PTU Out On R1 DVD ... From Who Else But Dragon Dynasty

Kaiju Shakedown was quick to point out the mysterious sudden appearance of the R1 DVD release of Johnnie To's nighttime actioner, PTU, from Dragon Dynasty. Set for a March 25 release.

The film's title may have survived the (usually) requisite title change (eg, the terrible fate of The Banquet at the hands of those obsessed with legends and poisonous creatures), but like Infernal Affairs and Triad Election, there's some mischievous photoshopping afoot. The DVD cover, featuring Simon Yam adopting a Chow Yun Fat/John Woo two-gun menace, makes the film seem absolutely loud and explosive. Woe are those who buy it to test their high-end home-theatre speakers.

PTU is a sometimes intense thriller about a cop (Lam Suet) who loses his gun in a scuffle one night. A whole series of trouble ensues from that little mishap. The opening set-up at a restaurant is imaginative and surprising, and the rest of the film moves at a confident pace toward a taut finale.

Don't look for explosions though..