{"id":28605,"date":"2022-08-25T14:47:03","date_gmt":"2022-08-25T21:47:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/?p=28605"},"modified":"2022-10-04T14:55:18","modified_gmt":"2022-10-04T21:55:18","slug":"review-running-out-of-time-bd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/2022\/08\/review-running-out-of-time-bd\/","title":{"rendered":"Running Out of Time 1 & 2 Blu-ray Review"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"Running Out of Time 1 & 2 <\/i><\/b>arrives on Blu-ray from Arrow Video and stars Andy Lau and Lau Cing Wan and includes a plethora of bonus features including audio commentaries, featurettes, interviews and trailers.<\/p>\n

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Running Out of Time 1 & 2<\/span>
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Genre(s): <\/strong>Suspense\/Thriller, Action<\/span>
\nArrow Video| NR \u2013 93 min. \/ 96 min. \u2013 $49.95 | August 30, 2022<\/span><\/p>\n

Date Published:<\/strong> 08\/25\/2022 | Author:<\/strong> The Movieman<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n
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MOVIE INFO:
\n<\/u><\/strong>Director: <\/strong>Johnnie To (ROOT1<\/em>), Law Wing Cheong and Johnnie To (ROOT2<\/em>)
\nWriter(s): <\/strong>Yau Nai Hoi, Laurent Courtiaud and Julien Carbon (ROOT1<\/em>), Yau Nai Hoi, Au Kin Yee and The Milkyway Creative Team (ROOT2<\/em>)
\nCast (ROOT1<\/em>): <\/strong>Andy Lau, Lau Ching Wan, Yoyo Mung, Waise Lee
\nCast (ROOT2<\/em>): <\/strong>Lau Ching Wan, Ekin Cheng, Kelly Lin, Hui Siu Hung<\/span><\/p>\n
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DISC INFO:
\n<\/u><\/strong>Features: <\/strong>Audio Commentaries, Featurettes, Interviews, Trailers, Galleries
\nSlip Cover: <\/strong>Yes
\nDigital Copy: <\/strong>No
\nFormats Included: <\/strong>Blu-ray
\nNumber of Discs: <\/strong>2<\/span><\/p>\n
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Audio: <\/strong>Cantonese\/Mandarin (DTS-HD MA 5.1), English (DTS-HD MA 5.1)
\nVideo: <\/strong>1080p\/Widescreen 1.85
\nSubtitles: <\/strong>English
\nCodecs: <\/strong>MPEG-4 AVC
\nRegion(s): <\/strong>A<\/span><\/p>\n
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PLOT SYNOPSIS<\/span><\/h3>\n
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Running Out of Time<\/em><\/strong> (1999)<\/strong> \u2014 Expert hostage negotiator Ho Sheung Sang (LAU CHING WAN) is drawn into a psychological game of cat-and-mouse when a criminal mastermind with weeks to live (ANDY LAU) decides to take on the entire Hong Kong Police Force, There\u2019s more to his plan than meets the ey, but can Inspector Ho figure it out and catch him in time? He\u2019s got 72 hours to try.<\/p>\n

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Running Out of Time 2<\/em> (2001)<\/strong> \u2014 The film brings back Inspector Ho Sheung-sang (LAU CHING WAN), this time to contend with another clever thief (EKIN CHENG). This time around, the thief is determined to extort money from a high-strung businesswoman (KELLY LIN) and play a few rounds of clever games with Ho in the process.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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SPECIAL FEATURES \u2013 2\/5<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
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This two-disc set comes in an HD keep case and comes with a matted slip cover<\/strong>. Inside is also a booklet<\/strong> with an essay and information on the transfer.<\/p>\n

DISC ONE: RUNNING OUT OF TIME<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

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  • Audio Commentaries:<\/u><\/strong>\n
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    • Hong Kong Film Expert Frank Djeng (NY Asian Film Festival)<\/li>\n
    • Writers Laurent Courtiaud and Julien Carbon, moderated by Hong Kong Film Expert Stefan Hammond<\/li>\n
    • Screenwriters Julien Carbon and Laurent Courtiaud<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

      Interviews:<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

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      • Screenwriters Julien Carbon and Laurent Courtiaud (2003) (21:57)<\/li>\n
      • Carbon and Courtiaud (2005) (37:09)<\/li>\n
      • Director Johnnie To (11:43)<\/li>\n
      • Actor Lai-Ching Wong (26:19)<\/li>\n
      • Composer Raymond Wong (27:24)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

        The Directors\u2019 Overview of Carbon and Courtiaud (8:24)<\/u><\/strong> is an archival featurette from 2005.<\/p>\n

        Also included on this disc is the Theatrical Trailer (2:28)<\/u><\/strong> and an Image Gallery<\/u><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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        DISC TWO: RUNNING OUT OF TIME 2
        \n<\/em><\/strong>Audio Commentary<\/u><\/strong> \u2014 Hong Kong Film Expert Frank Djeng (NY Asian Film Festival)<\/p>\n

        The Making of Running Out of Time 2<\/em> (5:46)<\/u><\/strong> is an archive featurette.<\/p>\n

        Hong Kong Stories (49:45)<\/u><\/strong> is a lengthy documentary from 2003 about HK cinema mythology via Julien Carbon and Laurent Courtiaud\u2019s experience as screenwriters in the HK film industry, working for Wong Kar-wai, Tsui Hark, Daniel Lee and Johnnie To.<\/p>\n

        Also included is the Theatrical Trailer (2:41)<\/u><\/strong> and an Image Gallery<\/u><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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        VIDEO \u2013 4\u00bd\/5, AUDIO \u2013 5\/5<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
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        Both films received 1080p high-definition transfers, presented in their original 1.85 aspect ratios. Per the booklet, these were provided and restored by Fortune Star. As it is, while not entirely perfect as some shots, perhaps on purpose, looked a bit too heavy on the grain, for the most part though the transfers were sharp while colors were well balanced and there were no apparent dust marks, artifacts or other visual flaws.<\/p>\n

        The movies both have a Cantononse\/Mandarin DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 tracks which I found to be strong but not overbearing with the dialogue comes across with good clarity and there were no obvious hissing or pops making for clean lossless tracks. There is also English-dubbed tracks available as well.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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