[HK] Black Ransom (撕票風雲)

[wolfman]

Black Ransom (撕票風雲)

Directed By: Keung Kwok Man
Starring: Simon Yam Tat Wah, Andy On, Miu Keil Wai, Chan Fat Lai
DVD Region/Format: Blu-ray Region A (tbc!)
Rating/Genres: Crime, Drama, Action
Distributed by: Vicol Entertainment
Release Date: 29-06-2010
Audio: Mandarin / Cantonese (dts-HD1)
Subtitles: Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese & English

Cheung Bo-Man (Simon Yam) used to be an elite in the police force. He was an idol among the younger police cadets for being an ace shooter, highly observant and had a calm demeanor. This all changed when his wife was murdered by the triads. However, after the murder of his wife by triads, he lost the motivation to live and sunk into depression. His relationship with his daughter also deteriorated. At this time, he was given the task of investigating the murder and kidnappings of high level triad leaders. During the investigation, he found out that the person behind the crimes was a former police officer (Michael Miu) and his men who were former SDU members. Being knowledgeable about the procedures that the police undertook during operations, they were always one step ahead of the authorities. The ex-police officer, however, finds out that Cheung Bo-Man is hot on his trail and soon an action-packed climactic encounter will ensue.

Blu-ray @YesAsia
DVD @YesAsia

[mongkok80]

Ist halt irgendwie immer wieder das gleiche, aber das heisst ja nicht dass es schlecht ist. 

[wolfman]

Die HK-Blu-ray ist Region A!

[elend]

Man ey, was soll denn das? War ja klar, dass nun gar keine regionalcodefreien Blu-rays aus HK kommen. Muss ich wohl doch den komischen Blu-ray Player da kaufen. Verdammter Kack. Fire Of Conscience und Love In A Puff hätten mich vor allem interessiert.

[Kenix]

Film ist ganz schick, besonders für Zwischendurch und Nebenbei. Aber es fehlt ein wenig das Geld, um daraus einen Actionthriller zu stricken.
Bei Fire of Conscience ist es vorhanden, aber dort mangelt es am Willen.

[wolfman]

Yepp, Fire Of Conscience hat ein paar hammergeile Szenen - wie z.B. der Shootout im Restaurant -, verhedert sich imho aber auch etwas zu sehr in seinen Nebencharakteren.
Black Ransom ist eine grundsolide Wong Jing-Produktion und überraschend vielschichtig. Und mit Simon Yam kann ja eh meist recht wenig schief gehen! Wie du schon sagst, für Zwischendurch und Nebenbei!