Here are every movie by director and actors John Woo and Chow Yun-fat, ranked from worst to best. From time to time, actors and directors click and want to work together again and again. Famous examples include Scorsese and De Niro, John Carpenter and Kurt Russell or Noah Baumbach and Greta Gerwig. These friendly creative relationships often result in these collaborators borrowing each other’s best work. That said, sometimes – like Tim Burton and Johnny Depp – these partnerships can quickly become stale.
Neither John Woo – who often uses pigeons in his films – and Chow Yun Fat did not have illustrious careers when they first met. better tomorrow. Wu Yusen has directed many martial arts and comedy films, such as hand of death – has a young Jackie Chan – and Chow is considered a box office poison. Shocking success better tomorrow – thanks to his sincere guidance, Woo’s style and Chow’s signature transformation – made them stars and collaborated many times in the years that followed.
They haven’t worked together in over 30 years, but their influence on the film can still be felt, from matrix arrive John wick. This is the ranking of each film by John Woo and Chow Yun Fat.
5. Was a Thief (1991)
At old thief Come on, Woo and Chow – ai Pirates of the Caribbean 3 The role was cut in China – which was sought after by Hollywood. The film itself is a strangely bold blend of romance, comedy, heist and “bleeding hero” action, but its utter lack of focus is a major problem. It can be an insanely angry goofy comedy one moment, and a deadly serious action thriller the next. Chow and co-stars Chung Chu-hong and Leslie Cheung have great chemistry as the trio of art thieves in a love triangle, but this is the weakest Woo/Chow collaboration. That said, the movie was shot in ten weeks, which is amazing.
4. Better Tomorrow II (1987)
better tomorrow It doesn’t quite end up teasing the sequel, especially with the deaths of the main characters. Anyway, it’s an important milestone Tomorrow is better II was hastily put into production. Woo – Almost Solo kato Movie – Rejected because the sequel was taken from him old thief Problems with rhythm and intonation. However, it is put together by a great cast – including Stephen Chow – and has some stellar action, especially the ending. There’s no need for a sequel, but while it lacks the humor of the original, it’s still entertaining.
3. A Better Tomorrow (1986)
John Woo/Chow Yun-fat’s first film is a dark and emotional gangster drama. In this film, Woo’s stylistic obsessions and themes—two-fight gunfights, friendship, Catholic symbolism, etc.—are emphasized. better tomorrow It lacks the technical flair of his later films, but captures Woo’s mesmerizing and tragic sentiments — his next film has an impossible challenge – – slow-motion gunfights. Suffice it to say, Chow has never been better off playing the disgraced gangster Mark, and from the moment he lit a cigarette with a fake $100 bill, he’s been a star.
2. Boiled (1992)
hard-boiled Maybe just the best pure action movie ever – but it only one John Woo/Chow Yun Fat’s best movie. The film tells the story of Chow’s obsessive cop teaming up with Tony Leung’s undercover detectives to take down an arms dealer, marking the temporary departure of Ngo Ngan To from Hong Kong cinema. . hard-boiled The story line is modest, but the cast is perfect, and the action is one of the best in Woo’s career, from the opening gunfight at the teahouse to the one-man hospital shootout. impression. For action fans, hard-boiled is a sacred text.
1. Assassin (1989)
Best of John Woo – who took over mission impossible 2 From Oliver Stone – The collaboration with Chow Yun Fat is still there assassin, reinvented the action on screen while remaining a sentimental thriller in its own right. Seeking redemption after accidentally blinding the singer in a popular song, Zhou’s assassin takes on an important job before being betrayed by his boss. Danny Lee’s cops go after him, and as the story progresses, the two enemies are said to have developed a friendship because – like hot They see themselves as very similar. assassin It’s wonderful – if sometimes too sincere and cheesy – the drama will spur action. Not that it lacks in that department, assassin After the film was released, the setting and style were brutally ripped apart in Hollywood. Woo is currently working on a remake of the Peacock movie, which will be harder than the original.