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Hard-Boiled (1992) (DVD) (Remastered Edition) (Hong Kong Version)

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If you're looking for essential Hong Kong cinema, look no further than John Woo's classic Hard Boiled . Chow Yun Fat stars as Tequila, a rule-breaking cop whose zeal for justice is only matched by his prowess with a handgun. Tequila vows to take down super bad guy Johnny (Anthony Wong), but has to contend with soulful assassin Tony (Tony Leung Chiu Wai in a Hong Kong Film Award-nominated performance), who just might be Tequila's match with a pistol. But Tony carries a secret: he's really an undercover cop who's out to get Johnny too. Newly aligned, the pair of cops set out to take down Johnny and his pet enforcer Mad Dog (Guo Zhui) but there are scores of gun-toting bad guys in their way! How unfortunate for the bad guys... John Woo's last nineties Hong Kong film before moving to Hollywood, Hard Boiled marked the fifth collaboration between Woo and Chow Yun Fat. The pair first worked on the classic A Better Tomorrow , before gaining international attention with the blood-soaked hitman saga, The Killer . Arguably the most entertaining collaboration between Chow and Woo, Hard Boiled has it all: charismatic heroes, vile villains, themes of honor and righteousness, and of course plenty of slow-motion, guns-blazing action. The capper is a nearly hour-long siege of a hospital, which includes a memorable two-minute, 42-second tracking shot that ranks among the most exhilarating action sequences put to film! For diehard Hong Kong cinema fans, and indeed action film fans everywhere, few movies are as revered as Hard Boiled .

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