Char-lai (2006) - Thai version of Charlie's Angels

[xradman]

DVDTalk Review of the DVD version of Char-lai

This goofy, comic book like take of Charlie's Angels from Thailand stars 3 gorgeous actress and 2 not so pretty actress as Char-lai, a group of secret agents. I guess they tried. Tried to look pretty, tried dangerous car stunts, tried martial arts showdowns, tried underwater stunts, but the end results are very amateurish and simplistic. At least 3 of the girls are pretty and easy on the eyes.

This Blu-ray from Taiwan distributor ShengChi/BitWel is once again a DVD upconvert, and not very good one at that. Image also looks slightly distorted probably from wrong aspect ratio. Previous DVD release from Magnolia was 1.78:1 and this is ~2.20:1. The sound is also supposedly uncompressed Thai in PCM 5.1, but does not deliver the goods. I wouldn't be surprised if the sound was also upconverted.

Region All
Video: 1080p24 AVC encoded ~2.20:1 (DVD upconvert)
Audio: Thai PCM 5.1 or DD 5.1
Subtitles: Optional Traditional or simplified Chinese and English
Extras: Trailer for Devdas (pretty bad DVD upconvert)