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The Big Heat
Posted: Fri Oct 30, 2026 3:27 pm
by Finch
4K ULTRA HD LIMITED EDITION CONTENTS
4K (2160p) Ultra HD Blu-ray presentation in Dolby Vision (HDR10 compatible)
Original lossless Cantonese mono and lossless English mono audio
Optional English subtitles for the Cantonese soundtrack
Brand new audio commentary with Asian cinema expert David West
Big Shot!, a brand new interview with actor Waise Lee
Style, Action & Cool: Shooting The Big Heat, a brand new interview with assistant director Chow Jan-Wing
Hot in Hong Kong, a brand new interview with Asian cinema expert James Mudge
The Heat Is On, a brand new interview with academic Gilbert Po
Don't Play with Fire, a newly edited interview with screenwriter Gordon Chan, filmed in 2023
Original Cantonese and English theatrical trailers
Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Tom Fournier
Collectors' booklet featuring new writing on the film by critics Camille Zaurin and Sean Gilman
The Big Heat
Posted: Fri Oct 30, 2026 4:25 pm
by Mr Sausage
Lotta people reading the thread title are going to be disappointed when they actually click on the thread.
This is a Tsui Hark hodge-podge production, with multiple different directors, an incoherent script clearly being rewritten during production, and no tonal throughline. Tsui seemingly wanted to outdo former filmmaking partner John Woo, so he packs the movie with as much mean-spirited violence as it can handle, some of it wildly creative. I wouldn’t say this is a good movie, but the ending, where Ching Siu-Tung has clearly taken over as director, is bonkers and exhilarating. For Tsui-as-producer, this is well below the Chinese Ghost Story and Swordsman series, and even the similarly troubled Dragon Inn remake.
Re: The Big Heat
Posted: Fri Oct 30, 2026 5:00 pm
by swo17
Actually I was relieved that I don't have to be tempted to buy yet another edition of the Lang film
Re: The Big Heat
Posted: Fri Oct 30, 2026 5:06 pm
by beamish14
I think I’m in the minority, but I REALLY enjoy this one. Way more Freudian than a lot of HK action films go
Re: The Big Heat
Posted: Fri Oct 30, 2026 5:15 pm
by Mr Sausage
Freudian? It’s a straightforward story about an impotant man who constantly fantasizes about pushing long, hard pieces of metal through his hands until the movie ends in an orgy of bloodshed. What’s so symbolic about that?