for:
- "Seven Swords" (1:58)
- "Robin B Hood" (2:15)
- "The City of Violence" (1:41)
- "Dog Bite Dog" (1:54)
DISC TWO:
Master of Ceremonies: An Exclusive Interview with Director Feng Xiaogang (20:16)
Warrior Prince: An Exclusive Interview with Leading Man Daniel Wu (23:30)
"The Making of Legend of the Black Scorpion" featurette (15:03)
"A Dynasty Uncovered: Behind the Scenes on Legend of the Black Scorpion" footage (43:24)
Theatrical trailer 1 (2:41)
Theatrical trailer 2 (1:42)
Teaser trailer (2:43)
Cannes promo trailer (6:55) -
Subtitles:English and Spanish
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Aspect Ratio:2.35:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:NTSC
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Soundtrack(s):Mandarin DTS 5.1
English Dolby Digital 5.1
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Packaged in a 2-disc amaray housed in a cardboard slip-cover.
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Subtitles:Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese and English
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Aspect Ratio:2.35:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:NTSC
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Soundtrack(s):Mandarin DTS 5.1
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Case type:Keep Case
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Extras:DISC ONE:
*The Film
DISC TWO:
"Making-Of" featurette (14:58)
"Interviews" featurette (8:00)
"Behind-the-Scenes" featurette (16:05)
"Behind-the-Scenes" footage (40:08)
"Poster & promotional materials" gallery (14 images)
Stills gallery (20 images)
Cannes promo trailer (6:50)
Teaser trailer (1:35)
TV spot 1 (0:15)
TV spot 2 (0:30)
TV spot 3 (1:00)
Booklet which features a calendar with promotional stills cards and costume designs. -
Subtitles:Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese and English
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Aspect Ratio:2.35:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:NTSC
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Soundtrack(s):Mandarin DTS 5.1
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Packaged in an amaray case housed in a slip-case.
All extras are in Mandarin and do not feature any English subtitles. -
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OVERALL: Draw
If you can understand Mandarin the 2-disc R3 release is a fairly decent release in terms of extras.
However the R1 is the best choice for those requiring an English friendly release and includes a few exclusive extras including a commentary.
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CUTS:
- R1 Ultimate Edition America- Genius Products - No cuts.
- R3 Hong Kong- Media Asia - No cuts.
- R3 Special Edition Hong Kong- Media Asia - No cuts.
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Comparison added by Noor_Razzak on 08/03/08
Comparison last updated by Nigel_Badnell on 04/12/10UPDATE LOG:
04/12/10 Added DVDBeaver link
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