Member DiP Posted June 1, 2014 Member Share Posted June 1, 2014 The original Hong Kong version runs at 86 min while the international version runs at 90 min. Anyone know the difference between these cuts? What scenes in each version are included and excluded? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member spannick Posted June 1, 2014 Member Share Posted June 1, 2014 International Version runs 80, not 90. it's missing a long Scene, has a new Music Score and English Credits. that's it with the Differences. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member DiP Posted June 1, 2014 Author Member Share Posted June 1, 2014 Thanks for the correction. I'm getting the LD soon though which is the best edition to date. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member DiP Posted September 23, 2014 Author Member Share Posted September 23, 2014 Just got done watched my copy of the LD version, which is the one to get. Despite an underdeveloped plot --- I feel it needed more exposure on Wu Chien-Lien's background because her behavior and reactions toward her interactions with Lau didn't explain the journey of her unknown past --- this is very entertaining as a contract killing film. Wu Chien-Lien's hitwoman somewhat bear resemblances to that Pat Ha's in On the Run in that both are meticulous, safely conscious when on hit missions, and express their feelings they seem to try hiding from people. In comparison however, Wu's character is quite ruined by sloppy writing and get to share scenes with Lau that are cringe-inducing and thereby unnecessary. Lau is his usual self and seemed to be having fun with his role as the street cook who takes an affection to Wu's character who in turn takes a liking to Lau's noodles after each hit mission. Shirley Wong as the contract dealer was interesting but sadly isn't given enough screen-time to properly draw viewers and let them invest on the character, and Han Jae-Suk is just your typical one-dimensional villain with only vengeance in mind. The film overall is uneven but Wu's hit scenes as well as the action scenes (action directed by Yuen Tak and Yuen Bun) more than makes that up and is something that's worth watching for the kind of film it is: a different kind of assassin film. 7/10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member masterofoneinchpunch Posted September 23, 2014 Member Share Posted September 23, 2014 How long is your LD version (80, 86)? Why is it the one to get? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member DiP Posted September 24, 2014 Author Member Share Posted September 24, 2014 The LD is 86 min long, like the original intended cut. The picture quality on the LD is better than the now OOP Mei Ah DVD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member DiP Posted October 6, 2014 Author Member Share Posted October 6, 2014 80 min it's actually the cut version so it's not the same print as the Mei Ah LD/DVD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member DrNgor Posted June 21, 2018 Member Share Posted June 21, 2018 I watched this a few weeks ago. There were some neat visual details here, like Wu firing the sniper rifle inside the attic (?) of an ice factory. We see the cartridge fly out of the gun, land on a block of ice, and melt a groove into it. The foot chase during the segment in Korea was reminiscent of the one in Divergence, but even more brutal. The final gunfight is as violent and nihillistic as John Woo's best work, if not as drawn out. The action sequences were brought to us by Yuen Tak and Yuen Bun, andthey failed to secure a nomination for Best Action Choreography, even if they're on par with First Option, Big Bullet, and Shanghai Grand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member TheToppestFight Posted July 21, 2019 Member Share Posted July 21, 2019 I've been wanting to find an English subtitled version of this film for years. Are the versions under discussion here subtitled, or dubbed in English? (Sorry for my ignorance...) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator thekfc Posted July 21, 2019 Moderator Share Posted July 21, 2019 6 hours ago, TheToppestFight said: I've been wanting to find an English subtitled version of this film for years. Are the versions under discussion here subtitled, or dubbed in English? (Sorry for my ignorance...) My Mei Ah copy is subtitle in English. My international version copy is English dubbed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member spannick Posted July 21, 2019 Member Share Posted July 21, 2019 only really good versions were, sadly.. and again... fan made custom dvds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member TheToppestFight Posted July 22, 2019 Member Share Posted July 22, 2019 I guess I just never came across the Mei Ah DVD for sale online... Saw it many years ago on VHS and always wanted to see it again but for some reason just don't like to see things dubbed unless they are certain kinds of kung fu films... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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