Nexus Engel Two street rats named Alan and Ah Tien (Alan Tang and Chow Yun-Fat respectively) grow up to become members of the Triads until Tien finds a girl he fell for during his childhood, and decides to settle down with her. But things aren't that simple, and the conflicting interests of a powerful gangster are about to bring them back together.Flaming Brothers is... well, it's pretty bad. Enjoyable, and hilarious, but for all the wrong reasons. The stock sound effects for the action scenes are distracting, and the acting by most of the cast is more scattershot than a blast from a Mossberg in the hands of a child. Characters die hilariously--I'll never forget the guy who kept himself alive just long enough to shoot the fuel tank on a forklift before lying down and "dying" instantly. The film is filled with moments like this, and all the better for it. Otherwise, it would be a boring mess.It's toned unevenly, as Ah Tien bonds with his love interest while his brother Alan tries to work an arms deal. One is silly romantic slapstick and the other is amateurishly made action drama. It just doesn't mesh well.Despite its massive flaws, though, I enjoyed Flaming Brothers, only because it's so bad, it's good.

dolce_knights43 I could not believe that only a few people have seen this let alone heard of it. What disappoints me even more is that the few people that have seen it dismiss it as "mediocre HK action" or even "tepid entry into the heroic bloodshed genre". I completely disagree. When you have Chow yun-fat and violence so graphic it rivals the mayhem in films like The Big Heat(1987), The Killer (1989) and Full Contact (1993).I agree that it is a mish-mash of tried and tested Heroic Bloodshed cliché's(blood brothers,scheming gangster brother, loved ones killed, revenge etc)but the way it is presented: it will blow you away. You won't believe how fast the movie moves and you can give Wong kar-wai the credit for the script (this is before his As tears go by(1989)). Chow gives his usual performance but he always manages to give a bit of something unique in his roles.The violence is several levels above the standard. the gun battle scenes are not only bloody, they border into the gruesome.(especially the shootout in Thailand). The violence includes people being blasted with shotguns in the face, a kid getting shot at point blank range and what Heroic bloodshed film would be complete without the inevitable final showdown? I guarantee you action fans, it's a MUST!!! Although not as grand as the endings of A better tomorrow 2 (1987) or The Killer (1989), its a larger variation of the shootout in the end of My heart is that eternal rose (1989).So you're not convinced yet that it's good? Stop hiding behind your wall of "I'm too formal for this kind of movie" thinking. You'll only deprive yourself of this masterpiece.

Alexandre Bender Before watching this movie I didn't have high expectations about it but when I finally saw it I was truly satisfied with it. Its the story of 2 ''brothers'' who are living a criminal life until one of them (Chow Yun fat) meets the woman of his dream and wants to stop being illegal and have a normal life. The main character is Alan's one and Chow yun fat comes close second. The actors are good, the story is alright but some of the gunfights deserve a look.I counted 4 good gunfights in the movie, the last one is especially good ;it's very intense and gritty. Overall definitely worth a look especially for the last gunfight!......................................................7,9/10

Joseph P. Ulibas This film sandwiched between the better tomorrow series and the Killer. If you want to see a guy getting shot more times than Scarface, then this films for you. Watch'em slug it out, shoot it out while Yun-Fat owns a 7-