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mcdill

20Aug12

Is this the only time an action hero is saved by baby piss?

Zachary George Najarian-Najafi

Whenever I watch a John Woo movie I get the feeling that it could turn into a cigarette ad at any moment, and yet that quality is what makes him so awesome. Nothing like over the top melodramatic balls to the wall action. Is there any set piece more manly and exciting than the hospital shoot out? Woo's movies expose Michael Bay for the fraud he is. This is real testosterone driven action.

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Publius

17Jul12

I so wanted to give this 4 stars, but I think that would be silly.

No-Limb Joe

6Apr12

You have to wonder what happened to the birds...

oldeuboi

31Mar12

The action is sillier than I remember when I watched it as boy. Still, it's an epic! A John Woo's classic you shouldn't miss.

Movie Blabber

29Feb12

Sensory overload, especially in the third act...and I love it.

Nick Piccolino

11Feb12

The greatest action movie ever made, no other movie comes close

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Michael Harbour

9Jan12

Now this is an action movie! John Woo directs action, especially gun-play, better than just about anyone - and most of those who approach his skill learned from watching his movies. This is one of Woo's most action packed films and, while I think Woo has made better films, this is the one to watch to just immerse yourself in relishing over-the-top action done right - and all without CGI.

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Cinnamon

10Dec11

Blam, Ratatatatata, Kaboom. Tre suoni che descrivono questo gioiello di John Woo. Miliardi di bossoli a terra, una moltitudine di esplosioni, corpi che volano, piroette e un protagonista che chiede di tifare per lui. Finalmente un gran bel film ignorante.

chanandre

28Nov11

It's how I prefer my eggs: "Hard Boiled". Aha. It's musical this movie. Like it.

Xandega Tahajuansya

10Nov11

You're so noble, mr. Woo!

TrevorK

8Nov11

I must agree with all the critical sensation about Hard Boiled being a well filmed blockbuster action movie--among the best--but in the end, it's still a blockbuster action movie. I can't handle so much explosions and "too-cool-for-school" acting.

Gerald

8Nov11

Not so buddy cop, turns into buddy cop, turns into an hour of action. Who can complain?

Classroom Battles

6Oct11

I've probably never seen an action movie like this before. Every action scene is so beautifully choreographed that it's almost a ballet. It's chaos filmmaking at its most powerful and efficient. Though some small plot holes, the use of the human body in this film, in every shot, makes the difference between an average action flick and this kind of symphony of violence, broken glass, fire, blood and explosions.

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Jason Callen

28Aug11

Babies in jeopardy? Really?

SeanMichael

17Aug11

A movie so completely horrible it transcends it's existence as a piece of compost and achieves immortality in film history.So basically its a piece of crap that's great hilarious entertainment.

There Will Be Josh Schasny

15Aug11

The culmination of every problem I have with John Woo's filmmaking: broken glass everywhere, acrobatic gunmen, endless clips, emotional tough guys and frigging doves flying all over the place as if it were a hellish paradise, this one overdoes it all. But needless to say it is still a pretty top notch action flick. With John Woo I guess you just have to swallow your pride and suspend that disbelief to the next level.

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HobartLazaro

25Jul11

numbing

Dave

29May11

It's stylish as hell, not sure that it's one I will return to much though. Even so, that opening scene is pretty awesome.

Jack Lehtonen

29Dec10

The Greatest Action Film of All Time. Without a doubt, Woo takes the genre to the farthest extent possible while still retaining it's soul. Every sequence puts Hollywood action cinema to shame. You can truly see why Woo claims 50s musicals as an inspiration. A masterpiece.

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