General => The Superdeep Borehole => Topic started by: Sido on February 12, 2007, 08:43:04 AM
Title: what is your opinion on John Woo?
Post by: Sido on February 12, 2007, 08:43:04 AM
god of akimbo action or overrated shithead total? film-o-philes of evilbore, discuss!
Title: Re: what is your opinion on John Woo?
Post by: The Miles Trahan Burger Experiment on February 12, 2007, 08:44:56 AM
A talented director who sold out, hard.
From Hard Boiled/The Killer to Mission Impossible 2? :yuck
Title: Re: what is your opinion on John Woo?
Post by: bagofeyes on February 12, 2007, 08:45:42 AM
Made some great movies, and was a great innovator in filming action sequences. But now he stinks.
Title: Re: what is your opinion on John Woo?
Post by: The Miles Trahan Burger Experiment on February 12, 2007, 08:47:11 AM
That extended, single take hospital sequence in Hard Boiled is still amazing, even today. :drool
Title: Re: what is your opinion on John Woo?
Post by: bagofeyes on February 12, 2007, 08:47:47 AM
Damn right
Title: Re: what is your opinion on John Woo?
Post by: Solo on February 12, 2007, 09:13:07 AM
Simple: he should never have left Hong Kong.
Title: Re: what is your opinion on John Woo?
Post by: Robo on February 12, 2007, 10:18:46 AM
Hard Boiled and The Killer will forever make up for whatever atrocities starring Ben Affleck or Tom Cruise he commits in Hollywood.
Title: Re: what is your opinion on John Woo?
Post by: soma99 on February 12, 2007, 11:28:04 AM
WOOOOOOHOOOO WOOOOOO HOOOOOOO
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John Who?
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Title: Re: what is your opinion on John Woo?
Post by: Sido on February 12, 2007, 11:34:43 AM
ive yet to see "the killer".. saw some scenes on youtube tho :-[ i like muchos and i am sure as hell going to get Strangehold once its released! max payne done right