The brothers quickly rise up the ranks, drawing the unwanted attention of hardboiled city cops. Martin scorsese comes a brilliant mix between a hong kong action film and a. Revenge of the green dragons soundtrack details film. Released october 24th, 2014, revenge of the green dragons stars justin chon, kevin wu, harry shum jr. Two immigrant brothers sonny and steven survive the impoverished despair of new york in the 1980s by joining chinatown gang the green dragons. Rival 1980s chinese gangs deal in human trafficking, extortion, drugs, and general justforfun mayhem. Martin scorsese presents a rote crime saga, revenge. Oct 24, 2014 revenge of the green dragons, by andrew lau and andrew loo, shows the violent side of immigrant life in 1980s new york. In the vein of crime classics like mean streets and infernal affairs, revenge of the green dragons follows two immigrant brothers sonny justin chon and steven kevin wu who survive the impoverished despair of new york in the 1980s by joining chinatown gang the green dragons, the brothers quickly rise up the ranks, drawing the unwanted attention of hardboiled city cops. Revenge of the green dragons trailer and poster collider. The ending was good and might have left you wanting a little more but overall i think it will make a. Varese sarabande has announced the details of the soundtrack album for the action crime drama revenge of the green dragons. Annals of crime about the green dragons, a chinese gang in queens, n. Revenge of the green dragons is a failed movie, somewhat entertaining but failed in general, if they like the genre they will im not sure of labeling this movie as a thriller, but it has elements though its strongest base is to show how this eastern mafia operates in a fully western world.
Revenge of the green dragons dvd, 2015 for sale online. The only thing novel about the generic hong kong gangster film revenge of the green dragons is its subject. Edit directed by andrew lau, andrew loo, andrew lau. Oct 24, 2014 revenge of the green dragons synopsis two immigrant brothers sonny and steven survive the impoverished despair of new york in the 1980s by joining chinatown gang the green dragons.
Two best friends rise through the ranks of the dreaded new yorks chinese underworld in the 1980s. Revenge of the green dragons is the story of sonny and steven justin chon and kevin wu, two young men who try and fail to discover. Watch revenge of the green dragons online stream full movie. Everything you need to know about revenge of the green. In the vein of crime classics like mean streets and infernal affairs, revenge of the green dragons follows two immigrant brothers sonny justin chon and steven kevin wu who survive the.
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Revenge of the green dragons andrew lau and andrew loo direct this fatally unconvincing gangland saga set among new yorks chinese immigrant population. While the revenge of the green dragons may recall a particular time period, frenetic visuals, impaired screenplay, and stilted performances distract at every turn. Chinese immigrants struggling to maintain their agency and identities in new york city in the midtolate 80s. Also included are four songs from the film performed by carl restivo featuring tom morello, devon diep, maserati and heavy young heathens.
The film follows the experience of vietnamese refugees in the united states immediately following the fall of saigon at the end of the vietnam war. Revenge of the green dragons film, trailer, kritik kinozeit. Revenge of the green dragons will premiere at the toronto international film festival and will be available exclusively on directv starting september 11th, followed by a. With classics such as infernal affairs among his heavy filmography, revenge of the green dragons will be a stain on an otherwise awesome and talented career. Revenge of the green dragons 2014 stream and watch online.
They forcibly recruit young children theyve brought from china and teach them to kill. Video revenge of the green dragons trailer deadline. Oct 23, 2014 the true story behind revenge of the green dragons was an eyeopener for star harry shum jr. Using a formula that has produced results with other highprofile festival films, directv is opening a 30day window immediately after the films. From acclaimed director andrew lau and andrew loo, and legendary executive producer martin scorsese comes a brilliant mix between a hong kong action film. Find low everyday prices and buy online for delivery or instore pickup. Your cinematic stomach will be left grumbling in the hopes of a second course, unappeased. The brothers quickly rise up the ranks, drawing the unwanted. The main story is about two friends or brothers that grow up around this gang and eventually join them. The true story behind revenge of the green dragons was an eyeopener for star harry shum jr. Two immigrant brothers justin chon and kevin wu join the green dragons gang. Revenge of the green dragons is based on fredric dannens 1992 new yorker article of the same name and follows the involvement of two immigrant brothers, sonny justin chon and steven kevin. Martin scorsese appears as executive producer on andrew lau and andrew loos revenge of the green dragons, which is no surprise considering he famously remade laus 2002 film infernal affairs as the departed 2006.
