Every now and then, there's a pairing of director and actor that becomes cinematic magic. The pairing of John Woo and Chow Yuen Fat was such a pairing.
@@investinfastudios In interviews, John Woo has cited the films of Scorsese as an influence, but I also see the the influence of Sam Peckinpah on his work, specifically in the slo-mo action scenes.
it's so underrated how it introduces all the main characters in less than 7 minutes and you can already see the quirks and personalities of them. unmatched opening
The scene with "Mark" lighting a cig with a counterfeit bill is the shot of legends. But I'd argue the restaurant scene is what made people never forget the name John Woo and Chow Yun Fat
Hong Kong truly was a trail blazer for world cinema during this time. There will never be another Film like A better tomorrow in the current sphere of cinema today
this movie is so fucking cool, just the opening, some gangster waking up in cold sweet showing the ink on his back, I was like wow baby, I'm in for a ride
There used to be a good quality upload of the full movie. Sad it's been removed. I watched this as a kid and the music still sticks, really good score.
The very first shot is the Honk Kong Bank, built just before Better Tomorrow was filmed. It's a groundbreaking work of architecture by Norman Foster, the company where I worked in the UK. Every time I visited HK, I was even more excited to visit the film locales than I was to visit the bank. :) Major props to John Woo.
You mean STOLE the ideas from this movie, quentin tarratino was made famous for making gorey action movies, but where do you think they got the ideas from?? shaw brothers hk film studio made gorey kungfu movies, they were also famous for making "the 36 chamber of shaolin" that inspired the creation of the american hip hop group "the wutang clan" infact tarratino has no shame and HIRED gordon liu (an actor whos in ALOT of shaw bros films INCLUDING the 36th chamber of shaolin) and put him in "kill bill" even the marvel movie "shang chi" the so called bad guy was the protagonist in a shaw brother movie who did shaolin praying mantis
이 전설을 보면서.. 제 마음이 ㅠㅠ 72년생입니다. 당시. 고3입니다>>> 테이프가 늘어나서.. 심각한 상황까지 .. 그렇게 했던 내마음의 최고의 영웅들 의 이야기 입니다 그리고 제 나이는 50대 입니다 .. 이 영상 제작해 주신분에게 .. 영광과 행운이 함께 하시길 . ^^
I love that he just woke up with cold sweat that shows the gangster ink on his back. That's old school story telling by the camera. Within the first minute, John Woo tell us that this guy is a bad guy who's worried about the safety of his loved ones. Doesn't get better than that!
It will never be made movies like this again This is 👑👑👑 Iv must have seen it 5000 times Vhs. Dvds must have been used so many times .It's strange they still work haha
When I have been in HongKong , citizens were celebrating the day to return to CHINA . As time has gone by , what are they thinking of nowadays . I miss you HONGKONG . I remember that A BEST YESTERDAY . See you next , Ms. Kitty . ☺☺☺
Hong Kong movies at that time were on a different level from Chinese movies today. The Hong Kong films of that time were a completely different realm from the Chinese films of today.
@@harukrentz435You must’ve been mistaken: this film you’re seeing here was released in 1986, the Bollywood version mentioned was released a mere eight years after ABT.
Masterpiece. Can you imagine this remade these days? They would have to state everything....Ti Lung would tell Chow about that nightmare and how much he cares about his brother. Modern writing is terrible and then there's the box ticking aspect which would destroy a film like this.
Every now and then, there's a pairing of director and actor that becomes cinematic magic. The pairing of John Woo and Chow Yuen Fat was such a pairing.
The Scorsese and DeNiro of China. Though I have to say, I prefer Woo to Scorsese, only by a hair though.
@@investinfastudios In interviews, John Woo has cited the films of Scorsese as an influence, but I also see the the influence of Sam Peckinpah on his work, specifically in the slo-mo action scenes.
