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    House Of Flying Daggers
    Genre: Action Adventure

    Reviewed In Issue 96 (May 2005) Of Widescreen Review®

    Stars:
    Takeshi Kaneshiro, Andy Lau, Zhang Ziyi & Song Dandan

    WSR Review Scores
    WSR Picture Rating: 3.5
    DD Sound Rating: 5
    DTS Sound Rating: NR
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    Critics' Composite Score: 4
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    Special Features
    Includes audio commentary with Zhang Ziyi and Zhang Yimou, a 45-minute making-of featurette, a four-minute visual effects highlight, six storyboard comparisons, a costume gallery montage, a still montage, music video for the theme song


     DVD General Information

    (Studio/Distributor): Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
    (Catalog Number): 09178
    (MPAA Rating): PG13
    (Rating Reason):
    (Retail Price): $28.95
    (DVD Type): Single Side, Dual Layer (DVD9)
    (Widescreen Edition): Yes
    (Full Screen Edition): No
    (Anamorphic Widescreen): Yes
    (Running Time In Minutes): 119
    (Color Type): Color
    (Chaptered/Scene Access): Yes
    (Closed Captioned): No
    (Regional Coding): 1
    (Theatrical Year): 2004
    (Theatrical Release): Yes
    (Direct-To-Video Release): No
    (DVD Release Date): 04/19/05
    (THX® Digitally Mastered): No

     Credits Information

    (Director): Zhang Yimou
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      WSR Narrative Review
    Story Synopsis:
    Mei (Ziyi) is a beautiful blind dancer, associated with a dangerous revolutionary gang, known as the House Of Flying Daggers. Captured by officers of the Tang Dynasty, Mei finds herself both threatened by

    DVD Picture:
    Update: We have taken a second look at House Of Flying Daggers, since the original review was published. While we still stand behind a positive review, the original 4.5 (reference quality) rating does not reflect the distractions mentioned in the review. The smearing and softness, often related to a relatively low bit rate, can be problematic. The original review follows. The visuall stunning anamorphically enhanced 2.35:1 DVD picture is very nicely rendered throughout. Colors, as with Zhang Yimou

    Soundtrack:
    The Chinese and English spoken language Dolby

    This Disc Contains The Following WSR-Rated Superb Qualities:
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