| DVD
Versions |
Hong Kong
R0 Mega Star
R0 Mega Star re
R3/R6 Deltamac
Japan
R2 Culture Publish
US
R0 Anchor Bay
R0 Anchor Bay re
UK
R0 M.I.A.
R2 M.I.A. SE
Netherland
R2 Worldwide C
Korea
R0 Saerom Ent.
(DVD index) |
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A BETTER TOMORROW (1986)
| Culture
Publishers (PCBX-00002 )
- Japan |
|
Amazon.jp
|
Region |
R2 / NTSC |
| Aspect ratio |
1.85:1 widescreen,
anamorphic |
| Sound |
DD 5.1 Cantonese (remix)
DD 1.0 Cantonese
DD 1.0 Japanese |
Subtitles
(removable) |
Japanese |
| Extra |
- Chow Yun-fat interview in Chinese and Japanese
subtitles. |
| .Released:
17.03.1999 |
| Deltamac
(DVD 78048 ) - Hog Kong |
|
|
Region |
R3/6 (All) / NTSC |
| Aspect ratio |
1.85:1 letterboxed,
no anamorphic |
| Sound |
DD 2.0 Mandarin
DD 2.0 Cantonese |
Subtitles
(removable) |
Chinese (traditional)
Chinese (simplified)
English |
| Extra |
- trailer. |
| New
Hong Kong DVD. Released 2002 Oct/Nov. Region coded! |
| Mega
Star (MS/DVD/006/98 )
- Hong Kong |
|
Region |
R0 (All) / NTSC |
| Aspect ratio |
1.85:1 letterboxed,
no anamorphic |
| Sound |
DD 5.1 Cantonese (remix)
DD 5.1 Mandarin (remix) |
Subtitles
(removable) |
Chinese (simplified)
English
Chinese (traditional)
Japanese
Korean
Bahasa (Indonesian)
Bahasa (Malaysian)
Thai |
| Extra |
- trailer, movie info |
| .Original
print had problems with soundtrack. Cantonese version has some wrong
music from Hollywood movies. |
| Mega
Star (MS/DVD/006/98 )
- Hong Kong -Original soundtrack |
|
Region |
R0 (All) / NTSC |
| Aspect ratio |
1.85:1 letterboxed,
no anamorphic |
| Sound |
DD 5.1 Cantonese (remix)
DD 5.1 Mandarin (remix) |
Subtitles
(removable) |
Chinese (simplified)
English
Chinese (traditional)
Japanese
Korean
Bahasa (Indonesian)
Bahasa (Malaysian)
Thai |
| Extra |
- trailer, movie info |
| .New
corrected release with correct version with original
music. Due to distribution right change in Hong Kong Out of Print. |
| Saerom
Entertainment/SRE ( )
- Korea |
![A Better Tomorrow [Korean Version]](8809047081032_small.gif)
|
Region |
R0 (All) / NTSC |
| Aspect ratio |
1.85:1 letterboxed,
no anamorphic |
| Sound |
DD 5.1 Cantonese (remix)
DD 5.1 Mandarin (remix) |
Subtitles
(removable) |
Chinese (simplified)
English
Chinese (traditional)
Japanese
Korean
Bahasa (Indonesian)
Bahasa (Malaysian)
Thai |
| Extra |
- trailer, movie info. |
| Propably made by Mega Star. |
| Anchor
Bay (DV11258 ) - US |
|
Region |
R0 (All) / NTSC |
| Aspect ratio |
1.85:1 widescreen,
anamorphic |
| Sound |
DD 5.1 Cantonese (remix)
DD 2.0 Cantonese
DD 2.0 English |
Subtitles
(removable) |
English |
| Extra |
- . |
| Original
print had problems with soundtrack. Cantonese version has some wrong
music from Hollywood movies. |
| Anchor
Bay (DV11258 ) - US -
Remastered |
|
|
Region |
R0 (All) / NTSC |
| Aspect ratio |
1.85:1 widescreen,
anamorphic |
| Sound |
DD 2.0 Cantonese (mono)
DD 2.0 Mandarin (mono)
DD 2.0 English (mono) |
Subtitles
(removable) |
English |
| Extra |
- . |
| New
corrected release has no 5.1 remix but correct version with original
music. . |
| Worldwide
Cinema ( ) - Netherland |
|
Region |
R2 / PAL |
| Aspect ratio |
1.85:1 widescreen,
no anamorphic |
| Sound |
DD 2.0 Cantonese |
Subtitles
(removable) |
Dutch |
| Extra |
- Filmographies, trailer, other trailers.. |
| . |
| MIA ( ) - UK
Special Edition 2 DVD |
release date
27.12.2002
|
Region |
R2 (?) / PAL |
| Aspect ratio |
1.85:1 widescreen,
anamorphic |
| Sound |
DD Cantonese
DD English |
Subtitles
(removable) |
English |
| Extra |
- interviews with director
John Woo, stars Chow Yun Fat and Ti Lung, a behind-the-scenes featurette,
theatrical trailers, a gallery of rare artwork and production stills, extensive
talent biographies. |
| New
2 DVD special edition announced to be released leased 27 December, 2002. |
| MIA (D-DVD
2153 ) - UK |
Review
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Region |
R0 (All) / PAL |
| Aspect ratio |
1.85:1 letterboxed,
no anamorphic |
| Sound |
DD 2.0 Cantonese |
| Subtitles (no
removable) |
English |
| Extra |
- Nothing. |
| Released 20
September, 1999. |
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A Better Tomorrow .
Woo's breakthrough films has seen many different DVD releases. Japanese version
is maybe the best I've seen. Original Cantonese monoural soundtrack and
beautiful anamorphic widescreen picture are like a dream come true. Chow Yun-fat
interview makes it even better. But of course there is a catch: no English
subtitles. Anchor Bay comes close second best release and English
subtitles makes it the most recommended release.
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