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Better Tomorrow III (A) AKA Ying hung boon sik III jik yeung ji gor (1989)
At the end of the Vietnam war, Cheung goes to Saigon, intent on bringing his uncle and cousin back to Hong Kong...Director: Hark Tsui
OVERALL: R0-
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Extras:Production Notes
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Subtitles:Chinese, English, Japanese, Korean
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Aspect Ratio:1.33:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:NTSC
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Soundtrack(s):Cantonese Dolby Digital 5.1
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Case type:Keep Case
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Subtitles:Chinese (Simplified), English
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Aspect Ratio:1.85:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:NTSC
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Soundtrack(s):Mandarin Dolby Digital 5.1
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Case type:Keep Case
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Extras:Theatrical Trailer
Bonus Trailers
Production Notes -
Subtitles:Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional), English, Indonesian, Japanese, Korean, Malay, Thai
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Aspect Ratio:1.85:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:NTSC
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Soundtrack(s):Cantonese Dolby Digital 5.1
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Case type:Keep Case
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Extras:DISC ONE "A Better Tomorrow"
DISC TWO "A Better Tomorrow II"
DISC THREE "A Better Tomorrow III"
* The Film
"Codes of Bullets: Part 3" featurette (10:20)
5 Deleted scenes:
- #1 (0:41)
- #2 (0:34)
- #3 (1:16)
- #4 (2:18)
- #5 (0:34)
"Movie Stills" photo gallery
Photo slideshow (1:02)
Original theatrical trailer (5:08)
New Edited trailer (1:37)
Bonus trailers
- "A Better Tomorrow" (1:54)
- "A Better Tomorrow 2" (1:33)
- "Bullet in the Head" (1:52)
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Subtitles:Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional) and English
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Aspect Ratio:1.85:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:NTSC
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Soundtrack(s):Cantonese DTS 5.1
Cantonese Dolby Digital 5.1
Cantonese Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
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Case type:Digipak
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Notes:Digitally remastered.
Only available in the "A Better Tomorrow Trilogy" boxset containing "A Better Tomorrow", "A Better Tomorrow 2" and "A Better Tomorrow 3" in a digipack case in a box.
Includes a handwritten letter by John Woo in Traditional Chinese and translated to Simplified Chinese.
The featurette is available in Cantonese and in Mandarin with optional Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional) and English subtitles.
The deleted scenes are in Chinese with optional Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional) and English subtitles.
The trailers are in Chinese without any subtitles.
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Extras:DISC ONE (Blu-ray Copy)
* The Film (Hong Kong Version)
* The Film (Taiwan Version)
* The Film (German Video Version)
Trailer (1:47)
Bonus Trailer for "A Better Tomorrow II" (1:17)
DISC TWO (DVD)
* The Film (Hong Kong Version)
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Subtitles:English, German, and German (Text and Signs) (Optional)
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Aspect Ratio:1.85:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):Cantonese Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
English Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:
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Subtitles:Dutch
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Aspect Ratio:1.85:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo
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Case type:Keep Case
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Extras:Theatrical Trailer (4:33)
Cantonese Bonus Trailer
- A Better Tomorrow (4:02)
English Bonus Trailers
- A Better Tomorrow (3:47)
- A Better Tomorrow II (3:23)
- Hard Boiled (3:11)
- The Killer (3:42)
- A Bullet in the Head (3:54)
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Subtitles:Danish, Finnish, Norwegian, Swedish (optional)
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Aspect Ratio:1.85:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):Cantonese Dolby Digital 2.0 mono
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Also available in the 3-film 3-disc "John Woo Collection Volume 1" Which includes "A Better Tomorrow", "A Better Tomorrow II" and "A Better Tomorrow III".
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Extras:DISC ONE "A Better Tomorrow"
DISC TWO "A Better Tomorrow II"
DISC THREE "A Better Tomorrow III"
* The Film
Code of Bullets part 3 (No English Subtitles) -featurette
5 Deleted Scenes: (No English Subtitles)
- Drunk gets robbed (0:41)
- Arriving at airport (0:34)
- Discussion about Kit (1:16)
- Discussion about fathers (2:18)
- Mun's dad in hospital (0:34)
Movie Photo Album
Photo Slideshow
Original Movie Trailer
New Edited Trailer
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Subtitles:English and Korean
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Aspect Ratio:1.85:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:NTSC
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Soundtrack(s):Cantonese DTS 5.1
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Case type:Special Case
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Notes:Only available in a Box Set in a shape of a book along with “A Better Tomorrow 1” and “A Better Tomorrow 2”. The Box set also includes a set of 5 postcards and a booklet.
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OVERALL: R0
The Hong Kong IVL release has good extras, an anamorphic transfer and DTS as well as the original mono.
A comparison between the Hong Kong and Taiwanese Version is available at Movie Censorship. -
CUTS:
- R0 America- Tai Seng - No cuts. This is the HK theatrical version
- R0 China- WA - No Cuts - Taiwan version. This is the longest edit of the film available on DVD, running at 124m due to a PAL -> NTSC transfer. It is identical to the video sold in Taiwan by Long Shong, except for one missing bit of dialogue (Pat should yell "Mun!" after the tank fires at Mun) and ~8s of footage which is edited differently.
- R0 Hong Kong- Mega Star - No Cuts, This is the HK theatrical version (113:44 NTSC).
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R0 Trilogy Hong Kong- IVL - No cuts. This is an extended version, but shorter than the "WA" release (118:51 NTSC).
Pat yells "Mun!" after the tank fires at him. - R2 Limited Edition Germany- T&G Vision Film / Cargo Records - No cuts - Hong Kong Version (114:32 PAL)
- R2 Holland- A-Film - No cuts - Hong Kong version (114:17 PAL)
- R2 Scandinavia- Scanbox Entertainment - No cuts - Hong Kong version (115:34 PAL)
- R3 Trilogy South Korea- Spectrum - No cuts. This is an extended version, but shorter than the "WA" release. Pat yells "Mun!" after the tank fires at him. (118:52 NTSC)
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Comparison added by David on 30/06/03
Comparison last updated by Matthew_B_Harrah on 26/09/24UPDATE LOG:
16/08/11 - Minor title update.
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14/04/21 - Added Holland, Scandinavia.
26/09/24 - Added Germany and Movie Censorship.
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