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Hot War

1998 · 89 min

A slick, fast-paced action thriller with a sci-fi twist, mixing martial arts with virtual reality and a race against time.

Genres
Action, Thriller
Tagline
Battlefield for tomorrow's killer agents!
Overview
Blue, Tango, and C.S. are CIA research scientists working on Project VR Fighter, which is designed to train any unskilled person into a magnificent combat agent. Tango and C.S. decide to undergo the training themselves, because Alien, the international terrorist, has killed C.S.’s fiancée and kidnapped Blue for his conspiracy. However, the side effects of Project VR Fighter cause problems between the two friends and their mission is soon put into jeopardy.

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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • campystrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • betrayal
  • technology
  • revenge
  • friendship
  • violence
Places
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
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ScaleValue0 to 10
Action8
Horror3
Humour2
Realism4
Romance3
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity4
Emotional weight5

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Genres
action, thriller
Directed by
Jingle Ma Choh-Sing
Written by
Calvin Poon Yuen-leung, Chow Siu-Man, Lo Chi-Leung
Starring
Ekin Cheng Yee-Kin, Kelly Chen Hui-lin, Jordan Chan Siu-chun, Terence Yin Chi-wai, Vanessa Yeung, Asuka Higuchi, David James, Chan Wing-Chi
Music
Peter Kam Pau-Tat
Cinematography
Jingle Ma Choh-Sing
Runtime
89 min
Country
Hong Kong
Languages
Cantonese, Mandarin

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