After the death of screenwriter barry wong, the films screenplay underwent constant changes during filming. I dont know how i found this in the first place because it isnt a part of the official ost and i couldnt find it on youtube again so after getting it off an old eternal hdd im uploading it here. Download epic film guys podcast spotlight 017 john woo. Stranglehold is a thirdperson shooter developed by midway games chicago studio, released in late 2007 for microsoft windows, playstation 3 and xbox 360. And then theres hard boiled 1992 john woo s final spectacular outing with superstar chow yunfat in which guntoting, rough and tumble detective, tequila yunfat partners with undercover officer alan tony leung to take on a villainous gang of gunrunning triads.
The producer and script writers for hard target 1993 flew to hong kong to see me and they asked me to do the picture. Find films and movies featuring john woo on allmovie allmovie. Thats the last one he made in hong kong before he came over to. Lashou shentan is a 1992 hong kong action film directed by john woo.
Find films and movies featuring john woo on allmovie. John woo, chinese film director noted for action movies that combine copious stylized violence with lyrical melodramatic depictions of male bonding. Sep 18, 2007 stranglehold redefines the action gaming experience with its acrobatic gunplay, thrilling cinematography, frenetic acclaimed action director john woo presents stranglehold, a stunning 3rdperson action adventure videogame and spiritual sequel to woo s action masterpiece hard boiled. His hyperviolent, highly choreographed style made him a box office powerhouse, a respected auteur, and a revered figure among fellow directors. The killer is another hardboiled action flick from john woo featuring. A landmark in film history, john woos hard boiled is nirvana for seekers of action marc savlov, austin chronicle. Hard boiled was john woo s last hong kong film before his transition to hollywood. Violence as poetry, rendered by a masterbrilliant and passionate, john woos hard boiled tells the story of jaded detective tequila yuen played with controlled fury by chow yunfat. Download premium images you cant get anywhere else. About five or six years ago, i got many offers from hollywood studios. Better tomorrow, bullet in the head, the killer and hardboiled. Rent hard boiled 1992 starring hoishan kwan and ng shui ting on dvd and bluray. Violence as poetry, rendered by a masterbrilliant and passionate, john woo s hard boiled tells the story of jaded detective tequila yuen played with controlled fury by chow yunfat.
Every now and then the genre offers up a film so amazing that i begin to question why i dont like more action packed, ass kicking movies. Red cliff opens with power hungry prime ministerturnedgeneral cao cao zhang fengyi seeking permission from the han dynasty emperor to. Watching the collectors edition hard boiled and playing the game makes you want more than what the game offers. Itching to get these in better transfers than those initial releases, which tend to be 4x3 letterboxed and fairly fuzzy. A violent hong kong action film, this is the story of an assassin who.
Here are a few examples of ways you can filter the charts. Upon viewing it, i immediately fell in love with woo s style and his star. A podcast hosted by two chums jarrett and rj talking about the criterion collection spine by spine in order of release. The philadelphia inquirer spoke positively about the action scenes, noting the epic shootouts that bookend hard boiled, john woo s bloodsoaked hong kong gangster extravaganza, are wondrously. Yunfat chow, tony chiuwai leung, teresa mo, philip chan, phillip chungfung kwok, anthony chausang wong, hoisan kwan, wei tung, bowie lam, meng lo, bobbie auyeung, shui ting ng, john woo, amy chin, linda kuk, terence chang, yuetchuen kwok, barry wong, gordon chan, john woo. A violent hong kong action film, this is the story of an assassin who takes one last job so he can retire and care for his girlfriend.
But not as fast and furious as two hero turned villains from our first movie to the day. When john woo made broken arrow apparently john travolta wasnt convinced he should do the movie with this unknown chinese director. Mar, 2018 to tell the truth, hard boiled is a tribute film to all of john woos filmography and his usual themes. Hard boiled in classic style, john woo directs a film that pairs a nononsense cop and an undercover agent who try to bust. When three close friends escape from hong kong to wartime saigon to start a criminals life, they all go through a harrowing experience which totally shatters their lives and their friendship forever. With games like max payne around, this game offers nothing. Woo 2007 task force police chief 1997 hard boiled mr. The killer is another hardboiled action flick from john woo featuring eyepopping balletic violence and. Hard boiled 1992 classic trailer john woo, chow yun fat. The opening chapter really captures the john woo experience. John woo was one of the leaders of hong kongs new wave in the late. A toughasnails cop teams up with an undercover agent to shut down a sinister mobster and his crew. The criterion collectionhome vision as a cop, he has brains, brawn, and an instinct to kill. A breathtaking war epic, red cliff, part 1 brings to the screen the legendary tale of the battle of red cliff that took place in china in 208 ad.
