Product Details

• Actors: Yun-Fat Chow, Sylvia Chang, Kwan Yuen Wong, Man Tat Ng, Joe Chu
• Directors: Johnnie To
• Writers: Yun-Fat Chow, Sylvia Chang, Philip Cheng
• Producers: Bak-Ming Wong, Catherine Hun, Ise Cheng, Ken Ng
• Format: Color, NTSC
• Language: Cantonese
• Studio: Tai Seng Entertainment
• VHS Release Date: April 24, 2001
• Run Time: 95 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B000009MW9
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #551,157 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An exceptional award-winning performance., August 7, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: All About Ah-Long (in Chinese/Cantonese) [VHS] (VHS Tape)

This film is about as far from being an insult comedy as onecan get, unless one considers the tragedies of others as comedy. ChowYun-Fat gives a daring performance in this gritty, realistic film about a former motorcycle racer and wastrel turned single dad, set in 1980's Hong Kong. Despite crushing poverty and little chance of ever bettering his life, Ah Long seeks to wring out the last dregs of what life has left for him in order to give his son a bright future. A chance encounter with someone from Ah Long's past changes his destiny, and that of his son. A moving bittersweet story.

CYF's portrayal of Ah Long is a long way from the suave and sophisticated killers of John Woo's heroic bloodshed dramas. He gambled on this one and won.

Chow Yun-Fat won the Hong Kong Film Award for Best Actor for Ah Long. There is a reason that this film was also nominated for Best Actress, Best Supporting Actor, Best Screenplay, Best Director, Best Theme Song (the haunting "A Long Luen Kuk"), and Best New Performer.

10 out of 10 rating. A must-see for anyone who is interested in seeing the kind of filmmaking that Hollywood no longer produces.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars MUST-SEE!, October 16, 1999

By 

Joseph Tsai ([e-mail]) (MD, US) - See all my reviews

This review is from: All About Ah-Long (in Chinese/Cantonese) [VHS] (VHS Tape)

Try to not compare Chow Yun Fat with Sylvester Stallone, Arnold Schwarzenegger or Bruce Wills! Try to compare Yun Fat with Robert DeNiro.

He gives his best performance as single dad who has ups and downs relationship with his son, Porky. He tries his best to be good father to his son, but Yun Fat's former girlfriend who is mother to Porky becomes involve with the relationship between Yun Fat and his son.

Strongly recommend you to watch it and promise you that you will watch it again and again!

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars All About Ah-Long - A Story that Begs for Tears, December 9, 2004

By 

Sandy Wang "Sandy Wang" (Hong Kong) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: All About Ah-Long (DVD)

I watched "All About Ah-Long" years ago when I was still 12. Now 10 years have passed, I finally purchased the DVD and watched it again. I admit that I cried like baby when I watched it the first time. Now I am 22, I still cried like a baby. The story is just amazingly touching. I especially have to point out the little boy's acting in the movie was excellent. You would want to cry just seeing him cry. Chow Yun-Fat's acting was also very good. This was one of his early movies. I strongly recommend this movie!