One is released from Mei Ah, the other is Universe Laser. As far as i can remember the Mei ah version is housed in a blue keepcase and features the picture of them taken from further away with a blueish tint to the picture. This version features the standard film and trailers.
The Universe release has special features like press release (where they shave lau ching wans head), making of, etc. That one features the more close up picture of the two, and a more natural tint to the picture.
How about any differences in the quality of the transfer (sound/image)? Admittedly, usually the companies that take the trouble to include special features also take the time to get the transfer quality as high as possible in terms of sound, color, and clarity. However, that's not
always the case:
http://www.dvdbeaver.com/film/dvdcompare/ladyvanishes4.htmIf you check out the comparison at the above link, it looks like the folks at the Criterion Collection were beat out by an obscure German firm, at least in terms of the image transfer.
I'd go with that version. Hopefully a Hong Kong Legends release is in the works!
HKL sounds like the equivalent of the Criterion Collection for HK movies.
I, too, would like to see this movie "done right." I saw it years ago at the cinema. Thanks to a poster at the "I Need to Know" board, I now know the title. It's just too bad the people that issue DVDs aren't as excited about the film as I am.
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