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This movie is a must-watch for all action movie fans. The movie has a good plot and iconic action scenes. The movie goes a bit too long, but it is highly recommended for anyone who considers themselves a fan of action movies.
This review is from Hard Boiled [Ultimate Edition] [DVD] [1992]
Posted by Vecchio
the action is over the top but fun. the picture quality is probably about as good as it'll get. audio is pretty well done with the stereo and surround.
This review is from Hard Boiled [Blu-ray] [1992]
Posted by peanutbttr
Hard-boiled is the ultimate John Woo / Chow-Yun Fat collaboration. Chow plays an uncompromising Hong-Kong cop who "works" together with an undercover cop (an EXCELLENT Tony Leung) in the triad gun-running organization. Now, when I say "works," I mean "launches thousands of bullets, slugs, and explosive projectiles into HUNDREDS of mafioso baddies." This film has a RIDICULOUS amount of gunplay. Pretty much everyone you see on screen dies at some point. Those that don't die often come perilously close to dying, before getting up and moving on as if nothing had happened. The gunmen in this film have magical powers that enable them to fire about 100 rounds from a Beretta clip without having to reload. And the top good guys seem only vaguely concerned about the loss of innocent life -- at a teahouse, or a large hospital -- except for tiny baby life, of course -- as long as they get to kill the top triad guy. And the story... well... not incoherent, but completely implausible at many points. Technically speaking, the movie is perfect. Aesthetically speaking, the same is true, with the exception of the music, which is extremely cheesy at times (the sax that suddenly kicks in during "emotional" moments is unbearable -- is that some kind of HK movie thing, or what?). Such negatives are distracting. Your ability to ignore such distractions will ultimately determine if you give this a 5 or a 9. Were it a little more humane, I'd give it a 9.
This review is from Hard Boiled [Ultimate Edition] [DVD] [1992]
Posted by wazootybob
