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Mario23

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So I recently watched the ABT trilogy (John Woo) followed by Hard Boiled and The Killer. To say the least, I'm hooked! I looked around but I couldn't find many movies like that...well, many GOOD movies like that other than JW's work...so, if you could oblige me and give me some titles?
 
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Mario23

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Volcano High? Isn't that the special-effects version of Crows Zero? You know, with wirework and stuff :huh:

Good call on District 13
 
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Mario23

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So Leon the Professional was simply awesome. Haven't seen District B13 yet, but from what I've heard and seen, it should be pretty cool. As for Ong Bak and Hero, they're not really what I'm looking for. Don't get me wrong, Hero was epic, with it's whole Rashoumon like presentation, but I'm not looking for martial arts movies.
 
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nkvd

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SPL - More gritty and Martial Arts, but still awesome.

Shooter

Taken featuring Liam Neeson, produced by Luc Besson as well.
 
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Mario23

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Seen all three.

Just saw B13...Wow. So awesome yet so short =/
 
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BukkakeNoJutsu

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If you're digging Woo's Heroic Bloodshed stuff, I'd suggest some films by Johnnie To.

The Big Heat (1988 directed by Johnnie To/Tsui Hark, classic HK mayhem)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e1PCfGBgsOo

The Mission (1999)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GfKzGcl-7hY

Exiled (2006. I just watched this this week. It was excellent)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MzANUHNXZM0

I'd second the recommendations for
Taken
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Crows Zero (This was much better than Volcano High IMHO)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EBHXYSSGV8Q

The Big Hit
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hpfPTiDPGK4

Full Contact (A Ringo Lam directed pic starring Chow Yun Fat)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a2JlXrgFhKc

Streets of Fire (an 80s cult classic by Walter Hill---the same guy who did The Warriors)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oJGo2rvfSuA

These films are all available on Region 1/Free DVD, the hardest title to find probably being The Big Heat.

Hopefully there are some titles here you guys have never heard of.

Happy viewing!
 
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Mario23

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I've already seen Crows Zero and it's sequel, and they were epically awesome. Streets of Fire was...meh, I prolly hyped it up way too much, since it was the first RnR film I watched. I'm looking around for Exiled but it's pretty hard to find. Especially here in Croatia, where we don't import foreign movies at all...Well, Hollywood doesnt count.
 
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