Ju Dou | Jia Jin, Zhang Yi | For the film, zero for the transfer

Ju Dou | Jia Jin, Zhang Yi | DVD quality

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Ju Dou

	Ju Dou Jia Jin, Zhang Yi Lions Gate/Live Home Video, 1993 average customer review:based on 33 reviews view larger image
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For the film, zero for the transfer

I have to echo previous comments. A dark, disturbing and intense film, full of repressed rage and suppressed emotion. Although difficult to tell from this mucky transfer, the original cinemaphotography was clearly outstanding. Very claustrophobic in scope and character, the images still manage to glow at times. There are also some truly bleak characters- most notably the mute, implacable sociopathis son. Scary and memorable.

This film clearly deserves better than this pathetic, murky, gritty, 4:3 transfer it receives here. A real shame- when are Zhang's films going to get the treatment they deserve? The only kind thing I can find to say is that is was somewhat better than the truly putrescent transfer given to 'Raise the Red Lantern' - a landmark in low-end video quality. Oh dear.

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DVD quality

Very poor quality non-anamorphic version. Don't waste your money and wait for a remastered edition.

Superb Film--Rotten DVD

As the Chinese government wants to supress Yimou's work for it's less than idyllic portrayal of China, they couldn't have a better partner in crime than MagicPlay Entertainment. This is just an awful DVD made from a worn out print by a bunch of slackers on a bad day. Another reviewer has said they have performed a similar hatchet job on "Raise the Red Lantern."
I was lucky enough to see that on cable a few years ago and the photography was incredibly fine--even the credits were beautiful and the color saturation & resolution were amazing.

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