A Better Tomorrow II
1987
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Oct 24, 2010 · A Better Tomorrow — Film Review. John Woo's "A Better Tomorrow" is not about gangs or guns, but all about the swish of an Italian coat, the dandy way a toothpick is chewed, and the graceful arc ...
Grade: 86/100 B Rated 4/5 Stars • Rated 4 out of 5 stars 10/02/23 Full Review DanTheMan 2 Considering A Better Tomorrow was produced on a relatively small budget and sent into cinemas with ...
- (14)
- Ti Lung
- John Woo
- Crime, Drama
Aug 2, 1986 · A Better Tomorrow: Directed by John Woo. With Lung Ti, Chow Yun-Fat, Leslie Cheung, Emily Chu. A reforming ex-gangster tries to reconcile with his estranged policeman brother, but the ties to his former gang are difficult to break.
- (26K)
- Action, Crime, Drama
- John Woo
- 1986-08-02
Feb 5, 2002 · A Better Tomorrow is the film that turned Woo into a legend. Produced by Tsui Hark, it practically invented the “heroic bloodshed” genre and reinvented Woo’s career. Unfortunately, watching it now after having fallen in love with Hard Boiled and The Killer, it really pales in comparison. The film follows Mark (Chow Yun-Fat) and Ho (Ti Lung).
One of the most influential films of the past 30 years, A Better Tomorrow established the formal and thematic template for a new era of crime movie: everything that has followed, from Woo’s follow-up masterpieces The Killer and Hard-Boiled to the triad films of Johnnie To, to myriad international imitators, has in some way been a response to ...
- (26.2K)
- Cinema City Co., Ltd., Film Workshop
- John Woo
Full Review | Original Score: 4/5 | Jul 30, 2003. Ryan Cracknell Apollo Guide. While it doesn't rely on style quite as much as [Woo's] later films, it has a complex plot, hundreds of flying ...
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A Better Tomorrow is the first of it kind, and became a popular in film in both Hong Kong and internationally. A Better Tomorrow tells the story of Sung Tse-Ho (Ti Lung), a captain within the Triads and running a successful counterfeiting operation. He is aided by his loyal lieutenant and best friend Mark (Chow Yun-Fat), he is handy with guns.