Because what hard boiled really is above all, outside of its amazing action spectacle. Are there good dvdbluray issues of john woos chinese films. Some may see it as his portfolio film for hollywood. Chow yunfat, tony leung chiu wai, teresa mo action thriller action foreign language film. Rent hard boiled 1992 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix. The killer 1989, bullet in the head 1990 oder hard boiled 1992 legte er. John woo s 1992 action film hard boiled has some of the most exciting choreographed action sequences ever put on camera.
Browse 2,341 john woo stock photos and images available, or start a new search to explore more stock photos and. The best john woo movie, and the main reason actionmovie dorks speak the guys name in hushed tones, is 1992s hardboiled. Legendary action cinema master john woo and international superstar tony leung reunite for the first time since the 1992 classic hard boiled. After glorifying the gangsters in his better tomorrow movies and the killer which almost is as good as hard boiled. Audio commentary by john woo,producer terence chan,filmmaker roger avery and critic david kehr. Shotguns fire the famous john woo bullets that explode upon impact. It took christian slater going round to travoltas house with a copy of hard boiled, and made travolta sit down and watch it to get him to come on board. Violence as poetry, rendered by a masterbrilliant and passionate, john woos hard boiled tells the story of jaded detective tequila yuen played with controlled fury by action superstar chow yunfat. Finally, woo could pay tribute to the films star, ken takakura, the actor who was a huge inspiration to the director of such action classics as the killer and hard boiled. Stranglehold redefines the action gaming experience with. John woo chinesisch, pinyin wu yusen, jyutping ng4 jyu5sam1.
Chow yunfat reprises the role of inspector tequila from john woo s influential action film, hard boiled in this hyperkinetic shooting game. If youre lucky enough to find this particular version second hand, snap that. His heroic bloodshed style of filmmaking is best epitomized by the killer starring chow yunfat. He is considered a major influence on the action genre, known for his highly chaotic action sequences, stylized imagery, mexican standoffs, frequent use of slow motion and allusions to neonoir, wuxia and western cinema. Hard boiled the killer hard boiled a roller coaster of excitement, hard boiled takes you on the rideofalifetime. He is considered a major influence on the action genre, known for his highly chaotic action sequences, stylized imagery, mexican standoffs, frequent use of slow motion and allusions to neonoir, wuxia and western cinema considered one of the major figures of hong kong cinema. View in itunes legendary action cinema master john woo and international superstar tony leung reunite for the first time since the 1992 classic hard boiled with this epic historical drama set based on a legendary 208 a. Download epic film guys podcast spotlight 017 john woos. In fact, this is the best pure action epic ever filmed. In this film, chow yun fat is the hard boiled policeman and tony leung chiu wai is an undercover agent that may have gone too far. The film stars chow yunfat as inspector tequila yuen, tony leung chiuwai.
Hard boiled chinese is a 1992 hong kong action thriller film written by barry wong and directed by john woo. John woo was one of the leaders of hong kongs new wave in the late 1980s and early 90s. Even after i directed my first movie, i didnt have much confidence. Stranglehold is the sequel to woo s 1992 hong kong action film, hard boiled and stars chow yunfat in a reprisal of his role as hard boiled cop. After ten years online, without any updates during the last two and a half, ive decided to finally pull the plug. But are they fast and furious enough for inspector tequila and his unlikely partner alan from the 1992 john woo classic hard boiled find out on todays episode of twofold. And then theres hard boiled 1992 john woos final spectacular outing. Telly addict andrew collins casts his critical eye over new worlds above. Sadly, dialogue in this game is laughable like all john woo english dub films. As neither purely hong kong nor yet hollywood, hardboiled can tell us a lot about the distinctive characteristics of woos filmmakin. The killer is another hard boiled action flick from john woo featuring eyepopping balletic violence and philosophical underpinnings. He is best known for the films a better tomorrow 1986, hard boiled 1992, broken arrow 1996, and faceoff 1997.
