Tiger on Beat

Outside of Kowloon, Chow Yun Fat is seen as an action star, and who could be blamed for thinking so. Given the popularity of "The Killer" and the "Better Tomorrow" series, it seems that you couldn't watch Fat unless he was racking up a body count. So, you can imagine how much of a departure "Tiger On The Beat" may seem for him.In all actuality, Chow is an actor with a broad range, with most of his recent Hong Kong films more drama-based than anything else. Still, he doesn't let you down with this one.Paired with a straight-laced cop (Conan Lee) Chow is the Jim Belushi to Lee's Schwarznegger. Tracking a drug ring in Hong Kong, the action comes at the right moments and the comedy is enough to tide you over until the high-speed ending.When compared to his more well known work, this doesn't rank as high a body count, but with the comedic edge, this is worth adding to any hard-boiled Woo fan's collection. Oh, and is there anything cooler then when CYF brings out the machette?

This is Yun-Fat Chow 90's movie,Story so funny and exciting,I saw much time,Because this is my favorite movie,This is Yun-Fat Chow representative works in Hong Kong

Sure it's a bit like Lethal Weapon, but then again, every buddy-cop movie is compared to that one. The martial arts scenes are mainly handled by Conan Lee while Chow Yun Fat stays solid as a guy who can handle a gun fairly well and can hold his own in a fight even without the fancy moves. On top of that, the comedy is great. This movie has plenty of laugh-out-loud moments, especially the last line in the movie.But of course, the main reason to see this movie is the finale, where they pull out all the stops, thrown in the kitchen sink and the kitchen, drop the bombshell, blow the roof off... ahem, it's great. Pistols, magnums, and shotguns are used (Chow makes pretty good use with his weapon using a really neat trick that will makes you clap your hands in glee), Conan uses his martial arts which don't stand out as much as the likes of Jackie Chan, but are still solid. But the main thing that everyone remembers the movie for, the one thing that makes buying this movie a requirement for anyone who is a lover of actioners, is the chainsaw duel between Conan and the villain. Oh man, I was blown away when I first saw that sequence, and it never gets old. They use real chainsaws, the sparks really fly on impact, wood and vests and clothing really get cut up with each swipe, and they fight at such a hectic pace for fairly long takes it's amazing no one was killed making this sequence. It is a masterpiece of action filming, up there with the shootout scene in Heat, the fight between Bruce Lee and Chuck Norris, Jackie Chan vs. Benny Urquidez, the finale in A Better Tomorrow 2, the car chase scene in Bulitt, etc. That sequence is worth viewing of this movie alone, and is enough of a reason to give the movie 5 stars. Chainsaw duel aside, the rest of the movie is a solid enjoyable popcorn flick that isn't meant to be taken too seriously. Just have fun with it.

Not the best I've seen but not the worst ether funny in parts action not that great but overall not a bad way to spend few hours

Bad ass!Okay, it's not for everyone but it perfectly sums up a moment in film history when a certain style of Hong Kong film making was becoming popular in the west.Amazing action as well as moments that are both intentionally and unintentionally funny.

A film full of typical Chow Yun Fat action deducted a star due to it not being as good as Hard Boiled and A Better Tomorrow.

Sadly this film was spoilt by the english subtitles being translated wrong making them silly also went to fast, not one of chow yun fats best , the best bit was end, l was so bored rewinding sub , even that could, nt make me enjoy film,

Einer der besten Filme von Conan Lee .Cooler Humor, außergewönliche Stunts.Leider gibt es den film nicht auf deutsch