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44:34 / 60:29-60:32
Ken wipes Lung's mouth. 2.3 sec
44:36 / 60:34-60:49 After the shot of the plates, Ken talks to Lung earlier: “If you don't like Western food, I can cook you some Chinese food. You know, eating again is not to please me. It's for your own good. Don't you know you're seriously sick?” 15.1 sec
45:07 / 61:19-61:21 Ken complains a little earlier. 1.8 sec
45:28 / 61:42-61:53 The same shot is longer, as well as a reaction shot to Lung. Then Ken again, and here he reaches for the plate, which he then throws around. 10.6 sec
45:36 / 62:01-62:07 Again, Ken is seen a little longer and there is another reaction shot to Lung. 5.9 sec
45:41 / 62:12-62:21 Ken empties the refrigerator more thoroughly. 9.4 sec
Re-ordered scene 45:54 and 46:00-46:06 / 62:34-62:58 Ken walks around the room for longer, cursing and kicking food across the floor. Then he pauses for a moment and looks over at Lung. Lung also reaches for the frozen piece of meat a moment earlier. At least a short part where Ken looks straight ahead is reinserted into the theatrical version shortly afterwards as an interruption of Lung's shot. Workprint 18.8 sec longer
46:32 / 63:30-63:37 Lung gnaws on the orange for longer and Ken hisses at him again. Lung looks up at him. 6.9 sec
46:45 / 63:50-63:55 Ken demonstrates in more detail how to peel an orange. 5.1 sec
46:48 / 63:58-64:08 Ditto. 9.5 sec
47:11 / 64:31-64:37 More shots of Ken and Lung. 6.1 sec
47:16 / 64:42-64:46 Ditto. 4.3 sec
47:19 / 64:49-64:59 Here, too, there is more back and forth before Ken puts the next piece in his mouth. 10.3 sec
47:32 / 65:12-65:26 Lung chews a little longer and Ken has to laugh. More reaction shots. 13.6 sec
47:36 / 65:30-65:32 Lung again, slightly longer. 1.4 sec 47:55 / 65:50-65:53 A first shot of the boy looking after the assassin (before he points to the bag left behind). 3.1 sec
50:23 / 68:21-68:26 More excited shouting in the aisle. 5 sec
50:34 / 68:37-68:41 Ken gets into the car a little earlier... 3.3 sec
50:37 / 68:44-68:46 ...and drives away a little longer. 2.3 sec 50:38 / 68:47-68:50 After the pursuer has driven off, Ken and Lung can be seen a little earlier. 3 sec
50:43 / 68:55-68:59 The rest of the chase was trimmed a bit. 4.1 sec
Individual frames are missing from the following shots. 50:54 / 68:11-68:14 Ken steers to the side a little longer after the shot + another shot of the cars from the front. 3.6 sec
50:56 / 69:16-69:38 The next shot of the car is slightly longer. Ken stops and catches his breath, but sees his pursuers in the rearview mirror. He drives off again. 21.9 sec
51:00 / 69:42-69:43 Once again, a car shot is slightly longer before Ken leans out of the car and shoots. 0.8 sec 51:04 / 69:47-69:52 A few cars collide. 4.3 sec
51:29 / 70:17-70:55 The last shot at the end of the scene is slightly longer. Then it starts earlier with Ko. He stands pensively in front of a fish tank, his people are also tense. Ho arrives and is greeted. 37.5 sec
52:03 / 71:28-71:35 Ho is seen a little longer and looks even more serious. Then some first shots of cars driving through the night. 7 sec
54:36 / 74:07-74:12 In response to “If you don't believe me, then attack me!”, Ko first says: “You want to pick a fight with me? It was you who told us to attack you. Fulfill his wishes!” 4.3 sec
54:41 / 74:17-74:25 Kit says: “Dilly-dallying. Do you look like a big boss? Huh?” Ho looks tense. 7.5 sec
54:53 / 74:37-74:55 Ho takes more slow-motion steps forward, interspersed with reaction shots of Kit and a shot from above. 18.1 sec
55:26 / 75:27-75:38 Kit turns to Ko: “Come on. You're useless! You chose to trust these kind of people and not me!” Ko can then be seen a little earlier. 10.3 sec
55:29 / 75:41-75:42 The next shot of Kit begins a little earlier. 1.6 sec
55:45 / 75:58-76:11 Before Ho pulls the trigger, he raises the gun in detail and is further incited by the villains. Shing Fui-On also prepares to shoot. 12.6 sec
Re-ordered scene 56:22 and 56:31-56:33 / 76:48-76:50 Before Ho gets into the car, there is another shot from above – which also appears shortly afterwards in the theatrical version. No time difference 56:45 / 77:11-77:17 The cars drive away in two additional shots. 6.1 sec
57:02 / 77:34-77:38 Ho is shown in an additional close-up. 3.7 sec
57:30 / 78:06-78:26 An exterior view of the hospital and a slow-motion shot of Ho carrying the injured Kit. 19.6 sec
59:15 / 80:11-80:22 Finally, there is a longer tracking shot along Kit's hospital bed. 10.6 sec
60:18 / 81:24-81:25 A shot of Ho on the floor begins a little earlier. 1.3 sec
60:28 / 81:35-81:52 Ken shows Lung the photo for longer and says, “Talk. If you talk, I'll give it back to you.” 16.7 sec
All releases of the theatrical cut since the VHS era have had a few artifically added blood splatters, particularly noticeable here at 64:09 / 85:33. When the guy falls back, a weird red spot moves roughly across his chest. The workprint was of course still unedited here.