Take on the role of inspector tequila from john woo s influential action film, hard boiled starring chow yunfat. Also like many of john woo s hong kong pictures, it stars chow yunfat as. Engage your enemies with intense cinematic gun battles and cause massive environmental damage in realtime or revolutionary slowmotion tequila time. Chow yun fat, toothpick in mouth, a gun in each hand. Woos dizzying odyssey through the world of hong kong triads, undercover agents, and frenzied police raids culminates unforgettably in the breathless.
Yunfat chow, tony chiuwai leung, teresa mo, philip chan. May 12, 2015 official trailer for john woo s hard boiled hk feature film. John woo celebrity profile check out the latest john woo photo gallery, biography, pics, pictures, interviews, news, forums and blogs at rotten tomatoes. Upgrade to a letterboxd pro account to add your favorite services to this listincluding any service and country pair listed on justwatchand to enable oneclick filtering by all your favorites. Now, when i say works, i mean launches thousands of bullets, slugs, and explosive projectiles into hundreds of mafioso baddies. With tony chiuwai leung, jacky cheung, waise lee, simon yam. Another two weeks whoosh by, and another twofold episode is here. Quotes on mean streets 1973 i saw this film before i directed my first movie. But are they fast and furious enough for inspector tequila and his unlikely partner alan from the 1992 john woo classic hard boiled. Er war woos letzte hongkongproduktion, bevor er nach hollywood ging, ehe.
Legendary action cinema master john woo and international superstar tony leung reunite for the first time since the 1992 classic hard boiled with this epic historical drama set based on a legendary 208 a. John woo s departure from hollywood is a loss to us all once hailed as the man to shake up hollywood, the maestro of dizzying, exquisitely choreographed action movies has returned to the. After making films that glamorized gangsters and receiving criticism for doing so, woo wanted to make a dirty harry styled film to glamorize the police. Red cliff, part 1 marks the triumphant return of actioncinema master john woo who reunites with international superstar tony leung for the first time since the 1992 classic hard boiled. Chow plays an uncompromising hongkong cop who works together with an undercover cop an excellent tony leung in the triad gunrunning organization. John woo during hong kong action director john woo discusses his film hard boiled at the. A landmark in film history, john woo s hard boiled is nirvana for seekers of. Sep 21, 20 hardboiled 1992 was john woos most visually stylistic work his last film before his departure to the usa. Also like many of john woos hong kong pictures, it stars chow yunfat as tequila, a hard boiled cop who is determined to bring down the gun. It is midways first game to use unreal engine 3 and was developed in collaboration with john woo. I was huge into john woo, jackie chan and stephen chaiu films in the earlymid 90s, scooping up dvds in bostons chinatown, laserdiscs, and vhs dubs of laserdiscs in order to get the films subbed and letterboxed. The killer is another hard boiled action flick from john woo. International superstar chow yunfat john woo s hard boiled makes his.
Even if john woos 1992 magnum opus consisted of nothing but the celebrated opening sequencea tenminute gun battle in a teahousefollowed by credits, hardboiled would still be considered. With yunfat chow, tony chiuwai leung, teresa mo, philip chan. International superstar chow yunfat john woos hardboiled makes his hollywood debut with oscar winner mira sorvino 1995 best. Hard boiled is the ultimate john woo chowyun fat collaboration. John woos departure from hollywood is a loss to us. It is presented in the original audio with subtitles. Run into danger with both fists full of lead and take down the organized crime bosses who stepped over the line when they took your family. It stars chow yunfat as inspector tequila yuen, tony leung chiuwai as alan, an undercover cop, and anthony wong as johnny wong, a leader of the criminal triads. John woos mesmerizing the killer changed actionmovie. A landmark in film history, john woo s hard boiled is nirvana for seekers of action marc savlov, austin chronicle.