A single DVD can hold a lot of stuff. For their DVDs of these Hong Kong films, why can t Disney include the Chinese dialogue with English subtitles and things like that?
They CAN…but they choose not to. We can only assume, therefore, that Disney is simply too cheap and/or lazy to take advantage of DVD technology (unlike their competitors), or that they have greatly underestimated the public s desire to see these movies in their original languages. Q: I read somewhere that Disney only owns the rights to the visual components of these films and not the audio, which would explain the absence of the Chinese language tracks and the original music. What do you say to that? A: This may be the case, but frankly, we doubt it. We are not privy to all of the details of Disney s business deals. However, even if what you read is true, that does not excuse Disney s cutting of these films, nor does it excuse their low-quality English dubbing and inaccurate translations. Besides, if Disney can t be bothered to purchase these movies in their entirety, then they have no business snatching them up in the first place. If they can afford to do it at all, then they can af