@@albertchin1050 The biggest influence is J.P. Melville. Melville had the same pairing with Alain Delon as Woo did with Chow Yuen Fat.
@@investinfastudios *HK* Let's not credit the mainland
Yun fat
it's so underrated how it introduces all the main characters in less than 7 minutes and you can already see the quirks and personalities of them. unmatched opening
Leslie Cheung?
@@HaidurShah21later on
3:25 One of the coolest shots in all of cinema. 👌🏼🔥
Agree! Top G level
Seeing Mark and Ho buddy buddy while still being badasses puts an instant smile on my face.
Absolutely glorious film - sensational pacing, masterful characterisation, top performances all round, soundtrack is amazing. Perfection.
Such an iconic beginning. These 7 minutes effectively kick started John Woo and Chow Yun Fats movie career
The scene with "Mark" lighting a cig with a counterfeit bill is the shot of legends. But I'd argue the restaurant scene is what made people never forget the name John Woo and Chow Yun Fat
Kick start but chow and John woo has been around since the early 70s making film
There are so many iconic scenes in this movie. That's why this film is a classic.
Hong Kong truly was a trail blazer for world cinema during this time. There will never be another Film like A better tomorrow in the current sphere of cinema today
Pure acting, no CGI
RIP Kenneth Tsang (1934-2022)
Leslie cheung rip ❤
經過這麼多年，依然相當震悍，背景音樂至今無可匹敵
BGM帥爆
Ti Lung does shine with that long coat, or rolls-royce, he's the best his eyes look adorable love you so much❤
Hong Kong made a lot of great movies back in the day🇭🇰 Missing old HK
It's so sad....☹️
When china took over HK, their movies become suck!!!
@@mdh8623it is so sad how Hong Kong movie just died.
I wish I could be half as cool as Chow Yun-fat lighting his cigarette with a hundred dollar bill
you can. just burn 50 dollar bill while lighting cigarette and you'll be half cool
😅😅
this movie is so fucking cool, just the opening, some gangster waking up in cold sweet showing the ink on his back, I was like wow baby, I'm in for a ride
Music is on point! Great opening.
1:14 I've never seen HK so empty, haha.
True 😄
There used to be a good quality upload of the full movie. Sad it's been removed.
I watched this as a kid and the music still sticks, really good score.
Good old days when smoking indoor is not a taboo😅
Movie is just outstanding all this still refreshing to watch repeatedly😊
The very first shot is the Honk Kong Bank, built just before Better Tomorrow was filmed. It's a groundbreaking work of architecture by Norman Foster, the company where I worked in the UK.
Every time I visited HK, I was even more excited to visit the film locales than I was to visit the bank. :) Major props to John Woo.
My Precious Movie of All time
Pulp Fiction definitely got their inspiration from this movie.
You mean STOLE the ideas from this movie, quentin tarratino was made famous for making gorey action movies, but where do you think they got the ideas from?? shaw brothers hk film studio made gorey kungfu movies, they were also famous for making "the 36 chamber of shaolin" that inspired the creation of the american hip hop group "the wutang clan" infact tarratino has no shame and HIRED gordon liu (an actor whos in ALOT of shaw bros films INCLUDING the 36th chamber of shaolin) and put him in "kill bill" even the marvel movie "shang chi" the so called bad guy was the protagonist in a shaw brother movie who did shaolin praying mantis
one of the best movies
Still my fav movie opening
When Hong Kong was one of the best cities in the world.
Still is considered one of the best cities in the world, just has more problems today.
@@razatiger22 Yeah because of the stupid CCP tyrants ruining China and preventing Hong Kong from having independence and democracy
@@GMOTP5738 港b一枚。人民币大升值，你尽管酸。
@@GMOTP5738 why Hongkong should be independent? HK is always part of China
it still is the best city
"What do you like to drink?"
"haha, Yeah"
"Me too! I love that."
bahahaha 5:08
Thats a good one!!
