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Righting Wrongs AKA Zhi Fa Xian Feng AKA Above The Law (1986)
Angry at the way the law seems to protect the bad guys, lawyer Jason Chan decides to take the law into his own hands when a key witness and his entire family are murdered.Director: Corey Yuen
OVERALL: Draw-
OVERALL: Draw
Joy Sales and Dragon Dynasty have exclusive extras but only the latter is English-friendly.
GENERAL NOTES:
The film exists in three primary versions:
- the Hong Kong cut (~97 minutes) with the downbeat ending. A Japanese variant remained in Cantonese and added closing Cantonese narration;
- the Chinese cut (~98 minutes) dubbed in Mandarin only a the Hong Kong cut was dubbed in both Cantonese and Mandarin before the changes to the ending - with the reshot ending and courtroom coda. This version played in Mainland China, Taiwan, Singapore, and other Asian territories;
- the English export version (~92 minutes) based on the Chinese cut but featuring additional trims as well as a front title sequence on black rather than after the teaser as in the other versions. -
CUTS:
- R0 America- Tai Seng - No cuts - includes the Hong Kong version (92:03 PAL-to-NTSC) and the Chinese version (94:08 PAL-to-NTSC)
- R0 Hong Kong- Joy Sales - No cuts - Hong Kong Version (96:21)
- R0 Hong Kong- Universe Laser and Video Co. Ltd. - No cuts - includes the Hong Kong version (92:03 PAL-to-NTSC) and the Chinese version (94:08 PAL-to-NTSC)
- R1 Special Collector's Edition America- Genius Products - No cuts - Hong Kong version (96:58 NTSC)
- R2 France- Metropolitan - No cuts - includes the Hong Kong version (93:16 PAL) and the French version (72:48)
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Comparison added by David on 21/07/02
Comparison last updated by Eric_Cotenas on 08/08/22UPDATE LOG:
27/11/14: Added Joy Sales version a note about the different edits.
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