Taxi Hunter (Special Edition) [Blu-ray]

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Hunting For Words (28:45, HD) – Screenwriter and producer Tony Leung Hung-Wah discusses his entry into the HK film industry, developing Taxi Hunter, the real-life glut of bad cabbies during the ‘90s that inspired the story, writing the script, references to Taxi Driver, Wong’s performance and character, casting mainland Chinese actors, tonal choices, Yau’s direction, and box office disappointment. Having seen another film recently from Wong and Herman Yau, Ebola Syndrome (1996), I was expecting something a bit more brutal and mean-spirited. Instead, we’re given a very wonderful and dark character study about a man driven to violence. But are his actions justified? An interesting question and, as a whole, a very solid effort from everyone involved. RELATED: Exclusive: Director Steve Mitchell Talks ‘Wings Hauser: Working Class Actor’ Hunts Taxis shall store, process and use all information regarding your personal details in accordance with the requirements of the Data Protection Act 1998. From the description, most people would assume Taxi Hunter is the Hong Kong answer to Falling Down (1993), and they’d be right. It has a very similar structure and trajectory, but it also stands on its own merits, especially since Wong is so good. There’s a great dynamic between him and his co-star Ringo Yu that helps to drive the film.

Hunting for Words (1080i; 00:28:45) – An interview with scriptwriter and producer Tony Leung Hung-wah The original Cantonese mono mix is included in LPCM 2.0. There is some audible clipping, but it provides a generally acceptable amount of clarity and dynamics. The Supplements Action Director James Ha provides a 27-minute interview too. He talks about his involvement with Taxi Hunter. I appreciated hearing his description of how some of the stunts were done. Hunting For Words – An Interview with Scriptwriter and Producer Tony Leung Hung-Wah (28:45) – this all-new interview begins with the screenwriter discussing how began his career as a child actor and eventually became a Screenwriter/Producer.Some of the details include how he came to be involved with the project; how this was released in the same year as The Untold Story(another Yau/Wong collaboration) – and the respective journeys during their release and award season; the reasons why Yau and he have not worked again; the real-life issues in Hong Kong at the time with “bad” Taxi Drivers; the development of the script; the casting of the film; the budget and release/box office; and much more.In Cantonese with English Subtitles. Starring: Anthony Wong, Yu Rongguang, Ng Man-tat, Athena Chu, Perrie Lai Hoi-San, Chan Fai-hung, Oi-Kit Fan, Lung Tin-SangFrank Djeng provides his usual fast-paced barrage of facts about those involved in the production as well as explaining cultural gags we might have missed. On top of that, he also discusses the reality of the taxi driver situation in Hong Kong, which is fascinating to hear, particularly his own eye-opening experiences. I didn’t receive a copy of the booklet or any other physical extras to comment on those. Once again, a shout-out must go to Sean Longmore for his fantastic artwork though.

Taxi Hunter" is a 1993 Hong Kong crime thriller directed by Herman Yau. A welcomed film that lives within the same contextual bubble as "The Untold Story" (1993) and "Ebola Syndrome" (1996), "Taxi Hunter is a collaborative build with Yau as the director and the enduringly insane Anthony Wong as central lead. Loving the insanity that comes with "Untold" and "Ebola", I personally couldn't wait to get my hands on "Taxi Hunter", which also shares the CAT III identified build that has such a cult following that makes you want to continually watch more and more. As a film created within the same year as "Untold Story", "Taxi Hunter has some similarities as "Untold" but it fully runs at a different speed that, to a degree, that people should be aware of. The film is like a Hong Kong variation of Hollywood's FALLING DOWN (1993), starring Michael Douglas and directed by Joel Schumacher. Wong becomes a criminal and still he is very sympathetic person and depicted as a good citizen and human being, and he even lets couple of drivers go alive because he thinks "they're good" and thus don't deserve to die. He is determined to kill all the bad drivers off and all he has as a motivation is just revenge and hate and he doesn't realize (until perhaps the end) that what he does, is very wrong and unlawful, too. The film can be seen as a warning example of what might happen, and this film was also based on real events in Hong Kong and their taxi drivers. The ending is distantly similar to THE UNTOLD STORY even though it is much "safer" and doesn't end unhappily. Still it shows harrowingly how community may turn into a beast and avenging brute as suddenly as the original criminal did, and if Yau had wanted to, he could have done this film as merciless and powerful as STORY. But this is much more optimistic and nicer film and that way it is meant to be, too. Putney taxis provide first class services for all types of journey, e.g., Local minicab journeys in Putney, Airports Transfers from Putney in taxi, Stations, Hospitals, Theatres and long distance taxi service too. It got me thinking, what are some other ideas for action movies based on service industry irritants we could make?? Hmmm…

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Though Taxi Hunteris an action film first and an expertly staged and executed one.Anthony Wong is a fascinating and compelling lead as Kin is forced into violence.There’s a light and goodness to the way that Wong portrays him and slowly descending into the pain of vengeance.Constantly awkward Taxi Hunteris at its most thrilling and engrossing as he clumsily executes these drivers for their crimes (which range from rape to assault, and other assorted crimes).