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Dragon Tiger Gate (Special Edition) 2 disc set
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List Price: N/A
Our Price: $24.55
Availability: N/A
Manufacturer: Deltamac (HK)
Directed By: Wilson Yip
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Average Customer Rating:  
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Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
EAN: 4717415882669
Feature: 2 disc package (region 0 NTSC)
Format: DVD Region
Label: Deltamac (HK)
Manufacturer: Deltamac (HK)
Publication Date: 2006
Publisher: Deltamac (HK)
Region Code: 0
Running Time: 94
Studio: Deltamac (HK)
Theatrical Release Date: 2006
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Features
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2 disc package (region 0 NTSC)
Making Of
Deleted Scenes
Cast interviews
Red Carpet behind-the-scene
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Editorial Reviews:
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Three young martial arts masters, Tiger Wong, Dragon Wong and Turbo Shek emerges from the back streets of Hong Kong to help the powerless fight injustice. Based on the popular HK comic by Wong Yuk Long's "Dragon Tiger Heroes" series. Full of hardcore hitting action pack scene by Donnie Yen.
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Spotlight customer reviews:
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Customer Rating:
Summary: WOW very unexpected...
Comment: It has been quite a while since I really enjoyed DTS playback, I usually prefer THX/EX/DD. This just blew me away though. My receiver flagged the DVD as 6.1 Matrix, even thought the setup choices are DD/DTS 5.1.
Great martial arts, well placed special effects and the slight mixture of comic book like scenes mix well along with a decent story.
Definitely demo material in my opinion! And very much recommended. If you have even a modest HT system that is calibrated correctly, this is a treat - thumbs up for me:)
Customer Rating:
Summary: Dragon Tiger Gate (Special Edition)
Comment: 1st time I play this video the sound was so bad that even with the volume all the way up I could barely hear it. 2nd time sound was ok & the dialogue was in English so I understood what was being said. 3rd time I watched all is in some oriental language so I can no longer understand what they are saying? Be care when ordering this with keeping in mind the problems I have provided for you to be aware of here. I read several review Before buying this video & all pretty much said the same thing that I am saying here!
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Summary: Very Entertaining Hong Kong Martial Arts Action
Comment: Director Wilson Yip and martial action star Donnie Yen join forces again after their successful "Kill Zone" (also known as "SPL") for "Dragon Tiger Gate" based on the popular Hong-Kong comic books. Someone looking for the same things as "Kill Zone" would be disappointed for the new film does not try to hide the origin of its source materials, so the actions get less intense and the film's tone could hardly be called noir. Still "Dragon Tiger Gate" is hugely entertaining action film with such capable cast as Donnie Yen, Nicholas Tse, Shawn Yue and Jie Dong. Also great are the supporting actors including Kuan Tai Chen, veteran of Hong-Kong film industry since the days of Shaw Brothers in the 1970s.
I haven't read the original comics, but it is obvious that the story is condensed for film adaptation. The story about the two brothers Dragon Wong (Donnie Yen) and Tiger Wong (Nicholas Tse) is confusing at first, but please wait for the actions to begin, and once they start, the film certainly delivers.
Don't take anything too seriously here. The mayhems in restaurant with long-haired Donnie Yen and Nicholas Tse battling the combatants of the crime syndicate are made for pure entertainment. Shawn Yue is Turbo Shek, wandering fighter wielding a pair of nunchaku. You'll see a dinner table flying like a saucer, a huge sandbag (actually, the biggest one in the world) dropping from up above, and our heroes high-kicking the villains without touching the ground, but all of them are meant to be like that, just to be enjoyed. The film also benefits from the rousing score by Kenji Kawai (Mamoru Oshii's "Innocence").
The film's middle section slows down, and as always, female roles are not the most impressive ones in "Dragon Tiger Gate." Even Jie Dong who was so good in "Happy Times" is not required to do much, and neither is beautiful Xiao Ran Li.
"Dragon Tiger Gate" is not only an answer to Hollywood which produced "Matrix" series or its trendy comic book adaptation; it is also a unique blend of Donnie Yen's martial arts skills, Wilson Yip's stylish camera works and above-average special effects. Enjoy it.
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Summary: One of the most dynamic Martial Arts actioner EVER!
Comment: This film was BOSS!!! Donnie Yen is truly a master at the choreographing of MA sequences and providing SOMETHING NEW. All of that is present in this outing but we have the added component of CGI used subtley to enhance the action. The camera work and art direction are drop dead gorgeous. The physical capabilities of the film's stars cannot be overstated. They really got down and dirty here and it was FIERCE! You can't NOT mention the music/sound, cinematography and art direction. That training sequence is BEAUTIFUL and scored for the Gods! I loved the little nods to the comics. There are frames that last fractions of a second but really create the action feel of a comic. Buy it--it rules. (I also loved the two love stories going as well)
Customer Rating:
Summary: Great beginning and then fizzles.
Comment: The first half of the movie was amazing. The first few fight scenes put a big grin on my face and the story looked like it was going to be well fleshed out and then spppppppp! They rushed so fast through the end the story lost it's appeal. It's still a good film but could have been so much better if they just took their time to finish it properly. Still worth watching but more of a rental than a buy.
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