Jorge Gamboa (Jriff87)

Bullets and male bonding fly in this film, the Most Perfect Action Movie of All Time. John Woo takes favorite themes like honor, loyalty, friendship and epic heroism and sets it all ablaze with joyously choreographed action sequences of bullets-and-blood mayhem. The cast (mostly cops and criminals) is terrific, especially Chow as the awesome Inspector Tequila Yuen. There are more iconic scenes in this movie that there are people in Hong Kong, including a 20 minute long hospital shootout. This movie is waiting to blow you away, along with 307 onscreen characters.

The Coens' blessed introduction into the world of cinema (and our existences) began with this dark, sweat-and-blood noir film set in Texas. With a great cast (a mean-and-nasty Hedaya, a screwed-by-fate Getz, a beautiful and naive McDormand, and an amazing Walsh in one of the best performances in history, affably folksy, ruthlessly murderous, all the way sleazy) and with some of the best camera work I've seen in a movie, the soundtrack is pure 80's thriller (plus some great song choices like "It's the Same Old Song") This is true edge-of-your-seat stuff.