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MPAA Rating: R Content Advisory: Violence, Adult Language, Sexual Situations Movie Release: 1999 DVD Release: 09/14/1999 Format: DVD - Enhanced Wide Screen Letterbox for 16x9 TV Edition: Special Collection Audio Tracks: English Subtitles: English SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Number of Discs: 1 Run Time: 1 hrs 50 mins Studio: New Line Home Video Total Copies: 37 Genres: Thriller, Action Thriller, Buddy Film, Police Drama

Nick Chen (Chow Yun-Fat) was the first Chinese-born immigrant in the NYPD, and is now one of the force's most decorated officers. As such, he's been named leader of the city's Asian Gang Unit, who are the primary peacekeepers in Chinatown. Trouble has just arrived for the Triads, the long-entrenched Chinese gangsters who are the real power behind Chinatown. After years of posing as honest businessmen, the Triad's powers are threatened by the newly arrived Fukienese Dragons. With a gang war on the horizon, the city sends a new recruit, Danny Wallace (Mark Wahlberg), to join Chen's unit. Danny finds Chen and the AGU in a very comfortable (perhaps too comfortable) relationship with the Triads. When the mobsters attempt to corrupt Danny, Chen must reassess his relationship with the Triads, and Danny must also learn that certain concessions must be made to ensure the peace in this world set apart from the rest of New York. ~ Ron Wells, All Movie Guide

Chow Yun-Fat - Nick Chen
Mark Wahlberg - Danny Wallace
Ric Young - Henry Lee
Paul Ben-Victor - Schabacker
Jon Kit Lee - Jack

The New Line Platinum Series continues to impress with its release of 1999's The Corruptor. Other titles in this series have boasted superior audio/video transfers and an impressive array of supplemental features, and this one is certainly no exception. The nicely animated menus feature a full-length commentary by directory James Foley as well as the music video for UGK's "Take It Off" from the film's soundtrack, as well as "From the (Under)Ground Up," a lengthy, detailed "making of" special. Also featured is the film's original theatrical trailer and several DVD-ROM supplements, including a printable copy of the screenplay with direct links to that particular chapter of the film and special websites.
The DVD is visually impressive, with a wide range of vibrant colors and nicely balanced flesh tones. There is no pixellation or artification to be found, and the film's dark scenes are strongly mixed, with no grain. The soundtrack doesn't disappoint either, with a very crisp 5.1 digital mix that is bass-heavy in all the right places and yet subtle enough to clearly convey the film's whispered dialogue and ambient sounds. ~ Andrew Hercock, All Movie Guide