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Ying xiong wu lei

  • 19841984
  • 1h 22m
IMDb RATING
6.2/10
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Eddy Ko in Ying xiong wu lei (1984)
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The Thai government hires a group of Chinese mercenaries to capture a powerful drug lord from the Golden Triangle. The mercenaries manage to capture the drug lord, but soon find themselves p... Read allThe Thai government hires a group of Chinese mercenaries to capture a powerful drug lord from the Golden Triangle. The mercenaries manage to capture the drug lord, but soon find themselves pursued by his forces, and the forces of a bitter Thai officer. The Chinese mercenaries are... Read allThe Thai government hires a group of Chinese mercenaries to capture a powerful drug lord from the Golden Triangle. The mercenaries manage to capture the drug lord, but soon find themselves pursued by his forces, and the forces of a bitter Thai officer. The Chinese mercenaries are vastly outnumbered, and as their numbers begin to dwindle, their desperation pulls them i... Read all
IMDb RATING
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1.3K
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    • John Woo
    • Peter Ho-Sun Chan(co-writer)
    • Leung-Chun Chiu(co-writer)
    • John Woo
  • Stars
    • Eddy Ko
    • Ching-Ying Lam
    • Philippe Loffredo
    • John Woo
    • Peter Ho-Sun Chan(co-writer)
    • Leung-Chun Chiu(co-writer)
    • John Woo
  • Stars
    • Eddy Ko
    • Ching-Ying Lam
    • Philippe Loffredo
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    • 21User reviews
    • 26Critic reviews
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    Eddy Ko
    Eddy Ko
    • Chan Chung
    Ching-Ying Lam
    Ching-Ying Lam
    • Vietnamese officer
    Philippe Loffredo
    • Louis
    Cécile Le Bailly
    • French girl
    Yuet-Sang Chin
    Yuet-Sang Chin
    • Chin
    Kam Kong Chow
    Kam Kong Chow
    Yo-Sim Ha
    Geun-Bo Im
    Doo Hee Jang
    Il-shik Jang
      Ho Kon Kim
      Chau-Sang Lau
      Chau-Sang Lau
        Hye-suk Lee
        Hye-suk Lee
        Ying-Chun Ma
        Il-Gwon Park
        Yun-Chiang Peng
        Yun-Chiang Peng
        • Soldier
        Naetado Sakaodue
        Kuo Sheng
          • John Woo
          • Peter Ho-Sun Chan(co-writer)
          • Leung-Chun Chiu(co-writer)
          • John Woo
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        • Trivia
          To simulate bullet hits on walls, grass, etc., instead of using squibs, spots were marked for snipers to shoot on, even when actors were near. This method (which is common practice in Thailand, where this movie was shot) was used, because the setting up of squibs were thought to be too time consuming. Actor Eddy Ko still has a scar on his chest because one bullet ricocheted and hit him there.
        • Alternate versions
          Although rated "not under 18" German Rental-Video (New Vision) features many cuts to reduce violence
        • Connections
          Featured in Kain's Quest: A Better Tomorrow (2015)

        User reviews21

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        6/10
        This time Woo's pigeons were lucky not to be around in so much explosions n machine gun firing.
        Saw this for the first time recently after reading some glowing reviews, esp that of Ba_Harrison. The name John Woo was another factor too but this film is nowhere close to the director's other films. This film doesn't deserve the glowing reviews.

        A group of mercenaries capture a drug Lord n r retreating but r met with fierce reciprocation by the drug lord's men, along the way they save a girl n injure a sadistic Vietnamese colonel, thereby creating more enemies on the trail.

        The film has tons of action, lots of explosions, bullets, machine guns, grenades, etc but the film is filled with atrocious acting n horrendous editing.

        There is a scene where the crime lord keeps throwing pieces of a pendant while being driven in a jeep a la Hansel n Greetel style, where his men somehow catches with him on foot. In one scene a person is seen holding a woman's body then suddenly in another he is busy shooting. Before a grenade hits the ground/target, people jump as if they r blown away. The film has two lousy sex scenes that too directly out of the blue. The child's idea of burrowing himself when engulfed by fire all around is lol. I felt sad for the American soldier who was living peacefully in the middle of nowhere, that too with three beautiful chicks.
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        • Feb 17, 2020

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        • Release date
          • November 30, 1984 (South Korea)
          • Hong Kong
          • South Korea
          • Korean
          • Cantonese
          • English
          • Thai
          • Vietnamese
        • Also known as
          • Thailand
        • Production company
          • Paragon Films Ltd.
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        • 1 hour 22 minutes
          • Color
          • Mono

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