"The Killer" and the other John Woo classics

thelostdragon · Post by **thelostdragon** » 17 Aug 2005, 12:21

Argh... in October there will be a HK classics festival in Frankfurt which is about 250 km away from Cologne, where I live. The highlight of this year's festival are the John Woo classics. They'll show A BETTER TOMORROW, A BETTER TOMORROW II, THE KILLER, BULLET IN THE HEAD, ONCE A THIEF and HARD-BOILED. And for the first time they'll be shown in high definition through digitaL cinema.

Now... is it worth going? I mean I'd have to pay a lot for fuel or a train ticket, but I am so tempted to watch "The Killer" on the big screen.

degeneration · Post by **degeneration** » 17 Aug 2005, 12:26

I remember seeing Hard Boiled on the big screen 5 or 6 years ago... was awesome!
Whether it is worth it is entirely down to you. How much would you honestly be willing to pay to see these 6 films on the big screen? Some films will obviously be more than others... Now total up the rough amount that you'd honestly be willing to pay and then compare that to how much it would cost you to actually get there and get tickets to see the films.

If the two figures are about the same or you'd honestly pay more than it is going to cost, then yes it is worth going. If the cost of going is notabley more than what you'd honestly be willing to pay, then no it is not worth going.

That's my opinion anyway!

Markgway · Post by **Markgway** » 17 Aug 2005, 16:48

degeneration wrote:I remember seeing Hard Boiled on the big screen 5 or 6 years ago... was awesome!

I saw Hard-Boiled on the big screen 9 years ago when I was only 16!

Very cool. But I happened to be in London where it was showing at the time. I wouldn't shell out big bucks to travel.

thelostdragon · Post by **thelostdragon** » 18 Aug 2005, 10:34

Well, if I went, I'd probably just watch three films... "A Better Tomorrow", "Bullet in the Head" and most definitely "The Killer".

No wait... I'd watch four... "Hard Boiled".

bradavon · Post by **bradavon** » 20 Aug 2005, 02:04

It all depends how much you love these films.

I doubt I'd bother personally now. I have them on DVD to watch again and again.

donnarose · Post by **donnarose** » 25 Aug 2005, 01:18

I would pack those bags and head for the theater! I would love to see Bullet in the Head and the Killer on the big screen. Either one would be enough for me.

EvaUnit02 · Post by **EvaUnit02** » 25 Aug 2005, 12:18

As much as I like TK, HB, BITH and ABT1&2, I'd just watch my DVDs.

donnarose · Post by **donnarose** » 25 Aug 2005, 13:31

EvaUnit02 wrote:As much as I like TK, HB, BITH and ABT1&2, I'd just watch my DVDs.

Nooooo! I'll agree some things are better on the small screen of a TV, like commercials

, but a John Woo/Chow Yun Fat film? Wonderful on the big screen!

gojensen · Post by **gojensen** » 26 Aug 2005, 08:30

My screen IS big

And most of the times I get a better enjoyment of the movie at my home theater...

donnarose · Post by **donnarose** » 26 Aug 2005, 08:57

gojensen wrote:My screen IS big And most of the times I get a better enjoyment of the movie at my home theater...

In that case, I'd agree with you! Given I share my space (willingly, for the most part!) with a husband of 30 yrs, 2 teenage sons and varied visiting teenagers I rarely get ANY screen in my small house for very long. Walked out @ 9pm one Friday night to go see "Hero" when it was in the theater nearby. Brought a handful of Kleenex, bought a small bag of assorted candy favorites, sat right in the middle of the theater, near the front and thoroughly enjoyed myself. Even tho I'd already watched the film 3 times @ home.

thelostdragon · Post by **thelostdragon** » 26 Aug 2005, 09:43

"Hero" is visually so stunning that I would recommend anybody to go and watch it on the big screen. It was an awesome experience.

bradavon · Post by **bradavon** » 26 Aug 2005, 23:37

willingly, for the most part!

Welcome to Bullets Donna, it's nice to have some female blood for a change.

donnarose · Post by **donnarose** » 27 Aug 2005, 10:34

Welcome to Bullets Donna, it's nice to have some female blood for a change.[/quote]

Errr, given the title of this board that phrasing makes me a tad nervous

That's OK

I like what I see and will probably enjoy many visits. I need someplace like this to help feed my passion for Asian films. Thanks!!

Most of my close friends are guys, I play co-ed soccer, I have 2 younger brothers and God in Her infinite wisdom gave me 2 sons. Think I'm gonna fit right in here

Markgway · Post by **Markgway** » 27 Aug 2005, 14:10

Don't worry about Brad, he's mostly harmless as long as you remember to lock his cage for full moons.

donnarose · Post by **donnarose** » 27 Aug 2005, 16:54

Markgway wrote:Don't worry about Brad, he's mostly harmless as long as you remember to lock his cage for full moons.

Sounds like a plan!

bradavon · Post by **bradavon** » 28 Aug 2005, 14:28

Err oops I didn't mean it that way but you knew that 8)

co-ed - That's a both sex college or university right? I never knew there was such a thing as a single sex college or uni.

God in Her infinite wisdom

8)

Markgway wrote:Don't worry about Brad, he's mostly harmless as long as you remember to lock his cage for full moons.

EvaUnit02 · Post by **EvaUnit02** » 28 Aug 2005, 22:21

bradavon wrote:co-ed - That's a both sex college or university right? I never knew there was such a thing as a single sex college or uni.

It can be applied to anything from my experiences of watching eons of yank TV. It's like us saying unisex barber or whatever.

gojensen · Post by **gojensen** » 30 Aug 2005, 09:23

Unisex barber? Eh... if you say so

"Barber" is associated with shaving in my language, whereas your barber is the plain old hairdresser/cutter