Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 3, 2012. Hard Boiled comes to Region Free US Blu-ray courtesy of Dragon Dynasty, so it is unsurprising that it boasts (almost) all of the extras found on the 2-disc Dragon Dynasty SD-DVD release from a few years back. I was disappointed on the Blu ray features though. Hard-Boiled: Ultimate Edition // Unrated // December 14, 2010 List Price: $19.97 [Buy now and save at Amazon The Film: A brief scene in Hard-Boiled captures an undercover cop (Tony Leung) while he's patching up a wound he received in a flurry of bullets and explosions. Features some of the most amazing and influential action set pieces in cinematic history. I know Hard Boiled has always suffered, visually, on its digital releases all of the SD-DVDs have had problems in one shape or another, and the Dragon Dynasty HD copy attached to the US version of the Stranglehold videogame was massively soft, DNR'd into oblivion and had terrible contrast but I still expected far better from a Blu-ray release. it is anamorphic, high-bitrate, has the cantonese audio in original mono as well as DTS 5.1, english subtitles (not dubtitles), and the image quality of the transfer is pretty close to the french release, while being much more english-friendly. , Writers DVD and Blu-ray collectors share pictures of their latest buys and pickups, pictures of their entire collection shelves, we have contests for FREE DVDs, Movie Party nights (watch a movie with 15 strangers), experts give advice and help find the best deals, and more! , Studio "Too morally messed-up!" : She has a few interesting titbits (the original title translates to spicy hand, smart detective) but theres nothing here that you couldnt learn from Logans Commentary, even if Wong is easier on the ear (and eye). Hard Boiled is a bit more convoluted. The DVD Collectors edition is excellent. I prefer The Killer. It hasn't had a recent release in Hong Kong, which means Mei-Ah may not have distribution rights there any longer, but curiously had a 2k remastered print show up on BD in Japan from Fortune Star. The "Location Guide" featurette takes its cues from Bey Logan's commentary, as Chinese-Canadian actress Kea Wong (who played Jubilee in the second and third, movies) hosts a present-day tour of Hong Kong locations (some now gone, some still remaining) used in. can this still be easily had? Multiple Formats, Closed-captioned, Color, Dubbed, NTSC, Widescreen, John Woo, Meng Lo, Anthony Wong Chau-Sang, Bowie Lam, Barry Wong, Shui Ting Ng, Wei Tung, Yun-Fat Chow, Philip Kwok, Hoi-Shan Kwan, Tony Leung Chiu Wai, Gordon Chan, Teresa Mo, Philip Chan, Bobbie Au-Yeung, Masterful Hong Kong action director John Woo (, ) turns in this exciting and pyrotechnic tale of warring gangsters and shifting loyalties.
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