Ringo Lam Ling-Tung
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Cinemaphiles will have a field day dissecting which movies Tarantino has lifted from, referenced, and paid homage to in Kill Bill Vol 2. Ever since film critics cried foul over his alleged cribbing of the Reservoir Dogs heist plot from Ringo Lams obscure Chinese actioner City on Fire, viewers have delighted in determining the inspirations for the directors subsequent films, scenes, and characters.
When “Reservoir Dogs,” his first feature film, came out in 1992 fans of Asian cinema called it a rip-off of Ringo Lam’s “City on Fire” (1987).
John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum (2019)
Directed by Chad Stahelski
influenced by Full Contact (1992)
Visuals
They have some of the best fight choreography since the heyday of the great Hong Kong shoot-em-ups like Hard Boiled or Full Contact elegant cinematography, and no-nonsense efficient characters and plot that propel everything forward without getting bogged down too much in details.
…which on one level leads to a great Reservoir Dogs/City on Fire standoff…
Yes, the film that many consider the most influential of the 1990s reached our televisions uncut and with its reputation intact, in spite of the revelation that it bears more than a passing resemblance to Hong Kong action director Ringo Lam's City on Fire.