Tai tran duong has been appointed the camp translator by gunnery. Bloody, brutal and melodramatic, revenge of the green dragons is a straightup gang war thriller whose release is presented by martin scorsese. Revenge of the green dragons on dvd january, 2015 starring justin chon, kevin wu. After watching revenge of the green dragons, many people were surprised to learn that the chinese gang stories depicted in the film are based on true events. Watch revenge of the green dragons full movie online movie4u. Revenge of the green dragons is a 2014 crime drama film directed by andrew lau and andrew loo, written by michael di jiacomo and andrew loo, with martin. Revenge of the green dragons 2014 going too far scene 7. Andrew lau the infernal affairs trilogy and andrew loo codirect this crime thriller executive produced by martin scorsese, and starring ray liotta as a new york city detective conducting a. Get revenge of the green dragons dvd and bluray release date, trailer, movie poster and movie stats. Aug, 2014 revenge of the green dragons will premiere at the toronto international film festival and will be available exclusively on directv starting september 11th, followed by a theatrical release in october. Featuring a gritty period portrait of gangland warfare in new your city, its clearly the sort of material. All the same, its a bummer that revenge of the green dragons lacks the ingenuity and intensity of infernal affairs, the 2002 hong kong thriller martin scorsese turned into his oscarwinning triumph the departed.
Revenge of the green dragons soundtrack list list of songs. Parents need to know that revenge of the green dragons is an intenseparade of torture and killings that isnt appropriate for children of any age. Green dragon is a 2001 american drama film directed by timothy linh bui and starring patrick swayze, forest whitaker and duong don. Telecharger revenge of the green dragons film gratuit en ligne. Two immigrant brothers, sonny and steven, live in poverty in flushing, new york. And come on its a gangster movie how could you go wrong. Revenge of the green dragons is a 2014 crime drama film directed by andrew lau and andrew loo, written by.
Revenge of the green dragons 2014 going too far scene. Martin scorsese produzierte andrew laus hollywooddebut. Martin scorsese presents a rote crime saga, revenge of. A tale of asian gangs unleashed in green dragons film. Revenge of the green dragons is movie about a chinese gang in new york in the 1980s. The film stars ray liotta, justin chon, shuya chang, harry shum, jr. Actie misdaad film geregisseerd door andrew lau en andrew loo.
In the vein of crime classics like mean streets and infernal affairs, revenge of the green dragons follows two immigrant brothers sonny justin chon and steven kevin wu who survive the impoverished despair of new york in the 1980s by joining chinatown gang the green dragons. Revenge of the green dragons 2014 revenge of the green. Chinese american gangs fight in revenge of the green. Revenge of the green dragon a mishmash of mob movie. Based on frederick dannens electric new yorker article that chronicled the underworld of asianamerican gang life in 80s and 90s new york city.
After reading the article, i can say this is one case where the movie really did a great job mirroring the actual. Film will have its world premiere at the toronto international film festival. Everything else about the film is lifted from other true crime stories, especially martin scorseses seminal dramas. One of the two friends is the main character, who is not really a violent person, or even a bad person, he is just somebody that gets caught up in his. Andrew lau and andrew loo direct this fatally unconvincing gangland saga set among new. Oct 24, 2014 the film revenge of the green dragons is based on the true story of a chineseamerican gang in new york city that helped traffic unauthorized immigrants in the 1980s and 1990s. Asianamerican actors get so few opportunities to play significant roles that films placing them front and center seem worth supporting on general principle. Two best friends rise through the ranks of new yorks chinese underworld in the 1980s. Revenge of the green dragons executive produced by martin scorsese and codirected by andrew lau, whose infernal affairs was remade as the departed by scorsese recounts the reallife. Revenge of the green dragons has a deal with directv, which means that after the movie premieres at the toronto international film festival, directv will air the film in an exclusive 30day window. Revenge of the green dragons 2014 r 1h 34m independent movies in gritty 1980s new york, two chinese immigrant boys rise through the ranks of the infamous green dragons gang, where theyre trained to kill.
Revenge of the green dragons soundtrack list 2014 complete tracklist, movie score details, the entire ost playlist, all songs played in the movie and in the trailer and who sings them. Revenge of the green dragons marks the english language debut of hong kongs most highly respected director, waikeung lau. The film follows two immigrant brothers sonny justin chon and steven kevin wu who survive the impoverished despair of new york in the 1980s by joining chinatown gang the green dragons. Revenge of the green dragons hat allerdings viel luft nach oben. Directv is opening a 30day window immediately after the films premiere in toronto, followed by theatrical release in october from a24. The film is based on frederic dannens new yorker article that chronicled the true story of chinese. Revenge of the green dragons was based on an article written by frederic dannen in the november 16, 1992 edition of the new yorker. What do we know about revenge of the green dragons. Revenge of the green dragons is a 2014 crime drama film directed by andrew lau and andrew loo, written by michael di jiacomo and andrew loo, with martin scorsese as an executive producer.
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