The Detective (DVD) (Taiwan Version) DVD Region 3
Aaron Kwok (Actor)
| Liu Kai Chi (Actor)
| Kiki Sheung (Actor)
| Jo Koo (Actor)
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Aaron Kwok continues his streak of winning performances with Oxide Pang's The Detective. Set in Thailand, Kwok's latest outing is an immensely entertaining suspense thriller bearing the unmistakable Pang Bros. signature. Bolstered by atmospheric set design and commanding music, the film spins plentiful jumps and scares from an unsettling narrative that keeps the audience at the edge of their seats. Fresh off consecutive Best Actor wins at the Golden Horse Awards for Divergence and After This Our Exile, Kwok is perfectly charismatic and at ease as a laid-back Thai-Chinese detective pulled into a mysterious murder case. Kwok is supported by talented character actors Liu Kai Chi (Infernal Affairs 2), Kenny Wong (Gong Tau), Wayne Lai, Kiki Sheung, and Jo Koo, as well as long-time-no-see faces like Shing Fui On and former pop starlet Elle Choi.
Holding shop from a small dinky office, near-sighted, debt-ridden private detective Tam (Aaron Kwok) talks big, but does small business. He gets an interesting new job when hard-drinking friend Lung (Shing Fui Oi) shows up one day with the picture of a woman whom he claims is trying to kill him. Unable to locate the woman, Tam starts looking up her acquaintances, but he seems to always be in the wrong place at the right time. At his first stop, he walks into a man hanging from the ceiling, the first of many dead bodies he stumbles upon. Tam becomes increasingly obsessed with finding the truth behind the mysterious deaths, but digging too deep could have dangerous consequences.
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| Product Title: | The Detective (DVD) (Taiwan Version) C+偵探 (DVD) (台灣版) C+侦探 (DVD) (台湾版) The Detective (DVD) (Taiwan Version) The Detective (DVD) (Taiwan Version) |
| Artist Name(s): | Aaron Kwok (Actor) | Liu Kai Chi (Actor) | Kiki Sheung (Actor) | Jo Koo (Actor) | Wayne Lai | Shing Fui On | Elle Choi | Kenny Wong Tak Bun | Liu Shao Ming | Pang Brothers 郭富城 (Actor) | 廖啟智 (Actor) | 商天娥 (Actor) | 谷祖琳 (Actor) | 黎耀祥 | 成奎安 | 蔡雪敏 小雪 | 黃德斌 | 劉紹銘 | 彭氏兄弟 郭富城 (Actor) | 廖启智 (Actor) | 商天娥 (Actor) | 谷祖琳 (Actor) | 黎耀祥 | 成奎安 | 蔡雪敏 小雪 | 黄德斌 | 刘绍铭 | Pang Brothers 郭富城 (アーロン・コック) (Actor) | 廖啓智(リウ・カイチー) (Actor) | 商天娥(ション・ティンオー) (Actor) | 谷祖琳 (ジョー・コク) (Actor) | 黎燿祥(ライ・イウチョン) | 成奎安(シン・フィオン) | 小雪(エル) | 黄徳斌(ケニー・ウォン) | Liu Shao Ming | パン・ブラザーズ Aaron Kwok (Actor) | Liu Kai Chi (Actor) | Kiki Sheung (Actor) | Jo Koo (Actor) | Wayne Lai | Shing Fui On | Elle Choi | Kenny Wong Tak Bun | Liu Shao Ming | Pang Brothers |
| Director: | Oxide Pang 彭順 彭 顺 彭順(オキサイド・パン) Oxide Pang |
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| Release Date: | 2008-06-05 |
| Language: | Cantonese, Mandarin |
| Subtitles: | English, Traditional Chinese |
| Country of Origin: | Hong Kong |
| Picture Format: | NTSC What is it? |
| Aspect Ratio: | 2.35 : 1 |
| Sound Information: | Dolby Digital 5.1 |
| Disc Format(s): | DVD |
| Region Code: | 3 - South East Asia (including Hong Kong, S. Korea and Taiwan) What is it? |
| Duration: | 109 (mins) |
| Package Weight: | 120 (g) |
| Shipment Unit: | 1 What is it? |
| YesAsia Catalog No.: | 1011072742 |
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* Screen Format : 2.35:1
* Sound Mix: Dolby Digital 5.1
Director: Oxide Pang
Knowing that Sum (the lady in the picture) is a frequent visitor of the store where the picture being shot, he tries to get hints of her whereabouts from the mouth of the store keepers. He is told to find Sum starting from her mahjong playmate. Tam starts with Ming; he arrives at Ming's home and is shocked by the scene in front of him, Ming is being hanged at the living room! Tam finds a number of photos saved in Ming's cell phone, identified Ying, another playmate in the store. Tam believes Ying is innocent but gets the clues it may be involved with Ming's business partner, Fong. Tam follows the clues and found Fong's address. Fong is found death by burning charcoal! Later, his buddy, a police officer Jack confirms both cases are suicide case due to big debts. One thing unresolved is they found a large amount of cash at each of the victims' houses.
