A Better Tomorrow III VCD
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Tsui Hark tries to out-do John Woo's BULLET IN THE HEAD
A BETTER TOMORROW III (1989)
Starring: Chow Yun-fat, Tony Leung Kar-fai, Anita Mui
Directed by: Tsui Hark
Tsui Hark and John Woo were already on the outs after A BETTER TOMORROW II, and when Tsui took Woo's idea of an action movie shot in Vietnam and directed it himself the writing was on the wall. The two men would collaborate one last time, 1989's THE KILLER, and after that they would be done with each other.
For A BETTER TOMORROW III (also known as LOVE AND DEATH IN SAIGON) Tsui returned to his home (he lived in Saigon until he was fourteen) for the first time in decades and quickly discovered just how hard it was to make a movie in Vietnam. Equipment didn't work, tanks didn't move, helicopters didn't fly, and the government-supplied pyrotechnics expert killed himself in an explosion while having a cigarette. Today Tsui Hark says the movie was a mess, "Too long." he complains. He shouldn't.
A BETTER TOMORROW III is the kind of movie that gives pop a good name. Not for Tsui Hark the religious guilt and redemption of John Woo. Instead, his prequel to the A BETTER TOMORROW films works on the level of grand opera with characters and emotions on a scale only the Metropolitan Opera House could comfortably contain.
Traveling to Vietnam to extract his cousin, Cheung Chi-mun (Tony Leung Kar-fai), and his uncle, Chow Yun-fat plays a young Mark Gor who's never touched a gun. It's 1974 and the world is in chaos: Saigon is about to fall and the Cultural Revolution is raging in Mainland China. The only stability in this fallen world are money and blood debts. Fortunately for Cheung and Mark Gor, Anita Mui, playing a shadowy black marketeer in Vietnam named Chow Ying-kit, takes the two of them under her wing. Mui is the female Mark Gor: white trench coat flapping in the wind, shades clamped to her eyes, an M-16 in either hand, her enemies falling in slow motion before her like snowflakes.
Chow and Anita meet cute in the middle of a gun battle and fall in love, the only problem is that Anita is still devoted to her old lover, Ho, who's been missing for three years. On cue, Ho shows up, Saigon falls, and our heroes barely escape with their lives. "Welcome to our vengeful world," Ho says to Chow Yun-fat as the two square off.
The VCD is letterboxed with Canto/Mando audio, both tracks of which sport slightly different musical cues. The print is worn, but clear, and the VCD pressing holds up remarkably well, even during the night scenes.
You could swim in the pathos of this movie, it's so deep, but Anita Mui is the real attraction, turning in one of the best dramatic performances of her career. "I worship you more than any woman on earth," someone says to her, and by the end of this movie you will, too.
Reviewer : Grady Hendrix (USA)
Technical Information
| Product Title: | A Better Tomorrow III 英雄本色III 夕陽之歌 英雄本色III 夕阳之歌 明日への誓い（英雄本色３夕陽之歌） A Better Tomorrow III |
| Artist Name(s): | Anita Mui | Chow Yun Fat | Tony Leung Ka Fai | Maggie Cheung Ho Yee | Shek Kin | Andrew Kam | Tsui Hark 梅艷芳 | 周潤發 | 梁 家輝 | 張 可頤 | 石堅 | 金揚樺 | 徐 克 梅艳芳 | 周润发 | 梁 家辉 | 张 可颐 | 石坚 | 金扬桦 | 徐 克 梅艶芳 （アニタ・ムイ） | 周潤發 （チョウ・ユンファ） | 梁家輝 （レオン・カーファイ） | 張可頤（マギー・チョン） | 石堅（シー・キエン） | Andrew Kam | 徐克（ツイ・ハーク） Anita Mui | 주윤발 | Tony Leung Ka Fai | Maggie Cheung Ho Yee | Shek Kin | Andrew Kam | 서극 |
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| Release Date: | 2003-02-27 |
| Language: | Cantonese, Mandarin |
| Subtitles: | English, Traditional Chinese |
| Country of Origin: | Hong Kong |
| Disc Format(s): | VCD |
| Publisher: | Deltamac (HK) |
| Other Information: | 2VCDs |
| Package Weight: | 70 (g) |
| Shipment Unit: | 1 What is it? |
| YesAsia Catalog No.: | 1342 |
Product Information
導演：徐克
Director:Tsui Hark
1974年，越南局勢動盪，MARK原名張志強，與堂兄張志民在港任職修理技工，兩人情逾兄弟，志民父(即MARK親叔父)張北松(松叔)，在越南經營小生意廿多年﹐為變賣松叔產業，二人赴越，多番獲周英杰(梅艷芳飾)相助，而為疏通費，二人挻而走險，幾經波折，杰、MARK、民及松叔終能回港，卻遇上海關留難，結果…
1974,Mark and Kit were mo the same plane arriving at Saigon Airport,Mark's hidden cash led him a bitter encounter with the local Customs. Unware of Kit's help, Mark's money was returned, his life unharmed. Mark's cousin, Mun was imprisoned for fraud. With Mark's arrival and money he was freed. the two cousins by now have finally persuaded Mun's father to leave Vietman and his shop, a place where he had dedicated all his time and efforts. To acquire enough money to bribe the Customs officers n their plan to get out of Vietnam, Mun had little choice but to pull a final deal of smuggling US Cash. At the nightclub, they met the trafficker for the deal -Kit....
編劇︰戴富浩, 梁耀明
監製︰徐克
製片︰馬賢良, 劉艷娥
策劃︰趙匡城
攝影指導︰黃永恆
音樂︰盧冠廷
配樂︰胡大為
動作指導︰劉晃世, 劉志豪
美術指導︰陸子峰
剪接︰麥子善, 胡大為, 徐克
服裝指導︰朱麗霞
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Tsui Hark and John Woo were already on the outs after A Better Tomorrow II, and when Tsui took Woo's idea of an action movie shot in Vietnam and directed it himself, the writing was on the wall. The two men would collaborate one last time, 1989's The Killer, and after that they would be done with each other.
For A Better Tomorrow III (also known as Love and Death in Saigon), Tsui returned to his home (he lived in Saigon until he was fourteen) for the first time in decades and quickly discovered just how hard it was to make a movie in Vietnam. Equipment didn't work, tanks didn't move, helicopters didn't fly, and the government-supplied pyrotechnics expert killed himself in an explosion while having a cigarette. Today Tsui Hark says the movie was a mess. "Too long," he complains. He shouldn't. A Better Tomorrow III is the kind of movie that gives pop a good name. Not for Tsui Hark the religious guilt and redemption of John Woo. Instead, his prequel to the A Better Tomorrow films works on the level of grand opera with characters and emotions on a scale only the Metropolitan Opera House could comfortably contain. Traveling to Vietnam to extract his cousin, Cheung Chi-mun (Tony Leung Kar-fai), and his uncle, Chow Yun-fat plays a young Mark Gor who's never touched a gun. It's 1974 and the world is in chaos: Saigon is about to fall and the Cultural Revolution is raging in Mainland China. The only stability in this fallen world are money and blood debts. Fortunately for Cheung and Mark Gor, Anita Mui, playing a shadowy black marketeer in Vietnam named Chow Ying-kit, takes the two of them under her wing. Mui is the female Mark Gor: white trench coat flapping in the wind, shades clamped to her eyes, an M-16 in either hand, her enemies falling in slow motion before her like snowflakes. Chow and Anita meet cute in the middle of a gun battle and fall in love; the only problem is that Anita is still devoted to her old lover, Ho, who's been missing for three years. On cue, Ho shows up, Saigon falls, and our heroes barely escape with their lives. "Welcome to our vengeful world," Ho says to Chow Yun-fat as the two square off. You could swim in the pathos of this movie, it's so deep, but Anita Mui is the real attraction, turning in one of the best dramatic performances of her career. "I worship you more than any woman on earth," someone says to her, and by the end of this movie you will, too. by Grady Hendrix |
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August 16, 2005
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| This is not as bad a movie as some say. In some ways it is an improvement with Tsui Hark directing instead of John Woo. It's too bad they aren't friends anymore after ABTII. This prequel is still entertaining with a great cast & a decent story. Anita plays one tough triad mobster girl and Chow is his usual charismatic & self-sacrificing tough guy with a good heart. The gun play is not bad & Chow does a two-gun M16 number this time. We also learn that he really learned to shoot from Anita. Tsui Hark really plays up the corruption in the S. Vietnamese government & military, probably based on first-hand experience. |
April 1, 2004
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The first is the best ! And the second is good ! Now I don't have to tell you, what I'm thinking of this one. |
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