[GodBlessRonaldReagan]

You need to see the undiluted Woo films, before he came to America - "The Killers", "A Bullet to the Head", "A Better Tomorrow" are all killer Hong Kong action flicks.

[Orbiting_Rosie's_Head]

I have to admit I have not seen his Hong Kong flicks (or any of his movies other than Broken Arrow). I have read reviews of his US flicks that bemoan the loss of his talent during his transition to US filmmaking. So I believe you when you say the HK films are good. There's something about a smaller budget that forces some directors into creative genius.

It may very well be in trying to make the leap big-budget films he relied too heavily on blowing things up, or was too heavily influenced by producers. Whatever the reason, my only film impression of Woo is "Broken Arrow", and it remains one of the worst action movies I have ever seen.