{"id":18951,"date":"2018-07-21T22:13:10","date_gmt":"2018-07-22T05:13:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/?p=18951"},"modified":"2021-02-10T22:52:30","modified_gmt":"2021-02-11T06:52:30","slug":"review-children-of-huang-shi-bd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/2018\/07\/review-children-of-huang-shi-bd\/","title":{"rendered":"The Children of Huang Shi Blu-ray Review"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>The Children of Huang Shi<\/em><\/strong> is a very well told, finely acted and all around beautiful looking film by director Roger Spittiswoode and his cinematographer Xiaoding Zhao.<\/p>\n

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The Children of Huang Shi
\n— The Limited Edition Series —<\/span><\/span>
\n(2008)<\/span>
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Genre(s): <\/strong>Drama, War
\nTwilight Time | R \u2013 125 min. \u2013 $29.95 | July 17, 2018<\/p>\n

Date Published:<\/strong> 07\/21\/2017 | Author:<\/strong> The Movieman<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n
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MOVIE INFO:
\n<\/u><\/strong>Directed by: <\/strong>Roger Spottiswoode
\nWriter(s): <\/strong>James MacManus and Jane Hawksley (written by)
\nCast: <\/strong>Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Radha Mitchell, Chow Yun Fat, Michelle Yeoh, David Wenham<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
DISC INFO:
\n<\/u><\/strong>Features: <\/strong>Featurette, Theatrical Trailer
\nDigital Copy: <\/strong>No
\nFormats Included: <\/strong>Blu-ray
\nNumber of Discs: <\/strong>1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Audio: <\/strong>English (DTS-HD MA 5.1), English (DTS-HD MA 2.0)
\nVideo: <\/strong>1080p\/Widescreen 2.35
\nSubtitles: <\/strong>English SDH
\nDisc Size: <\/strong>36.9 GB
\nCodecs: <\/strong>MPEG-4 AVC
\nRegion(s): <\/strong>A, B, C<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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PLOT SYNOPSIS<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
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In 1930s China, British journalist George Hogg (JONATHAN RHYS MEYERS), an American nurse named Lee (RADHA MITCHELL) and a Chinese partisan leader named Chen (CHOW YUN FAT) join together to rescue 60 orphans. Together, they lead the children on an amazing but dangerous journey over snow-covered mountains and harsh desert terrain in search of a safe haven.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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SPECIAL FEATURES \u2013 1.5\/5<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
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This comes with an 8-page booklet<\/strong>. The only features included are The Challenge of Huang Shi (11:48; SD)<\/u><\/strong> making-of featurette and the Original Theatrical Trailer (1:52; HD)<\/u><\/strong>.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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VIDEO \u2013 4.0\/5, AUDIO \u2013 3.75\/5<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
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The film makes its debut on Blu-ray where it is presented in its original 2.35 widescreen aspect ratio and given a 1080p high-definition transfer. As with most Twilight Time releases, it\u2019s likely little if any restoration was done, not that it necessarily needed it being it\u2019s only a decade old. Even so, the rich (and gritty) locale comes across rather nicely with good detail throughout and does appear mostly clean.<\/p>\n

The included DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 track (as well as a 2.0 option) which is fine, outputting clear enough dialogue levels primarily through the center speaker and there are some ambient noises that do give the track some modest depth.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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OVERALL \u2013 3.0\/5<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
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Overall, The Children of Huang Shi<\/em><\/strong> is a very well told, finely acted and all around beautiful looking film by director Roger Spittiswoode and his cinematographer Xiaoding Zhao. The Blu-ray released by Twilight Time offers up good video and audio transfers and a so-so selection of bonus features.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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