Full Alert (1997)
- Original title
- 高度戒備
- Directed by
- Ringo Lam
- Genre
- crime film
- Country
- Hong Kong
- Runtime
- 1h 38m
- Rated
- II
- Rating
- 6.8 of 10 from 45 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
In 1997 Hong Kong, a cop named Pao arrests a gang member named Mak, hoping to use him to catch his Taiwanese gang. Mak escapes from prison and his girlfriend flees to Macao, making Pao believe the gang will rob the Hong Kong Jockey Club for millions. The movie follows the chase between Pao and Mak as they try to outsmart each other.
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What happens
Full Alert is a 1997 Hong Kong action film directed and co-written by Ringo Lam. The film's plot is set in 1997 when cops find a corpse and bomb chemicals, Inspector Pao (Lau Ching-wan) arrests suspect Mak Kwan (Francis Ng) hoping that his girlfriend will lead them to his Taiwanese gang, but Mak makes an escape and the girlfriend makes off for Macao. Pao then figures that the gang will go for the $230 million at the Hong Kong Jockey club while Mak plans his escape from prison. Full Alert was shown at both the Rotterdam Film Festival and Berlin International Film Festival in 1997. It was nominated for five awards at the 17th Hong Kong Film Awards. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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Another Chinese Cop (1996)- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.