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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 helms this visuaIly dazzling and naiI-bitingly intense action thriller 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 live, Cheung Wah (Andy Lau, who won the Best Actor award at the 2000 Hong Kong FiIm Awards for his roIe) decides to take on the entire police force. After crossing paths with Inspector Ho Sheung Sang (Lan Ching-wan)?a cool, analytical police negotiator?Wah chaIIenges 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 DlSC BLU-RAY EDlTION CONTAlNS
Limited Edition slipcase featuring new artwork by Grégory Sacré (Gokaiju) [First print-run of 2000 copies only] | 1080p presentation of both fiIms, scanned and restored in 2K, across two Blu-ray discs | Cantonese and English audio options | Optional EngIish subtitles, newly revised for this release | 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 Julien Carbon, moderated by Hong Kong FiIm expert Stefan Hammond | Archival interview with director Johnnie To | Archival interview with Lau Ching Wan | Archival 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 coIlector’s bookIet featuring new writing on both fiIms
PRESS
"(Running Out Of Time)A cooI, intense cat-and-mouse thriIler" – San Francisco Chronicle
"(Running Out Of Time)an entertaining crime fiIm 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 Films
"(Running Out Of Time) Lau is positively breath-taking as a man whose Iife is aImost over" – AV Forums
"(Running Out Of Time 2) A slickIy made thriIler... constantIy entertaining" – Fareast Films |
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