Support NeoGAF

[Dan]

Buena Vista Home Entertainment has announced Infernal Affairs which was the winner of seven 2003 Hong Kong Film awards including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor and Best Screenplay. The film, which stars Tony Leung and Andy Lau, will be available to own from the 7th December this year. Retail will be set at around $29.99. The film will be presented in 2.35:1 anamorphic widescreen along with both English and the Original Cantonese audio. English and Spanish subtitles will also be on offer. Extras will include a Making Of Infernal Affairs featurette, another 'Confidential File' behind-the-scenes featurette, an alternate ending and the original International and Chinese theatrical trailers.

Okay, now I saw this film twice at the Edinburgh International Film Festival in '03. And something about the cover confuses the hell out of me. I'll hide the question even though it doesn't really reveal a damned thing:

Spoiler

Who the hell is the chick with the gun? There was no girl with a gun in the movie I saw. The only female characters were the girlfriend and wife of the two main characters, so who the hell is this chick with a gun that manages to get a huge spot on the DVD cover?! Did I see some wacky edited version or what? I don't even recognize the girl, and I certainly don't remember a girl with a gun. I'm so confused...

 

[Baron Aloha]

nm.

 

[GG-Duo]

Spoiler

HAHAHAHAHAHHAH
You're right. That woman should not be on the cover.
She's Tony Leung's ex, and she only appeared in the film for like 30 seconds. and she didn't do any of this "provocative sexy chick" pose either.

What the fucking hell are those assholes at Buena Vista thinking? that cover looks utter cheese.

for comparison purposes:

God damn it. The more I think about it, the more that cover disgusts me. Worst marketing job ever.

 

[Takuan]

What the snap, even on the main site I get a stretched-out version of the anti-linking image! I want to see this travesty...

 

[GG-Duo]

copy and paste image url, then reload

 

[shuri]

Thats one shitty cover. It looks like a cheap 1993 hk action flick

 

[Dan]

Spoiler

HAHAHAHAHAHHAH
You're right. That woman should not be on the cover.
She's Tony Leung's ex, and she only appeared in the film for like 30 seconds. and she didn't do any of this "provocative sexy chick" pose either.

What the fucking hell are those assholes at Buena Vista thinking? that cover looks utter cheese.

Oh yeah, damn, I really had to try hard in order to remember that. Wow, that's insane then. At least I'm not off my rocker and forgetting a massive part of the movie. It's pretty inexplicable though.

It is a pretty shitty cover. I'd love to have that other one, or something with the same scene.

 

[Takuan]

Rofl. Worst cover ever. People are going to be disappointed when they find out that girl is only in the movie for a whole two minutes.

 

[Boogie9IGN]

First off, fuck yeah at the news of it coming before Christmas. Secondly, what a buttdog cover. Thirdly, the original Hong Kong cover kicks supreme ass.