1:20腸粉を注文して食べるだけなのにかっこ良すぎる
3:25 Best scene ever...
I have watched it for many times, so i can watch it without subtitles
nas
The good old days....
이 전설을 보면서.. 제 마음이 ㅠㅠ
72년생입니다. 당시. 고3입니다>>> 테이프가 늘어나서.. 심각한 상황까지 .. 그렇게 했던
내마음의 최고의 영웅들 의 이야기 입니다
그리고 제 나이는 50대 입니다 ..
이 영상 제작해 주신분에게 .. 영광과 행운이 함께 하시길 . ^^
홍콩배우 중에서 내가 제일
좋아하는 주윤발 열렬한 펜입
니다.^♡^ 👍 짱. 최고예요....
I love that he just woke up with cold sweat that shows the gangster ink on his back. That's old school story telling by the camera. Within the first minute, John Woo tell us that this guy is a bad guy who's worried about the safety of his loved ones. Doesn't get better than that!
John woo classic, it is good to see my hero Ti lung after along time with Shaw brother's studios.
This film restarted his career. He is a good actor and was often overlooked after Shaw studios practically abandoned their martial arts genre.
I knew it was him.I keep saying he looks like the guy that's always in those 70s wuxia films
@@generatorxI think everyone in the main cast kick off their career wonderfully after this film not just restart ti lung career
It will never be made movies like this again
This is 👑👑👑
Iv must have seen it 5000 times
Vhs. Dvds must have been used so many times .It's strange they still work haha
When there was romance in Korea , Hong Kong, japan and also all of asia, it was a bubble age. i miss that times
Watched this movie several times and still loving it!! ❤😊
THE LEGEND ITSELF.
Here's something crazy - I LIVED in Hong Kong for 3 years and knew Nothing about HK cinema and never saw a John Woo flick!
Too busy with underage girls, I bet.
back then it was a british colony and the whites wouldn't fk off, watch any hk movie, there are white people everywhere
frame, angle of framing, mise-en-scene
shot types: close-up, medieum close-up, medium shot, medium long shot, full shot
When I have been in HongKong , citizens were celebrating the day to return to CHINA .
As time has gone by , what are they thinking of nowadays .
I miss you HONGKONG .
I remember that A BEST YESTERDAY .
See you next , Ms. Kitty . ☺☺☺
Brother John,s the best when it comes to a better tomorrow's😉😉😉😉😉😉😉😉😉😉.
ll
@@mornsopha6495 thank you morn sweetness😍😍😉😉.
@@mornsopha6495 .
80年代的香港电影是当时全世界最好的
The most legendary gangster movie entrance,a better tomorrow is the asian scarface
A film shot in 1986 but feels like it could have been made yesterday.
선글라스.검은색양복에 롱코트.성냥개비 . 캬 윤발이형님
good old days!
Someone kindly upload this film with English subtitles. I have heard so many great things about this one.
03:28 BOSS MOMENT 😎😎😎
@Nicholas Donaldson I know.
It's on RUclips in HD.
今天重新看到，竟然流泪了
懐かしい。このオープニングをみてアマゾンで注文してしまったよ。
幾個镜頭幾個動作，對白不多，已說明2位主角性格同關係，無CGI， 好電影好演技
ティ・ロンは男の中の男だ！
若い頃、深夜に男たちの挽歌観た時は
チョウ・ユンファのファンになったが
去年かなぁ?NHKBSで観た時はティロン、ファンになりました✨
レスリーチャンの主題歌も好きです
吴宇森应该是最懂男人的导演了吧。
John Woo may be the director who most know male.
Iconic !!!
I love Leslie Cheung,Huat brother n Ting Long.👍🇭🇰the best in Hong Kong!
I want to listen to a clean opening music version like this... I can't find it :(
at 02:27, this is a old version of IBM computer.
Clássico de John Woo.
