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Revenge of the Green Dragons

  • 2014
  • R
  • 1h 34m
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5.3/10
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Revenge of the Green Dragons (2014)
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Two best friends rise through the ranks of New York's Chinese underworld in the 1980s.Two best friends rise through the ranks of New York's Chinese underworld in the 1980s.Two best friends rise through the ranks of New York's Chinese underworld in the 1980s.

  • Directors
    • Andrew Lau
    • Andrew Loo
  • Writers
    • Michael Di Jiacomo
    • Andrew Loo
    • Fredric Dannen
  • Stars
    • Justin Chon
    • Kevin Wu
    • Harry Shum Jr.
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    5.3/10
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    • Directors
      • Andrew Lau
      • Andrew Loo
    • Writers
      • Michael Di Jiacomo
      • Andrew Loo
      • Fredric Dannen
    • Stars
      • Justin Chon
      • Kevin Wu
      • Harry Shum Jr.
    • 39User reviews
    • 53Critic reviews
    • 36Metascore
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    Kevin Wu in Revenge of the Green Dragons (2014)
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    Justin Chon
    Justin Chon
    • Sonny
    Kevin Wu
    Kevin Wu
    • Steven
    Harry Shum Jr.
    Harry Shum Jr.
    • Paul
    Ray Liotta
    Ray Liotta
    • Michael Bloom
    Eugenia Yuan
    Eugenia Yuan
    • Snakehead Mama
    Leonard Wu
    Leonard Wu
    • Ah Chung
    Jin Au-Yeung
    Jin Au-Yeung
    • Detective Tang
    • (as Jin Auyeung)
    Jon Kit Lee
    Jon Kit Lee
    • Teddy
    Shuya Chang
    Shuya Chang
    • Tina
    Alex Fox
    Alex Fox
    • Little Sonny
    Michael Gregory Fung
    Michael Gregory Fung
    • Little Steven
    Celia Au
    Celia Au
    • Bobo
    Ron Yuan
    Ron Yuan
    • Born to Kill Dai Lo
    Billy Magnussen
    Billy Magnussen
    • Detective Boyer
    Geoff Pierson
    Geoff Pierson
    • FBI Director Sam Higgins
    Carl Li
    Carl Li
    • Chicken Wing
    Shing Ka
    Shing Ka
    • Ah Tai
    Carlos Long
    Carlos Long
    • Fat Foo
    • Directors
      • Andrew Lau
      • Andrew Loo
    • Writers
      • Michael Di Jiacomo(screenplay by)
      • Andrew Loo(screenplay by)
      • Fredric Dannen(based on the article by)
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    • Trivia
      The first film Andrew Lau and Martin Scorsese officially work on together (after Andrew Lau's Infernal Affairs (2002) inspired Martin Scorsese's The Departed (2006)).
    • Goofs
      In the beginning of the movie its supposed to be 1983, however they show a big pile of modern US currency spilling on table with the current large President's head on the bills.
    • Connections
      Features New York Chinatown (1982)
    • Soundtracks
      Green Dragon
      Written by Devon Diep, Angelo "DOC" Velazquez & Terri Patterson

      Performed by Devon Diep

      Courtesy of Cutting Edge Music (Holdings) Limited

    User reviews39

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    6/10
    Shows Initial Spark, then Meanders Along, then Rushes Towards the Climax, and Finally Fizzles at the End
    Reviewed by: Dare Devil Kid (DDK)

    Rating: 2.5/5 stars

    Andrew Lau's "Infernal Affairs" trilogy became the best-known import in the early 2000s from the storied Hong Kong film industry, supplying Martin Scorsese with material for his Academy Award- winning film "The Departed". But while Mr. Lau's latest, "Revenge of the Green Dragons," leaps forth with a flurry of montage, attitude, and action, it loses its way as a drama.

    This film — a crime yarn directed jointly by Lau and Andrew Loo, and set in Queens during the Chinese immigration wave of the 1980s — begins by sketching out the hungry desperation of the era, and how Chinese gangs took hold of two schoolmates, Sonny and Steven, and never let go. Violence and cynicism abound, as the story ratchets forward to track the hotheaded Steven and the more prudent Sonny through gangland intrigue, shootings, and blowbacks. The violence is savage and the torture, graphic. The victims are true-to-life: women, children and the elderly. There are also a few mind games - coupled with a neat albeit unconvincing twist at the end - as there are straight-up acts of brutality. Sadly, the rest of the mayhem that's fueled by drugs, human trafficking, and an unconvincing, supposedly ill-fated romance seem hurriedly patched together, and contribute little towards making this gangster flick as engaging and fresh as it's ruthless and stylish.

    Inspired by a 1992 article in The New Yorker, "Green Dragons" gets a certain vigor out of it's prideful battles for power, turf control, and respect in a world where only the murders of whites seem to matter. Yet the busy plotting shoves past the characters, and Justin Chon as Sonny, and Kevin Wu as Steven, can't keep up. A smuggler's speech about America's basis in hatred won't find many buyers, nor will a frozen-faced Ray Liotta referentially cast as a detective benefiting from the efforts of a Chinese-American colleague (Jin Auyeung).

    "Revenge of the Green Dragons" starts with promise, but soon becomes predictable, filled with clichés that do little in terms of engagement or spinning a novel, fresh story from an interesting, untouched plot. What initially feels like brash energy peters out until what's left mainly evokes some pretty run-off-the-mill gangster lore.
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    • Jan 22, 2015

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    • Release date
      • September 11, 2014 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • Hong Kong
      • United States
    • Official sites
      • Official site
      • Official site (Japan)
    • Languages
      • English
      • Chinese
    • Also known as
      • Yeşil Ejderhaların İntikamı
    • Filming locations
      • Brooklyn, New York, USA
    • Production companies
      • IM Global
      • The 7th Floor
      • Initial A Entertainment
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    • Budget
      • $5,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross worldwide
      • $107,412
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 34 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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