John Woo is a Chinese director, and he is usually known for his crazy shootouts... (that I always think about in my head, when I'm bored, like in science class). He has directed the famous Hong Kong films "A Better Tomorrow, and A Better Tomorrow 2", The Killer, Bullet in the Head, Once A Thief, and Hard Boiled. But...He has also directed Hollywood movies, such as Face/Off, Hard Target, Broken Arrow, Mission:Impossible II, Windtalkers, and Paycheck. Recently he has been making movies in Mainland China, such as Red Cliff, Red Cliff 2, and Reign of Assassins.
...and those are just his famous ones.
And if you noticed in the posters above, the first five movies, all have the same main character, and he uses Nicolas Cage and John Travolta a lot.
My favorite John Woo films of all time are The Killer, A Better Tomorrow 1&2, Bullet in the Head, and Hard Boiled. I haven't watched all of his movies yet.
And if you're wondering, John and Jackie Chan have collaborated before in a movie called Hand of Death, back when both of them weren't famous. 
Now, I'm going to explain my favorite movies of John Woo:
A Better Tomorrow and A Better Tomorrow 2:
A Better Tomorrow & 2, are about gangs counterfeiting money, and about how the main characters want to turn into a good person, but its really hard to. One of the main character is part of the gang, and his brother is part of the police, and eventually his brother finds out. The first movie is more of a drama movie, and the second movie is more action-packed.
It's really hard to find an english trailer for these two movies, sorry. :P
The Killer:
The Killer is about the main character, who is an assassin (with a good heart), named Jeffrey. One day, when he is killing someone, he accidentally shoots a female singer in the eyes, making her blind. Jeffrey then tries to become friends with her, and soon they are in a relationship. The female singer, Jennie, needs a lot of money for her operation, or she will be permanently blinded. Jeffrey decided to do one last assignment as an assassin to give some money to her. But, Danny, a police officer, is confident that he'll arrest Jeffrey, and they become friends on the way.
Trailer:
Bullet in the Head:
Bullet in the Head is about 3 friends, who killed someone, so they move to Vietnam during the Vietnam War to avoid the police. One of the friends find a suitcase of gold, and their friendship splits apart.
I really like this movie because you can see that friends kill each other for money, and you can see what greediness does to them.
This trailer doesn't really show the plot that well, but...
And last, but not least, HARD BOILED.
Most people say that this is the best action movie EVER, and I actually agree.
This film is about a cop, and an undercover cop, teaming up to defeat a powerful gang. And it contains the longest action scenes ever, the final shootout in the hospital lasts for 40 minutes!
Here is the trailer:
And thats it.
I personally think that John Woo's films are better than some of Jackie Chan's films.
You may think from the trailer, that John Woo's films is all action and shootouts, but there is way more to it. Every movie has a meaning, and a lot of symbolism. They actually have a great storyline about friendship, and betrayal. I recommend EVERYONE to check out some of his movies.
And that's all I have to say, I hope this post wasn't that boring.
Bye :)
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