Hard Boiled 10. Director: John Woo Actors: Chow Yun-Fat, Tony Leung Chiu Wai USA Rating: R Genre: action, crime Subjects: Asian films Links: IMDb, Wikipedia. Woo was fed up with the rising crime rate in Hong Kong and Hard Boiled parallels Dirty Harry ... this is a must own if you are into Woo. There is section on the Criterion releases’ s commentary. Looking for definitive versions of these films. Hard Boiled Criterion Collection John Woo Laserdisc OOP Cc1460l. Pre-owned: Lowest price. Hard Boiled: The Criterion Collection on DVD (715515009041) from Criterion. Compared to its companion release, Hard Boiled, Criterion's edition of The Killer comes off looking fairly bland in terms of supplements, only containing a couple of items. For guidelines on how the counts are conducted please see here. The guns in question are hidden in the bottom drawers of birdcages, which, this being a … DVD. Discussion. A Night to Remember 8. "Dear, HKR I received my copy of HARD BOILED yesterday and I watched it tonight. Planet Hong Kong 2nd Edition (2011) by David Bordwell: read his comments on the techniques used in the filming of this (pg. Shipping and handling. 1. Without debate, Hard-Boiled will be something of a godsend to those who claim action as a cinematic forte, while the precision in Woo's craft takes its chaotic fury into the realm of violent art. Hard Boiled Criterion Collection: Widescreen . Seller assumes all responsibility for this listing. Hard Boiled is presented in a 1.85:1 widescreen transfer, which is not enhanced for widescreen televisions. Hard Boiled - The Criterion collection AUTOGRAPHED by Chow Yun Fat (Laserdisc). Seven Samurai 3. Hard Boiled - Criterion Collection Edition. Info: Hard Boiled and The Killer Author captainsolo Date 20-Jul-2010, 8:59 PM Author captainsolo Time 20-Jul-2010 8:59 PM Post link. ... (The Criterion Collection) [Blu-ray] Die-hard fans of Hard Boiled won't find a deep technical analysis, but Logan is obviously a great admirer and does a fine job here. The new Miramax version of the Killer is downright awful. The picture clarity is insane, I swear I can read the serial numbers on the pistols in some shots. Grand Illusion 2. 8 comments. Rare deleted DVD. Criterion Collection Edition #834 Joel and Ethan Coen’s career-long darkly comic road trip through misfit America began with this razor-sharp, hard-boiled neonoir set somewhere in Texas, where a sleazy bar owner releases a torrent of violence with one murderous thought. Like other releases, Hard Boiled receives a completely uneven Cantonese DTS-HD 5.1 MA mix, ... as well as the John Woo commentary from the Criterion release, are sorely missed. Not having seen the Criterion release, I couldn’t say which is better, but there’s enough new stuff in this package to satisfy fans who may already own or have seen the Criterion version. Title: Hard Boiled: Criterion (1992) Studio Line: The Criterion Collection/Home Vision - As a cop, he has brains, brawn, and an instinct to kill.. Violence as poetry, rendered by a master—brilliant and passionate, John Woo’s Hard Boiled tells the story of jaded detective "Tequila" Yuen (played with controlled fury by action superstar Chow Yun-fat). I was unlucky enough to get suckered into getting an expensive Criterion of Hard Boiled. The director rides along the line between flying off the rails and staying fully coherent throughout, dizzying to process when thinking about the patience required to execute some of the sequences. Hard Boiled - Fox Lorber USA - RC0 (NTSC) 4:3. Hard-Boiled (1992) Walkabout 11. (Criterion’s OOP DVD’s commentary) 2.) This is a list of all the films I have seen in the Criterion Collection. 2 viewed per hour. Need Some Help: How do you spot a fake Hard Boiled or Killer Criterion I have read many many threads on this and am still very confused as to how to spot a fake. In Hard Boiled, Woo makes an art form out of creating deceptive surfaces.Sam Raimi has fairly compared Woo to Hitchcock, but I would argue that a comparison to Argento is more relevant (compare Hard Boiled’s bloody library book-mark sequence to Tenebre‘s delirious misty bathroom set piece). Keep reading to see what I heard on the commentary track for Hard-Boiled ! Seen these have been released by criterion on DVD. Thank you, whoever you are. A tough-as-nails cop teams up with an undercover agent to shut down a sinister mobster and his crew. Condition is Very Good. 3. About this product. Discussion. Yes, this is the Hard Boiled Japanese Blu Ray edition that everyone has been wondering about. Featuring hard-boiled noir gems (Dark City, The Las Vegas Story), gritty New Hollywood character studies (The Hustler, The Gambler), and 1990s indie sleepers (Hard Eight, Croupier), this winning hand of gambling classics is a royal flush. Be the first to write a review. The Fox Lorber wen’t outta print two years ago but some copies (alot actually) are still floating around. The 400 Blows 6. Saying that there's not much to Hard-Boiled apart from its action sequences is like saying that there's not much to Antarctica apart from the ice. Posted by 3 days ago. The movies I have written about have links to their respective posts. The seller has not specified a shipping method to United States. The movie is set in Hong Kong, where guns are illegal. Directed by John Woo. Shipped with Canada Post Regular Parcel. Criterion serves film and media scholars, cinephiles, as well as public and academic libraries. Extras 5/10. Staring Chow Yun-Fat, John Woo, Kwan Hoi-shan and Bowie Lam. 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