Full Contact (Ringo Lam / Chow Yun-Fat) - UK Region 2 HKL Review
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Full Contact (Ringo Lam / Chow Yun-Fat) - UK Region 2 HKL Review
We've taken a look at Hong Kong Legends' August 30th UK region 2 release of the 1992 Ringo Lam / Chow Yun-Fat low budget actioner Full Contact. You can read the full review here:
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Not to be mistaken with the Foreign titled version of the Jean Claude Van Damme movie A.W.O.L. this action-packed Ringo Lam film gives us an excellent alternate character for the previously heroic Chow Yun Fat, in a much darker, grittier role. Although not as refined as some Woo efforts, Full Contact is still an entertaining affair and is lovingly presented here in probably its best state to date. Pair that with a plentiful bounty of extras created especially for this release, and you have yet another must-buy from the guys at HKL.
Not to be mistaken with the Foreign titled version of the Jean Claude Van Damme movie A.W.O.L. this action-packed Ringo Lam film gives us an excellent alternate character for the previously heroic Chow Yun Fat, in a much darker, grittier role. Although not as refined as some Woo efforts, Full Contact is still an entertaining affair and is lovingly presented here in probably its best state to date. Pair that with a plentiful bounty of extras created especially for this release, and you have yet another must-buy from the guys at HKL.
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It's uncy - as the review states.
There are several different versions of this movie: a Region 0 Mei Ah version and a Region 1 Columbia version (both reportedly framed with a rather odd 1.77:1 ratio), although this Hong Kong Legends version is the first UK release (taking into account previous video versions) to be totally uncut