64:53 / 86:18-86:19 After a relatively long section with basically no changes (only the familiar music starts a little differently during the shootout in the hallway), there is a short additional shot here in which a man approaches. This interrupts two slow-motion shots in which Ken kills a guy with several shots. Given the dynamics of the action scene, it is understandable that this shot was removed from the final theatrical version. 1.1 sec
In the two slow-motion shots mentioned above, there are again a few frames in the theatrical version that have been artificially supplemented with more blood splatters.
Another striking scene with a strangely enlarged blood cloud can be found in all releases of the theatrical version at 67:33 / 88:58.
68:08 / 89:33-89:35 Lung is seen insignificantly longer and Ken similarly insignificant earlier. 1.8 sec
68:12 / 89:39-89:52 Lung whines longer; “God damn it! Why... is it so difficult to be a good man?” 12.8 sec
The following scene is only shown in black in the theatrical version. 68:53 / 90:32-91:13 In the regular theatrical version, the others suddenly appear on the field from one moment to the next. In the workprint, you first see them arriving in the car, then running towards Lung and Ken. Ken thanks everyone, and it becomes clear once again that he and the others are orphans. - “Brother Ken, your money and passport. Take them with you.” Ken: “I'm leaving my restaurant to you. Do a good job. Treat it like your own home. Come back for soup sometimes. We're all orphans. We'd better look out for each other.” 40.8 sec
69:02 / 91:23-91:31 Ken turns around, says “I'll come back for the soup” and stubs out his cigarette. 8.5 sec
69:12 / 91:41-91:45 The car drives away a little further. 3.3 sec
69:35 / 92:07-92:09 Ho runs from the side to the house in a first shot. 2 sec
Re-ordered 69:49 or 69:52-69:57 / 92:23-92:31 A brief black screen, and so the workprint skips the moment when Ken turns to Lung and Ho. This comes a few seconds later, after Ho has looked at him in disbelief. In the workprint, the turning around and “I am Ken” happen in one go, while in the theatrical version it is interrupted by Ho's reaction. Workprint 1.8 sec longer
70:06 / 92:43-93:09 Ho goes to Ken and in a short dialogue the relationship with brother Mark from part 1 is hinted at (still quite up for interpretation, but at least a little more explanation than in the theatrical version). Ken: “Brother Ho.” Ho: “Please excuse me.” Ken: “For what?” Ho: “You're wearing Mark's clothes. I really can't tell the difference.” Ken: “Really? It makes me proud, too, that my big brother has a friend like you.” The camera then pans to Lung, and the following scene outside by the gravestones begins a little earlier. 26.6 sec
70:12 / 93:16-93:17 The second shot in the cemetery (Lung steps in front of his daughter's grave) begins slightly earlier. 1.7 sec 70:15 / 93:20-93:21 The shot is also slightly longer. 1.1 sec 70:18 / 93:23-93:28 Additional shot of Lung, he bends down. 5 sec
70:30 / 93:40-93:47 The camera movement around Lung is slightly longer. 6.3 sec
70:38 / 93:55-94:11 Lung stands up again. He nods reassuringly to Ho and Ken. Kit now joins them (or, in the theatrical version, he suddenly appears out of nowhere without this introductory shot). 16.6 sec
70:44 / 94:18-94:19 The shot from above and slightly to the side is slightly longer. 1.4 sec 71:30 / 95:04-95:06 Kit looks after him a little longer. 2.1 sec
72:54 / 96:31-96:36 The motorcycle drives out of the picture a little longer and the follow-up shot in front of the taxi company starts a little earlier. 5 sec
73:35 / 97:18-97:33 Ho is still on screen talking about the deal with the buyer from New York and how they should take over headquarters. This dialogue was placed off-screen in the theatrical version during the following scene. They clink glasses and then the shot begins a little earlier, with Lung reaching for the orange. Only during the scene transition does the workprint have a little additional dialogue - in which Ken again addresses his orphanage friends from the restaurant for support. Ho: “Hey, we're short on manpower.” Ken: “Rest assured, I have lots of staff at my disposal.” 15.4 sec
