Product Description

Centered around a jinxed hardluck firefighting unit lead by hardened veteran lau ching wan. At odds with his by-the-book commander and doctor girlfriend lau and his dedicated team of firefighters forge on. Studio: Tai Seng Entertainment Release Date: 12/14/2004 Starring: Lau Ching Wan Carman Lee Run time: 108 minutes Rating: Nr Director: Johnny To

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #140963 in DVD
• Released on: 1998-07-01
• Rating: Unrated
• Aspect ratio: 1.85:1
• Formats: Color, Dolby, DVD, Letterboxed, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
• Original language: Cantonese, Mandarin Chinese
• Subtitled in: English, Chinese
• Number of discs: 1
• Running time: 108 minutes

Customer Reviews

Great Fires and Some Melodrama
Lau Ching-Wan stars in director Johnnie To's look at fire fighters in Hong Kong. And this is much better than Ron Howard's "Backdraft." The final warehouse fire is incredible.However, to get there, one has to sit through some melodramas involving several members of Lau's team (which is said to be jinxed) and some minor emergencies (a car accident, an elevator collapse). Fortunately, these incidents and the characters are worth watching.Nonetheless, it's the warehouse fire that pays off. The DVD also includes an un-subtitled documentary about the filming.