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Hard Boiled HKR Definitive Edition Blu-ray 2 Disc Set
Synopsis:
Hard Boiled is John Woo’s “last hurrah” to the Hong Kong movie scene, a triumphant crescendo to his series of gangster melodramas, before emigrating to the U.S. for a new career in Hollywood.
After a string of popular films glamorizing hitmen and moral gangsters, Woo turned his sights on the police. “King of Cool” Chow Yun-Fat plays plainclothesman “Tequila” Yuen, a toothpick chewing cop who makes destroying a ring of gun-smuggling thugs a personal matter. Standing in his way is Tony Leung Chiu-Wai, delivering a powerfully nuanced performance. But “Tony” is also a cop, buried so deep undercover no one is sure where his allegiances lie. And in typical John Woo fashion, it’s all going to explode in an epic, over-the-top, balls-to-the-wall, no-time-to-reload climax that’s sure to satisfy even the most jaded action fan.
What makes our version special:
As most John Woo fans know, finding a decent release of this film over the years has been an exercise in futility. Either the transfer was a shoddy upscale that looks no better than a DVD release from twenty years ago, or the subtitles were actually “dubtitles” rife with spelling errors, or the original mono audio track was absent, replaced with awful surround “remixes”. In reality, most versions probably contain a combination of these defects leaving John Woo fans in despair over ever seeing a decent release.
Little known to most people, a couple of years ago there was an obscure Japanese release of this film that featured a true high definition transfer that far exceeded any other release anywhere in the world in terms of picture quality. It lacked English subtitles so It has remained unknown in the English-speaking world.
Our release uses this exact same source, except with the addition of new color grading for an even more accurate picture. You won’t find better picture quality for this film anywhere in the world. Guaranteed.
The subtitles have been completely rewritten by someone who is fluent in Cantonese. These subtitles have been scrutinized, tweaked and improved over multiple revisions by our community of die-hard fans who love this film far more than the American studios who attempt to cash in on Hong Kong film classics to make a quick buck.
The result is the most accurate English subtitles ever that properly convey the finely nuanced performances to an English-speaking audience for the first time.
You’ve never experienced this film until you’ve experienced it with a proper English translation.
A carefully-selected collection of audio tracks:
We’ve carefully examined every release ever, including many that are long out of print to determine which audio tracks sound the best, and which are most essential.
Finally, you have the option to toggle between every audio track that you’d want for this film, including no less than four commentaries.
Disc 1 Features:
Genuine High Definition Transfer - The best picture quality ever
The most accurate subtitles - Completely rewritten and exclusive to HKR
Authored to the highest standard - Professional menus with seamless navigation and chapter and audio selection combine in a release that is polished in all facets.
Audio Tracks
Cantonese 2.0 Uncompressed LPCM
Cantonese 5.1 Surround DTS-HD
English Dub 5.1 Dolby Digital
Mandarin Dub 5.1 Dolby Digital
John Woo, Terence Chang Commentary
John Woo, Terence Chang, Roger Avery and Dave Kehr Commentary
Bey Logan Commentary
“Podcast on Fire”, “Criterion Podcast” Commentary (HKR Exclusive)
Disc 2 Special Features
Taiwan Extended Version – 2:11:26
The Making of Hard Boiled – 1:15:49
Body Count – 10:45
Break-Down Analysis – 5:50
John Woo Interview – 38:22
Chow Yun-Fat Interview – 19:50
Tony Leung Interview – 11:01
Terence Chang Interview – 24:57
Philip Chan Interview – 15:17
Kwok Choi Interview – 24:03
Alternate Opening Scene – 11:32
Trailer Gallery – 25:53
Location Guide – 8:28
John Woo’s Student Film – 10:30
Hard Boiled vs. Stranglehold – 29:24
Hong Kong Rescue Trailer – 1:35
Total Length of Special Features: 6 hours, 48 minutes
Additional Details:
2x 50gb Blu-ray discs packed to the limit
These discs are region-free
We ship worldwide
Synopsis:
Hard Boiled is John Woo’s “last hurrah” to the Hong Kong movie scene, a triumphant crescendo to his series of gangster melodramas, before emigrating to the U.S. for a new career in Hollywood.
