Protege (Blu-ray Review)

June 22nd, 2008 Blu-ray-au Posted in Blu-ray Movie Reviews | Comments Off

Protege (Blu-ray Review)

Raw, elegantly-subdued, and flawlessly executed Derek Yee?s acidic cop-tale Protégé (2007) investigates the mechanics of narc-traffic in Asia. Tiptoeing between Hong-Kong, Taiwan, and Malaysia pic offers a glimpse at a system with secretive players, powerful warlords, and helpless marionettes. The finale is somewhat predictable but strong performances by Andy Lau and Daniel Wu will certainly impress fans of the genre.

Nick (Wu) has been working as an undercover agent for years.…

Video

Deltamac present Protégé on Blu-ray with a strong 1080p transfer preserving the film?s original aspect ratio of 2.35:1. The Hong Kong distribs have done a good job of complimenting the film with a nice and overall sharp print where detail is strong. This being said during the first half I noticed a few dust specks here and there which somehow found their way onto the print. The color scheme on the other hand is quite impressive as there are plenty of lush and vivid looking scenes where de…

Audio

Protégé arrives on on Blu-ray with a very proficient Cantonese DTS-HD Master 7.1 mix as well as a PCM 7.1 mix. In addition you will also find a Mandarin Dolby Digital EX 6.1 and Cantonese Dolby Digital EX 6.1 tracks. Now, this being said this disc is probably an excellent opportunity for you to see, or perhaps I shall say hear, whether or not you could detect a difference in the sound between a PCM 7.1 and DTS-HD Master 7.1 mixes. Specifically there is a scene during the second half of th…

Supplements

In addition to the original theatrical trailer and a gallery of stills this BD offers a selection of interviews with the following actors: Andy Lau, Zhang Jing Chu, Daniel Wu, Anita Yuen, and Louis Koo. Most of these are actually extremely short addressing the nature of the characters each of the actors plays. There is also a standard Making Of which arrives in two version, a shorter one and a longer version with a slightly extended middle section. The majority of the material provided he…

Final Words

Well-acted and packing plenty of raw action Protégé comes close to being the complete package. Some would disagree and argue that the script does not rival the depth and versatility of Infernal Affairs but in my opinion everything else is practically here ?stylish cinematography, good cast, and a gifted director. The Blu-ray disc on the other hand is very well produced and will surely meet the expectations of even the more demanding amongst us. Highly Recommended. ……

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