Men From The Gutter (1983)
aka An qu
Genre: Action | Crime | Thriller
Country: Hong Kong | Director: Ngai Kai Lam
Language: Cantonese or mandarin (2 separate audio tracks)
Subtitles: English (Optional, embedded in Mkv file)
Aspect ratio: Cinemascope 2.35:1 | Length: 83mn
Dvdrip H264 Mkv – 1024×440 – 29.970fps – 1.63gb
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0085163/
Two policemen, one by the book, the other by any means necessary, try to topple a drug kingpin. A hit-man who is also after the dealer for a past vendetta, gets mixed up with the two cops amidst his trail of revenge. There is also a subplot concerning several young adults living in slums who are involved with robberies and plan a big armored truck heist (shades of YOUNG VIOLENT & DANGEROUS).
A late new wave entry from Shaw Brothers when they were crumbling from the massive crippling their long time rival Golden Harvest had administered with their modern style thrillers and jaw droppingly dangerous stunt filled movies. By the time Shaw’s had began experimenting with new wave cinema styles, it was too late. It’s a shame, because this a damn fine, gritty crime thriller with some surprisingly dangerous stunts that rival almost anything that Jacky Chan, Sammo Hung and Yuen Biao were doing over at Golden Harvest. There is so much going on in this movie. The bravura 20 minute action set piece in the warehouse is worth the DVD alone.
This nervous crime movie from the director of Story of Ricky will remind you of the best Italian Poliziotteschi films!
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