หนงัจนี
顧嘉輝乃神人也，顧嘉輝、黃霑、胡偉立、陳勳奇、鮑比達幾位大師，香港電影沒咗佢哋，分數減半！ 現在的電影不行，沒有好的配樂人是一個重要原因，就算近十幾年來能請到川井憲次這樣的日本商業配樂大師，始終不及原生港樂來得有味道！
唉，華語電影，自香港落寞之後，就已經沒得救了！ 大陸！？ 根本支撐不起華語電影的重擔。
나 어릴 시적에 주윤발 장국영 왕조현까지 정말 최고의
인기를 누렸었는데 지금은 ㅠㅠ 대륙 중공에 하루 빨리
독립 하시길 바라오 홍콩인들이여
いやー色褪せないね、ホント
， 劉德華
봐도 봐도 또. 보고싶은
주윤발이 나오는 영옹본색
영화 너무 재미 있습니다....
코믹식으로 너무 웃겨요.....
bad
Kent IP
Hong Kong movies at that time were on a different level from Chinese movies today. The Hong Kong films of that time were a completely different realm from the Chinese films of today.
What was Chow Yun Fat eating? Ti Lung was in Return of the One-Armed Swordsman(1969). He gets killed by a woman.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rice_noodle_roll
1:20 I want to eat "Rice noodle roll".
3:59 what is the music please !!!!!
I haven't been the boss for a long time
True to Rush Hour, when the 'funny money' burns...it burns red.
Legendary
best bro movie
1986年，凱聲戲院，堂座$15。
即今時今日始創中心。
大6人當時好多人日日仲耕緊田，香港已經係現代化城市。😓
A better Tomorrow is a classic movie
Way much better than the so called American imitation and knockoffs
True legend
영웅본색 영화 주인공 주윤발
넘 멋져 멋져 멋져보려요.....
영웅본색 주윤발은 액션영화
넘 재미있고 슬프고 맛있게 잘
싸우고 주윤발은 카리스마고...
세계적으로 인기가 좋습니다....
♡♡♡....
i bet kojima took some inspirations for his metal gear 2 intro
The music is nice
ฟังไม่รู้เรื่องแต่ก็สนุกครับ
If you can trick the scanners then the money is good. 😂
Of Cooourse.
I want the full OST, every track that was used in the movie
건달인사람이노점상인사람돈갈치하고힘있는사람앞에서는굾신되고아무리돈이좋아그건아닌것같습니다.제고향이경기도이천이지만5살때수원으로올라와지금까지살고있습니다.앞으로언젠가세월이가면분명세상이좋아짏날이오겠지요.
것부터우리대한의건달들은배워야한다
There is a Bollywood version of this came in 1994 called Aatish
No there was bollywood version that came prior to this.
@@harukrentz435You must’ve been mistaken: this film you’re seeing here was released in 1986, the Bollywood version mentioned was released a mere eight years after ABT.
Man the famous aktor hongkong
does anyone know what song was the pianist playing at 4:29?
Late answer but it's called Manhattan.
@@JMJung-od4em its never too late. I was still waiting for an answer, thank you kind sir!
Why RUclips always asked to buy or rent all old movies????
Much better than guttenberg 2018 movie
1 million views on the horizon..
我以前買披風就因為發哥
NUMBER NINE WORLD
1986.
top notch gangster shit
明天會更好
John Woo is The Best.....
that's him serving from the cart.lol
@@astratr3b677 that's not him
John woo plays the Taiwanese police chief
What is Mark eating at 1:25?
Looks like some sort of rice noodle roll like Cheung Fun
전설
Can i request full movie and a better tomorrow english
nope
주윤발. 장국영 ,적룡, 오우삼 최고의 영화 였죠
Brotherhood...
Masterpiece. Can you imagine this remade these days? They would have to state everything....Ti Lung would tell Chow about that nightmare and how much he cares about his brother. Modern writing is terrible and then there's the box ticking aspect which would destroy a film like this.
Wright.