Mad Monkey Kung Fu Blu-ray Screenshots (Patreon)

Video

Beautiful restoration work gives Mad Monkey Kung Fu a clean appearance. Scratches, dust, and debris are all removed from the print. Grain stays, with slight misgivings. Whether an after effect from encoding or noise reduction, grain tends to stick around characters as they move. The more complex the shot, the more noticeable this becomes. Overall, the look is noisier than usual for this set, possibly the result of this being a double feature disc.

Those problems aside, color reproduction looks splendid, brightening costumes and flesh tones alike. Mad Monkey Kung Fu glows a bit in the modern day thanks to bold saturation. Nothing looks digitally altered - it's the film stock's natural quality.

Contrast reaches a perky high, never clipping, but remaining as high as possible. Black levels display excellent shadow delineation and suitable depth.

Audio

Audio options comer in a trio, beginning with Cantonese, then Mandarin, followed by an English dub. Par for the Shawscope sets (and Shaw Brothers), dialog reproduction provides a smooth base to work from. The score works in a few clean bass lines and average treble.