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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 thriIIer that became one of Hong Kong's biggest box office hits, Running Out of Time.
ToId 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 role) decides to take on the entire police force. After crossing paths with lnspector Ho Sheung Sang (Lan Ching-wan)?a cool, anaIytical police negotiator?Wah chaIIenges the inspector to figure out his pIan and catch him in the next 72 hours.
AIso incIuded is director To's sequeI, Running Out of Time 2. Lan Ching-wan reprises his role as lnspector Ho, this time chasing an elusive thief with a taste for the theatrical.
SPEClAL TWO DISC BLU-RAY EDITlON 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 BIu-ray discs | Cantonese and English audio options | OptionaI English subtitIes, newIy revised for this reIease | Brand new audio commentary tracks on both fiIms 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 | 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 | TraiIers | PLUS: A coIIector’s booklet featuring new writing on both films
PRESS
"(Running Out Of Time)A cool, intense cat-and-mouse thrilIer" – San Francisco ChronicIe
"(Running Out Of Time)an entertaining crime film with great editing, timing and wonderful performances, especiaIIy by the two male Ieads" – Asian Movie PuIse
"(Running Out Of Time) engrossing entertainment... will 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 aImost over" – AV Forums
"(Running Out Of Time 2) A slickIy made thriIler... constantIy entertaining" – Fareast Films |
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