Black Mask (1996)
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Black Mask (1996)


(Based on the Hong Kong comic series Black Mask by Li Chi-Tak.)
Limited Edition

229
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Tags: Comic Book Adaption Hong Kong Cinema Vigilantes

Directed by Daniel Lee, Black Mask stars Jet Li as a former member of an elite military experiment who attempts to leave his violent past behind. Based on the Hong Kong comic series by Li Chi-Tak, the film follows a masked vigilante battling a powerful criminal organization while uncovering connections to his former unit. The film combines martial arts action, superhero elements and science-fiction themes in a unique Hong Kong action thriller.

Eureka

Jet Li stars in an action-packed superhero spectacle produced by the legendary Tsui Hark!

Tsui Chik (Li) is a librarian who leads a quiet, unassuming life – or, at least, that’s what he wants people to believe. In truth, he was once a member of the 701 Squad, a group of elite combatants produced by a failed super-soldier project. In kind with his former comrades, his central nervous system has been altered to render him impervious to pain. When several of his fellow test subjects resurface and embark on a crimewave under the leadership of their former commander Hung Kuk (Patrick Lung), Tsui is forced to use his extraordinary abilities once more. Donning a costume, he sets out to face his past – as the vigilante known as the Black Mask.

Adapted from the manhua by Pang Chi-ming and Li Chi-tak and heavily influenced by Bruce Lee’s turn as Kato in The Green Hornet, Black Mask is one of the most entertaining movies in Jet Li’s filmography and boasts action orchestrated by Yuen Woo-ping, who would later win an Academy Award for his work on Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. Eureka Classics is proud to present the film in its rarely seen uncut version on Blu-ray from a 2K restoration!

Från IMDB:
A survivor of a supersoldier project must fight his former comrades as a masked hero.

Distributor Eureka
Inspelningsår 1996
Regissör Daniel Lee
imdb-rating 6
Längd 1h 39m
Cast Jet Li, Ching-Wan Lau, Karen Mok