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Movies Cold War (寒戰) 1 & 2 2012/6, directed by Sunny Luk & Longman Leung
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TSMov_freak
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 Nov 11 2012, 01:53 AM, updated 10y ago
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aka. Nickelodein Weirdo
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QUOTE Plot
Asia’s safest city is about to be tested.
In Asia’s safest city, the police have long been untouchable. Approaching midnight in Hong Kong, police headquarters receives an anonymous call: a fully loaded police van carrying the force’s most advanced equipment and five highly trained officers has disappeared off the grid. The hijackers possess direct knowledge of police procedures and are already several steps ahead. The police must meet a list of demands to ensure the hostages’ release, including the delivery of a large ransom. Any delay will cost lives. The clock has begun to tick.
Rival Deputy Commissioners Sean Lau and Waise Lee fight to take charge of the rescue operation, code named COLD WAR. Lau wants to negotiate with the hijackers while covertly tracking them to their hideout. Lee is ready for an all-out aggressive attack, no matter the cost. For them, there’s much more at stake than the safety of the hostages or the reputation of the police. With the Secretary for Security stepping down, the seat will soon be vacant. COLD WAR will decide who climbs to the top.
Lau and Lee are aware that every decision is crucial, that each minute counts. But as they execute a carefully planned attack, they know they’ve become unwitting pawns in a bigger, more dangerous game. QUOTE Cold War 2 is a 2016 Hong Kong-Chinese crime thriller film written and directed by Longman Leung and Sunny Luk. The film is a sequel to the 2012 box office hit, Cold War, and stars returning cast members Aaron Kwok, Tony Leung, Charlie Young, Eddie Peng, Aarif Rahman, Ma Yili and Alex Tsui, joined by new cast members Chow Yun-fat, Janice Man, Tony Yang and Bibi Zhou. Cold War 2 was released on 8 July 2016 in 2D, 3D and IMAX 3D (excerpt from wikipedia)This post has been edited by Mov_freak: Jul 8 2016, 01:16 PM |
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TSMov_freak
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Nov 11 2012, 02:10 AM
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aka. Nickelodein Weirdo
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Cold War (寒戰) 2012
How times have changed
Used to be everybody clamor to be the first to put a movie info or review for a movie here, and now...
Honestly, I'm hesitant of current Hong Kong movies.
Style over substance seems to be the norm.
Poor story telling is covered up by "Star Power" and "Stylish Production" (as far as Hong Kong is concern)
We are VERY far away from the Golden age of Hong Kong movie from the 70s (Shaw brothers and Bruce Lee), 80s (Chinese Vampire Movie, Samuel Hui and Brothers, Chow Yuen Fatt etc) and 90s (Stephen Chow)...
They might not ALWAYS have high production value, but with a little bit of Asian ingenuity and which a little tongue and cheek, I can rewatch those movies till the cows come home!!
But I digress, we are here to talk about Cold War.
It does reminds me of a little bit of Infernal Affair, but not quite.
The story is very ambitious and about 70% of the movie, the execution is actually good.
And have to add, there are JUST too many loopholes and discrepancies that stop this movie from being... GREAT
Aaron Kwok spearheads this movie along with Tony Leung
They both did excellent work
Up and comer Aarif Rahman is also in the mix
One main complain about this movie is that is tries to hard to be complex and clever, and because they tried too hard... They tend to trip over themselves.
One of the better Hong Kong movie to come out in a long time
If you are a fan of Infernal Affair/Hong Kong movies, give it a go.
My Two Sen
This post has been edited by Mov_freak: Nov 12 2012, 06:42 PM
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JustForFun
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Nov 11 2012, 10:54 PM
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Just watched it... Awesome
It's been so long since I watch a decent HK film, this one's great.
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tonYe
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Nov 12 2012, 01:05 AM
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the first 2/3 of the film's brilliant but the final third is extremely sloppy with many questions that should be answered.
