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| CATEGORY: | DVD |
| DIRECTOR: | Antoine Fuqua |
| THEATRICAL RELEASE DATE: | 06 February, 1998 |
| MANUFACTURER: | Columbia Pictures |
| MPAA RATING: | R (Restricted) |
| FEATURES: | AC-3, Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, Full Screen, Widescreen, NTSC |
| TYPE: | Action, Action / Adventure, Action Thriller, Adult Situations, Adventure, Assassination Plots, Atmospheric, Cantonese, Color, Criminal's Revenge, English, Feature, Feature Film Action Adventure, Feature Film-action/Adventure, Forceful, Moody, Movie, Profanity, Race Against Time, Rousing |
| MEDIA: | DVD |
| MPN: | D21629D |
| # OF MEDIA: | 1 |
| UPC: | 043396216297 |
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Customer Reviews of The Replacement Killers
It's a Love Story.... "The Replacement Killers" pairs up Hong Kong action star Chow Yun-Fat and actress Mira Sorvino in a violent movie with a surprising amount of heart. This special edition features, among other things, some deleted scenes that flesh out the characters from the remarkably lean 88-minute original theater release. Antoine Fuqua, who would go on to make "Training Day", debuts as a big screen director. His previous experience as a director of music videos is on display in the movie's tightly shot, well-scored, and stylishly violent action sequences. <
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>Chow Yun-Fat plays John Lee, a contract killer working for Terence Wei, a ruthless Chinese mafia boss. John baulks at an assignment requiring him to kill the seven-year son of a cop; Wei sends other killers after the cop and his son, and after John to punish him for his disobedience. John seeks a false passport from forger and petty criminal Meg Coburn (played with grit and street-smarts by Sorvino) to return to China to protect his mother and sister from Wei's revenge. John ends up kidnapping Meg while trying to stay one step ahead of Wei's thugs and the police. <
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>It is here that the movie takes a surprising turn that saves it from being just another formula action movie. Prompted by Meg, Lee comes to realize that he must stop Wei's replacement killers from carrying out his original assignment as well as save his family in China. In turn, Meg sees past Lee's occupation to the ultimately honorable man that he is. As John and Meg move toward a final, violent, and dramatic showdown with Wei and his killers, the two develop genuine feelings for each other. Fuqua has the excellent cinematic sense to keep their romance chaste and limited by John's need to return to China to save his family; the result is suprising touching as a plot device. <
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>In addition to Chow and Sorvino, the cast includes Jurgen Prochnow as Wei's assistant and Michael Rooker as the cop pursuing John and Meg. <
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>This movie is highly recommended as a well-done action thriller featuring some surprising subtle and effective acting by two talented stars and a nice supporting cast.
Auspicious Western Debut for Chow Yun Fat
Chow Yun Fat does not miss a beat in his American film debut. He has the same cool magnetism here that was on display in his Hong Kong films. "The Replacement Killers" plays like a homage to the Hong Kong action films with the benefit of having it's shining light in the leading role. The film that this most reminded me of was "The Killer" except here the character is nobler and is less ambiguous. It would appear that the makers of this film did not think Western audiences would accept a protagonist with gray areas. That quibble aside the film is slick hard-nosed entertainment. Mira Sorvino aquits herself well as Fat's unwitting sidekick. If this film serves a purpose it may attract interest in Fat's Hong Kong output.
Oh Yeah! Chow Yun Fat!
I loved this movie...I know, I know, chinese cliche martial art exploitation film BUT...
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>John Lee is deliberate in every word and movement. He doesn't say much and it works. It makes him all the more serious and sinister. Next, if you notice carefully, he dresses entirely in grays, blacks and dark neutral tones. It makes him stand out against the world of color in the background, especially in the Chinatown scenes which are explosive with color. Best of all, I was sucked in by the killer with a heart, not just an unstoppable murder machine.
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>Mira Sorvino is great as the tall, beautiful and ALL tough girl, Meg Coburn. She means business and doesn't take any bull*#@% even when there's a gun pointed at her. ..loved her comment about "we'll have this conversation again".
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>Finally, what greater villain's lair than the exquisite Hollyhock House by Frank Lloyd Wright. I love the few scenes that show it and strain to get a better look.
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>I'm know I'm glossing over some other great parts of the movie, but these are the things that truly stand out to me.
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>All said, I LOVE this movie. Something about it is exciting to me. If it's not your thing, so be it, but it is worth seeing.
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