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- Cert:
- Cat.no: DV 1018
- Running time: 96 minutes
- Year: 1995
- Pressing: 2000
- Region(s): 2 (UK PAL)
- Chapters: 19 plus extras
- Sound: Dolby Digital 2.0 (Dolby Surround)
- Languages: Cantonese
- Subtitles: English
- Widescreen: 1.85:1
- 16:9-enhanced: No
- Macrovision: Yes
- Disc Format: DVD 5
- Price: £19.99
- Extras : Scene index, Theatrical trailers for both films, Original movie poster
Director:
- Andrew Lau
(Young and Dangerous 1 & 2)
Producer:
- Manfred Wong and Andrew Lau
Screenplay:
- Sharon Hui
Music:
- Clarence Hui and Ronald Ng
Cast:
- Ho Nam: Ekin Cheng (Young and Dangerous 2)
Chicken: Jordan Chan (Young and Dangerous 1 & 2)
Smartie: Gigi Lai (Young and Dangerous 1 & 2)
Yao: Chingmy Yau (City Hunter, Naked Killer 1 & 2, Return of the God of Gamblers, Return to a Better Tomorrow, Satan Returns, Young and Dangerous 2)
Young and Dangerous 2stars Ekin Cheng as a Ho Nam, a branch leader within the Hung Hing Society andhas just launched a new club with his girlfriend Smartie (Gigi Lai).Things take a nasty turn when Nam and his best friend Chicken (JordanChan) are framed for murdering their boss – something at which his moll,Yao (Chingmy Yau), is none too pleased about…
At least I think I’ve got that right. Given that it takes thirty minutesbefore you see the first fight and then that features one man with a smallsword fighting off four each with a samurai sword(!), plus an appalling editin chapter 15 after Nam and Chicken escape from the building where their bosswas murdered, I had trouble keeping my eyes open and it was only the presenceof the gorgeous Chingmy Yau (which even the box can’t spell right) thatstopped me nodding off. However, she looked a lot better inReturn of the God of Gamblers
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The print is framed at a 1.85:1 widescreen ratio but is non-anamorphic and likeReturn of the God of Gamblersand The Blade,it’s a real pain to find the subtitles burnt into the print and also placed partly in theblack bar at the bottom of the screen, so zooming in to fill a widescreen TV results in themgetting cut off so you either have to watch with the postage-stamp effect (black bars allround) or with a distorted image if you want it to touch the sides.
The sound quality is fine, but while it states it has a stereo soundtrack,it sounds no different from mono. There’s a few dodgy tunes in the film thatthe back cover refers to as a “catchy rock score”.
Extras : Chapters and Trailers :There are 19 chapters to the disc which is fine and the original theatricaltrailers for both Young & Dangerous films are included. Languages & Subtitles :The film is in released in the original Cantonese language with Englishsubtitles as part of the picture. Original movie poster :is what you get inside the case, the size falling somewhere between A4 and A5. Menu :It’s static and silent and contains a shot of the front cover.
Overall, a dreadful film with any action sequences occuring very few andfar between and not much to recommend it.
Again, as withReturn of the God of Gamblers,when booting up this disc on my DVD-ROM, it never workedproperly with no picture at first and lots of sound breaking up for what soundedlike the company logo’s music. I had to press STOP and then access the menusmanually. I don’t know what’s caused this though.
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Reviewer of movies, videogames and music since 1994. Aortic valve operation survivor from the same year. Running DVDfever.co.uk since 2000. Nobel Peace Prize winner 2021.