Revenge of the Green Dragons

Name: Revenge of the Green Dragons
Genre: Action, Drama, Crime
Released: October 24, 2014
Duration: 94 min
Rating: 36
Cast: Carl Li, Eugenia Yuan, Harry Shum Jr., Jin Auyeung, Justin Chon

2014

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Revenge Of The Green Dragons

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A24 | Release Date: October 24, 2014

Starring: Carl Li, Eugenia Yuan, Harry Shum Jr., Jin Auyeung, Justin Chon, Kevin Wu, Leonard Wu, Ray Liotta, Shuya Chang

Summary: Two immigrant brothers, Sonny (Justin Chon) and Steven (Kevin Wu), 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 hard-boiled city cops. After an ill-fated love affair pits Sonny against his own brother, heTwo immigrant brothers, Sonny (Justin Chon) and Steven (Kevin Wu), 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 hard-boiled city cops. After an ill-fated love affair pits Sonny against his own brother, he sets out for revenge on the very gang who made him who he is.… Expand

Director: Andrew Loo and Wai-keung Lau

Genre(s): Action, Drama, Crime

Rating: R

Runtime: 94 min

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The A.V. Club - Mike D'Angelo

Oct 23, 2014

Most of the pleasure in Green Dragons comes simply from the opportunity to watch some underused actors dig into meatier parts than they’re usually offered. Read full review

Los Angeles Times - Martin Tsai

Oct 23, 2014

Fredric Dannen's reportage, which appeared in a 1992 issue of the New Yorker and serves as the film's basis, contains lurid details that leap off the page in a cinematic way. The "Dragons" script by Michael Di Jiacomo and co-director Andrew Loo preserves many, but few register on-screen. Read full review

McClatchy-Tribune News Service - Roger Moore

Nov 1, 2014

Bloody, brutal and melodramatic. Read full review

The Hollywood Reporter - Deborah Young

Oct 20, 2014

In the end the taste of H.K. filmmaking dominates in the film's deliberately chaotic visual style, a circular narrative that heads nowhere, and lyrical song interludes that abruptly interrupt the non-stop action and camera movement. Read full review

RogerEbert.com - Simon Abrams

Oct 30, 2014

By widening the scope of their based-on-a-true story, the makers of Revenge of the Green Dragon make their subjects look like the products of unimaginative cultural assimilation. Read full review

Slant Magazine - Chuck Bowen

Oct 19, 2014

Like Better Luck Tomorrow, it tries to cut cool-movie poses under the pretense of providing an alternative racial viewpoint to typical genre tropes. Read full review

The Playlist - Nikola Grozdanovic

Oct 20, 2014

Loo and Lau’s Dragons is too busy reveling in tilted angles, music video editing, mind-numbingly clichéd dialogue, wooden acting and a one-dimensional story about brotherhood. Read full review

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BITESCREEN

Jun 22, 2017

Revenge of the Green Dragons zeigt, dass nicht nur Fußballer früh anfangen: Ende der 80er fliehen zwei Jungen von Hongkong nach Ellis Island – und geraten sofort in die Fänge der Queens-Gang Green Dragons. Während die Untaten von Mafia oder Yakuza zumindest einem verqueren Moralkodex folgen,Revenge of the Green Dragons zeigt, dass nicht nur Fußballer früh anfangen: Ende der 80er fliehen zwei Jungen von Hongkong nach Ellis Island – und geraten sofort in die Fänge der Queens-Gang Green Dragons. Während die Untaten von Mafia oder Yakuza zumindest einem verqueren Moralkodex folgen, geht der chinesischen Variante jedwede Menschlichkeit ab: Ohne Grund wird geprügelt, geraubt und vergewaltigt, selbst vor der Verwandschaft macht man nicht halt. So ist die Eskalation vorprogrammiert – und reißt beide Knirpse mit in den Abgrund. Auch wenn Martin Scorcese produziert und Andrew Lau (Internal Affairs) Co-Regie führt, ist Revenge of the Green Dragons kein Meisterwerk – wohl aber ein nostalgischer Ausflug ins Gang-Thriller-Genre der Reagan-Ära. Lau inszeniert seine Hommage temporeich, unprätentiös stylish und äußerst brutal. Der Plot ist zwar vorhersehbar und ohne große Wendungen, dafür winkt ein unangenehmes Ende und ein garstiger Kommentar auf das Geschäft mit Einwanderern.… Expand

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JLuis_001

Sep 7, 2017

I'm 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 is a failed movie, somewhat entertaining but failed in general, if they like the genre they willI'm 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 is a failed movie, somewhat entertaining but failed in general, if they like the genre they will find it a little more passable, but for me it is a movie that I would not see a second time.… Expand

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