Chow Yun Fat and Anthony Wong star in this classic movie. Chow Yun Fat is a night club bouncer who helps to steal a truckload of weapons to help Anthony Wong repay a debt to a loan shark. During the job, he is betrayed. Left for dead, he plans and executes his revenge. Simon Yam plays the head bad guy who has a crush on Chow Yun Fat.

FULL CONTACT is directed by Ringo Lam and is packed with brutal action. Gun battles, car chases, and knife fights, this movie has it all. Chow Yun fat is his usual badass self but taken up a notch. No suit and tie in this movie, just sleeveless shirts so he can get right down to business. Even though he has vengeance on his mind, he still finds time to see a woman who is badly burned when she is caught in the cross fire between him and his betrayers. This movie also has a classic "getting prepared for my revenge scene". Music plays over a montage that shows Chow Yun Fat as heals from his wounds and retraining himself to fire a gun. Anthony Wong also puts in a great performance. While he jumps a little too quickly from being a weakling to a tough guy, he pulls it off. There is definitely more depth to this character than the one he played in HARD BOILED. Simon Yam has a quirky role of the villain who takes Anthony Wong under his wing.

I was really looking forward to this DVD since the prior release didn't look good on large monitors. The film print used has some slight scratches but no major damage. Colors are a little bit oversaturated but not by much. The transfer itself is average. The image looks smoothed out and not as detailed as it could be. It's also a little dark. I expected a little bit better but overall not bad.

I chose the Cantonese 5.1 soundtrack. Unfortunately there is no original mono soundtrack on this DVD. The good part is that the mix isn't bad. Surround speakers are used occasionally for ambiance. The sound effects, music, and dialogue are at good levels. Nothing seems to overpower the other. Overall the soundtrack is well done.