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Aspect Ratio: 1.66:1Audience Rating: R (Restricted) Binding: DVD Brand: WELLSPRING/GENIUS EAN: 0796019801928 Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, Widescreen, NTSC Item Dimensions: Label: Dragon Dynasty Languages: Manufacturer: Dragon Dynasty MPN: 80192 Number Of Items: 2 Publisher: Dragon Dynasty Region Code: 1 Release Date: July 24, 2007 Running Time: 247 minutes Studio: Dragon Dynasty Theatrical Release Date: 1992 Editorial Review: Product Description: A tough-as-nails cop teams up with an undercover agent to bring down a gun smuggling ring. Features some of the most amazing and influential action set pieces in cinematic history. System Requirements:Run Time: 247 minutes Genre: ACTION/ADVENTURE Rating: R UPC: 796019801928 Amazon.com essential video: Masterful Hong Kong action director John Woo (The Killer, Face/Off) turns in this exciting and pyrotechnic tale of warring gangsters and shifting loyalties. Chow Yun-fat (The Replacement Killers) plays a take-no-prisoners cop on the trail of the triad, the Hong Kong Mafia, when his partner is killed during a gun battle. His guilt propels him into an all-out war against the gang, including an up-and-coming soldier in the mob (Tony Leung) who turns out to be an undercover cop. The two men must come to terms with their allegiance to the force and their loyalty to each other as they try to take down the gangsters. A stunning feast of hyperbolic action sequences (including a climactic sequence in an entire hospital taken hostage), Hard-Boiled is a rare treat for fans of the action genre, with sequences as thrilling and intense as any ever committed to film. --Robert Lane Average Rating:
 Rating:  - In a Blaze of Glory..As has been stated before, this was John Woo's last Hong Kong cinema work before going on to Hollywood. (In a way, I wish he'd stayed, his HK cinema flicks are masterpieces) This film rightfully takes it's place as one of the greatest action movie ever made. Woo tells the tale of a man working in the Hong Kong police department, Inspector Tequila. Tequila plays at the local Jazz Bar, and, having been dumped, spends a lot of time there. The movie begins with him playing a tune that acts as a sort ... Read More Rating: - The best there ever was, is, and will be. . .A quick note on the new Dragon Dynasty edition: To me, the skewing of the aspect ratio was quite noticeable. I thought there was something wrong with my TV or DVD. Until I got on the interweb and found others were having the same issue. The people all appear to have gained 15lbs. (maybe they all just started college). And the use of the dubtitles is pretty bushleague considering it's a DD release. If you have either of the previous offerings there's no need to replace them with this one unless ... Read More Rating: - Hard Boiled DeliversA great action movie. John Woo delivers in this film. Also check out The Killer. Rating:  - Woo's Finest.It is debated whether or not John Woo's films lost a touch when he came to America. Well even if you don't like his newer films, this movie should not be missed. Amazing shootouts leaving you wonder where they get 50 round magazines for pistols... Rating:  - Find the version of Hard Boiled that best suits your needsSome brief back-story: I first experienced "Hard Boiled" in 1997 and, like all of it's fans, my jaw hit the floor. I had never seen anything like it in my entire life. Soon after seeing it, I bought the Hard Boiled/Killer VHS pack. That followed with "A Better Tomorrow" on VHS and "A Better Tomorrow 2" on DVD. Every so often, I would see the Criterion Collection version of "Hard Boiled" and "The Killer" but not wanting to shell out the money and believing it would be around forever I never picked it up. ... Read More |