73:41 / 97:38-97:40 Lung looks at the orange a little longer. 1.9 sec
74:11 / 98:10-100:18 An additional scene in front of a hotel: Kit attacks (as just discussed) the buyer from New York. He pushes him into the car at gunpoint, and when his men in the white car behind want to give chase, they are blocked by red cars. Kit holds a gun to the American's throat and threatens him in English, but in the meantime also identifies himself as a police officer. They drive to a warehouse where a bomb is strapped to the American. Kit continues in English, saying that he has four hours. He and the other men run away and the American whimpers a little. There is some more dialogue (now back in Cantonese, reproduced here with English subtitles). Ken: “What did you tell the white guy about when the bomb was set for?” Kit: “Uncle Kin said four hours.” Ken: “Uncle Kin said to me that it was set for two hours only.” Kit: “Then he--” They start laughing. Someone asks: “Uncle Kin, what are we dressing up as next?” Uncle Kin: “Dressing up? As taxi drivers, of course. Get back to work!” 127.8 sec (= 2:08 min)
75:51 / 101:58-102:28 As Ho and Ken use binoculars to observe what is happening with the bad guys, the previous scene is now resolved: The New Yorker comes running in panicked with the bomb strapped to him. There is a brief discussion about whether it is a fake and how to help him. Chong quickly rips the bomb off his body and throws it outside, where it immediately explodes. Ken and Kit laugh in their hiding place and give a thumbs up. 30.1 sec
75:57 / 102:34-102:39 Ho joins them inside and the follow-up shot begins a little earlier – the American is still waving his hands excitedly and Ko calms him down. 4.3 sec
76:12 / 102:54-103:09 More introductory shots for the scene in the shipyard: Baddies arrive. 15.3 sec
76:47 / 103:44-103:45 The bad guys chase the workers around a little longer. 1.1 sec
78:32 / 105:29-106:25 Ko talks to his people about the situation in a completely additional scene. Ko: “An old buddy didn't die in New York. Now he's back looking to even the score with us. I won't dare to underestimate Lung Sei. He's very unstable emotionally. This is an advantage to us.” Shing agrees; “That's right.” Ko: “Tonight, we'll go supervise in person and complete the production.” Afterwards, Kit rides his motorcycle down a street during the day. He stops briefly and thinks. Finally, he is seen riding a few meters in the evening. 55.9 sec
Re-ordered scene 78:50 and 79:48-80:05 / 106:44-107:12 Kit sneaks through the streets and toward the villa. In between, Ken and co. are in the car again. At least the latter part, where he jumps over the wall and arrives at the villa, is reinserted in the theatrical version about a minute later (after the chase). Workprint 10.5 sec longer
79:04 / 107:26-107:32 First shots of Ho and Ken in the car. 6.1 sec
79:22 / 107:50-107:59 More shots of the chase/shootout. 8.5 sec
79:29 / 108:06-108:11 Ditto, before another collision. 5.5 sec
Re-ordered scene 80:05 and 80:33-80:43 / 108:30-108:42 Kit continues to watch from his hiding place – these two shots are swapped in the theatrical version and reinserted half a minute later in a slightly shortened form. Workprint 1.8 sec longer
80:43 / 109:10-109:14 At the point of the aforementioned cut, the workprint has an additional shot in which Kit looks down thoughtfully and then looks up again. 4 sec
80:53 / 109:23-109:34 Kit is visible for a little longer as he takes out his weapon. 10.7 sec
82:30 / 111:11-111:13 The close-up of the banknotes is followed by a brief shot of Kit in his hiding place. 1.4 sec
Alternative 83:37-83:39 / 112:20-112:22 In the theatrical version, the image freezes briefly when Kit is shot; the muzzle flash was added to the image here. In contrast, the shot in the workprint is longer at the end and you can see Kit stagger backwards after being hit. No time difference
