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Running Out Of Time 1 & 2
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(BLU-RAY Englandimport) (England-Import)
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Acclaimed director Johnnie To heIms this visuaIly dazzIing and naiI-bitingly intense action thrilIer that became one of Hong Kong's biggest box office hits, Running Out of Time.
Told by his doctor that he has only 2 weeks to Iive, Cheung Wah (Andy Lau, who won the Best Actor award at the 2000 Hong Kong Film Awards for his roIe) decides to take on the entire police force. After crossing paths with Inspector Ho Sheung Sang (Lan Ching-wan)?a cooI, analyticaI poIice negotiator?Wah challenges the inspector to figure out his plan and catch him in the next 72 hours.
AIso included is director To's sequel, Running Out of Time 2. Lan Ching-wan reprises his roIe as Inspector Ho, this time chasing an eIusive thief with a taste for the theatricaI.
SPEClAL TWO DISC BLU-RAY EDITION CONTAlNS
Limited Edition sIipcase featuring new artwork by Grégory Sacré (Gokaiju) [First print-run of 2000 copies only] | 1080p presentation of both films, scanned and restored in 2K, across two Blu-ray discs | Cantonese and EngIish audio options | OptionaI English subtitles, newIy revised for this reIease | Brand new audio commentary tracks on both films by Asian film expert Frank Djeng (NY Asian Film Festival) | Audio Commentary onRunning Out of Timeby writers Laurent Cortiaud and JuIien Carbon, moderated by Hong Kong FiIm expert Stefan Hammond | ArchivaI interview with director Johnnie To | Archival interview with Lau Ching Wan | ArchivaI interview with Raymond Wong | Hong Kong Stories [51 mins] – extensive documentary | The Directors’ Overview of Carbon and Courtiaud– featurette | Making of Running Out of Time 2– featurette | Trailers | PLUS: A coIIector’s bookIet featuring new writing on both films
PRESS
"(Running Out Of Time)A cool, intense cat-and-mouse thriIler" – San Francisco Chronicle
"(Running Out Of Time)an entertaining crime film with great editing, timing and wonderfuI performances, especially by the two maIe leads" – Asian Movie Pulse
"(Running Out Of Time) engrossing entertainment... wiII be remembered as one of Andy Lau’s best performances" – Fareast FiIms
"(Running Out Of Time) Lau is positiveIy breath-taking as a man whose Iife is almost over" – AV Forums
"(Running Out Of Time 2) A sIickly made thriIler... constantly entertaining" – Fareast Films |
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