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Blood Brothers (2007)

Blood Brothers (2007)
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Three best friends who are barely getting by as fishermen in the small village of Zhujiajiao depart to seek their fate in Shanghai in director Alexi Tan's reworking of the John Woo action classic Bullet in the Head. Feeling trapped by circumstance in the only place they have ever known, Kang, his brother Hu, and their best friend Fung decide to take their fate into their own hands by moving to Shanghai. Upon arriving in the bustling city, the naïve trio gradually finds their innocence corrupted as they fall into the deepest depths of the criminal underworld. The starting point for their harrowing descent is the infamous Paradise Club: the most popular - and dangerous - nightclub in all of Shanghai. In the Paradise Club, Lulu is the songbird that every man wants to capture, yet she remains locked securely in the cage of owner and underworld crime kingpin Boss Hong - or so he thinks. Because when the stage lights go down and the big guy isn't around, his right hand man Mark starts making the moves on Lulu. Of course Lulu is no innocent either, and as this pair conduct their dangerous affair both enemies and allies alike begin plotting a way to wrestle control of the city from the ruthless Boss Hong. As the tense situation between Boss Hong and his many conspirators begins to boil over, Kang, Hu, and Fung make a desperate grab for power that quickly pays off. But success in Shanghai doesn't come cheap. With their power nearly cemented in the land of plenty, Fung will be forced to choose between love and a life of crime while wrestling with his troublesome conscience, Hu will enter into a monumental struggle against his own inner weakness, and power-hungry Kang will allow nothing to prevent him from realizing his own ambitions. Now, as lives hang in the balance and blood begins to flow, the chance for redemption fades with each passing day. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi

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Starring:
Liu YeDaniel Wu, (more)
Director(s):
Alexi Tan
Theatrical MPAA Rating:
R
Format(s):
DVD
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Synopsis of Blood Brothers

Three best friends who are barely getting by as fishermen in the small village of Zhujiajiao depart to seek their fate in Shanghai in director Alexi Tan's reworking of the John Woo action classic Bullet in the Head. Feeling trapped by circumstance in the only place they have ever known, Kang, his brother Hu, and their best friend Fung decide to take their fate into their own hands by moving to Shanghai. Upon arriving in the bustling city, the naïve trio gradually finds their innocence corrupted as they fall into the deepest depths of the criminal underworld. The starting point for their harrowing descent is the infamous Paradise Club: the most popular - and dangerous - nightclub in all of Shanghai. In the Paradise Club, Lulu is the songbird that every man wants to capture, yet she remains locked securely in the cage of owner and underworld crime kingpin Boss Hong - or so he thinks. Because when the stage lights go down and the big guy isn't around, his right hand man Mark starts making the moves on Lulu. Of course Lulu is no innocent either, and as this pair conduct their dangerous affair both enemies and allies alike begin plotting a way to wrestle control of the city from the ruthless Boss Hong. As the tense situation between Boss Hong and his many conspirators begins to boil over, Kang, Hu, and Fung make a desperate grab for power that quickly pays off. But success in Shanghai doesn't come cheap. With their power nearly cemented in the land of plenty, Fung will be forced to choose between love and a life of crime while wrestling with his troublesome conscience, Hu will enter into a monumental struggle against his own inner weakness, and power-hungry Kang will allow nothing to prevent him from realizing his own ambitions. Now, as lives hang in the balance and blood begins to flow, the chance for redemption fades with each passing day. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi

Theatrical Feature Running Time:
95 mins

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Director(s):
Alexi Tan
Writer(s):
Alexi TanTony ChanJiang Dan
Producer(s):
John WooTerence Chang
Theatrical MPAA Rating:
R(Adult Situations)
Warning:  This product is intended for mature audiences only. It may contain violence, sexual content, drug abuse and/or strong language. You must be 17 or older to purchase it. By ordering this item you are certifying that you are at least 17 years of age.

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    Marc F.

    This movie has one of my all time favorite HK gunfights. It's sort of like City of Violence meets Road to Perdition with a healthy heaping of the Untouchables thrown in. Shu Qi puts in the best work of her career. The music and costuming are sumptuous (although they probably just used stuff leftover from Lust, Caution). The dialogue is kinda hack, but all in all this is a very promising direction for Alexi Tan.

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    Matthew P.

    First, please do not rate a movie low just because it's in a different language and you can't keep up with the film somehow. That's retarded. Please rate the movie on the quality of it's contents so as not to mislead others. Plenty of people don't mind subtitled movies. Now on to the actual review... What this movie lacks in originality, it makes up for in it's execution. Acting was superb and the little action that it did have was done in true "Untouchables" fashion. I just grabbed this off the shelf without having any knowledge of it except for what I read on the back so I was pleasantly surprised with this one.

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    Trudy T.

    The back of the box says it is in English, but it is not. I checked the setup and it is in Mandarin Chinese not English. It is hard to read subtitles and watch the action so I had to turn it off. I got it since it was directed by John Woo. It would have been great if the lanuage indicators had been accurate.

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