City on Fire (1987)
There is no denying that City on Fire was an influence on Quentin Tarantino, a notorious aficionado of Hong Kong flicks, and his first film, Reservoir Dogs. In fact the last 20 minutes of this film can...
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Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000)
Before watching this movie, I heard such high praise as “Best Film of the Year”, “Best Kung Fu movie of All-Time”, and even “One of the Best Movies of Any Kind Ever”. I can...
The Flaming Brothers (1987)
THE FLAMING BROTHERS is probably the most graphically violent film I have ever had the misfortune to see, and that’s saying a lot. There is so much gruesome displaying of violence, that it seriously...
The Killer (1989)
An assassin (Yun-Fat, All About Ah-Long) inadvertently nearly blinds a young lounge singer (Yeh, Peking Opera Blues) during one of his assignments. Overwhelmed by pity, he decides to take care of her and soon they fall in love. ...
A Better Tomorrow (1986)
The marriage of John Woo (The Killer, Face/Off) and Chow Yun-Fat (Dream Lovers, City on Fire) in cinema is magic to behold, and although Chow has a smaller role than some of his later collaborations with...
The Replacement Killers (1998)
Chow Yun-Fat plays John Lee, one of the world’s best hitmen. When a powerful Mob boss’ son gets killed by a police officer (Rooker), the boss (Tsang) wants the cop’s son dead and sends Lee...
All About Ah-Long (1989)
All About Ah-Long is worth a look not only by fans of Chow Yun-Fat but also for those interested in the early works of Johnny To, one of the better directors working in Hong Kong...
Dream Lovers (1986)
In modern-day Hong Kong, a popular orchestra conductor (Chow Yun-Fat, A Better Tomorrow) has visions of a past life as a member of the Qin dynasty over 2000 years ago. Across town, an archaeologist’s daughter...