A Better Tomorrow
by John Woo
Our Price: $41.69
Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
Buy Used: from $8.70 (click here)
Category: DVD
See more DVD releases
Buy this DVD movie at online store in your country
Canada
Canada
DVD Cover Information
Actor: Emily Chu, Leslie Cheung, Lung Ti, Waise Lee, Yun-Fat ChowDirector: John Woo
Producer: Hark Tsui
Producer: John Woo
Writer: John Woo
Cinematographer: Wing-Hung Wong
Editor: David Wu
Writer: Hing-Ka Chan
Writer: Suk-Wah Leung
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown), Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono; English (Subtitled); Cantonese (Original Language), Dolby Digital 5.1; English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
Format: Anamorphic, Color, Dolby, DVD, NTSC, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.85:1
Running Time: 95 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2001-01-16
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Studio: Starz / Anchor Bay
Summary of A Better Tomorrow
The John Woo gangster classic that started it all, a romantic, violent, swirlingly stylish melodrama about dueling brothers--with a mesmerizing lead performance by Hong Kong's favorite actor, Chow Yun-Fat. In repose, Chow's sleepy magnetism recalls the glory days of Robert Mitchum, Steve McQueen, and Takakura Ken; when he's stepping high, Chow has a unique, ebullient star presence, a man who embraces life so unselfconsciously that he becomes vulnerable to all kinds of suffering and heartache (he endures masochistic megadoses of violence here). The sequence in which Chow's Mark avenges his betrayed best friend---by blasting his way into, and then out of, a Chinese restaurant, twin .45s blazing---is a swashbuckling standout. Woo's film technique may have been more polished in later efforts, but Tomorrow has a direct emotional power that is still unique. Kung fu star of the 1970s, Ti Lung is also terrific here as the 40ish established mobster, relied upon by all, who allows conflicting loyalties toward Mark and toward his younger brother, now a cop, to undermine the stability of his position. --David ChuteSimilar DVD Movies
The KillerRelease date: 2000-10-03; DVD
Best price: $11.42
Price in other shops:
Full ContactRelease date: 2003-05-13; DVD
Best price: $3.97
Price in other shops:
Once a ThiefSony; Release date: 2003-04-22; DVD
Best price: $5.05
Price in other shops:
![Better Tomorrow II [Blu-ray] Image](/images/Better-Tomorrow-II-Blu-ray-B005G34LF6-X.jpg)
Better Tomorrow II [Blu-ray]Blu Ray; Release date: 2011-08-30; Blu-ray
Best price: $22.99
Price in other shops:
City on FireBuena Vista Home Video; Release date: 2001-07-17; DVD
Best price: $15.93
ShaolinWGU; Release date: 2011-10-25; DVD
Best price: $10.87
Price in other shops:
A Better Tomorrow IIRelease date: 2001-01-16; DVD
Best price: $9.00
Price in other shops:
The KillerUni; Release date: 2010-03-30; DVD
Best price: $8.32
Price in other shops:
A Better Tomorrow (2010)Release date: 2011-11-08; DVD
Best price: $11.87
Price in other shops:
Hard Boiled (Two-Disc Ultimate Edition)Genius; Release date: 2007-07-24; DVD
Best price: $5.98
Price in other shops: