Overall rating: 4.6804123 / 5 from 97 reviews.
Shanghai Blues, a 1984 romantic comedy directed by Tsui Hark, has been praised for its stunning 4K restoration and engaging storyline. Customers appreciate its good humor, beautiful visuals, and excellent production quality, making it a popular choice among fans of the genre.
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"Incredibly charming, funny, and endearing. The scene at the apartment roof where Sylvia Chung and Sally Yeh are trying to avoid being seen by the other while the one thief is casually doing flips and dives between rooms is a great throwback to classic screwball comedies. Loved how the views of the nighttime city looked from the apartment rooftop set. Gorgeous slipcover and great write up included."
"A classic HK film from the legendary Tsui Hark. Nice slip cover!"
"Pace, wit, romance, dance, fight… What a show! Tsui Hark's "Shanghai Blues" leaves absolutely nothing to be desired and fires on all cylinders. Flawless release."
"SHANGHAI BLUES (1984) is a screwball rom-com with lots of over the top physical gags. Because it's Tsui Hark it's, of course, visually inventive and full of political (sub)text. There's some dated humor, but it's mostly charming. Sally Yeh is the MVP in this goofy love triangle period piece."
"I think this is a great film, a rom-com/screwball comedy that, while very different from What’s Up Doc? kind of fills that same void for me. I found the video quality to be good for the most part. My only issue with this release is the included dub, which I found distracting at times. For me, the film is good enough to get past this, but it could be a deal breaker for some people."
"This 4k release of Tsui Hark's screwball style comedy is a welcome entry into the spate of recent flood of Hong Kong film releases. Gorgeously restored, featuring a commentary and interviews as well as a booklet, this is a must-see!"
"Great release for a movie that needed it! High quality restoration, and great packaging!"
"An amazing transfer. The slip cover is great and it comes loaded with bonus features. Great work."
"The 4K restoration looks amazing and such beautiful vibrant artwork on the slipcover. After watching Peking Opera Blues, I had high expectations for this film, but the comedy aspects of this film felt a bit underwhelming. Still worth a watch for the chaos and charismatic highs"
"I love this film but the 4K presentation is underwhelming. A lot of DNR was used for the transfer and the director decided to replace the original sound with a new dub. These aren’t the faults of Film Movement though. They did a nice job and the Frank Djeng commentary is excellent as always."
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