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Black Cat
Black Cat
Not to be confused with the various retellings of Poe’s famous tale, Black Cat is a high-octane Hong Kong action thriller that provides a hugely entertaining pre-curser to the likes of Tarantino’s Kill Bill Vol 1 (2003) and South Korean cult classic, The Villainess (2017).
When Catherine (Jade Leung), a mentally disturbed young woman, is detained by the police after accidentally killing a truck driver, she finds herself part of a covert training system. Programmed as an assassin, having learned a host of new deadly skills, she becomes a lethal government weapon, codenamed Black Cat.
Director Steven Shin (Brotherhood, Easy Money, Black Cat 2), had initially intended to make a straight-up remake of Luc Besson’s La Femme Nikita (1990) but when Disney bought out the rights he was forced to rethink. His solution was Black Cat, a slick, action-packed gun-toting thrill ride.
SPECIAL FEATURES INCLUDE
- Brand New 2K Remaster from the Original Camera Negative
- Additional Re-grading Carried out in the UK
- 2.0 English Mono
- 2.0 Cantonese Mono with English Subtitles
- 2.0 Cantonese Mono with English SDH
- Audio commentary with Asian cinema experts Mike Leeder and Arne Venema
- Audio commentary with Asian cinema expert Frank Djeng
- Interview with Actress Jade Leung
- English opening and closing
- Original Hong Kong Trailer
- English Trailer
- Remastered Trailer
- Recreated Tai Seng Trailer
- Reversible Sleeve
- Release Date: 25/7/22
- Region Code: B
- Audio: LPCM Mono
- Picture: 1080p HD 1.85:1
- Runtime: 96 mins approx
- Language: English / Cantonese
- Subtitles: English
- Cert: 18