A Better Tomorrow (英雄本色 - Jing Hung Bun Sik) (1986)

Pop Culture Phenomenon Films: 80’s (1542 movies items)

" A Better Tomorrow (Chinese: 英雄本色; lit. 'True Colors of a Hero') is a 1986 Hong Kong action film directed and co-written by John Woo, and starring Ti Lung, Leslie Cheung and Chow Yun-fat. The film had a profound influence on Hong Kong action cinema, and has been recognised as a landmark film credited with setting the template for the heroic bloodshed genre, with considerable influence on both the Hong Kong film industry and Hollywood. Produced with a tight budget and released with vir"

Pop Culture Phenomenon Films: 80’s (1542 movies items)

" A Better Tomorrow (Chinese: 英雄本色; lit. 'True Colors of a Hero') is a 1986 Hong Kong action film directed and co-written by John Woo, and starring Ti Lung, Leslie Cheung and Chow Yun-fat. The film had a profound influence on Hong Kong action cinema, and has been recognised as a landmark film credited with setting the template for the heroic bloodshed genre, with considerable influence on both the Hong Kong film industry and Hollywood. Produced with a tight budget and released with vir"

Rewatched (2024) (51 movies items)

" A reforming ex-gangster tries to reconcile with his estranged policeman brother, but the ties to his former gang are difficult to break. "

Film Diary 2022 (114 movies items)

"10.1 Awesome soundtrack. Highly stylized with pretty violence and starts off great but the plot falls apart around the middle and never recovers. "

Watched films in 2020 (97 movies items)

"20.10. DVD Tyylikkäät toimintakohtaukset ovat toki itsestäänselvyys, enkä olisi pahakseni pistänyt jos pääpaino olisi niissä. Poliisiveli ja kaidalle tielle aikova rikollisveli -tarina tuntuu jo vähän kuluneelta, vaikkakin mallikkaasti kerrottu."

Wathed in 2019 (255 movies items)

"Rewatched"

Favorite Action Films: 1986-1987 (36 movies items)

" Directed by: John Woo Produced by: Hark Tsui and John Woo Written by: John Woo, Hing-Ka Chan, and Suk-Wah Leung Cinematography: Wing-Hang Wong Edited by: Ma Kim and David Wu Music by: Joseph Koo Distributed by,: Cinema City Enterprises"

Another List From Kill Bill (184 movies items)

"The Crazy 88s room in the House of Blue Leaves and The Bride coming there to get revenge."

Phenomenal Movie Trailers (11 movies items)

" Sometimes i have a hard time deciding which John Woo film I liked better. Hard Boiled easily had the most impressive action sequences that cemented his notoriety and effectively landed him a job in Hollywood. But in terms of story and characters, ABT nailed it. Sone of the most quotable lines in Hong Kong cinema came from this movie and it takes centre stage instead of the gunfights. Once again, we have a smashing soundtrack by Joseph Koo and Leslie Cheung to punctuate the tension and drama. E"

Fantastic Films of the '80s (56 movies items)

"Directed by: John Woo A reforming ex-gangster tries to reconcile with his estranged policeman brother, but the ties to his former gang are difficult to break."

Movies Watched in 2018 (188 movies items)

"March 7th Directed by: John Woo A Better Tomorrow precedes The Killer, which was probably the turning point of what people know John Woo films to be. The Woo-isms are there, such as the spectacular violence in wonderful slow motion. I don't know if I've seen more satisfying looking squibs. There are a few scenes in this that will stick with me, it was my first time seeing them but they were instantly iconic to me. This is a smart thriller, they build a sense of family and loyalty, and it's put"

Movies watched in 2017 (98 movies items)

"19th of August, DVD John Woon ehkä merkittävin elokuva, joka nosti Hongkong-toimintaelokuvan genrenä maailmankartalle. Ultratyylikkäänä rikoselokuvana alkava Better Tomorrow sisältää monia Woon elokuville ominaisia teemoja. Veljeyttä ja toveruutta käsitellään tässäkin, tosin reilusti klassisemmasta näkökulmasta: kahden hyvin erilaisen veljeksen (joista toinen on poliisi ja toinen gangsteri) välinen suhde on siis juonessa keskiönä. Chow Yun-Fatin roolihahmo edustaa puolestaan"