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Content Advisory: Violence, Not For Children Movie Release: 1986 DVD Release: 02/22/2000 Format: DVD Audio Tracks: Cantonese, Mandarin Subtitles: Cantonese, English, Mandarin SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Number of Discs: 1 Run Time: 1 hrs 35 mins Studio: Tai Seng Members Wishing: 0 Genres: Crime, Action Thriller, Gangster Film, Buddy Film See Also: A Better Tomorrow [Widescreen]

John Woo established himself as one of Hong Kong's premiere action directors with this ultra-hip, ultra-violent action classic. The film centers around the complex relationship between two brothers: Sung Tse-kit (Leslie Cheung) is a recent graduate of the police academy while Tse-ho (Ti Lung) runs a massive counterfeiting ring along with his gangland associate, Mark Lee (Chow Yun-Fat). Tension between the two brothers comes to a head when their father is murdered after a crime deal goes sour and Tse-ho lands in jail after being double-crossed. In perhaps the most influential scene in Hong Kong cinema in the 1980s, Mark avenges his friend by staging a dinner table assassination. As Mark tries to shoot his way out of the restaurant, pulling a series of hidden pistols from potted plants and alcoves, he gets horribly injured. With both founding members of the counterfeiting syndicate incapacitated, the operation falls into the hands of Shing (Waise Lee Chi-hung), Tse-ho's former underling who has little of his boss' élan or experience. When Tse-ho gets out of jail, he reunites with his now-crippled comrade, Mark, to take out Shing and to protect Tse-kit whose life is in danger for investigating their former subordinate. ~ Jonathan Crow, All Movie Guide

Chow Yun-Fat - Mark
Leslie Cheung - Kit
Ti Lung - Ho
Young Pao I

John Woo's film about brothers on opposite sides of the law, A Better Tomorrow, comes to DVD with a widescreen transfer that preserves the original theatrical aspect ratio of 1.85:1. Mandarin and Cantonese soundtracks are rendered in Dolby Digital Stereo. English, Chinese, Japanese, and Korean subtitles are accessible. There are no supplemental materials of any consequence, making it difficult to recommend this release to anyone who is not a Woo fan or a genre enthusiast. ~ Perry Seibert, All Movie Guide