Red Wolf: Platinum Edition

[Morpheus2000]

Red Wolf is just so bad it's deadly. The plot is really bad and direction is haphazard but the film itself is deadly. Terrorists seize control of a cruise ship hoping to steel the uranium from the safe on board (what's uranium doing on a cruise ship?) The action comes thick and fast and is quite violent.

The fighting is very fast in it. The main reason I got was because it's made by Woo Ping and it was worth it. Anybody that likes Hong Kong films should enjoy this as it's quite funny. Some of the villains in it disappear altogether. An Under Siege rip-off and a hell of a lot better than that rubbish Speed 2: Cruise Control!

The picture quality is a bit grainy, probably one of the weaker transfers from HKL, but still an excellent job done on it. I checked out some of the extras and there's a bout 4 hours of stuff on it. Mainly interviews and there's also an hour long documentary about stuntmen in Hong Kong. Bobby Samuels is interviewed on it and he formed the first western stunt team in Hong Kong called G7 in which Red Wolf was their first and only film they made...

[Kronik]

so would you recomend it, cos you lost me, cos you hated the story but liked other bits, would you recommend it?

[Jimmyboy]

The film is crap,
I really wouldnt put this at the top of your must have discs.

[Morpheus2000]

Originally posted by Kronik
so would you recomend it, cos you lost me, cos you hated the story but liked other bits, would you recommend it?

It's an enjoyable flick, not to be taken too seriously. You should have films like Purple Storm and Police Story at the top of your list.....

[Kronik]

Ok thanx, though ive never heard of purple storm before :nuts:

[tj_director]

purple storm gets the thumbs up from me... don't expect fight scenes to rival other HK fare.. but it's just a very good film. and another excellent HKL disc!! :)

[tpr007]

For fight sequences (and if u enjoyed films like In the line of duty) then Red Wolf is a welcome addition.

If however, you prefer more stylish films with gunplay action as opposed to far fetched martial arts, then Purple Storm and 2000AD should be on your list instead.

I like Red Wolf, but others didn't. It certainly isn't "crap"

[Shingster]

I also enjoyed Red Wolf, it's certainly no classic, but it's an above average action film with some good fight sequences & a nice snazzy pace throughout the latter half. Add all the brilliant extras available on the HKL disc & I definitely think it's worth a purchase if you're a HK action fan.