Oh my gosh - I just found a T-Shirt for his movie, "The Killer" on ebay! There's only one day left on the auction! Youtube won't let me post the link, but it's listed as "The Killer Film T-Shirt XL John Woo Chow Yun fat orig."
i have to watch more of his movies. He is AWESOME! and i really enjoyed Fuqua's Broklynn's FInest. really fine directing. Also, Tarantino is definatly one of the finest filmmakers in the industry. i can't wait to see what else he has in store. sadly i haven't seen Pirates. :(
As far as I can remember, Chow Yun Fat is the only actor from Hong Kong to be famous in America that is not a Gung Fu star like Bruce Lee, Jackie Chan, Jet Li & Sammo Hung. He is an Action Star!!!
"coolest man in the world" man did he mess up in coming to america! else we'd refer to him as the "legendary chow yun fat" and not "great actor but... when he came to america...eh"
Maybe he made a mistake to focus in Hollywood. His movie in here is not very good. He plays mainly supporting role. Andy Lau should thank him for that cause without him in the Hong Kong movie industry...Andy Lau turns out to be a super star.
Andy made shit loads of movies, but they're all cheap stuff. Look at what CYF made, A better tomorrow, God of Gamblers, Prison on Fire, City on Fire, An autumns tale, Hong Kong 1941 etc.
All unforgettable and memorable, and most of those movies spawned off many genres.
I love how they had that talentless hack "Tarantino" presenting him with the award... The same man who claimed that Chow Yun Fat was rubbish in his Replacement Killers and ruined the film because he couldn't speak English properly. Yeah, maybe he doesn't speak fluent English, but at least he doesn't have to steal everyone else's work and pass it off as his own.
@Y2Kuttah Tarantino is not a talentless hack. He's a legendary filmmaker. Just because he didn't like his lack of english in that one movie doesn't mean he doesn't like him otherwise.
And even if he did hate Chow Yun Fat, it shouldn't be a reason for you to hate him.
@stimpackedangelking His opinion of CYF does not dictate my opinion on QT. I am not a mindless moron.
QT is about as legendary as AIDS, that's not a good thing. He has made a career out of ripping off more obscure films and trying to pass it off as an homage.
I could not care less what QT thinks about anybody, he's nothing but a thief. Granted, a thief who writes decent dialogue, but that doesn't stop him stealing entire scenes. You may overlook that, but many others don't.
@Y2Kuttah I agree with you also, Tarantino for me is one of the most excruciating directors to watch. Resesvoir dogs was excellent, but his karaoke films after that remind me of Oasis ripping off the Beatles, and just another sign that we are in non-conceptual era in the arts.
(And Kill Bill just made me nauseous, like an MTV student project or something)
He only took ideas from the east that wasnt excepted only cos they were done by asians but as soon as a westerner do it they accepted it, this is the kind of racism and prejudices asians have faced for decades..
Thats what they do, even rap music was done in Hong Kong first, but the blacks picked it up and past it on as their own creation. and drum and bass was inspired by the drum beats of the chinese lion dance!
Chow Yun Fat is one of 3 asian actors Who made it through to hollywood, asia all around the world! and you guys all know the other 2, Jet Li and Jackie Chan ofcourse! so thumbs up for you all!
I bet nobody back in Hong Kong in the 70s ever in their wildest dreams could imagine CYF receiving this honor in the US someday. Not even Chow. That's when he started acting in HK tv.
Chow Yun-Fat is a true legend, lets hope we see him in better roles in the USA soon cos he deserves it, it'd be amazing to see someone like him win an oscar, if he did would he be the 1st asian actor to win one?
Chow Yun Fat is the best actor ever, I hope he dose more films and now he is in a video game Stranglehold i can't wait until it comes out. I hope he's in some more video games.
CYF is the best asian actor ever, the dood can do anytype of movie(except for ancient china scenarios because hes too tall for those roles lol) CYF finally got the award that he deserved long live the god of actors
Fat Gor may be generous enough to give a Tarantino a hug, but I'd still like to kick that jackass in the heinie for his badmouth comments about Chow... *grrrr*
That being said....CYF totally deserves that award...plus about a hundred more!!
