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(aka "Zhi fa xian feng" or "Righting Wrongs" or "Above the Law" aka "Fight to Win II")
Directed by Corey Yuen
Hong Kong 1986
Martial Arts legend Yuen Biao stars as Ha Ling-Ching, a respected prosecutor who has always followed the rule of law, but has recently found himself frustrated by the ineffectiveness of the court system. Ha is pushed over the edge by the murder of a key witness in a trial along with the witness's entire family. Fed up with the court's inability to punish the guilty and protect the innocent, Ha decides to take the law into his own hands and eliminate those responsible for the murders. Soon, Ha's actions catch the interest of C.I.D. Senior Inspector Cindy See (Cynthia Rothrock) and her slovenly new partner known as Stink Egg (Corey Yuen). While trying to stop Ha, Cindy uncovers who is really behind the recent murders and the two must put aside their differences in order to take down the criminal organization before they go unpunished. Heavily re-edited and released in different versions throughout the world, RIGHTING WRONGS - released in an English-friendly version under the title Above The Law - is one of the more infamous Hong Kong action films to be released in the 80s. Directed by prolific action director, Corey Yuen, RIGHTING WRONGS explodes with jaw-dropping fight choreography and features strong performances by Yuen Biao, Cynthia Rothrock, Corey Yuen, and Melvin Wong, along with scene-stealing fight cameos by Peter Cunningham and Karen Sheperd. *** Jason Chan, a Hong Kong lawyer, is angry at the way the law protects criminals and decides to take the law into his own hands, dishing out vigilante justice when a key witness and his entire family are murdered. But hotshot cop Cindy Si is soon on Chan's case, and the situation unravels into a fight that only a few will survive. |
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Theatrical Release: November 27th, 1986
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Review: Vinegar Syndrome - Region 'A' - Blu-ray
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Distribution | Vinegar Syndrome - Region 'A' - Blu-ray | |
Runtime |
Original Hong Kong Cut: 1:37:14.995 'Above the Law' English Cut: 1:32:04.101 Mandarin Export cut: 1:39:49.984 |
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Video |
Original Hong Kong Cut: 1.85 :1 1080P Dual-layered Blu-rayDisc Size: 49,140,455,862 bytesFeature: 29,869,867,392 bytes Video Bitrate: 34.90 MbpsCodec: MPEG-4 AVC Video |
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'Above the Law' English Cut: 1.85 :1 1080P Dual-layered Blu-rayDisc Size: 49,556,658,986 bytesFeature: 23,917,777,536 bytesVideo Bitrate: 31. 85 MbpsCodec: MPEG-4 AVC Video |
Mandarin Export cut: 1.85 :1 1080P Dual-layered Blu-rayDisc Size: 49,556,658,986 bytesFeature: 24,760,076,160 bytes Video Bitrate: 29.96 MbpsCodec: MPEG-4 AVC Vide |
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Original Hong Kong Cut: DTS-HD Master
Audio Cantonese 1092 kbps 1.0 / 48 kHz / 1092 kbps / 24-bit (DTS Core: 1.0 /
48 kHz / 768 kbps / 24-bit) DTS-HD Master
Audio English 1078 kbps 1.0 / 48 kHz / 1078 kbps / 24-bit (DTS Core: 1.0 /
48 kHz / 768 kbps / 24-bit) Dolby Digital
Audio English 192 kbps 2.0 / 48 kHz / 192 kbps / DN -27dB 'Above the Law' English Cut: DTS-HD Master Audio English 1082 kbps 1.0 / 48 kHz / 1082 kbps / 24-bit (DTS Core: 1.0 / 48 kHz / 768 kbps / 24-bit)
Mandarin Export cut: DTS-HD Master
Audio Mandarin 1082 kbps 1.0 / 48 kHz / 1082 kbps / 24-bit (DTS Core: 1.0 /
48 kHz / 768 kbps / 24-bit) Dolby Digital Audio English 320 kbps 2.0 / 48 kHz / 320 kbps / DN -27dB |
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Subtitles | English, None - on all three versions | |
Features |
Release Information: Studio: Vinegar Syndrome
Edition Details:
• Archival commentary track with Cynthia Rothrock
- both on the Hong Kong cut • Trailer for The Best of the Martial Arts Films (3:57)
• 40-page perfect bound book with essays by film programmer Pearl Chan,
author and martial arts historian Grady Hendrix and filmmaker/fan Simon
Barrett
Custom Blu-ray Case Chapters 6 / 5 / 5 |
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NOTE:
The below
Blu-ray
captures were taken directly from the
Blu-ray
disc.
Typical of Vinegar Syndrome - the video quality is excellent and, aside from the changes in the cuts, they look almost the exact same; strong with textured grain, rich colors and pleasing detail in the film's close-ups. We've compared some screen captures with the various subtitle translations and with the 2007 Dragon Dynasty DVD, reviewed by David McCoy HERE.
NOTE: We have added 28 more large
resolution Blu-ray captures
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On their
Blu-ray,
Vinegar Syndrome use a DTS-HD Master tracks (24-bit) mono tracks - with
Cantonese, English or Mandarin language options, plus newly translated
Cantonese-to-English subtitles on the Hong Kong cut of the film. The 'Above
the Law' is in English with optional English subtitles and the
Mandarin language export cut has only the Mandarin language with the
option of newly translated Mandarin-to-English subtitles. Righting Wrongs
has plenty of aggressive actions with extensive conflicts and well
choreographed fight sequences. There are the usual high-end effects
sounding crisp and usual for the genre with a shade of impressive depth
exported - a huge explosion before the title credits etc. The score is by Romeo Díaz (Once
Upon a Time in China,
City Hunter) frequently adding drama and suspense to the
onscreen action. Akira Mitake's Proud is the 'theme' sung by
Jacky Cheung. Vinegar Syndrome offer optional English subtitles (as
described above) on their Region 'A'
Blu-ray.
Corey Yuen's Righting Wrongs
is done to the nines here with this loaded Vinegar Syndrome Blu-ray
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1) Original Hong Kong Cut Blu-ray TOP 2) 'Above the Law' English Cut Blu-ray MIDDLE3) Mandarin Export cut Blu-ray BOTTOM
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