Ringo in the 90s (The Films of Ringo Lam - Part 1)
- Author
- The Optimism Vaccine Network
- Published
- Fri 22 Sep 2023
- Episode Link
- https://optimismvaccine.com/episode/ringo-in-the-90s-the-films-of-ringo-lam-part-1-burning-paradise-full-alert-undeclared-war
THIS WEEK: Undeclared War (1990), Burning Paradise (1994), Full ALert (1997)
When people speak glowingly of the Hong Kong New Wave or the great Hong Kong action directors, Ringo Lam is usually the first auteur left on the cutting room floor. Yeah, you've seen City on Fire and know it's great, but some of Lam's greatest films were also his biggest critical and commercial failures.
