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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Bunman: The Untold Story 1992 N/R, 96 min.
Genre: Foreign / Thriller
aka: The Untold Story
Human Meat Pies: The Untold Story
Human Pork Chop
Director: Herman Yau
Cast: Anthony Wong Chau-Sang, Danny Lee, Parkman Wong, Julie Lee, Shing Fui-On, Emily Kwan, Tony Leung Siu Hung
Eight years after a grim murder took place in Hong Kong, body parts wash up on a beach at Macao. Police investigate, all signs point to additional murders, and Wong Chi Hang (Anthony Wong Chau-San)–who manages the Eight Immortals Restaurant–is the prime suspect. Comedy and brutality mix as police try to coerce Wong into a confession.
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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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Legacy of Rage 1986  R, 95 min.
Genre: Foreign / Action
Director: Ronny Yu
Cast: Brandon Lee, Michael Wong, Mang Hoi, Ku Feng, Ng Man Tat, Yip Wing-Cho, Bolo Yeung, Tanya George, Chan Wai-Man, Regina Kent, Shing Fui-On
Dope peddler Michael (Michael Wong) sets up his friend, Brandon (Brandon Lee), to take the rap for murdering an undercover cop. Eight years later, Brandon is released from jail, and it is time for revenge.
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| 1. A Better Tomorrow II (1987)
2. A Better Tomorrow (1986)
3. Bunman: The Untold Story (1992)
aka: The Untold Story
aka: Human Meat Pies: The Untold Story
aka: Human Pork Chop
4. The Killer (1989)
5. Legacy of Rage (1986)
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