After a string of popular films glamorizing hitmen and moral gangsters, Woo turned his sights on the police. “King of Cool” Chow Yun-Fat plays plainclothesman “Tequila” Yuen, a toothpick chewing cop who makes destroying a ring of gun-smuggling thugs a personal matter. Standing in his way is Tony Leung Chiu-Wai, delivering a powerfully nuanced performance. But “Tony” is also a cop, buried so deep undercover no one is sure where his allegiances lie. And in typical John Woo fashion, it’s all going to explode in an epic, over-the-top, balls-to-the-wall, no-time-to-reload climax that’s sure to satisfy even the most jaded action fan.
What makes our version special:
As most John Woo fans know, finding a decent release of this film over the years has been an exercise in futility. Either the transfer was a shoddy upscale that looks no better than a DVD release from twenty years ago, or the subtitles were actually “dubtitles” rife with spelling errors, or the original mono audio track was absent, replaced with awful surround “remixes”. In reality, most versions probably contain a combination of these defects leaving John Woo fans in despair over ever seeing a decent release.
Little known to most people, a couple of years ago there was an obscure Japanese release of this film that featured a true high definition transfer that far exceeded any other release anywhere in the world in terms of picture quality. It lacked English subtitles so It has remained unknown in the English-speaking world.
Our release uses this exact same source, except with the addition of new color grading for an even more accurate picture. You won’t find better picture quality for this film anywhere in the world. Guaranteed.
The subtitles have been completely rewritten by someone who is fluent in Cantonese. These subtitles have been scrutinized, tweaked and improved over multiple revisions by our community of die-hard fans who love this film far more than the American studios who attempt to cash in on Hong Kong film classics to make a quick buck.
The result is the most accurate English subtitles ever that properly convey the finely nuanced performances to an English-speaking audience for the first time.
You’ve never experienced this film until you’ve experienced it with a proper English translation.
A carefully-selected collection of audio tracks:
We’ve carefully examined every release ever, including many that are long out of print to determine which audio tracks sound the best, and which are most essential.
Finally, you have the option to toggle between every audio track that you’d want for this film, including no less than four commentaries.
Disc 1 Features:
Genuine High Definition Transfer - The best picture quality ever
The most accurate subtitles - Completely rewritten and exclusive to HKR
Authored to the highest standard - Professional menus with seamless navigation and chapter and audio selection combine in a release that is polished in all facets.
Audio Tracks
Cantonese 2.0 Uncompressed LPCM
Cantonese 5.1 Surround DTS-HD
English Dub 5.1 Dolby Digital
Mandarin Dub 5.1 Dolby Digital
John Woo, Terence Chang Commentary
John Woo, Terence Chang, Roger Avery and Dave Kehr Commentary
Bey Logan Commentary
“Podcast on Fire”, “Criterion Podcast” Commentary (HKR Exclusive)
Disc 2 Special Features
Taiwan Extended Version – 2:11:26
The Making of Hard Boiled – 1:15:49
Body Count – 10:45
Break-Down Analysis – 5:50
John Woo Interview – 38:22
Chow Yun-Fat Interview – 19:50
Tony Leung Interview – 11:01
Terence Chang Interview – 24:57
Philip Chan Interview – 15:17
Kwok Choi Interview – 24:03
Alternate Opening Scene – 11:32
Trailer Gallery – 25:53
Location Guide – 8:28
John Woo’s Student Film – 10:30
Hard Boiled vs. Stranglehold – 29:24
Hong Kong Rescue Trailer – 1:35
Total Length of Special Features: 6 hours, 48 minutes
Additional Details:
2x 50gb Blu-ray discs packed to the limit
These discs are region-free
We ship worldwide
GB, London