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Leong Dei Prince
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Nov 12 2012, 11:15 AM
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nice movie  |
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mitodna
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Nov 12 2012, 02:12 PM
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it is decent, accidental watch it, it is one of the first HK movie in recent years, best of all, I think I missed the last 5 minutes, and got refund, very nice experience indeed
back to the movie, this really need a remake material,
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xerox5566
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Nov 12 2012, 05:46 PM
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Reading above good review, will gonna watch this movie this week |
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shakiraa
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Nov 14 2012, 09:52 PM
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thumbs up!
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vassilius
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Nov 16 2012, 03:59 PM
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incredible movie... it has been a long long time since HK had had such powerful film... the suspense and pace are well kept... although actions are less, but the strong interaction between all the main cast are the main point here... really a well-done piece of work by the director.  the ending seems abit weird though... there are things left unexplained... maybe Cold War 2?  |
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TheSecRet
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Nov 16 2012, 04:12 PM
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Yes there will be a second episode of Cold War.
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vassilius
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Nov 16 2012, 04:17 PM
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QUOTE(TheSecRet @ Nov 16 2012, 04:12 PM) Yes there will be a second episode of Cold War. source?  |
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don^don
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Nov 16 2012, 05:44 PM
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i've watched it accidentally, missed out the first 5 mins (or is it 10 mins), awesome movie, some part also quite action packed, but needs more actions and also somehow i came out of the cinema with too many questions, which is abit of a letdown... the movie doesn't explain alot though about the story... |
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ftf87
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Nov 16 2012, 09:57 PM
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Getting Started
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good movie with cincai ending
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TechHub-Asia
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Nov 16 2012, 11:09 PM
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Getting Started
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QUOTE(ftf87 @ Nov 16 2012, 09:57 PM) good movie with cincai ending It is very common in HK movie, I still remember another movie "杀人犯" which is play by the Aaron Kok as well, the ending is totally SUCKS, anyone watched that too?  |
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vassilius
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Nov 17 2012, 03:29 PM
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QUOTE(TechHub-Asia @ Nov 16 2012, 11:09 PM) It is very common in HK movie, I still remember another movie "杀人犯" which is play by the Aaron Kok as well, the ending is totally SUCKS, anyone watched that too? me... ending is truly the WTF kinda ending... |
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tonYe
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Nov 17 2012, 04:17 PM
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not just the ending. the whole scene right before the fireworks on the rooftop was WTF as well
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alexus
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Nov 17 2012, 10:44 PM
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QUOTE(ftf87 @ Nov 16 2012, 09:57 PM) good movie with cincai ending QUOTE(vassilius @ Nov 17 2012, 03:29 PM) me... ending is truly the WTF kinda ending... I think the ending is ok, but certainly not cincai nor WTF, what kind of ending you looking for? QUOTE(tonYe @ Nov 17 2012, 04:17 PM) not just the ending. the whole scene right before the fireworks on the rooftop was WTF as well I do agree at how did they arrive at the right building and with the right people there should be explained/hinted properly, but the rest of the scene is ok, understandable. |
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kinabalu
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Nov 17 2012, 10:46 PM
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going to watch it tomorrow.
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SUSFenrir7
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Nov 18 2012, 01:23 AM
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Getting Started
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Didn't get it. Some things were really predictable, like » Click to show Spoiler - click again to hide... « the guy who's car was blown up and that the kiddo was a dirty cop, but everything else was confusing, and I didn't really get how one thing led to the next. Maybe I'm just daft or maybe this one is just trying hard not to be another Infernal Affairs and ended up being just some convoluted pile of nonsense. Or maybe that was the plan and the guy's who wrote it are geniuses who will wow us with it's sequel. This post has been edited by Fenrir7: Nov 18 2012, 01:27 AM |
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ftf87
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Nov 19 2012, 02:32 PM
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Getting Started
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QUOTE(alexus @ Nov 17 2012, 10:44 PM) I think the ending is ok, but certainly not cincai nor WTF, what kind of ending you looking for? I do agree at how did they arrive at the right building and with the right people there should be explained/hinted properly, but the rest of the scene is ok, understandable. no need to be so defensive, it is still a good movie after all. nowadays HK movie sucks and this is probably the best action HK movie I have seen in years |
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