Why what did QT say about CYF? I always thought he was like his biggest fan! Really pleased to see him win an award like this even though like you said, he deserves 100 more, lol. He's a brilliant actor, he can do it all & seems so genuinly nice & generous in real life, true legend =D Thanks for posting this bill8575
In a May 7, 1998 interview with Howard Stern, Quentin Tarantino went on a mini-rant about the coolness of (his girlfriend) Mira Sorvino and the loser-ness of CYF in The Replacement Killers. CYF ruined the movie, Tarantino said. "If you're going to make an American movie with a great actor like Mira, f*ckin' learn English." Makes me wanna poke him in the eye.
If you think I'm makin' it up, message me and I'll lead you to the .wav file of the comments...
CYF is such a great actor that neither he nor his fans should feel threatened by that silly comment. In fact, it only serves to move QT from my "cool" list to the "A-hole!" list. Anyway, thanks for posting, bill8575!
Tarantino has some nerve showing up at this after that bullshit he said on Stern!
Arcadia1810 2 months ago
In Hollywood, Taratino is a genius. In Hong Kong Taratino is but a fan boy
avatarhzh527 4 months ago
Man if they put Chow in Expendables 2 and give him two guns, no one will survive!
GORIZARD5 6 months ago
Tarantino sure looks like a "pedo-perv" gay who visits Pattaya, Thailand every summer.
cinemascene 6 months ago
@cinemascene lol i see so many people that look like him there
jimbobhk2009 6 months ago
Great Actor... and an amazing smile!
BeautifulNature11 7 months ago
I just have to say Shanghai Bund or shangahi Tang!!
chineseal 10 months ago
Oh my gosh - I just found a T-Shirt for his movie, "The Killer" on ebay! There's only one day left on the auction! Youtube won't let me post the link, but it's listed as "The Killer Film T-Shirt XL John Woo Chow Yun fat orig."
kasnyder 1 year ago
No one looks better holding a gun than Chow Yun Fat
TheEbachtiar 1 year ago 7
he is just adorable. and wise. and sexy. and a great actor. what can I say? That man's got it all.
smoothhoney1265 1 year ago 4
he ages very well
KoolJayJ 1 year ago
i have to watch more of his movies. He is AWESOME! and i really enjoyed Fuqua's Broklynn's FInest. really fine directing. Also, Tarantino is definatly one of the finest filmmakers in the industry. i can't wait to see what else he has in store. sadly i haven't seen Pirates. :(
codename617 1 year ago
He doesn't need Hollywood, there are much more character roles with more depth waiting for him in Asian cinema....
jonascheah 1 year ago
omg is that chow yung fat!!! he speak in english very well...i cant believe it....
MrLasomania 1 year ago
his hair is awsome
davidpup415 1 year ago
yeah just like somebody said he is deserves this award, he is one of best actor in china, i like him when i was a child.
zxzwan2005 1 year ago
Excellent speeches from Chow and Rush...good one Geoffrey.
gluebum13 1 year ago
Awesome
Terryfan 1 year ago
Chow Yun Fat rules
Digatone 1 year ago
At the start of this video, who are the two hosts? That interduce Quentin Tarantino and Antoine Fuqua?
Hiphopsongwriter 1 year ago
his best period was still in HK
ngai1842 1 year ago
Youve stolen my heart with this speech ^^
bronka666 1 year ago
I grew up on his movies he is no 1 of best actors in the world even today the one and only that brought coolness into shooting on screen
sonpat11 1 year ago
He is the best!
joleven 1 year ago 2
Chow Yun-Fat is a certified badass.
MetalGearKelan 1 year ago 3
If there was a 'Bad-Ass Hall of Fame' he'd be in it.
RolandDeschain1 1 year ago
He Is The Best My Hero.....
mackyfilms 2 years ago 2
Rice to me is like my mother and father. Don't fuck with my family!!!
