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 Movie
C+ |
Video B | Audio B
| Extras D
Jet Li, Yueh Wah, Crystal Kwok, Jerry Trimble
director Tsui Hark | Vast Art Films Limited (Dimension Home Video)
1992 | Martial Arts - Action | R | 88 minutes
Region 1 | DVD-5
anamorphic
widescreen
1.85:1 aspect ratio
| Dolby Digital 5.1
Summary: Jet Li stars as Jet (what an
original name!), a former Kung Fu student who comes to America to help
protect his Master's herbal medicine business, after a few difficult
run-ins with the local gang. Mysteriously, his Master disappears and
refuses the help. It's up to Jet to figure out how to get his Master
back into the groove and bring justice to the neighborhood again.
The Master is one of Jet Li's older movies,
before he became really famous with American movie audiences. It is
a Hong Kong film that is very much made under Hong Kong/Chinese
direction. The sense of humor is undeniably Chinese. The plot
is paper thin. And the martial arts action is rather
"weak" compared to many of other Jet Li's films. There's
really nothing outstanding about this film. Only devoted Jet Li fans
will probably want to rent this one. Most casual fans should save
their money on something more worthwhile, like The
One.
Special Features: There is not really much
here, just sneak peeks (theatrical trailers) of The Legend 2, Twin
Warriors, The Enforcer, The Defender, Fist of Legend,
and Iron Monkey
DVD released on 8/20/2002 | Reviewed 8/21/2002
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video and audio quality are very good when their grades are "A-"
or better. Only the highest number of channels of surround sound
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Associated equipment used in evaluation: Sony
DVP-S7700 reference DVD player, Sony
KP-61V45 61" rear projection TV (4:3 screen aspect ratio), Sony ES STR-V444ES A/V receiver, four
B&W CDM 9NTs as left/right main speakers
and left/right surrounds, B&W CDM CNT center channel speaker, Monster Cable M-series S-Video cable MSV-500, Monster
Cable Interlink LightSpeed 100 (Toslink) optical cable, Monster Cable
Interlink 400 MKII interconnects, Monster Cable
Original speaker cables in bi-wire configuration with Monster Cable twist-on gold-plated banana plug
connectors, Lovan Sovereign T HiFi audio
rack, and Sony MDR-V600 studio monitor headphones. Our home theater equipment was calibrated
with the Video
Essentials DVD.
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