The Mission-Exiled-Vengeance Trilogy DVDrip {Big_A_Little_A}

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The Mission-Exiled-Vengeance Trilogy

An informally established trilogy, 'The Mission'(1999),'Exiled'(2006) and 'Vengeance'(2009).
Among sharing a number of noted cast members(Anthony Wong, Simon Yam, Lam Suet)and locations
(Macau), the films are primarily connected by certain ideas, such as, at times ironical,
reflections on themes like brotherhood and loyalty; fatalism; and group dynamics. All three
films also feature elaborate action sequences with a strong, almost geometrical sense of
space.

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Cheung fo
AKA
Gunfire/The Mission
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Release year.........: 1999
Genre................: Crime/Drama/Mystery
IMDB rating..........: 7.3/10
IMDB Link............: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0220644/
HKMDB Link...........: http://hkmdb.com/db/movies/view.mhtml?id=8455&display_set=eng
Language.............: Chinese - Cantonese or Mandarin
Subtitles............: English .srt
Duration.............: 1h 24mn
Source...............: DVD R1
Format...............: MPEG-4
Format...............: Base Media
File size............: 562 MB
Overall bit rate.....: 1 037 Kbps
Writing application..: HandBrake 0.9.6/Yamb 2.1.0.0



Veteran Hong Kong director Johnnie To spins this wild, kinetic crime thriller. Following
a failed assassination attempt on his life, crime boss Lung(Ko Hung), instructs his henchman
Frank(Simon Yam) to find the villain behind the plot. Frank soon hires a quintet of hired
guns to guard the boss, including the laconic Curtis(Anthony Wong), the flinty Roy(Francis Ng)
and his protégé Shin (Jackie Lui), the haggard Mike(Roy Cheung), and firearms expert and peanut
enthusiast James(Lam Suet). The group manages to thwart three attempts on the old mans life,
one from a sniper, a second in a shopping mall, and the third in an old warehouse, until they
figure out that rival crime boss Fat Chung(Wong Tin-lan) had order the hit.



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Fong juk
AKA
Exiled
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Release year.........: 2006
Genre................: Action/Crime/Drama
IMDB rating..........: 7.2/10
IMDB Link............: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0796212/
HKMDB Link...........: http://hkmdb.com/db/movies/view.mhtml?id=11843&display_set=eng
Language.............: Chinese - Cantonese or Mandarin
Subtitles............: English .srt
Duration.............: 1h 23mn
Source...............: DVD R2
Format...............: MPEG-4
File size............: 675 MB
Overall bit rate.....: 1 128 Kbps
Writing application..: HandBrake 0.9.6/Yamb 2.1.0.0



Exiled is a 2006 Hong Kong action crime drama film produced and directed by Johnnie To,
and starring Anthony Wong, Roy Cheung, Francis Ng, and Simon Yam. The action takes place
in contemporary Macau. The film made it's premiere at the 63rd Venice International
Film Festival, and was in competition for the Golden Lion.
Acclaimed Hong Kong filmmaker Johnny To returns to the characters of his international
success The Mission(aka Chueng Fo) with this action-packed thriller. Its 1998, and the
Portuguese colony of Macau, a city along the Southern coast of China, is about to be
handed over to Chinese authorities under a long-standing agreement. As the people of
Macau ponder how their new leaders will deal with the criminal underground that has
long been part of the citys support system, a pair of hit men from Hong Kong arrive in
town to execute a gangster who has turned his back on the syndicate to make a new life
for his wife and children. While the Chinese syndicate want to be sure he doesnt share
anything he learned while in their employ, two strong-arm men also arrive in Macau,
determined to see to the former gangsters safety. Starring Nick Cheung, Simon Yam and
Francis Ng.



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Fuk sau
AKA
Revenge/
Vengeance
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Release year.........: 2009
Genre................: Action/Crime/Drama
IMDB rating..........: 6.7/10
IMDB Link............: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1329454/
HKMDB Link...........: http://hkmdb.com/db/movies/view.mhtml?id=13800&display_set=eng
Language.............: Chinese(Cantonese),English,French
Subtitles............: English .srt*
Duration.............: 1h 44mn
Source...............: DVD R2
Format...............: MPEG-4
Format...............: Base Media
File size............: 797 MB
Overall bit rate.....: 1 069 Kbps
Writing application..: HandBrake 0.9.6



Vengeance is a 2009 neo-noir crime film directed by Johnnie To from a screenplay written by
Wai Ka-Fai. A co-production between Hong Kong and France, the film stars Johnny Hallyday,
Anthony Wong, Lam Ka-Tung, Lam Suet, Simon Yam and Sylvie Testud. The film was produced by
Milkyway Image, and released by ARP Sélection in France, and Media Asia Films in Hong Kong.
Vengeance tells the story of Francis Costello, a French chef and former asssasin. When his
daughter, son-in-law and grandchildren are attacked by a gang of Triads, Costello heads to
Macau to embark on a violent quest for revenge, enlisting the aid of three hitmen.
Vengeance seems like a natural conclusion to To's trilogy of films about professional
killers, which started with The Mission and Exiled. The film may have a new element in its
French star, but it also features familiar themes, situations, and even Hong Kong actors
that have been a part of the Milkyway tradition for years. Male camaraderie through food,
eccentric and often dark humor, stylized blood sprays, and posing, lots of posing, much of
this has been seen before. In fact, if not for the French money involved, Vengeance could
easily be a story about a character of any nationality.
The idea of Johnnie To directing an English-language film originated with the ARP
co-founders and French producers Michèle and Laurent Pétin, who had Alain Delon in mind for
the lead role. In 2006, after the Pétins approached him with their idea, To met with Delon,
who was not interested in making the film. The Pétins later recommended Johnny Hallyday, who
was cast in the lead role after meeting with the director in early 2008. Principal
photography for Vengeance began in November 2008, and concluded in February 2009; filming
took place on location in Hong Kong and Macau, with a crew mainly based in Hong Kong.
Production of the film required that To work with a complete shooting script, but he
insisted on having his actors improvise the scenes.
Vengeance competed for the prestigious Palme D'Or award at the 62nd Cannes Film Festival,
and was released theatrically in France on 20 May 2009. The film was later released in Hong
Kong on 20 August 2010. It premiered in North America at the 2009 Toronto International Film
Festival. Vengeance was met with positive reviews; critics praised various aspects of the film,
such as To's direction, Hallyday's performance, as well as the cinematography and editing.
During its theatrical run, Vengeance grossed over US$1.3 million worldwide, having been released
in Asia and parts of Europe. In the United States, the film is being distributed by IFC Films,
which has made it available as a video-on-demand selection on pay television formats.





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