Details are well-defined, color saturation is pleasing. Overall, if you saw this projected in an art house theater, you'd be more than happy, you would be delighted. Yellow English subtitles on the image are clear and well-proportioned. The titles come fast and furious at times, but it's a measure of the rapid fire delivery of the film. The Dolby Surround is clean but none too directional.
Club scenes create a loud ambiance.
Several sources list the film's running time at 94 minutes, but the Image DVD runs only 90. The sexually is pretty frank and the narrative flow does not seem unduly cut, so I can't even hazard a guess at what's missing. The powerful image-making of Zhang Yimou has revealed itself in virtually every film he has made. Our featured star is Lana Turner. DVDPlanet is the DVD incarnation of legendary laser retailer Ken Crane's.