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Actors: Chow Yun-Fat, Tony Leung, Teresa Mo, Philip Chan, Philip Kwok, John Woo
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about Hard Boiled (1992) |
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Winner of the 1993 Hong-Kong Film Award for best editing, HARD BOILED is the last movie directed by John Woo in his native country.
Sergent Tequila, played by Chow Yun-Fat, loses his partner during a shoot out at a tea house. Meanwhile, two gangs, active in the arms struggling, are fighting for supremacy. Tony -Allan- Leung, a young hitman, betrays his old boss Mr. Hui and joins the ranks of Johnny Wong who destroys Hui's organization after a violent raid. Tequila, told by an informer of the raid, meets Allan who spares him. Tequila then understands that Allan is an insider who works for the Hong-Kong police.
Explosive and superb.
--Daniel Staebler, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of Hard Boiled (1992) |
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Composition of Movie
Actual chase scenes or violence - 50%
Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 40%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 10%
Time/Era of Movie:
- 1980's-1999
Crime & Police Story?
Yes
Crime story:
- catching/stopping killer
Combat acrobatics/martial arts?
Yes
Criminal enemy is...
- Asian crime gangs
Kind of movie
- traditional karate
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- police/lawman
Age:
- 20's-30's
Eccentric:
Yes
- wild
Hair color?
- brunette (Black)
Hair style
- short/standard straight (man)
Body type
- muscular (man)
Events of movie makes character more...
- aggressive
Ethnicity/Nationality
- Chinese
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- very athletic
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Hair color
- brunette (Black)
Hair style
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- very skinny (man)
How much in movie?
- 80%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- Chinese
Main Adversary
Identity:
- a criminal organization
Profession/status:
- criminal
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 60%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- Chinese
Setting
Asia/Pacific
Yes
Asian country:
- Southeast Asia
Water?
Yes
Water:
- sail boat
City?
Yes
City:
- dangerous
Misc setting
- building
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- gory visuals of deaths
Movie makes you feel...
- excited
How many deaths in film?
- dozens
How much use of techno gadgets?
- 1 (None)
Kind of violence:
- karate chop
- guns
- knives
Unusual forms of death
- run over
- flamed
- perforation--bullets
- perforation--swords/knives
Non-American film?
Yes
What language?
- Chinese
Subtitles?
- Yes
Any profanity?
- None
Lot of special effects?
Yes
Kinds of F/X
- exploding vehicles
- exploding bombs
If Soundtrack VERY NOTICEABLE...
- Jazz/r&b
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