84:24 / 113:07-113:14 Only in the workprint can you briefly see Jackie holding the baby in her arms. Ho is sitting next to her. 7.7 sec
84:40 / 113:30-113:50 More dialogue between Kit and Ken. Unfortunately, this entire scene is very dark in the workprint, and without increasing the brightness on the TV, it is difficult to see the two of them here. (Ken: “This time you really screwed up!”) Kit: “The one we saw the other night...wasn't a firefly. It's a shooting star.” Ken: “We're such good friends. Don't you just walk away on me. We haven't cracked the case yet. Ko Ying-Pui is still at large. You must hang in there until we get to the hospital.” 19.6 sec
84:50 / 114:00-114:02 Kit can be seen a little longer. 2.1 sec 85:06 / 114:18-114:38 After Ken emphasizes that Kit must take responsibility, he says: "It doesn't matter if it's only me. It doesn't matter if no one knows either. What matters is doing what's right for society, for the people, for myself." Kit's first collapse in the same shot can also be seen in the theatrical version. 20.3 sec
85:25 / 114:57-115:11 Ken gets out of the car and drags Kit over to the phone booth. 13.6 sec
87:53 / 117:39-117:42 Brief frontal shot of Ken as Ho arrives. 2.5 sec
Re-ordered scene 89:11-89:15 / 119:00 and 120:09-120:13 The theatrical cut already shows a shot of the baddies here before the drive along with our four main characters. It comes a minute later in the workprint. No time difference Re-ordered scene 89:48-89:52 / 119:33 or 120:23-120:26 Before they drive up, there is another shot that comes later in the workprint. No time difference 90:07 / 119:48-119:50 Here again, the workprint has an additional shot from the villa's doorway with the bad guys. 2.6 sec
90:16 / 120:00-120:03 Again, the theatrical cut stays with our heroes throughout, while the workprint inserts another tracking shot through the villa. 3.3 sec
90:22 / 120:13-120:14 Uncle Kin can be seen a moment earlier. 0.8 sec 91:05 / 121:00-121:06 Two additional shots before the bags of weapons are thrown over the wall: Ho touches the bloodstain and you can see the bad guys inside bumping into each other. 5.5 sec
92:12 / 122:12-122:19 More shooting outside before Ho throws the Molotov cocktail. 7.5 sec
92:17 / 122:25-122:33 Ho reloads and more shots of the chaos inside. 8.3 sec
92:18 / 122:34-122:36 The next shot of the three is a little longer and you can see more activity inside. 1.8 sec
92:22 / 122:41-122:45 More shooting. 4.5 sec
94:40 / 125:04-125:09 Since a large part of the brutal finale is identical (or, in the theatrical version, was thankfully not cut down compared to the workprint, which makes sense), here is an additional shot of Ken walking down the stairs. 5.5 sec
94:49 / 125:18-125:32 Ken puts his weapons away and examines the money closely. 14 sec
95:09 / 125:52-125:53 Exciting and perhaps deliberately censored: a slow-motion shot of gunfire begins a little earlier, and only at the beginning of this shot can you see a guy on the left of the screen with a severed hand or arm stump, from which a small fountain of blood is spurting. Only when this guy is obscured by another guy in front does the theatrical cut begin. 1.3 sec
95:11 / 125:55-125:58 Ken drops grenades a little earlier. 2.8 sec
95:15 / 126:03-126:05 Another slow-motion shot of attackers being hit. 2.3 sec
95:17 / 126:07-126:07 Ditto. 1.7 sec
95:18 / 126:09-126:11 The next shot is slightly longer (+ Ken a few frames earlier). 1.7 sec
95:23 / 126:16-126:21 Ken throws a grenade + a frontal shot of Lung and Ho. 4.5 sec
95:29 / 126:27-126:32 Before two more attackers come around the corner, Lung and Ho lower their weapons again and you see them from the side once more. 5.2 sec
Re-ordered scene 95:31 and 95:33-95:34 / 126:34-126:46 More shots are fired and Ho is hit again. Ko rushes past with his entourage and Ken throws another grenade with a grin. At least the brief moment with Ko was reinserted into the theatrical version shortly afterwards, briefly interrupting the shot in which Lung is shot by Shing Fui-on. Workprint 10.9 sec longer
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