This didn't turn out to be quite the deserving American vehicle for Hong Kong action superstar Chow Yun-fat that it should have been. But it is an entertaining potboiler about a hired gun (Chow) who fails to carry out an assignment to kill a cop (which would leave the fellow's son without a father), and becomes a target himself when the contract is handed over to other assassins. Mira Sorvino plays a document forger who is drawn into the fray, pairing up with the hero as they fight their way out of bad spots. The whole enterprise is a little too routine, but the action is sharp and the battles are imaginative and crisp. Director Antoine Fuqua has a by-the-numbers feeling for the influence of Hong Kong on contemporary thrillers (this film was also produced by John Woo), and that's enough to make The Replacement Killers purely enjoyable if not exactly a revelation. --Tom Keogh
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Customer Rating: Summary: GREAT ACTION, FAMILIAR PLOT Comment: This is definitely a movie where style pretty much overcomes the lack of substance. The acting is first-rate, the action is non-stop, the chemistry between Chow Yun-Fat and Mira Sorvino is solid, and the music, and camera-work are above average. The slightly extended scenes don't really add that much to the picture, however. It's a fun movie. Customer Rating: Summary: The Replacement Killers (Extended Cut) - Blu-ray Info Comment: Version: U.S.A / Sony / Region A, B, C
Aspect ratio: 2.40:1
MPEG-4 AVC BD-50 / High Profile 4.1
Running time: 1:36:07
Movie size: 29,08 GB
Disc size; 32,59 GB
Total bit rate: 40.34 Mbps
Average video bit rate: 26.00 Mbps
LPCM Audio English 4608 kbps 5.1 / 48 kHz / 4608 kbps / 16-bit
LPCM Audio Italian 4608 kbps 5.1 / 48 kHz / 4608 kbps / 16-bit
Dolby Digital Audio English 640 kbps 5.1 / 48 kHz / 640 kbps
Dolby Digital Audio French 640 kbps 5.1 / 48 kHz / 640 kbps
Dolby Digital Audio Hungarian 640 kbps 5.1 / 48 kHz / 640 kbps
Dolby Digital Audio Italian 640 kbps 5.1 / 48 kHz / 640 kbps
Subtitles: English SDH / English / Arabic / Bulgarian / Chinese / Croatian / Czech / Danish / Dutch / Finnish / French / Greek / Hebrew / Hindi / Hungarian / Icelandic / Italian / Korean / Norwegian / Polish / Portuguese / Romanian / Slovenian / Spanish / Swedish / Thai / Turkish
Number of chapters: 16
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#HD Trailers Customer Rating: Summary: Shootem Up and More Comment: I just love watching this movie, and I only have the VHS version. I doubt that there is a better "shootem up" movie around. I also enjoy the relationship develop between Chow Yun-Fat's and Mira Sorvino's characters. All the acting was good to me. As for Mira Sorvino, there is probably not a hotter actress with a gun in her hand as she. If you like seeing the bad guys get what they deserve, this is the movie for you! Customer Rating: Summary: Better than they say Comment: There's not much I can say that hasn't been covered. I purchased the "extended edition" then this one. Why? This one has all the good special features.
I know it's hard to justify buying a movie twice. But the extras on this one are worth as much as the extended cut on the other version. Customer Rating: Summary: The Replacement Killer - Blu Ray Comment: Hi folks! This film is having a good stuffs of non stop action and presented in 1080P with beautiful transfer and blowing sound. You will enjoy the evening with a bag of popocorn disappearing just like that as the action scenes. Yun fat is known to us and become famous in USA with this film and recently we saw him hin at Pirates at Worlds end. Folks you can try this one for your collection and never fails.
