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Wow! Such a good movie.

Sadly Over-hyped

I don't have all the words right now but this film is a work of art.

Excellent, Without a doubt!!

They say this the first to create the crime jazz shoot-em-up gangsta drama , and it's still a classic to this day . ----------- Story follows two Triad counterfeiter's, Mark and Ho, Ho's inspector brother Sung, and their rookie partner turned traitor Shing . Ho is given a money deal in Taiwan which turns out to be staged assassination. Ho manages to escape but has to spend 3 years behind Taiwan's prison bars. Before Ho leaves for his business deal he promises his father he'll go straight ; his brother who's newly promoted to inspector has no idea what Ho does for a living. After a botched kidnapping, their father is killed by an assassin and Sung promises to never forgive his brother .3 years past, and Ho is living the clean life in the taxi business . He goes searching for his friend Mark and discovers he's both a cripple and been reduced to a servant-boy under Shing. Shing is the new leader of the Triads, the center of police surveillance, and the initiator of many problems coming for Ho.Shing sets up Sung (who's investigating case), destroys the taxi stand, and beats Mark to a bloody pulp .. Mark, thirsty for revenge, kidnaps incriminating evidence on the Triad's counterfeiting business and holds it ransom unless Shing pays 2mil. Sung, hungry both to bring Shing down and payback his brother, gets the drop on the final meet down and decides to crash the party ..The Final Showdown Ensues

Chow Yun Fat plays Mark, respected member of a major counterfeiting syndicate and best friend of fellow criminal Ho (TI Lung), whose brother Kit (Leslie Cheung) works on the opposite side of the law as a cop. When Ho travels to Taiwan on business, he is double-crossed and, after a shootout, makes a bid for freedom; meanwhile, a rival gang member tries to abduct Ho's father to ensure Ho's silence, an act that leads to the old man being killed.Ho eventually surrenders to the police. After learning of his friend's incarceration, Mark seeks revenge, killing the leader of the Taiwanese gang, but receiving bullet wounds to his leg in the process. By the time Ho is released from prison, the now crippled Mark has been reduced to cleaning windscreens. Ho is determined to give up his life of crime and try to make amends with Kit, who holds him responsible for the death of their father. Unfortunately, syndicate boss Shing isn't about to let Ho go, which leads to Ho and Mark having to take drastic action.The Killer was the film that brought John Woo and Chow Yun Fat to the attention of an international audience, but it was this film, made three years earlier, that saw them score their first hit together with a home crowd, making them both major league players in HK cinema. A Better Tomorrow might not be the all-out exercise in ballistic action that was The Killer (or, of course, the bullet-riddled Hard Boiled), but it does establish the style and many of the themes of their later films. For Woo/Fat fans, that should be recommendation enough.

In Hong Kong, the gangsters Sung Tse-Ho (Ti Lung) and Mark (Chow Yun Fat) are best friends. Ho's younger brother Sung Tse-Kit (Leslie Cheung) wants to be a police officer and does not know that his brother is a criminal. When Ho travels with another criminal to Taiwan for a negotiation, he is betrayed and arrested by the police. Meanwhile Mark kills the gang that betrayed his friend. After three years, Ho is finally released from the prison and returns to Hong Kong. He finds that Kit hates him and is investigating the Mafia and Mark is limped and in complete misery. But Ho promises that he would not return to life of outlaw and prefers to work as taxi driver. However he is haunted by his past and the need of protecting his estranged brother. . "Ying hung boon sik", a.k.a. "A Better Tomorrow", is a great crime film directed by John Woo. The good storyline about brotherhood, friendship and loyalty is full of action. The screenplay is tight and Sung Tse-Ho is a nice character incapable to regenerate due to the corrupt system. In the 80's, this movie had a greater impact but it is still a great action movie. My vote is seven.Title (Brazil): "Alvo Duplo" ("Double Target")

This movie contains what is probably Hong Kong actor Chow Yun-Fat's signature role, Mark Gor. He plays a triad member who teams up with gangster Sung Tse-Ho (Lung Ti) in running a counterfeiting ring. However, a double-crossing sends Ho to jail and Mark injured from a gunshot to the leg. Complicating matters is that Ho's brother Sung Tse-Kit (Leslie Cheung) is a graduate of the HK police academy, whose career as a cop might be tarnished by Ho's crimes.This movie has a powerful plot from start to finish, from the intense drama between the two brothers (Ho wanting to go straight and Kit wanting to have nothing to do with his older brother) and the downtrodden Mark, who, after his injury, yearns to have Ho rejoin him in reviving their crime syndicate. The addition of Emily Chu as Jackie, Kit's girlfriend, gives this intense story a little tenderness, as Jackie wants to lead a quiet life and wants Kit and Ho to make peace with each other. There is also plenty of mind-blowing action, most notably the scene where Mark duns sunglasses and a trench-coat, blasting away a bunch of gang members mercilessly with two shotguns at a restaurant. There are many more gun action scenes, some to the point that is a little overkill. The scenes leading to the climax could have been a little more captivating. But yet overall, the ensuing drama and the powerful acting makes this one of the most iconic Hong Kong action movies.Grade B