Trailer Park: The Killer

Trailer Park is back and slightly revamped.  With Trailer Park a classic film is spotlighted by movie posters and the films classic trailer!  Today Trailer Park presents John Woo's 1989 action classic The Killer. 

The Killer (1989) Recently a remake was announced to start filming soon and produced by Woo.  Many people out there have still not seen the original film and though it is a better film in some regards than Woo's better known Hard Boiled, it hasn't held up the same cult status that Hard Boiled has.  An extremely violent Hong Kong action film, this is the story of an assassin, Jeffrey Chow (aka Mickey Mouse) who takes one last job so he can retire and care for his girlfriend Jenny. When his employers betray him, he reluctantly joins forces with Inspector Lee (aka Dumbo), the cop who is pursuing him. Together, the new friends face the final confrontation of the gangsters out to kill them  The film has influenced film makers across the world with Woo's kinetic intense action scenes   If you love action and have not seen this film then check it out!  It was recently re-released on a two disc DVD and Blu-Ray set in the Fall of 2010.  In the mean time check out the film's posters  and trailer below!

Warning: Trailer Contains Some Violent Imagery

The Killer Remake Is Coming, Like It Or Not

John Woo's action classic The Killer, is one of the best action movies of all time.  In the entire history of cinema ever.  It's a fantastic movie.  It does not need to be remade!  But Hollywood in all their wisdom, is going to remake it, in 3D for crying out loud, and John Woo himself is actually producing it!  What are you thinking Woo??  The remake is currently in pre-production, with John H. Lee (Saying Good-bye, Oneday, The Cut Runs Deep) set to direct. Jung Woo-Sung  (the lead of The Good The Bad The Weird) will portray the character made famous by Chow Yun-Fat. Woo also recently had this to say: “While all my films are special to me, THE KILLER is truly one of my favorites. We are thrilled to reinvent it as an English-language film and know it’s in capable hands by the incredible visual style and tender emotion John H. Lee brings to all his films.”

    Hollywood seems to have this need for remakes instead of coming up with original ideas but some films just shouldn't be remade, and The Killer is one of them.  But unfortunately, it is happening.

    The film will follow the same plot as the original and be set in the present day.  If you haven't seen the original then you are missing a fantastic adrenaline rush of a movie and you should go watch it right now!