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| Hard Boiled |
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Genre:Action Adventure
Reviewed In Issue 12 Of Widescreen Review®
Stars:
Chow Yun-Fat, Tony Leung, Teresa Mo, Philip Chan, Philip Kwok, Anthony Wong |
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 DVD General Information |
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| (Studio/Distributor): |
Criterion Collection |
| (Catalog Number): |
CC1397L-245 |
| (MPAA Rating): |
Not Rated |
| (Retail Price): |
$$124.95 |
| (Running Time In Minutes): |
126 |
| (Color Type): |
Color |
| (Chaptered/Scene Access): |
Yes |
| (Closed Captioned): |
No |
| (Theatrical Release): |
1992 |
| (LD Release Date): |
11/1/94 |
| (THX® Digitally Mastered): |
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| Credits Information |
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| (Director): |
John Woo |
| (Screenplay/Written By): |
Barry Wong |
| (Story): |
John Woo |
| (Music): |
Michael Gibbs |
| (Director Of Photography): |
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| (Production Designer): |
James Leung & Joel Chong |
| (Visual Effects): |
NA |
| (Costume Designer): |
Bruce Yu & Janet Chun |
| (Editor): |
John Woo, David Wu & Kai Kit-Wai |
| (Supervising Sound Editors): |
NA |
| (Re-Recording Mixers): |
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| (Executive Producers): |
NA |
| (Co-Producers): |
NA |
| (Producers): |
Linda Kuk & Terence Chang |
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| DVD Picture Information |
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| (Principal Photography): |
Academy Standard Flat |
| (Theatrical Aspect Ratio): |
1.85:1 |
| (Measured LaserDisc Aspect Ratio): |
1.85:1 |
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| DVD Sound Information |
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| (DVD Soundtrack): |
Mono Sound |
| (Theatrical Sound): |
Optical Mono |
| (Theatrical Re-Issue Soundtrack): |
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| (Remastered Dolby Digital): |
No |
| (Remastered DTS Digital Surround): |
No |
| (Additional Languages): |
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| WSR Narrative Review |
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Story Synopsis:
Hard Boiled is action director John Woo’s last picture made in Hong Kong before his emigration to the U.S. in 1992. The film tells the story of jaded detective inspector “Tequila” Yuen (Chow Yun-Fat) in this tense and dizzying odyssey through the world of Hong Kong Triads spiked with undercover agents, frenzied police raids and thrilling stunt sequences. This classic illustration of violence as poetry is startling with its originality and dark humor. (Chinese)
LaserDisc Picture:
Matted at 1.85:1 the overall look is a bit washed-out and over-bright with inconsistent fleshtones and artifacts.
LaserDisc Soundtrack:
The sound is undistinguished mono.
| (Surround Bass Below 50Hz): |
No |
| (Aggressive System Surround): |
No |
| (Intense 25Hz Bass): |
No |
| (Deep Bass Challenging): |
No |
| (Aggressive 0.1 LFE): |
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| (Holosonic Soundfield): |
No |
| (Aggressive Split Surround): |
No |
| (Center Back Surround Imaging): |
No |
| (Directionalized Dialogue): |
No |
Superb Sound Effects Recording Quality: |
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Superb Music Score Recording Quality: |
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Superb Special Visual Effects Quality: |
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Superb Color Fidelity: |
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Superb Cinematography: |
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