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Region 4 Winners and Losers

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Way of the Dragon: Platinum Edition (Meng Long Guojiang)R4

    As usual with Hong Kong films, there are many different choices available for this film in different regions. The Region 1 release can be discounted immediately as it is the cut version of the film.There are a number of other version around although the mostly have no extras. The only other one which is worth considering is the Region 3 IVL/Fortune Star edition, which is included in a seven disc box set, and does not seem to be available separately. This should not be confused with the Region 3 Korean Box Set by Spectrum. The Fortune Star version misses out on the following

  • All the extras included here
  • An English dubbed soundtrack

    This version of this disc misses out on;

  • The significantly better video quality on the IVL disc. A comparison of the video quality and other features can be found here .
  • Mandarin DTS & Dolby Digital soundtracks
  • Cantonese DTS Soundtrack
  • Cantonese Mono Soundtrack

    So it comes down to whether you want the best video quality or the extras included here. A consideration is also that the IVL disc does not seem to be available separately from the box set. Considering this I will give the nod to this Region 4 version with the acceptance that the video quality is not optimal. Obviously, the choice of what to buy is up to you.