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(aka "Ban wo chuang tian ya" or Wild Search")
Directed by Ringo Lam
Hong Kong 1989
Chow Yun-fat gives a career best performance in Wild Search, his third
collaboration with director Ringo Lam (City
on Fire, Full
Contact). *** The police are staking out a Hong Kong flat, waiting to catch some major gun-dealers. While the suppliers are conducting their deal, they move in. Both buyers are killed in the gunfire, but not their young daughter. The suppliers escape, and as their ruthless boss covers his tracks, he goes after the girl, the only witness. |
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Theatrical Release: May 18th, 1989
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Review: Eureka - Region 'B' - Blu-ray
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Distribution | Eureka - Region 'B' - Blu-ray | |
Runtime | 1:38:58.349 | |
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1.85 :1 1080P Dual-layered Blu-rayDisc Size: 40,766,719,137 bytesFeature: 33,532,275,648 bytes Video Bitrate: 34.93 MbpsCodec: MPEG-4 AVC Video |
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LPCM Audio Chinese
1152 kbps 1.0 / 48 kHz / 1152 kbps / 24-bit LPCM Audio English
1152 kbps 1.0 / 48 kHz / 1152 kbps / 24-bit LPCM Audio English
1536 kbps 2.0 / 48 kHz / 1536 kbps / 16-bit LPCM Audio English 1536 kbps 2.0 / 48 kHz / 1536 kbps / 16-bit |
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Subtitles | English, None | |
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Release Information: Studio: Eureka
1.85 :1 1080P Dual-layered Blu-rayDisc Size: 40,766,719,137 bytesFeature: 33,532,275,648 bytes Video Bitrate: 34.93 MbpsCodec: MPEG-4 AVC Video
Edition Details: • Brand new feature length audio commentary by Asian film expert Frank Djeng (NY Asian Film Festival)• The Doyen of Dubs – a brand new and extensive interview with voice over artist Simon Broad, who has recorded English dubs for hundreds of Asian films and for many years was the chosen voice actor for Chow Yun Fat’s in all of his films that had English language releases. Audio plays over Wild Serach feature • Archival interview with actor Roy Cheung (17:11) • PLUS: A LIMITED-EDITION collector’s booklet featuring new writing by David West (NEO Magazine) • Limited Edition O-Card slipcase featuring new artwork by Grégory Sacré (Gokaiju) [First Print Run of 2000 copies only]
Transparent Blu-ray Case inside Limited Edition O-Card slipcase Chapters 10 |
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On their
Blu-ray,
Eureka use a linear PCM mono track (24-bit) in the
original Cantonese with the option of an English DUB - that is not
fatally poor. Wild Search
has plenty of aggressive scenes with massive gunfire that come through
authentically flat but with intense depth
and a score by Lowell Lo (John Woo's
The Killer, Ringo Lam's
Twin Dragons
with Jackie Chan etc.), sounding clean with consistent dialogue
in the uncompressed transfer. Eureka offer optional English subtitles on
their Region 'B'
Blu-ray.
The Eureka
Blu-ray
Ringo Lam's Wild Search
is an above average police actioner in the 80's Hong Kong style.
The violence may be less-extreme than its contemporaries focusing on the
characters. It seems restrained and has a decent story mimicking
Peter Weir’s 1985 film
Witness. There are some extreme stunts and a sweet, love-triangle, romance
while capturing
the glamour of Hong Kong. I did enjoy it. Nice to see this genre of film
getting a release from Eureka
Blu-ray
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