TS: The Killer vs. Hard-Boiled

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For my money The Killer is a better movie. I didn't give a fuck about anybody in Hard-Boiled and overall it felt like overlong (admittedly very cool) action sequences strung together by overlong boring interludes.

― hoo got it for steen, vol. 2 (hoosteen), Wednesday, 20 December 2006 21:35 (seventeen years ago) link

i havent seen the Killer, but chow yun fat in Hard Boiled rapping to the little baby he's rescuing in is kinda funny

― latebloomer: glutton for PUNishment (clonefeed), Wednesday, 20 December 2006 21:41 (seventeen years ago) link

The Killer, easy - better story, stronger characters.

― Shakey Mo Collier (Shakey Mo Collier), Wednesday, 20 December 2006 21:46 (seventeen years ago) link

The Killer, but Full Contact is better than anything Woo ever did.

― Alex in SF (Alex in SF), Wednesday, 20 December 2006 21:47 (seventeen years ago) link

My favorite thing about The Killer was the fact that the 'hold the gun to each other's head' scene which I'd seen stills of beforehand was indeed as funny as said stills promised.

And yes to Full Contact.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Wednesday, 20 December 2006 21:48 (seventeen years ago) link

"I didn't give a fuck about anybody in Hard-Boiled. . ."

I CRIED WHEN MAD DOG BIT IT! He died with honor.

― Alex in SF (Alex in SF), Wednesday, 20 December 2006 21:52 (seventeen years ago) link

The Killer is a better movie, but Hard-Boiled is probably the best intro to HK action flicks out there.

― kingfish in absentia (kingfish), Wednesday, 20 December 2006 22:02 (seventeen years ago) link

haha yeah I was gonna mention Full Contact is more fun than both too!

― Shakey Mo Collier (Shakey Mo Collier), Wednesday, 20 December 2006 22:02 (seventeen years ago) link

hard boiled rules you dimbulbs

― TOM. BOT. (trm), Wednesday, 20 December 2006 23:23 (seventeen years ago) link

Only seen Hard Boiled, and then only once (recently); it was unfortunately a dubbed copy, lending some unintentional hilarity to some scenes (especially the one in a lift in the hospital when there is an exchange of flowers), but detracting vastly from the other speaking scenes. Still some utterly spectacular set-pieces, though, it must be said.

The clarinet moment 2 seconds into the movie was actually the highlight, being the most awesome thing I've seen in film for some time.

― I am the best lyrocost since Dylan (Scourage), Wednesday, 20 December 2006 23:42 (seventeen years ago) link

Hard Boiled by several light years, if only for Mad Dog and the shootout on the yacht.

― Elvis Telecom (Chris Barrus), Thursday, 21 December 2006 00:42 (seventeen years ago) link

The Killer is a steaming pile of your mother's effluence compared to Hard Boiled. What do you mean you didn't care about anyone in it?! When I first saw Tony in the yacht at the end I was so pleased.

― jim (jim), Thursday, 21 December 2006 00:45 (seventeen years ago) link

Also Hard Boiled's original title was God of Guns if I remember correctly. That's amazing.

― jim (jim), Thursday, 21 December 2006 00:46 (seventeen years ago) link

Full Contact is better than anything Woo ever did.

no.

― Venom 18, the autistic spy (flezaffe), Thursday, 21 December 2006 00:49 (seventeen years ago) link

that said, i agree that HB is more entertaining, but it lacks the hueg cheesy operatic moments, like when the madonna statue gets shot

― Venom 18, the autistic spy (flezaffe), Thursday, 21 December 2006 00:49 (seventeen years ago) link

Full Contact was the first HK action film I ever saw. I will never be over it. That said, Bullet in the Head wins EVERYTHING.

― ice bat f/k/a xero (ice bat f/k/a xero), Thursday, 21 December 2006 01:03 (seventeen years ago) link

that clip is masterful

― I am the best lyrocost since Dylan (Scourage), Thursday, 21 December 2006 01:13 (seventeen years ago) link

Hard-Boiled is probably the best intro to HK action flicks out there.

OTM. Was "Bullet in the Head" the Vietnam one?

― Tiki Theater Xymposium (Tiki Theater Xymposium), Thursday, 21 December 2006 01:35 (seventeen years ago) link

90s films that have aged more than Empire Records

― a.b. (abanana), Thursday, 21 December 2006 02:25 (seventeen years ago) link

i guess the killer is more poignant and all that faggoty nonsense, but Hard Boiled is more fun and polished imho. the last hour is basically just an action scene, with occasional pauses for dialogue so dudes can reload. AWESOME.

also one of my chingchong friends told me that Hard Boiled's original title translates to SPICY-HANDED GOD OF COPS. that alone should give it the edge.

― aidsy (aidsy), Thursday, 21 December 2006 02:50 (seventeen years ago) link

i remember the first time i saw the killer, i thought chow-yun fat shot that one dude's arm off when he was leaning out of the car in the parking garage shootout. but it ended up just being a piece of the car. ; (

― bohren un der club of gear (bohren un der club of gear), Thursday, 21 December 2006 08:00 (seventeen years ago) link

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