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(aka "Dai zek lo" or "Running on Karma" +or "An Intelligent Muscle Man")
Directed by Johnnie To and Wai Ka-fai
Hong Kong
2003
The tenth film co-directed by Johnnie To (Running
Out of Time) and Wai Ka-fai (Peace Hotel) following a string of
collaborations that included comedies, romances, action films and historical
epics, Running on Karma is a crime thriller with a distinctly Buddhist flare
starring a titan of Hong Kong cinema in Andy Lau (Infernal Affairs). *** The great Johnnie To (The Mission, Running Out of Time, The Heroic Trio) directs this intriguing murder mystery with a touch of Zen. Andy Lau (Infernal Affairs, The Duel), in his most daring role to date, is Biggie, a huge, muscular Buddhist monk who knows kung fu and somehow has "Karma"--the ability to see things before they happen. Biggie's unusual characteristics soon arouse the interest of policewoman Yee (Cecilia Cheung), who begins to fall in love with him. But when Biggie's karma foresees Yee's impending death from murder, he has to do everything in his power to stop fate. |
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Theatrical Release: September 27th, 2003
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Review: Masters of Cinema - Region FREE - Blu-ray
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Runtime | 1:33:10.673 | |
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1.85 :1 1080P Dual-layered Blu-rayDisc Size: 41,003,329,350 bytesFeature: 29,823,176,256 bytes Video Bitrate: 34.91 MbpsCodec: MPEG-4 AVC Video |
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Release Information: Studio: Masters of Cinema
1.85 :1 1080P Dual-layered Blu-rayDisc Size: 41,003,329,350 bytesFeature: 29,823,176,256 bytes Video Bitrate: 34.91 MbpsCodec: MPEG-4 AVC Video
Edition Details: • New audio commentaries by East Asian film experts Frank Djeng (NY Asian Film Festival) and F.J. DeSanto • Reap the Whirlwind – new interview with Gary Bettinson, editor-in-chief of Asian Cinema journal (24:51) • Archival “making of…” featurette (18:39) • Theatrical trailer (1:18) PLUS: A collector’s booklet featuring a new essay by David West of NEO magazine Limited edition O-card slipcase featuring new artwork by Time Tomorrow
Transparent Blu-ray Case inside O-card slipcase Chapters 9 |
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Masters of Cinema use a linear PCM 2.0 channel track (24-bit) in the
original Cantonese language. Running on Karma
has plenty of aggression / violence and a supportive bass response. The score was by Cacine Wong (Peace Hotel,
Too Many Ways to Be No. 1 and
My Left Eye Sees Ghosts.)
Also included in the film's music is Keith Leung's Beyond Love
performed by Anthony Yiu-Ming Wong. Like the video the sound is clean
with audible dialogue and consistent
in the lossless transfer. Masters of Cinema offer optional English
subtitles on their Region FREE
Blu-ray.
The Masters of Cinema
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Johnnie To and Wai Ka-fai's Running on
Karma
was a big success both commercially and critically (13 nominations
at the Hong Kong Film Awards - winning three.) Andy Lau, Hong Kong's "No.1
Box office Actor 1985–2005" plays, Biggie, a gifted, and muscular
(sporting an audacious
prosthetic suit) Buddhist Monk who can see a
person's past life. Because of the ancient concept referring to action,
work, or deed aka 'Karma' - he can also see their future. He develops a
strange buddy-cop relationship with Inspector Lee Fung-yee (Cecilia
Cheung - Dangerous
Liaisons) in the investigation of a homicide. Running on
Karma is not genre-specific - kinda humorous, fun fantasy,
action-filled, and contemplative at the same time being a Buddhist
parable about the nature of karma. So, it is far more layered and
nuanced than it appears with offbeat superficiality like Biggie running
around for 10-minutes totally naked while evading police. I enjoyed the
film way out of proportion to what I was anticipating. The Masters of Cinema Blu-ray
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