Robtamm 2 years ago 4
you either eat his fucking rice or he'll waste 2 unlimited ammo clips on ya.
radicalhit 2 years ago
Bullet proof monk ftw
DrkSoulja 2 years ago
Thanks for posting. CYF has amazing screen presence. It's hard to describe but he just has "it" and I'm not a starry-eyed kid.
serenescene531 2 years ago 2
TEQUILA! Is the Fucking MAn!
chrisgrizle 2 years ago 5
This comment has received too many negative votes show
chow yun fat looks like your average american asian woman,
thefriendsociety 2 years ago
This man is gorgeous both inside and out.
xxbecstt 2 years ago 6
thanks for man posting this.
happyeastwood 2 years ago
if he's so good then why the fuck is hollywood having him play second fiddle to their white new upstarts?
Racism...that's why
obnubilate 2 years ago 5
Nope, Chow Yun Fat kicked ass in The Corruptor and in The Replacement killers
PakistaniisPower 2 years ago 3
That is a good point!
kengster 2 years ago
great speech
copperhead88 2 years ago 2
As far as I can remember, Chow Yun Fat is the only actor from Hong Kong to be famous in America that is not a Gung Fu star like Bruce Lee, Jackie Chan, Jet Li & Sammo Hung. He is an Action Star!!!
gemstone8888 2 years ago 6
and tony leung and andy lau but cyf is the best.
KILLERZ0000 2 years ago
chow yun fat is a great actor
mouimen 2 years ago 5
LOLS Amazing Footrubs!
Rush you make me laugh!
CYF is such an amaizing actor.
He looks great although i sometimes have a little trouble with his english but it's still good!
One Words his A Legend, but how come his never had a Hollywood breaktthrough?
clooneygirl07 2 years ago
Asian version of George Clooney? PLLLEEAASE.
George Clooney is only quarter as good as him.
He's the Asian version of TOM HANKS...
imprezaver4 3 years ago 3
he is the best
juljaha 3 years ago 2
jet li should get this too
japussy 3 years ago
hes like the asian version of geogrge clooney?
caroncarol 3 years ago
chow is not gay
nunchaku1992 3 years ago
i didnt say he is
caroncarol 3 years ago
are you saying george clooney is gay???LOL
Thisisarace 2 years ago 2
amen brother... asia good actor , like al pacino and de niro in U.S , he always smile...
hoyungtom 3 years ago
3:37 xD lol
ahcsatan12 3 years ago
"coolest man in the world" man did he mess up in coming to america! else we'd refer to him as the "legendary chow yun fat" and not "great actor but... when he came to america...eh"
jdude05 3 years ago
what is the name of that kind of disco music??
it's cool!!
plz answer ;)
mi92ry 3 years ago
I LIKE HIM
flowerpower2696 3 years ago 2
Chow is so hot!!!!
ghostofxmaspast 3 years ago 4
My god!! I love him ♥♥♥♥♥
mi92ry 3 years ago 4
i loved anna and the king
and today 18 may it is chow yun-fat's 53 birthday
ahcsatan12 3 years ago 3
He has character and can take many roles well. I enjoyed the role he played in "Anna and The King"
Joyinelord 3 years ago 6
chow yun fat is so cool!
lilxseeker 3 years ago 4
CHOW YEN FAT is a BIG guy and good guy.
rizalchang 3 years ago 6
Maybe he made a mistake to focus in Hollywood. His movie in here is not very good. He plays mainly supporting role. Andy Lau should thank him for that cause without him in the Hong Kong movie industry...Andy Lau turns out to be a super star.
viccandice 3 years ago
Andy made shit loads of movies, but they're all cheap stuff. Look at what CYF made, A better tomorrow, God of Gamblers, Prison on Fire, City on Fire, An autumns tale, Hong Kong 1941 etc.
All unforgettable and memorable, and most of those movies spawned off many genres.
ZomgL33tZors 2 years ago 2
I love how they had that talentless hack "Tarantino" presenting him with the award... The same man who claimed that Chow Yun Fat was rubbish in his Replacement Killers and ruined the film because he couldn't speak English properly. Yeah, maybe he doesn't speak fluent English, but at least he doesn't have to steal everyone else's work and pass it off as his own.
Y2Kuttah 3 years ago 30
you have a link to that article?
gil166 3 years ago
@Y2Kuttah
Agreed. Chow yun fat owns Tarantino and his ego.
69luxurious 1 year ago
@Y2Kuttah Tarantino is not a talentless hack. He's a legendary filmmaker. Just because he didn't like his lack of english in that one movie doesn't mean he doesn't like him otherwise.
