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4.0 out of 5 stars
Early but good Film by Master John Woo, January 21, 1999
When I first saw this film it was only because one of my fav. directors, John Y. Woo made it. But it is surprisingly good for an old lo-budget HongKong movie. The direction is all right and when the action turns on, you can see the master's handwriting. This film is gross but entertaining and it's worth a rental. Avoid the dubbed Version!
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4.0 out of 5 stars
A blast of a film from John Woo!!, July 20, 2007
This review is from: Heroes Shed No Tears (DVD)
Yes, you've seen this film a 1000x times before, but not one directed by Mr. Woo! And that makes ALL the difference, bullets fly, explosions rock, it's a blast of a film that any action flick junkie will appreciate. Is it as polished as some of his later work, well of course not, but does that make it any LESS fun, hell no! I bet Chuck Norris wished he starred in this film. Don't listen to those movie snobs who thumb their nose at this film because it's not "The Killer" or "Hard Boiled". It's fun, it's cheese, it's a good time, and with all of the other crap that's released nowadays, that's a blessing.
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4.0 out of 5 stars
Classic. . . but overdone, June 12, 2000
When I first saw this film on television, I laughed my pants off. It's one of those movies that you've seen, time and time again, made fun of, due to its poorly timed dubbing and spiratic violence. The picture quality was horrible, which fit its cheap attitude perfectly, and more than three quarters of the movie was spent using extremely primitive sound-effects. Yet, despite these small glitches, the movie seemed to draw forth more of my attention than it deserved. I couldnt help but revel at how consistant John Woo was through his natorious use of explosions, stunts, and hardened drama. The movie didn't glorify violence, however, but made it almost humorously insignificant. The killing rate was undoubtedly outragous, where ten to twenty "bad guys" in a scene would fall to their death as the hero spray's unplotted bullets everywhere. The drama was very low, as well as unbelievable, and the relationship between characters was poorly stimulated. However, this is the beauty of John Woo's films (and action films in general). He expressed each character through pure violence and tension; nothing more. Most of the drama in the movie derived from such violent siduations, and this tactic proves very effective. Because of this, John Woo unfortunately delivered an excess amount of action; to the point of exaustion. This was the main setback, since it lowered the appreciation of John Woo's poetic action sequences greatly. The cinematography quality was on and off, sometimes exceptional and sometimes very very poor. The script was horrible, consisting of cheap one-liners and poorly thought-out reactions. Never the less, I loved this movie not for its basic script and storyline, but for the attitude that the action sets forth (especially the laughs). Call it cheap, call it trash, but any sane action-movie critic out there will call it classic. I would recommend seeing the movie before buying it, but I would definately recommend buying the movie just for the heck of it. Enjoy!
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