 |  |  |  |  Not going to belabor the point - this is a John Woo masterpiece. If only this had been (as Woo planned), Mark Gor's backstory and been "A Better Tomorrow 3". Still, everyone is firing on all cylinders, and it's a ride-and-a-half both physically and emotionally. Jacky Cheung in particular will have you crying your eyes out by the conclusion, and all the principals fully embody Woo's portrayal of brotherhood and betrayal to the fullest. | | LOG IN TO COMMENT ON THIS REVIEW! |
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 |  |  |  |  My favorite John Woo film! The bullet ballet still amazes me till this day. "Bullet In The Head" is an action fanatic's dream, you have everything in this movie: wild guns, explosions, Mexican stand-offs, and John Woo's two-gun trademark. Though with all those action scenes and style, the story is very emotional--you're with these characters even when you leave the movie. "Bullet In The Head" is a great movie! | | AGREE? | READER COMMENTS | AUTHOR | | Y | Not my personal favorite (but high on the list). Certainly Woo's most emotional and dark film. This one grabbed me pretty hard the first time I viewed it. And all-time classic. | Garvinstomp | | Y | yes you're right this film has a great story and loads of action.i think this film is one of john woo's finest achievements. | kung fu kid | | Y | many people prefer a Better Tomorrow, The Killer, or Hard Boiled, but this is also my favorite. I could never figure out why it hasn't received a proper release in the U.S. | AH1706 |
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| I remember watching this movie almost ten years ago. And maybe I was just a little too young to see it at the time, and it wasn’t the uncut version, but what remained was pretty horrible and remarkable, for life. I saw every action movie by John Woo I had wanted to see until I saw this one, and “Bullet In The Head” was his most personal work. He went broke trying to make this film and experienced a mental breakdown at the time of creating this one. Unfortunately, it was a box office flop, because this came out a year after the Tiananmen Square Massacre. People just didn’t want to see this kind of violence, because much of it is reminiscent to the Vietnam War in the 60s and 70s. So, unlike American audiences, Asian audiences despise this kind of violence being shown on film, and therefore, do not support these kind of movies. However, as soon as the movie came out on DVD in the late 1990s, it soon became out of print and there are all kinds of remasters running around all over the place. Even before the DVD release was official, the film was edited so many times in different countries, because it was so freakin' violent. The German version suffered the worst and was edited down to 90 minutes!
Basically, this is a movie that takes place from 1967-1970, in war-torn Hong Kong and Vietnam. Three childhood friends grow up in the slums of Hong Kong with an ambition to see the world, get rich and form a lifelong bond together. The three young men are Ben, Frank and Paul. After getting into a vicious gang attack on Ben’s wedding night, Frank tells Ben about the attack and the two of them accidentally kills the gang leader who attacked Frank. Then, when there’s a warrant for Ben’s arrest, the three friends travel to Vietnam, trying to get rich and dodge the police. Instead, the three men are faced with circumstances that forces them to collide with a nightclub owner (who has held a female Chinese pop singer captive as a sex slave), the Viet Congs, and eventually each other, thanks to Paul’s dangerous ambition to get rich and put wealth over his friendship with Frank and Ben.
I’m not the kinda dude who’ll cry during a movie, but this is one movie that made me do everything amid watching it. I was disgusted, I laughed, I was in shock, I was emotionally and psychologically disturbed and I cried during a particular scene towards the end. And this was when during the second time I saw it. I’m not gonna go into further details about what happens during the movie, because I’m not trying to spoil anything. You just gotta see it. |
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 |  |  |  |  One of John Woo's best films--amazing and heart-breaking acting, insane and bloody-good gun battles, and an over-the-top duelin' cars finale!!! | | LOG IN TO COMMENT ON THIS REVIEW! |
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 |  |  |  | | Definitely worth the buy! What can I say about this movie but WOW! Absolutely one of the best movies I've seen a while. Great casting, great acting as well as great action make this film a must own for any die hard HK film watcher. Heck, even if you don't watch too many HK films, this film will make you a believer. The action scenes are clever and deliver the eye candy only John Woo can. Bullet in the head is so compelling that it almost struck a tear in my eye. And just when you thought the ending was over....well, you just have to see it for yourself. | | LOG IN TO COMMENT ON THIS REVIEW! |
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