A Better Tomorrow

Extremely enjoyable action film. Outstanding shootouts, great stunts, and a solid story. Ti Lung turns in a resonant performance as Ho, and Chow Yun-Fat oozes charism and passion (even as his character's fortunes change). The great soundtrack is a nice bonus! Includes the classic moment when Chow Yun-Fat lights his cigarette with a burning counterfeit $100 bill.

An excellent action film, with a plot that keeps you interested and wonderfully directed and acted out action scenes that keep your eyes glued to the screen and your heart racing.

I truly hate to rank this so low as it's an absolute cornerstone and more or less the birth of modern action cinema with an excellent performance by Chow Yun-Fat, but the sad truth is that this hasn't aged particularly well except for the flower pot shootout.

One of the best action films, Woo has never done as well again. I do consider the characters "stubborn," but they are interesting enough for an action film. The acting is really superb, and so are the "gun fu" fights.