Whats you opinion of the A Better Tomorrow III ?

jimmyscab · Post by **jimmyscab** » 11 Mar 2007, 21:16

Im about halfway through the movie, things are just starting to get exciting. Getting back to HK was a sigh of relief as the vietnam bit was getting a bit crappy. Will watch the 2nd half in a bit.

Has anyone seen the Taiwanese cut? What are the extra scenes?

Knetan · Post by **Knetan** » 11 Mar 2007, 21:34

hey,

it's a shame it's part of the trilogy because it's a better film than often given credit for. I've done a simple breakdown of the additions to the Taiwan version.

http://www.sogoodreviews.com/specialfea ... allery.htm

Note that the Fortune Star print includes some of these extensions as part of the feature but not all.

Markgway · Post by **Markgway** » 11 Mar 2007, 21:50

I liked it.

thelostdragon · Post by **thelostdragon** » 11 Mar 2007, 22:07

I liked it, too. It was actually the first one I saw of the trilogy.

grim_tales · Post by **grim_tales** » 12 Mar 2007, 08:45

I liked it as well, I possibly saw it before A Better Tomorrow, and certainly before the 2nd part.

jimmyscab · Post by **jimmyscab** » 12 Mar 2007, 22:21

Yeah not a bad movie as a standalone, best not to consider it part of ABT. Although the cast are pretty big in this, Ti Lung and Leslie were sorely missed.

Thanks for the link Knetan.

dragonhero005 · Post by **dragonhero005** » 13 Mar 2007, 15:49

I liked it a lot as well. It feels a little bit like Tsui Hark's Bullet in the Head (of course it's no real match).
The only problem the film has, is that it doesn't feel like A Better Tomorrow. If it would not be part of the series, but an independend movie, what in fact is, what I feel about it, it would be much higher regarded, I think.
Compared to the other ABT movies, I like the 3rd part more than the second.

EvaUnit02 · Post by **EvaUnit02** » 15 Mar 2007, 01:10

The poor man's Bullet in the Head I thought, it even starred the poor man's Tony Leung (Ka Fai).

thelostdragon · Post by **thelostdragon** » 15 Mar 2007, 09:15

EvaUnit02 wrote:The poor man's Bullet in the Head I thought, it even starred the poor man's Tony Leung (Ka Fai).

Poor man's Tony Leung? LOL! I think he's a decent actor.

grim_tales · Post by **grim_tales** » 15 Mar 2007, 09:38

"Bullet In The Head" is in a way Woo's version of ABT III (IMO).

jimmyscab · Post by **jimmyscab** » 15 Mar 2007, 23:51

Wasnt Bullet In The Head supposed to be ABTIII? But due to artistic differences Woo decided to abandon it.

dragonhero005 · Post by **dragonhero005** » 16 Mar 2007, 06:39

Never heared of that. But I'm sure Knetan will be able to tell you.

As for Leung Ka-fai: he's probably one of the most talented serious actors from HK!

grim_tales · Post by **grim_tales** » 16 Mar 2007, 09:55

jimmyscab wrote:Wasnt Bullet In The Head supposed to be ABTIII? But due to artistic differences Woo decided to abandon it.

That's what I heard, so BITH is Woo's "take" on ABT III sort of anyway, while Hark made the real ABT III.. I think.

gojensen · Post by **gojensen** » 17 Mar 2007, 12:55

Or... BITH was what Woo wanted to do after ABT, was forced to make ABT2... then Tsui wanted to go with ABT3 and stole Woos ideas

That's what I feel about it anyways... If I remember correctly these two had kind of a falling out around this time...

Markgway · Post by **Markgway** » 17 Mar 2007, 14:08

I think Tsui pipped Woo to Vietnam out of spite after they fell out over The Killer (7/89).

It was Tiananmen Square (6/89) that gave Woo the idea for Bullet (8/90).

ABT3 was released Oct '89.

romerojpg · Post by **romerojpg** » 17 Mar 2007, 15:29

Bullet In The Head is wayyyy overated anyway.

grim_tales · Post by **grim_tales** » 17 Mar 2007, 15:52

:shock:

Markgway · Post by **Markgway** » 17 Mar 2007, 16:09

romerojpg wrote:Bullet In The Head is wayyyy overated anyway.

Says the man who worships Michael Bay and Paul Widescreen Anderson(!)

romerojpg · Post by **romerojpg** » 17 Mar 2007, 16:12

Yea because Bullet in the Heads great

Markgway · Post by **Markgway** » 18 Mar 2007, 03:48

Exactly. Glad you've seen sense. 8)

EvaUnit02 · Post by **EvaUnit02** » 18 Mar 2007, 23:30

When compared to Tony Leung Chiu Wai, Ka Fai sucks IMO.