Sadly Over-hyped

I like movies that are aware of what they are selling... without [any] greater aspirations than to make people laugh and that's it.

I have absolutely never seen anything like this movie before. You have to see this movie.

The film never slows down or bores, plunging from one harrowing sequence to the next.

After watching this film, I was left with a two very annoyances about this film: why did they make Chen's character this "McGuyver hit-man" and Lee's character such an incompetent idiot? Chen's character's background is that he was raised in an underground Cambodian orphanage for blood thirsty fighter where they learn to brawl it out to the death like wild "dogs." This detail is pushed early on during a scene where he gets into a cab and as it starts to drive, he shows how he is unfamiliar with a seat belt. Soon after this scene, he has a similar situation at a dim sum restaurant. Not only is he uneducated, he is starving. This is not a reference to Chen's scrawny physique but to the two early scenes in the film where he is scarfing down food, one of which, being rice porridge off the floor of the lower deck on an old ship. Si in the first ten minutes of the film, it is established that Chen is malnutrition-ed, unmodernized,and has only thing going for him, his "dog" brawling fighting style of some sort. Despite this situation, Chen manages to out-shoot every policeman (even managing to ricochet a bullet off a metal pipe to hit a guy in a head, whom was holding Chen's girlfriend hostage) and has somehow attained a super human strength (swings a 50 lb block of concrete, plastered on the end of a metal pipe, to the head of the police chief AS he is getting shot in the chest, by said chief).Now Lee's character...okay, I get it, he's depressed, he's got some baggage, but wow, can he do anything right? One moment, they try to make him cool, composed and ready to take care of business, and the next moment, he just got beat again. First scene he runs into Chen, and he manages to misses him, from approx 15 ft, multiple times. Toward the end of that scene, Lee watches Chen as his close friend and coworker gets slowly stabbed in the neck with a long knife for a good full 5 seconds, while holding a gun to Chen face, at a 10 ft distance. Even at the end of the movie, Lee manages to get stabbed to death and fails once again.And my biggest problem with this movie is that it is presented in a manner that film makers are trying to get the audience to sympathize with Chen's character and that he is just "killing to survive." That would be a lot easier if I didn't just watch Chen kill innocent people throughout the whole awful movie. Of the numerous people he killed, only two people had the intention of trying to kill him, the police chief and Lee. Others were just people who were eating, boat owners, taxi drivers, and policemen trying to arrest him, not kill. Overall, Chen's character is a just a cold blooded killer who kills for what he wants, even if its just a free ride. (Did I mention he is carrying a wad of hundred dollar bills throughout most of the film?) My 3 stars go to some of the interesting director/camera work who got in some nice shots.Bottomline: One made for the nut-hugging Chen fans. For me, "Dog Bite This DVD"

A man raised in Cambodia to fight and die in gladiatorial like fights is brought to Hong Kong in order to kill someone. After the hit goes down he finds himself being chased by a police detective who is probably even more messed up than he is.As a technical achievement this film is a triumph. It looks great and has a style thats all it own. Its in your face style keeps you riveted and abused. In an almost real way you're there being beaten about. This is, in its way one of the best looking films to come out of Asia in 2006.As an viewing experience this is a tough film to take. From the opening frames its clear that this is not going to be a happy story and its tale of revenge and escape becomes even harder to take. This is a bleak tale that has no hope anywhere in it. The action sequences are gritty and realistic with an edge that makes them more a slap in the face than spectacle of entertainment. People bleed and die horrible deaths. No good deed goes unpunished nor is any bad deed not made worse by circumstance. Its a trip into a world where there is no light. After awhile it becomes an endurance test to see who's going to expire first the audience or the people on the screen. As good as the film is, and it is good, it all becomes too much, especially when you kind of know how its going to come out.Worth a look for those who can deal with the violence and the utter despair. (should probably be an 8 out of 10 but its just so bleak)

If I had to describe the movie in one word ... You can make up your mind if that's a good thing or a bad thing. I kinda liked the movie and even it's crazy style. I have to say that I'm a fan of HK movies overall. Although I can't say that this is typical HK Action film. Because it ain't! I don't really know how to describe it, but if you have seen the movie "Danny the Dog" than at least you will have seen another actor play the "dog" role ...Of all the crazy things that are happening here (and you couldn't believe that those things could be happening in the "real" world), the one thing that is most disturbing, is the end. And that is where it loses some points (at least 1 in my opinion). It's not only an overblown ending, it's also overly dramatic. You might like it, but it surely isn't for everyone!

This has got to be the best movie I've ever seen.Combine breathtaking cinematography with stunning acting and a gripping plot, and you have a masterpiece.Dog Bite Dog had me gripping the edge of my seat during some scenes, recoiling in horror during others, and left me drowning in my own tears after the tragic ending.The film left a deep impression on me. It's shockingly violent scenes contrasted sharply with the poignant and tender 'love' scenes. The film is undeserving of it's Cat III (nudity) rating; there are no nude scenes whatsoever, and the 'love' scenes do not even involve kissing or 'making out'.The message which this film presented to me? All human beings, no matter how violent or cruel they may seem, have a tender side. Edison Chen does a superb job playing the part of the murderous Pang.I rate this film 10/10. It's a must-watch.