#Storm riders english dubbed full version
#Storm riders english dubbed movie
#Storm riders english dubbed full

I really didn't find myself disliking his character which, again, is credit to Sonny. I think it's his deep voice though that gives him that real evil aura. Conquer (played by Sonny Chiba) is the antagonist who's someone you do NOT mess with.

The story is not hard to follow and the whole concept of fate is key. The special effects are great as fight scenes giving the characters super powers.

#Storm riders english dubbed full

The film isn't perfect, but I have to give it full marks have for effort. The box also mentions that it's Final Fantasy HK Style, and though I'd say the story itself might not make a great Final Fantasy game, the SFX do give it that feel. The film is already some four years old as I write this, and it seems to not have aged at all. They were all discreetly put together into the film, such that it added to the film rather than the film depending on it. But credit has to be given to the graphics team behind the special effects. I can't begin to imagine what the International Version must be like as it has some 40 minutes taken out of it. It does feel, even with the Directors' Cut, version that I saw, there was too much edited out of the film and it left you slightly disoriented at times.

However, the main weakness of the film has to be the discontinuity in many places in the film.

#Storm riders english dubbed movie

The characters were on the whole well built giving the whole movie an edge. The storyline was a bit dark (possibly one might say it could have been darker to give it a bit more depth), and some of the martial arts action were brilliantly choreographed. I was, it has to be said, very pleasantly surprised. But given that this is one of the biggest films, Hong Kong had ever made, I had to watch it for myself. It's a good effort too, and lacks the usual cheesiness that most dubs are burdened with.Įxtra Features:Scene selection, international trailer, and animated menus.When I first saw the box for The Stormriders, I had never heard of the comics, let alone the film. The 5.1 sound mix is every bit as impressive as disc A, except it's dubbed into English. What they get on this disc is a blow-up image with the obvious problems of poorer clarity and grain creeping in to spoil the special effects. Despite us purists banging on about the virtues of widescreen, there is a lot of sales evidence to suggest that the average punter does prefer fullscreen. Not only is this international version of the film 38 minutes shorter, but it is also presented in pan and scan fullscreen.

Both are good, with the latter offering a good look into the operations of Centro Films which created all the digital effects.Įxtra Features:Scene selection, making of featurette, special effects featurette, character profiles, cast and crew biographies and filmographies, production stills gallery, trailer gallery, animated menus, and subtitles. Special features include two documentaries, one on the making of the film and the other on the special effects. It is at times a little overbearing, but this is not a movie that does things by halves. The 5.1 sound mix is an impressive beast that whips round the speakers with fighting effects and a subwoofer heavy music score. That said, the quality is good with a generally sharp picture throughout, but rapid camera pans do lead to some shimmering which should not be there. Presented in 2.35:1, this is sadly not an anamorphic transfer.

#Storm riders english dubbed full version

Based on popular comic characters, this blend of ' Final Fantasy' meets ' Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon' has wowed audiences in the east, and is now set to do the same over here courtesy of a double-disc DVD release from MIA.Įach disc is reviewed in turn and although there are some minor faults, this should still please most Hong Kong action fans.ĭisc A contains the full version of the film as seen in Hong Kong. Before ' A Man Called Hero', another blend of CGI and martial arts burst out of Hong Kong in the shape of ' The Storm Riders'.