The Killer (Blu-ray)
One Vicious Hitman. One Fierce Cop. Ten Thousand Bullets.
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Blu-ray Details
- Rated: Unrated
- Run Time: 1 hours, 46 minutes
- Video: Color
- Encoding: Region 1 (USA & Canada)
- Released: March 30, 2010
- Originally Released: 1989
- Label: Weinstein Company
Performers, Cast and Crew:
Starring | Chow Yun-Fat & Danny Lee | |
Performer: | Sally Yeh, Chu Kong, Kenneth Tsang, Fui-on Shing, Barry Wong & Parkman Wong | |
Directed by | John Woo | |
Screenplay by | John Woo | |
Produced by | Hark Tsui | |
Director of Photography: | Peter Pau |
Entertainment Reviews:
Rating: 4/5 --
The director repeatedly places the viewer at the center of the crossfire and turns the gyrating camera into the next best thing to a lethal weapon.
New York Times
...Balletic splatter and camp sentimentality have rarely if ever been stretched to [these] extremes....Outrageous...
New York Times
Like any true artist, Woo didn't satisfy himself with merely copying his heroes: he transcended them with his own ideas and innovations.
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The Young Folks
The work of a filmmaker operating at the highest level of his abilities.
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The Dissolve
This is a rush of a movie.
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Washington Post
[T]he scenes of balletic gunplay are often genuinely beautiful -- even spiritual -- as well as disturbing...
Premiere
Rating: 3.5/4 --
For all the bullets that are spent, The Killer spends just as much time ruminating on the likes of honor, friendship and even the allure of guns themselves
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LarsenOnFilm
Product Description:
A hired killer accidentally blinds a beautiful nightclub singer during what was supposed to be his last murder. When he falls in love with her and accepts another contract in order to finance her cornea surgery, the stage is set for a long and bloody confrontation. A boisterous bullet opera from Woo, tempered as usual with his fascination with the notion of the honorable killer and with the doubling of similar men whom circumstances have placed on opposite sides of the law. Very heavy on the Catholic imagery and redemption motifs.
Keywords:
Action
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Rivalry
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Mercenaries
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Romance
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Suspense
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Murder
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