DVD Released by : Universe |
Player reviewed with : Sony S3000 |
Receiver reviewed with : Sony 925 |
Features: |
Interactive Menus |
Scene Access |
Filmogrophies and Bios |
Trailer |
Cantonese or Mandarin Soundtracks |
English, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Bahasa |
Malaysia, Bahasa Indonesia, and Thai Subtitles |
Dolby Digital 5.1 |
Not enhanced for 16 x 9 TVs |
Running Time : 89 mins. |
Chow
Yun-Fat and Conan Lee play two mis-matched cops that are forced to work
together to stop a heroin smuggling ring. TIGER ON BEAT is an action comedy
that will please fans of Chow Yun-Fat that like to see him show his lighter
side. I have wanted to get this movie for a long time but every time I had
ordered it from various online retailers the sound was severely out of sync.
It was un-watchable. I finally ordered from HiViZone.com and received a
good DVD.
The picture was acceptable. There were no splice marks
or scratches in the print. Occasionally the print would look a little worn
and slightly washed out by nothing distracting.
The sound was a 5.1 re-mix. The sound effects were very lacking. The gunshots
were very weak and there were times when it really took away from the movie.
Chow Yun-Fat wields a shotgun in one scene and it barely makes a coughing
sound. I am not sure how the original track sounded. If they go through
the trouble of re-mixing these movies they should at least fix these things.
Other than the weak gun sounds, the overall sound quality was decent.
I watched the movie with the Cantonese soundtrack and
English subtitles. The subtitles were in sync with the dialogue and were
free of distracting spelling errors and awkward translations.
The extras include several trailers for Chow Yun-Fat's
other movies. Some aren't subtitled and some are very out of sync. There
are trailers for PRISON ON FIRE, PRISON ON FIRE II, ALL ABOUT AH LONG, and
HONG KONG 1941.
I enjoyed TIGER ON BEAT and found it fun to watch. It's
great to see Chow Yun-Fat in show his comedic side. If you plan on getting
the DVD, you may want to consider ordering it from HiViZone. That is the
only place I managed to get one that had the sound in sync. That's after
trying three different places and returning them for replacements with the
same problem.