A Better Tomorrow II 1987  N/R, 104 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller
Director: John Woo
Cast: Dean Shek, Ti Lung, Leslie Cheung, Chow Yun-Fat, Emily Chu, Kenneth Tsang, Kwan Shan, Regina Kent, Lung Ming Yan, Shing Fui-On, Ken Boyle, Dean Harrington, Mark King, Waise Lee, Siu-Ming Lau
Following the highly successful "A Better Tomorrow," John Woo brings a sequel that is filled with intense scenes as twin brothers, aided by two other brothers, seek revenge on a notorious gang.
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A Better Tomorrow 1986  N/R, 104 min.
Genre: Foreign / Action / Drama / Thriller
Director: John Woo
Cast: Lung Ti, Leslie Cheung, Yun-Fat Chow, Emily Chu, Waise Lee, Shing Fui-On, Kenneth Tsang, John Woo, Yangzi Shi, Hsieh Wang, Hark Tsui, Chi Fai Chan, Feng Tien, Stephen Chow, Hing Ying Kam
Ho Tse Sung (Ti Lung) and Kit Sung (Leslie Cheung) are two brothers whose lifestyles have diverged along very different paths. Ho Tse is a police officer, and Kit has turned to a life of crime. Now, recently released from prison, Kit wants to go straight but cannot shake his mob connections, and his brother still blames him for their father's death. A major hit when released in Hong Kong.
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 Die Another Day 2002 PG-13, 115 min.
Genre: Action / Adventure / Thriller
Director: Lee Tamahori
Cast: Pierce Brosnan, Halle Berry, Toby Stephens, Rosamund Pike, Rick Yune, John Cleese, Judi Dench, Michael Madsen, Will Yun Lee, Samantha Bond, Kenneth Tsang, Emilio Echevarria, Mikhail Gorevoy, Lawrence Makoare, Colin Salmon
James Bond (Pierce Brosnan) travels the world–from the demilitarized zone between North and South Korea, to Hong Kong, Cuba, London, and Iceland–seeking revenge against his enemies. His trek begins when he is released from prison in North Korea and sets off to track down terrorist Zao (Rick Yune) in Cuba. While in Cuba, Bond meets fellow spy Jinx (Halle Berry) and then he heads to London where he encounters millionaire Gustav Graves (Toby Stephens) who has his own devious plans and invites Bond to Iceland. Bond and Jinx work as a team and try to put an end to the evil deeds of Zao, Graves, and other villains.
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The Killer 1989  R, 110 min.
Genre: Foreign / Action
Director: John Woo
Cast: Chow Yun-Fat, Danny Lee, Sally Yeh, Chu Kong, Kenneth Tsang, Shing Fui-On, Lam Chung, Ye Rongzu, Yi Fanwei, Huang Guangliang, Barry Wong, Parkman wong, Wu Shaohong, Yang Xing, Yan Zhaohong
This is an unusual film with violent, intense action. Jeffrey Chow (Chow Yun-Fat) is a hit man ready for retirement in order to care for his girlfriend Jenny (Sally Yeh) who he has accidentally blinded. When he is betrayed by his boss, he teams up with Detective "Eagle" Lee (Danny Lee) who has been assigned to get him to fight off the REAL bad guys. The characters are well developed, the directing is superb, and the action is spectacular.
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Once a Thief 1990 N/R, 105 min.
Genre: Foreign / Action
Director: John Woo
Cast: Chow Yun-Fat, Leslie Cheung, Cherie Chung, Chu Kong, Kenneth Tsang, John Woo, David Wu
John Woo moves away from his violent films for this action/comedy caper. A trio of art thieves was brought up by a foster father and crime boss (Kenneth Tsang). They steal and romance their way across Europe and are on the verge of quitting the business. But when their foster father insists they steal a "cursed" painting and they are double-crossed, a new strategy must be developed.
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Police Story 3: Supercop 1992 R, 95 min.
Genre: Action / Comedy / Thriller / Drama
aka: Supercop
Director: Stanley Tong
Cast: Jackie Chan, Philip Chan, Maggie Cheung, Michelle Yeoh, Josephine Koo, Kenneth Tsang, Kelvin Wong, Yuen Wah, Lieh Lo, Shum Wai, Bill Tung, Ken Lo, Mars, Kim Penn
Hong Kong detective Chan Ka Kui (Jackie Chan) goes undercover to track down a drug ring, and he teams up with Chinese inspector Jessica Yang (Michelle Yeoh). They are in Malaysia attempting to get Panther (Yuen Wah) out of prison and have him lead them to his brother, drug lord Chaibat (Kenneth Tsang). Then, Chan Ka Kui's girlfriend May (Maggie Cheung) arrives on the scene, and Chan Ka Kui's cover is blown. The criminals kidnap May and force Chan Ka Kui to come to their aid. This film has stunts galore (all of Chan's are performed by himself).
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 The Replacement Killers 1998  R, 92 min.
Genre: Action / Drama / Thriller
Director: Antoine Fuqua
Cast: Chow Yun-Fat, Mira Sorvino, Michael Rooker, Jurgen Prochnow, Kenneth Tsang, Carlos Gomez, Til Schweiger, Danny Trejo, Clifton Collins Jr., Frank Medrano, Leo Lee, Patrick Kilpatrick, Randall Duk Kim, Andrew J. Marton, Sydney Coberly
Hit-man John Lee (Chow Yun-Fat) turns down an assignment because his target is a seven-year-old boy. Because of his refusal to kill the boy, his bosses send in hit men to get Lee, and the chase is on with Meg Coburn (Mira Sorvino) soon joining in the fray as John Lee and Meg try to escape from "The Replacement Killers."
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Rush Hour 2 2001 PG-13, 85 min.
Genre: Action / Comedy / Drama / Thriller
Director: Brett Ratner
Cast: Jackie Chan, Chris Tucker, John Lone, Zhang Ziyi, Roselyn Sanchez, Harris Yulin, Alan King, Kenneth Tsang, Lisa Lo Cicero, Don Cheadle, Maggie Q, Mei Melancon, Patricia Chan, Lucy Lin, Cindy Lu
LAPD Detective James Carter (Chris Tucker) visits Hong Kong with his friend, Detective Inspector Lee (Jackie Chan), where they just happen to get involved in an investigation tracking down smugglers and counterfeiters who have set off a bomb killing two U.S. Customs agents. Jackie Chan, as usual, is fun to watch, and Chris Tucker provides the right chemistry as Chan's joke-cracking cohort.
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| 1. A Better Tomorrow II (1987)
2. A Better Tomorrow (1986)
3. Die Another Day (2002)
4. The Killer (1989)
5. Once a Thief (1990)
6. Police Story 3: Supercop (1992)
aka: Supercop
7. The Replacement Killers (1998)
8. Rush Hour 2 (2001)
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