“I Always Like to Play Tricks”: John Woo Re-Watches THE KILLER @criterioncollection
“I Always Like to Play Tricks”: John Woo Re-Watches THE KILLER  @criterioncollection
Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
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Head to the Criterion Channel to watch John Woo’s spectacular action film THE KILLER (1989) and the special features from Criterion’s out-of-print laserdisc edition, including the full 1992 commentary excerpted here: criterionchannel.com/the-killer

Over 30 films from the golden age of Hong Kong cinema–including Woo’s A BETTER TOMORROW and HARD BOILED, and more classics by Jackie Chan, Sammo Hung, Tsui Hark, and Ringo Lam–are now playing on the Criterion Channel: criterionchannel.com/hong-kong-action-classics

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Enjoy the best moments from the over forty years of the Criterion commentary in our ongoing YouTube-exclusive series: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLd0WKGexn9FAdCRP0pWcgC2BrYhwlYhZu

(You can watch this clip from the film without commentary by selecting the *English descriptive* alternative audio track.)
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“I Always Like to Play Tricks”: John Woo Re-Watches THE KILLER

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