Boys Are Easy: Taiseng

[Mike Thomason]

I believe the Taiseng disc was the full length version (as opposed to the truncated version that Mei Ah Entertainment released in Hong Kong some time back)? As this is a favourite older (nineties) comedy of mine, is the TS disc still available anywhere? And for anyone who might have a copy, how's the quality of the disc -- tolerable?

On the other hand, I'm back to Malaysia in a few months for another month's vacation -- would I be better having a scout for the Mercury disc instead?

Thanks in advance

[princessducky]

Hmmm...I have the cut version. I would like to know where I can get the full version also. Thanks!

[fartbubble]

don't know the quality but yesasia has it for 8.99

[fartbubble]

don't know the quality but yesasia has the Tai Seng version for 8.99

[abbot]

You have to take the uncut version of Boys Are Easy. I saw this version 10 years ago, when I rented the Laserdisc. I was dissapointed to discover 20 minutes cut when it was released in Malaysia and then Hong Kong DVD. There is a very funny musical/karaoke scene in the uncut version with Tony Leung Kar-fai & Lin Ching-hsia playing bowling, worth seeing.

[Mike Thomason]

I saw the film in the cinema in '93 -- and that was the first and last time I saw it until Mei Ah put the film out on DVD in '02.

The theatrical cut ran 98m, and Mei Ah's disc runs 85m (which is actually 13m shorter, but still a fair whack cut out of the film). Not only is the bowling alley musical scene missing, but the triad olympics has also been reduced down to virtually one event, which makes it a one joke scene.

I consulted Mei Ah about this and they advised that the version released was the only print made available to them by the film's current licensor (though he produced it, Wong Jing apparently doesn't hold the rights to the film anymore). I was just hoping that the Tai Seng disc was the full 98m version, that's all -- I have seen the film before and was simply seeking a full length edition of it, as the HK disc was a waste of money and shelf space for me...

[dleedlee]

The Tai Seng version runs a little over 97 minutes (though the back box cover says 87 minutes). Chinese and English subs are burned in, but only Chinese subs for the bowling alley song. The picture quality is not as good as the shorter Speedy disc but satisfactory, i.e., average. I'm not particularly picky though, after all, I like vcds.