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Summary: Just loved the shoot outs and the story
Review: This was a great ganster movie reminiscent of the late 30's and 40's US ganster flicks, but with much better action sequences. Like an old George Raft flick it pits two brothers on opposite sides of the law against each other. But show stealer is the best friend "Mark", who with double 45's blazing, blows away a rival gang in what is one of the best modern shoot outs ever captured on film. The plot is tight, with stylish swaggering gansters that rings true. In my opinion, for viewers who love the old genre of ganster movies this is a must see and own video.
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Summary: Attention All Fanatics!!
Review: Two men bound with honor and loyality in an underground world of money, power, guns, and greed. Mark(Yun-Fat) sworn to revenge after a deal gone bad inwhich Ho Tse(Lung Ti) served time. A blood brother Kit(Leslie Cheung) who is a cop bond to uphold the law and punish all drug-lords. The death of Kit's father brings anger and hate upon Ho. Will this bring resentment onto both brothers or disownment? This is a jam-pack gun shooting explosive moive. A classic must have DVD collection. Director John Woo's superdom to fame before moving on to U.S films.
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Summary: The Destruction of a seminal action film
Review: What can I say? I love John Woo, and this is an incredible movie, but please do not buy this DVD. Buying this DVD will tell Anchorbay that what they did was forgivable, and it (I am referring to their God-awful remix of the soundtrack) is a travesty, a crime against mankind, and hell-worthy trespass. Words cannot express the anger I have towards whoever thought that it would be a good idea to remix (if this is indeed a remix or just a gross oversight) this film's soundtrack with music from Forrest Gump, Speed, and several other cute movies. Apparently they for saw this situation and planned for it by not including the credits on this DVD!... Be warned, and wait for a rerelease.
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Summary: Please don't ask me why you should see this.
Review: When one brings up "Hong Kong Cinema," it's a safe bet that a plethora of blank stares will result. Some might say, "Oh, like those Jackie Chan movies," and that's if you're lucky. Sure, there are some that keep an eye on the "trends du'jour" and might give you a reasonable answer. You might even be one of them. Well, if one has any interest at all in seeing John Woo's film prowess in his pre-bloated-American-movie days, along with a similar pre-wooden-American Chow Yun Fat, then fire up the one-click and obtain this DVD now. The movie tells a great story of mob glory, mob downfall, and mob revenge. Perfect for the Goodfellas enthusiast, as long as said person has no pre-conceived biases against HK cinema ("Those guys talk funny!" Whatever, Jethro.) It's a classic storyline that even the most mainstream American moviegoer can enjoy, as long as they don't mind some liberal use of gun violence (and what American ISN'T completely desensitized to THAT by now?) There are some particularly "Asian" moments in the film (duh, it is from Hong Kong) but it doesn't distract from its greatness. Subtitles? They aren't as bad as some of these belly-achers make them out to be. Do me a favor: check out the movie-trailer for this film, included with the DVD, and try to decipher THOSE subtitles. Comparively, the DVD's subtitles are letter perfect! So go with a winner, the movie that catapulted both Chow Yun Fat and John Woo into acclaim. Remember the glory years of HK cinema, before Hollywood and the money-bearing fat-cats raped all of the quality talent from the scene. Probably the first movie you'll want to own, if you're beginning to have an interest in HK cinema.
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Summary: A good showing in the first outing of Woo and Chow
Review: While definitely not up to par with their later work The Killer (1989) A Better Tomorrow (1986) marks the first gunplay film of Chow Yun Fat and John Woo. Chow and Ti Lung play big time Hong Kong hoods in the money making business (literally - they're counterfeiters). Ti's younger brother Kit (Leslie Chung) is a police cadet and doesn't know what bro' is up to. Things come to a head when Ti takes a trip to Taipei with an underling and gets nicked (he underling escapes). Chow gathers some pistols and goes to avenge his pal. There is a great scene of him "planting" guns in flower plots for later use. Anyway he gets his man but gets clipped in the leg pretty harsh. When Ti gets out a few years later, Chow is a nobody in the gang, limping around and cleaning the windows of the underling that Ti took the rap for. Kit won't talk to him cause having a con for a family member has pretty much put the brakes on his career. A job at a taxi stand won't do it and Ti and Chow decide to get a little revenge! Great flick followed by two follow-ons. Decent transfer (looks just like it did in the theatre - which wasn't Hollywood quality but hey that 's not important) playable on all DVD's and subtitled in maybe a dozen different languages (including English). NOTE: My copy (media asia) had the original soundtrack (in cantonese or mandarin dialog) or at least the one that was on the theatrical release i saw 'bout 10 years ago. HK movies are often released dubbed into mandarin - i stick with the cantonese track and it seems the same to me. Yes the subtitles are bad at times, but not to the point of incomprehension, just funny, and that's the way they were in the theatre too.
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Summary: Must-see for the Woo aficionado. Exciting HK action
Review: While occasionally under-rated, I consider this some of Woo's best medium-level work. Not in the class with The Killer, or Hard Boiled, but carrying the expected Woo storyline about a not-so-bad bad-guy (pair of them, actually), and the bad things that happen to them. Certainly recommended for fans of Hong Kong action movies, and required viewing for Woo fans
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