Gorgeous Blu-ray Screenshots (Patreon)

Video

88 Films includes both the Hong Kong cut and International versions. The international edition looks awful, pulled from an SD master at best. Stick to the Hong Kong cut, showing a far more recent master, if also imperfect. Ringing can prove bothersome, especially in wider shots. Grain messily resolves as a result, but the encode holds up under similar scrutiny.

Moderate resolution handles a routine level of definition. Gorgeous veers soft, and there's a slight filter at work too. Again, medium and long shots show the worst of it, but otherwise, texture can break through in close.

The real boon comes from the color, exceptionally bright, pure, and glossy. In places, Gorgeous nears oversaturation, but those reds and yellows make a firm statement.

Note the CG elements only reach SD quality no matter which cut, and that will show some aliasing in brief spurts.

Audio

Both cuts utilize DTS-HD 5.1 tracks. The international version includes a dub; the Hong Kong version does not. Mixing spreads the music wide, creating a pleasingly strong soundstage. Inside the karaoke bar, ambient chatter from drunkards fills the rears and stereos. It's convincing.

Music drops loose, muddy bass when peaked. Otherwise, Gorgeous' range stays flat.