* Sound Mix: Dolby Digital 5.1
Director: Oxide Pang
Knowing that Sum (the lady in the picture) is a frequent visitor of the store where the picture being shot, he tries to get hints of her whereabouts from the mouth of the store keepers. He is told to find Sum starting from her mahjong playmate. Tam starts with Ming; he arrives at Ming's home and is shocked by the scene in front of him, Ming is being hanged at the living room! Tam finds a number of photos saved in Ming's cell phone, identified Ying, another playmate in the store. Tam believes Ying is innocent but gets the clues it may be involved with Ming's business partner, Fong. Tam follows the clues and found Fong's address. Fong is found death by burning charcoal! Later, his buddy, a police officer Jack confirms both cases are suicide case due to big debts. One thing unresolved is they found a large amount of cash at each of the victims' houses.
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Moly97
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May 28, 2009
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It is different
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I thought this was a comedy. So, I was surprised at the storyline and it made me want to finish it all at one time. I like the color of the film. Felt like an old movie. I like the fact that it was filmed in Thailand. It sures gives it a different feel ,like the language and the elephant being run over. Oveall it is a little spooky for me but I am sure people who are looking for spooky movie will love it. |
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Aaron has proven that other than having his good looks, he can sing, dance and most of all - Act. This thriller is worth checking out. Watch how Aaron cracks the case with his analytical mind and a Nokia N95 camera phone. A twist at the end or rather a new beginning at the end. |
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December 27, 2007
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| Yeah ! This movie is pretty good. I didn't expect Aaron kwok would be that good in it. He is into the character. All the way suspend from begining til the end. |
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Complex murder mystery
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In "The Detective", Aaron Kwok plays a downmarket private detective who is hired by a seemingly insane Kenny Wong to track down a woman who Wong believes is out to kill him. This task leads Kwok down a series of blind alleys, alleys that always seem to include another corpse. Director Oxide Pang bathes the movie in pallid yellows and greens, giving it the washed-out Christopher Doyle look that quickly is becoming overdone. Pang also relies overly much on standard horror movie techniques to give the viewer an occasional shock. In the course of seeking to track down the woman, Kwok nearly gets smashed by a falling refrigerator, nearly gets run down by a speeding truck, nearly gets shot, and nearly gets blown up, all of which contribute nothing to solving the mystery, but basically serve to manipulate the audience. Indeed, we never learn who is responsible for the falling refrigerator, the speeding truck, or the gunshots. Kwok also commandeers a car in order to chase a man he (wrongly) suspects of being a murderer. In the course of the chase, a taxi gets squashed and the man being chased ends up crashing into an elephant, resulting in the death of both man and elephant. Yet, for some reason, Kwok doesn't even get a traffic ticket for this absurd sequence. In the hands of a more skilled director, "The Detective" could have been a gem. On the plus side, Kwok gives an effective performance and the film is action-packed and atmospheric. Unfortunately, Oxide Pang's film is freighted with a leaden script and loads of heavy-handed horror movie techniques. If you seek an atmospheric thrill ride, then you will enjoy "The Detective". If you seek a classic detective story, well, this ain't no "Chinatown". |
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