"Ying Hung Boon Sik" (aka "A Better Tomorrow") is one of the very first Hong Kong action movies that I watched back in the day, and director John Woo's impressive and slick style of directing made me start to enjoy the Hong Kong movies way back when. And to this day today, my passion and love for the Hong Kong cinema is unbridled.
The storyline in "Ying Hung Boon Sik", as written by Hing-Ka Chan, Suk-Wah Leung and John Woo is a pretty straight forward storyline that offers a little bit of everything to the audience. The movie have elements of crime, action and drama to it, so there is a good variety to be enjoyed here. And while "Ying Hung Boon Sik" definitely is a good movie, it just isn't as impressiveas the 1987 sequel.
Something that helps carry the movie, aside from the storyline, is the impressive cast ensemble; a cast ensemble that includes the likes of Lung Ti, Leslie Cheung, Chow Yun-Fat, Kenneth Tsang, Fui-On Shing, Hing-Yin Kam and lots of other familiar faces. So you certainly are in for a parade of great talents and performances on the screen.
There is a lot of action in "Ying Hung Boon Sik", just as you would expect from a John Woo movie.
"Ying Hung Boon Sik" is a classic among the 1980s Hong Kong action crime movies, and with good reason.
My rating of "Ying Hung Boon Sik" lands on a six out of ten stars.
The storyline in "Ying Hung Boon Sik", as written by Hing-Ka Chan, Suk-Wah Leung and John Woo is a pretty straight forward storyline that offers a little bit of everything to the audience. The movie have elements of crime, action and drama to it, so there is a good variety to be enjoyed here. And while "Ying Hung Boon Sik" definitely is a good movie, it just isn't as impressiveas the 1987 sequel.
Something that helps carry the movie, aside from the storyline, is the impressive cast ensemble; a cast ensemble that includes the likes of Lung Ti, Leslie Cheung, Chow Yun-Fat, Kenneth Tsang, Fui-On Shing, Hing-Yin Kam and lots of other familiar faces. So you certainly are in for a parade of great talents and performances on the screen.
There is a lot of action in "Ying Hung Boon Sik", just as you would expect from a John Woo movie.
"Ying Hung Boon Sik" is a classic among the 1980s Hong Kong action crime movies, and with good reason.
My rating of "Ying Hung Boon Sik" lands on a six out of ten stars.