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Hard Boiled (Collector's Edition) [DVD]

Chow Yun-Fat (Actor), Tony Leung (Actor) Rated: Suitable for 18 years and over Format: DVD

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Genre	Thriller
Format	Collector's Edition, PAL
Contributor	Chow Yun-Fat, John Woo, Philip Kwok, Anthony Wong Chau-Sang, Hoi-Shan Kwan, Bowie Lam, Mo Shun Kwan, Tony Leung, Philip Chan, Bobbie Au-Yeung See more
Language	Cantonese Chinese
Runtime	2 hours and 2 minutes

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The film that opened up the Western market for the Hong Kong action genre. John Woo's characteristic mix of anarchic humour and high body-counts coalesce in this action-thriller about a renegade cop who takes on a group of Triad gun-runners who have been hiding their product in a hospital morgue. The film is famous for the scene where Chow Yun Fat attempts to evacuate a maternity ward amidst raining bullets before the hospital explodes. Available in various versions: dubbed or subtitled.

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Aspect Ratio ‏ : ‎ Unknown
Is Discontinued By Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ No
Language ‏ : ‎ Cantonese Chinese
Package Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 18.03 x 13.76 x 1.48 cm; 83.16 Grams
Item model number ‏ : ‎ 5023965347329
Director ‏ : ‎ John Woo
Media Format ‏ : ‎ Collector's Edition, PAL
Run time ‏ : ‎ 2 hours and 2 minutes
Release date ‏ : ‎ 27 Sept. 2004
Actors ‏ : ‎ Chow Yun-Fat, Tony Leung, Mo Shun Kwan, Philip Chan, Bowie Lam
Dubbed: ‏ : ‎ English
Subtitles: ‏ : ‎ English
Language ‏ : ‎ English (Dolby Digital 5.1)
Studio ‏ : ‎ Tartan
ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0002OHZP2
Country of origin ‏ : ‎ United Kingdom
Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 1

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madmonty12345

The Godfather of all action movies since 1991

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 22 February 2016

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I bought this to replace my aged Video Cassette which is now so badly worn you can almost see through it. The DVD Collectors edition is excellent. I was thrown at first as the opening credits suggest its going to be a boxed version of the film, but afterwards it shifts to a full screen. Its an excellent re-mastered copy of what I regard as a classic and still John Woo's best.

Now for the film itself. Well I put it on when I received it to just watch the first five minutes to check the quality, which was a stupid thing to do because I was immediately sucked back into this action masterpiece and ended up watching the whole movie. This you must understand is a film I've watched more times than I can remember.

I hadn't watched it for some years, but John Woo's direction, the cast, the stunts, plot and just sheer pace and narrative just held me spell bound all over again. This film from 1991 doesn't use any CGI, so its three big action packed, stunt filled scenes are all real, no computers involved, just jaw dropping, bone crunching, explosive action packed cinema at its very best.

When John Woo made 'Broken Arrow' apparently John Travolta wasn't convinced he should do the movie with this 'unknown' Chinese director. It took Christian Slater going round to Travolta's house with a copy of Hard Boiled, and made Travolta sit down and watch it to get him to come on board.

The cover states 'Its better than a dozen Die Hards', oh yes, its true and in fact when I watch any action movie Hard Boiled is my yardstick, especially as John Woo didn't have access to any CGI, so very rarely does any modern 'action' movie measure up. In fact I've seen so many copy or even steal scenes from Hard Boiled its embarrassing.

So, before I ramble on any further, buy it. This is John Woo at the very top of his game, along with Chow Yan Fat, and Tony Leung giving superb performances. Quite frankly the best of the best when it comes to gun toting explosive action.

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Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 28 May 2015

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I'm afraid that this edition is the best transfer available at the moment ( 28th May 2015) which is a real shame because at present it's $399.99 from Amazon. Com.I'm sure that you know the film inside out so I'll just give you the tech stuff.
126 mins, Cantonese Dolby digital mono, English Dolby digital mono (Dubbed), English subtitles.
The special features: Dual layer (It's never looked better).
Audio commentary by John Woo,Producer Terence Chan,filmmaker Roger Avery and critic David Kehr.
Trailers for 11 of Woo's Hong-Kong films.
A student film by Woo called Accidentally.1968,10 mins.
A guide to Hong-Kong crime films by David Chute.
Notes on Hard Boiled.
If you're lucky enough to find this particular version second hand, snap that hand off. At the time of writing there is a Vivendi Visual edition that's affordable but apparently it suffers the same problematic transfer as all the other versions, which is such a shame as I think that this is no less worthy of proper bluray transfer as say Kurosawa, Park Chan -Wook or Scorsese. My own opinion, of course, I'm sure others may disagree.
This particular edition has been out of print for ages, so good luck, it's well worth buying.

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ABSOLUTELY NOT WHAT IT SAYS ON THE CAN….

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 12 September 2020

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This is a review of the 2004 Region 2 DVD from Prism Leisure, which name-checks Tartan Films and Tartan Video on the labelling (but I am not sure what the connection is). I purchased this SPECIFIC version of ‘Hard-Boiled’, having read through many of the reviews on this site, which warn against purchasing a dubbed version. The purchase information for the Prism version reads as follows: ‘Language: Cantonese Chinese’ and ‘Subtitles: English’.

Well, as my title and 1 Star rating will tell you, this version is NOT in Cantonese with English subtitles. It is ONLY in dubbed English, on a VERY poor-looking disc, with a most peculiar aspect ratio. The dubbing was dreadful, and the speed of the disc actually seemed to vary! I have rarely seen a worse DVD quality, and very soon, we regretfully concluded that it was unwatchable. Those other Amazon reviewers on this page, who say the same things as I do, are ABSOLUTELY correct. If I had not purchased this disc via a highly rated Amazon seller, I would wonder if this was pirated, it was SO poor.

Thankfully, Amazon has been SUPERB, and have refunded me.

So, this is a Star rating given ONLY for the product, to ensure that other purchasers don’t make the mistake I did, DESPITE being on the alert for precisely this problem. And can I make a plea to other reviewers ~ PLEASE specify the version you have found poor or defective, to help others avoid this sort of problem…

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Cylon Says

Loads of Killingthz

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 22 November 2017

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If you rate your action flicks by the number of deaths then you're in for a treat. Everyone and everything gets shot... even the ones who survive. If you want clever twists and an original storyline, then maybe not so much. Leave realism at the door. This is as generic as you get with extra guns. It does its job and keeps you entertained for the duration but could maybe have been slimmed down a little. Decent enough but nothing to write home about... uh, except in this review.

I had no issues with dubbing that others have reported: mine was subtitled, although the ratio wasn't widescreen to allow for these subtitled. Picture was fairly grainy too.

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Proud Arab

If you thought two handguns in slow motion was a Hollywood original idea...

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 3 June 2021

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Perfection from start to finish!

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Sean lee

Great value quality item

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 26 February 2021

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Great item great film fast delivery

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Anna Spinelli

An explosive tale?...

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 3 May 2012

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Never seen it at the movies, of course! It is the sort of film that can't pass censorships. But it was intriguing - althoug the plot is spiderweb thin. It was amazing - with an ordinary crime story. It was interesting despite all the déjà vu of the kind. The directing and framing are absolutely attractive, hypnotizing, and keep your eyes glued to the screen. No wonder the director had to emigrate to Hollywood. among the "violent" B-movies it has turned out to be a masterpiece. Glad I got it!

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