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4.0 out of 5 stars
The original is still the best!, December 1, 1998
This review is from: Bogus Cop [VHS] (VHS Tape)
I could go on about how this film is the basis for "Res Dogs", but its mentioned so often, it'd be a waste of time, when you should be watching this excellent peice of Hong Kong cinema.
Directed by Ringo Lam ("Twin Dragons" with Jackie Chan) and featuring the world's coolest actor, Chow Yun Fat, this film is an exercise in tension, image, and style.
You know the plot if you've seen that *other* film, but for those curious few who haven't seen it, Chow plays a young cop who works outside the norm on the Kowloon police force. Asked to do one last job,Chow infiltrates a gang of jewel thieves, led by Danny Lee. Lee, who you purists know as the detective in "The Killer", shines in his performance.
While its a feast for the eyes, this one can sometimes stall from too many plotlines being examined at once. Hence, the four stars. Still, watch this enough times, and you can start a career for yourself in Hollywood too....
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4.0 out of 5 stars
The movie that made Tarantino... says James from London, July 14, 1999
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This review is from: Bogus Cop [VHS] (VHS Tape)
If you're new to Hong Kong movies, this is as good a story to begin your collection with. The action is brutally realistic, as in all Ringo Lams' movies, but still manages to support a gripping storyline. Hong Kong movies DARE to tread where Hollywood movies do not. Buy this, then buy Hard Boiled, Bullet in the Head, the Killer... what the hell, BUY THEM ALL!
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