Welcome back to Film Haven Reviews!!! This week we are starting a brand new theme of "John Woo Gun Fu: Origins" with the mega famous and culturally impactful A Better Tomorrow (1986). This film is massively important to Hong Kong cinema and I had no idea before watching it but I can totally see why now! Its got high drama, effective characters, and amazing action. What's not to like??? I gave this an 8.5/10 for everything I just described plus the incredible score and cinematography. Wo...
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Welcome back to Film Haven Reviews!!! This week we are starting a brand new theme of "John Woo Gun Fu: Origins" with the mega famous and culturally impactful A Better Tomorrow (1986). This film is massively important to Hong Kong cinema and I had no idea before watching it but I can totally see why now! Its got high drama, effective characters, and amazing action. What's not to like??? I gave this an 8.5/10 for everything I just described plus the incredible score and cinematography. Wo...
Welcome back to Film Haven Reveiws!!! This week we are starting a brand new exciting "30's Mad Scientist" theme with the timeless classic Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1932). This film was firing on ALL cylinders, beautifully adapting the source material, creating impressive practical sets, acting so good that Frederic March won an oscar, and cinematography so creative that most DPs today WISH they could immitate. I gave this film a 9/10 for all of the above and I cannot recommend it enoug...
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Welcome back to Film Haven Reviews!!! This week we are starting a brand new theme of "John Woo Gun Fu: Origins" with the mega famous and culturally impactful A Better Tomorrow (1986). This film is massively important to Hong Kong cinema and I had no idea before watching it but I can totally see why now! Its got high drama, effective characters, and amazing action. What's not to like??? I gave this an 8.5/10 for everything I just described plus the incredible score and cinematography. Wo...
