The Killer (1989) Extended Preview Cut (1080p BluRay x265 10bit E...
The Killer
ActionCrimeDramaEasternThrillerForeign
Hong Kong's preeminent director John Woo transforms genres from both the East and the West to create this explosive and masterful action film. Featuring Hong Kong's greatest star, Chow Yun-fat, as a killer with a conscience, the film is an exquisite dissection of morals in a corrupt society, highlighted with slow-motion sequences of brilliantly choreographed gun battles on the streets of Hong Kong.
IMDb (7.7/10) | Metacritic (82/100) | Rotten Tomatoes (96%)
Genres
Action, Crime, Drama
Director
John Woo
Writer
John Woo
Actors
Chow Yun-Fat, Danny Lee, Sally Yeh
Plot Summary
A disillusioned assassin accepts one last hit in hopes of using his earnings to restore the vision of a singer he accidentally blinded.
Note from Encoder
Encoded with a modified slow 2-Pass @ 10,000 kb/s, includes English subtitles. This is the 130 minute Mandarin language preview cut John Woo screened in Taiwan prior to him trimming it down to his preferred 111 minute release version. The footage used is comprised of the same 4K remaster recently produced for scenes from the release version and best available SD sources for the remaining extended sequences. As such you will notice some dips in quality in certain scenes (see screenshot six for an example of this) and some burned in subtitles. I recommend people watch the theatrically released version prior to this one as this is really meant more for super fans of the film.
Media Information
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Title: The Killer (1989) Extended Preview Cut
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01:15:54.508: en:Chapter 09
01:26:13.418: en:Chapter 10
01:36:18.939: en:Chapter 11
01:59:35.209: en:Chapter 12
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