Shaolin (Blu-ray + DVD), Well Go USA, Action & Adventure

This is a beautifully made film with a compelling story. There is everything in this film: realistic kung-fu actions, human greed/power, undeniable love, and seeing an absolutely cold-hearted person becoming all heart. Andy Lau was the star so is Jackie Chan and other supporting actors. One can argue this is a drama-first (my believe), and action second. The package comes with a blu-ray and a DVD. blu-ray comes with two Chinese audio tracks (5.1 and stereo), and two English audio tracks (5.1 and stereo). The main menu says the Chinese is Cantonese dialect, but both tracks are Mandarin. There is subtitle for English and Spanish as well. The English 5.1 seems to have better fidelity and decoding to all 5.1 speakers than the Chinese 5.1 version overall. The FullHD (1080p) is clean, detailed, sharp but properly softened as needed in the right places. As far as special features on the blu-ray, the deleted scenes are LONG and have pretty interested "side stories". Many are important to really add to character development and bring out the strength of the overall story, but I can understand the movie would've been 3 hours long! There are also two international trailers. The second disc is a DVD, and it contains additional bonus materials. There are interviews of the cast and director, and behind the scene clips and documentaries. The interviews are in Mandarin and Cantonese dialects (no English).