Feel free to disagree, but there are a good many of us who believe that for all its Oscar glory, you can keep Scorsese's The Departed, at least when compared to its illustrious 2002 Hong Kong original, Infernal Affairs (Mou gaan dou), which was followed by Infernal Affairs II (Mou gaan dou II) and Infernal Affairs III (Mou gaan dou III: Jung gik mou gaan) in 2003.

Directed by Andrew Lau (Legend of the Fist: The Return of Chen Zhen, Inital D) and Alan Mak (Overheard, Initial D) and starring Tony Leung (Hard Boiled, Hero, In the Mood for Love), Andy Lau (House of Flying Dagger, The Warlords), Anthony Wong (Exiled, Vengeance), Eric Tsang (An Empress and the Warriors, Bodyguards and Assassins), Shawn Yue (Dragon Tiger Gate, Invisible Target), Edison Chen (The Dark Knight, The Grudge 2), and Kelly Chen (Breaking News, An Empress and the Warriors), the films have collectively won 29 awards and another 38 nominations, the emphasis on character and cat-and-mouse plotting over action marking them out from previous Hong Kong cinema, while the impeccable production quality showed that Hong Kong cinema could compete with the best action thrillers Hollywood had to offer.

In the orginal Infernal Affairs, Ming and Yan live parallel lives; one is a policeman who has gone undercover with the the Triads, while the other is a Triad mole in the police. Eventually their paths are destined to cross...

Infernal Affairs 2 takes us back ten years to show us Ming and Yan's lives as they first were when they were initially recruited into their respective roles. Friendships fracture, foes join forces and nothing is as it seems.

Infernal Affairs 3 takes place 10 months after the first film as Ming attempts to fit into the police force and slowly morphs into Yan as he has to come to terms with the life he has chosen.

Now all three films are to be released as a 3-disc region B Blu-ray set by Palisades Tartan at the RRP of £29.99, exclusively through Amazon.co.uk. All three films will have 1080p HD transfers, plus the following soundtrack options and special features:

Infernal Affairs

• Cantonese PCM 5.1 and Cantonese Dolby Digital 5.1 audio options, plus optional English subtitles;
• Scene Selection Commentary;
• Making-of featurette;
• Trailer;
• Confidential File;
• Deleted scenes.

Infernal Affairs II

• Cantonese DTS-HD MA 6.1 and Cantonese Dolby Digital EX 5.1 audio options plus optional English subtitles;
• Making-of featurette;
• Trailer;
• Confidential File;
• Deleted scenes.

Infernal Affairs III

• Making-of featurette;
• Trailer.