DVD Released by : TAI SENG |
Player reviewed with : Sony S3000 |
Receiver reviewed with : Sony 925 |
Features: |
Interactive Menus |
Filmogrophies and Bios |
Theatrical Trailer |
Cantonese and Mandarin soundtracks |
English subtitles |
2 audio commentaries |
Trailers for other Anthony Wong movies |
Not enhanced for 16 x 9 TVs |
Running Time : 95 mins. |
THE
UNTOLD STORY is definitely one or the more disturbing films I have ever
seen. I thought it was great. Anthony Wong definitely deserved the award
he received for his role as the brutal murderer who chops his victims up
and makes food out of them. This movie is not for the squeamish due to very
graphic murders with butcher knives. It says all over the DVD box that this
is based on a true story.
How does it look? The picture is very good on this DVD. When Tai Seng gets
to do a movie themselves they do a real good job of it. There were no artifacts
or any breaking up of the picture at all. The film print they used seems
to have been in very good condition.
The DVD sounds pretty good. All the sound comes from
the front speakers. It is evenly mixed with the dialogue, never being drowned
out by sound effects. The dialogue is pretty fast in this movie at times
and the subtitles go by real quick. They are very in sync with the audio
and they are not distracting.
There are several movie trailers on this DVD. They are
all Anthony Wong movies. This is a nice touch by Tai Seng. I wish some of
the major movie studios put these on DVD's.
There are also two commentary tracks on this DVD which
I will add to this review later.
THE UNTOLD STORY reminds me of the old horror/slasher
movies of the 70's and 80's for some reason. The big difference is that
this looks real and there are times when you forget you are watching a movie
and think you are watching reality. I liked this movie a lot. I could have
done without the cops being the comic relief. It was jarring and out of
place. Aside from this minor thing, I would recommend this DVD. It is not
for everybody but if you like disturbing movies, this is for you.