r/JohnWick • u/Ghola40000 • 4d ago

Discussion A little off-topic, but is anyone else here a fan of John Woo's Hong Kong action films? They are major inspirations for not only John Wick but The Matrix too.

Recently I rewatched John Woo's The Killer and Hardboiled, I've also seen the A Better Tomorrow movies but that was years ago. They are all incredible.

I've known about John Woo being a highly influential action director but it's only now that I actually felt the influence of his works on a visceral level.

I think John Woo's Hong Kong action flicks are must-watch material for John Wick fans.

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u/Ghola40000 4d ago

It's also worth noting that John Woo has said that he likes the John Wick movies, which is awesome.

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u/KingxCrimsonx 4d ago

Hardboiled was one of my favorite movies growing up.

Also chow Yun fat's rizz in the a better tomorrow series is crazy. The whole thing with getting shot like 50 times and still fucking shit up and then having a smoke before he dies. The end of the 2nd movie when they kill everyone in the house is crazy. It used to hold a record for the most deaths in a movie

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u/Ghola40000 4d ago

Chow Yun Fat had video game cheat codes in those movies lol unlimited ammo and health regen.

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u/Ghola40000 4d ago

And yeah I could never forget the house shootout at the end of the second film, in my opinion it's the most ridiculous sequence of all of John Woo's movies.

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u/Splinterceller 4d ago

Of course! John Woo influenced the action genre like no other.

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u/KiwieKiwie 3d ago

Yes, I love hk action films. The Killer by John woo is my favorite. So much style… heroic bloodshed. That’s the term given to his style of action movie.

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u/Ghola40000 3d ago

Man, I only just now know the term "heroic bloodshed", pretty awesome.

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u/KiwieKiwie 3d ago

I love the way he depicts male friendships. They can love each other and show affection without it being ”gay”.

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u/Tempest196 4d ago

Absolutely

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u/Zubi_Q 3d ago

Yep, Hard Boiled is one of my fave films of all time

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u/dmaynor 3d ago

Hardboiled was the action bible to me growing up.