Label: 88 Films
Region Code: Region-Free
Rating: Unrated
Duration: 92 Minutes
Audio: Remastered Cantonese DTS-HD MA 2.0 Dual-Mono, 2.0 Stereo, English-Dub 2.0 Stereo and 5.1 Surround with Newly Translated Optional English Subtitles
Video: 1080p HD Widescreen (1.85:1)
Director: Corey Yuen
Cast: Sammo Hung, Tony Leung, Joyce Godenzi, Carina Lau, Sandra Ng, Wah Yuen, Pik-Wan Tang, Agnes Aurelio
Here we go, another ass-kicking slice of HK girls-with-gun action courtesy of 88 Films, this time it's She Shoots Straight (1990), directed by Corey Yuen (Fist of Fury). in it female cop Inspector Mina (Joyce Godenzi, The Ghost Snatchers) has just married her supervisor Inspector Huang Tsung-pao (Tony Leung Ka-fai, Prison on Fire), who comes from a family of dedicated police officers who are not easy to impress, in particular her sister-in-law Huang Chia-Ling (Carina Lau, Project A 2), When Vietnamese gang lead by Yuan Hua (Yuen Wah, Mr. Vampire) executes a risky robbery they are thwarted by the cops, but Hua swears vengeance. Later the risk-taking and rule breaking Chia-Ling goes after the gang leader and fund herself in a sticky situation, with Mina and Huang arriving to save her bacon, but Huang is killed in the line of duty, with Mina , Chia-Ling and the other sister-in-laws teaming up to get avenge his death.
The film also features Sammo Hung as Superintendent Hung, in a small role but he still gets to kick some ass, and the flick is chock full of kinetic martial arts and fight sequences, the finale it a bast, which includes the lethal ladies storming a freighter, followed by a motorcycle chase with Mina pursuing Hua and his sister Ying (Agnes Aurelio, JFK), the final boss battle is terrific knock-down drag-out fight between Mina and Ying who give it their all! The film is well-paced, well-shot, and the fight sequences and action are absolutely electric, and at 92-minutes it flies by at a breakneck pace.
Audio/Video: She Shoots Straights (1990) arrives on region-A locked Blu-ray from 88 Films, presented in 1080p HD widescreen (1.85:1). The image looks solid, sourced from a new 2K restoration for the OCN, print damage is quite minimal with only a few white specks, grain is unmolested by excessive DNR, texture and detail in the close-ups of fabrics and faces are appreciable, but not exactly a strength, it's tad soft, but colors are warm and the black levels are solid. Audio comes by way of post-dubbed Cantonese DTS-HD MA 2.0 dual-mono and 2.0 stereo, as well as an uncompressed English-dub in 2.0 stereo and 5.1 surround with newly translated optional English subtitles. The tracks are fine, both tracks are post-dubbed, the Cantonese options sounding more emotionally authentic, but if you're adverse to reading subtitles and do not speak Cantonese the English dubs are fine.
Extras include an Audio Commentary with Asian Cinema Expert Frank Djeng, whom if you're familiar with you know he's gonna knock it out of the park, and he did, plus we get a 16-min Interview with Screenwriter Yuen Kai-Chi, a 2-min Alternate English Credits Sequence, 2-min Image Gallery, and a 3-min Original Hong Kong Trailer.
The single-disc release arrives in a black keepcase with a Reversible Wrap featuring both a new Sean Longmore artwork that kicks all sorts of ass, plus the original HK artwork. The first-pressing includes a Limited Edition O-Ring Slipcase with a textured glossy finish also featuring the Sean Longmore artwork with super-saturated colors, and it just pops so nice!
Special Features:
- Audio Commentary with Asian Cinema Expert Frank Djeng
- Interview with Screenwriter Yuen Kai-Chi (15:46)
- Alternate English Credits (2:23)
- Image Gallery (2:20)
- Original Hong Kong Trailer (2:37)
- Reversible Wrap
- O-Ring Slipcase with New artwork by Sean Longmore
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