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The Killer | Year: 1989 Classification: Foreign Film - Chinese Actors/Actresses: - John Woo - Yun-Fat Chow - Danny Lee - Sally Yeh The body count says it all.... =) This movie gets 5 bodies Just like the first Die Hard in the states began the whole genre of action flicks back in 1987, John Woo's cinematic masterpiece The Killer sets the stage for this genre of movies in the east back in 1989 and is a continual inspiration for moviemakers even now and will to come. The combination of John Woo and Chow Yun-Fat is a lethal one - Woo's knack for visual story-telling in his own unique manner of angles, manipulation of motion, use of religious icons or even just plain silence brings a new dimension of technical excellence, coupled with Chow Yun-Fat's execution of his character with poise, charisma, heart and style results in an excellent tale about an assassin with a conscience, a tortured soul who is trying to redeem himself. The action scenes are incredible, carefully executed and choreographed in a visual-stunning way. Woo is definitely the man. So many Hollywood movies try to rip this style off, actually Woo even rips himself off in his American movies. (especially Mission Impossible 2 which was a definite flop for Hong Kong fans). Forget Cruise and bring in Chow. That's the winning combination in the long run, not some American wanna-be action star. Chow just has the charisma needed to give life to the character and Woo knows how to exploit that into a meaningful story. Regarding the audio and video quality of the DVD, the audio, though recorded in mono back in 1989, could have been digitally remastered looking at today's technology and turned into Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround, albeit somewhat emulated. The video transfer is pretty well done. High quality, if you think about material made from 1989. Nice transfer. And there is a nice menu. Decent extras. Overall this is a great value for collectors everywhere... Go out and get you one today! If you're not a John Woo/Chow Yun-Fat fan, you're sure to be after you see this movie!!!! Buy The Killer at Amazon.com Buy posters at Allposters.com Jamster - the latest ringtones for your phone!  Search with Walhello on the Internet on The Killer Search with the Priority Search Engine on The Killer This page in other languages: Suomeksi | Nederlands | Deutsch
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