Last Hurrah for Chivalry
by John Woo
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Actor: Chiu-hua Wei, Damian Lau, Hark-On Fung, Kong Lau, Pai WeiDirector: John Woo
Brand: Genius
Cinematographer: Chang Yao Chu
Cinematographer: Yu Ching
Writer: John Woo
Editor: Peter Cheung
Producer: Raymond Chow
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: Cantonese (Original Language); English (Original Language)
Format: NTSC, Widescreen
Running Time: 106 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2007-07-24
Audience Rating: Unrated
Studio: Dragon Dynasty
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Movie Review: HORRIBLE. IT IS A STINKER!
Summary: 1 Stars
THIS MOVIE IS ONE OF THE WORST I HAVE ATTEMPTED TO WATCH IN YEARS. TERRIBLE ACTING. HORRIBLE PLOT. BAD MUSIC. IT IS A WASTE OF TIME. I PURCHASED IT BASED ON READING REVIEWS. MY WIFE AND I COULD ONLY WATCH ABOUT 30 MINUTES OF IT. I PROMPTLY TOSSED IT IN THE GARBAGE. I AM NOT JOKING. I TOSSED IT IN THE GARBAGE.
Summary of Last Hurrah for Chivalry
In one of his early films, acclaimed director John Woo crafts an action-packed tale of a son who recruits two master swordsmen to help avenge his father's murder.In the Chinese wu hsia (martial chivalry) genre, sword-swinging heroes are often referred to as "altruists," and it's that aspect of the legend that gets a workout in this 1978 John Woo effort. Kao (Lau Kong), the duplicitous pivotal character, has purchased a beautiful wife for 1,000 taels of gold; alas, his rival, the prodigious fighter Pei, has paid her 2,000 taels to kill him. The moral is that when loyalty can be purchased, it no longer exists. The central action unfolds against this backdrop of a cynical, mercenary world. Kao selects a couple of fighters as soldiers in his quest for revenge, but being rare and noble souls they won't fight for money alone. Only after Kao, in a calculated move, helps Chang's dying mother will the fighters agree to take the case. This is only a moderately successful action movie, but it was a crucial stepping-stone in Woo's career: the action scenes, the highly emotional friendships, and the romantic music recall Chang Cheh, who Woo credits as an inspiration for his later gangster pictures, A Better Tomorrow and The Killer. The mournful resignation, the fading values, even the final assault on the baddie's headquarters, all these flourishes became staples of the Hong Kong gang films of the 1980s--though the gang flicks can't boast eccentric characters like the Sleeping Wizard, who fights in his sleep. --David Chute
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