Chow Yun Fat, Danny Lee, Carrie Ng
Although many Hong Kong action fans have criticized Quentin Tarantino for stealing the premise of Reservoir Dogs from Ringo Lam's 1987 hit City on Fire, those accusations do a disservice...( read more
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DVD Release Date: October 26, 1999
Stats: 159 reviews
hmm. i can tell this is a good heist film but it's hard for me to rate fairly as i watched a dubbed version. my bad. it makes everything look cheesy. it seems tarantino worked backward by expanding on the ending and actually created a better film in res dogs
Ringo Lam delivers a dark and gritty crime thriller which shows Chow Yun-Fat in a different light from the traditional John Woo duel gun waving savior. Instead Ringo Lam shows the more human side of Chow Yun-Fat, his fragile relationship with his on-screen girlfriend Carrie Ng an...( read more)
Jesus fucking christ, Tarantino didn't improve shit. This movie is great for it's own merits, and sadly has just ended up being refered as the "movie that inspired Tarantino". Which just adds further injury to the irony.
More than a mere action filler, this is a film about the ...( read more)
In the action department there are few movies I've seen that are more gripping and well directed. Ringo Lam uses Hong Kong New Wave aesthetics for great effect but doesn't over use them making the film too experimental. The style isn't as unique as someone like John Woo, but does...( read more)
The original Reservoir Dogs, and a much more interesting story, if a little fashion- and special effects-dated. Plus, Hong Kong is far more intriguing than Los Angeles any day.
I remember this movie on SpikeTV one night... pretty good actually... for a dubbed movie
The movie that inspired Quentin Tarantino's Resevoir Dogs. The chemistry between Danny Lee and Chow Yun-Fat is great.
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