And even if he did hate Chow Yun Fat, it shouldn't be a reason for you to hate him.
stimpackedangelking 1 year ago
@stimpackedangelking His opinion of CYF does not dictate my opinion on QT. I am not a mindless moron.
QT is about as legendary as AIDS, that's not a good thing. He has made a career out of ripping off more obscure films and trying to pass it off as an homage.
I could not care less what QT thinks about anybody, he's nothing but a thief. Granted, a thief who writes decent dialogue, but that doesn't stop him stealing entire scenes. You may overlook that, but many others don't.
Y2Kuttah 1 year ago
@Y2Kuttah I agree with you also, Tarantino for me is one of the most excruciating directors to watch. Resesvoir dogs was excellent, but his karaoke films after that remind me of Oasis ripping off the Beatles, and just another sign that we are in non-conceptual era in the arts.
(And Kill Bill just made me nauseous, like an MTV student project or something)
Phavonic 1 year ago
@Y2Kuttah Tarantino is a fucking genious, his movies are gold, he takes ideas from what others have done but never actual work or scenes.
LivingIn1969 1 year ago
@LivingIn1969
He only took ideas from the east that wasnt excepted only cos they were done by asians but as soon as a westerner do it they accepted it, this is the kind of racism and prejudices asians have faced for decades..
HDsharp 1 year ago
@Y2Kuttah
Thats what they do, even rap music was done in Hong Kong first, but the blacks picked it up and past it on as their own creation. and drum and bass was inspired by the drum beats of the chinese lion dance!
HDsharp 1 year ago
He's my all-time favourite actor since I was a kid....he deserves this award..way to go 'fat chai'
chrisrockhouse 3 years ago 19
This guy is awesome, but seriously, having Geoffrey Rush backing you up with such a speech can make anyone look like the greatest man on earth.
alex8039 3 years ago
amen brother...
samuraiyao 3 years ago
I like Chow Yun Fat with two Desert Eagles
Armanovich 3 years ago 2
He's such a badass!
FantasticalZom 4 years ago
Chow Yun Fat is one of 3 asian actors Who made it through to hollywood, asia all around the world! and you guys all know the other 2, Jet Li and Jackie Chan ofcourse! so thumbs up for you all!
kael0013 4 years ago 2
You left out the most critical one, who paved the way for these guys. Bruce Lee.
daalman 3 years ago 3
Yeah i forgot sorry! bruce lee is even bigger then these guys lol! since i was focusing on the current guys i forgoten bruce lee and donnie yen!
clooneygirl07 3 years ago
JL and JC are hardly "actors". More like action stars. CYF does drama.
gil166 3 years ago 3
Chow yun Fat is asuperb actor but he still look young to! to bad he doesn't have a child to honor him or her dad!
kael0013 4 years ago
My favorite actor of all times. 5 stars!
TangLung87 4 years ago
the most humble guy in stardom...the young punks nowadays can never measure up
obnubilate 4 years ago 4
I think mr chow yun fat was hot lookin in his younger years , :O)
fembabyblueeyes 4 years ago
WHEN is Gong Li gonna get this award?
gil166 4 years ago
Chow WHen Fat, i mean when chow fat, he is cool.
SpicyHam 4 years ago
Nice Comments Lad's! Well Said all of You!
shelle1even 4 years ago
Fuckin Legend!
shelle1even 4 years ago
Now Chow is going to play master roshi in the dragonball live action movie!!!!1
imtripping23 4 years ago
yay
yohesazn 4 years ago
Chow Yun Fat is my favorite STAR!! Nice video
guest9009 4 years ago 3
loved him in hard boiled still loved him in pirates of the carribien: at worlds end.
my favorite asian actor next to jackie chan
kickass2557 4 years ago 3
I bet nobody back in Hong Kong in the 70s ever in their wildest dreams could imagine CYF receiving this honor in the US someday. Not even Chow. That's when he started acting in HK tv.
GooseHinson 4 years ago 6
what's the name of that chick?
7d23 4 years ago
Chow Yun Fat rocks. Enough said. =]
Mj0Skyver 4 years ago 2
Chow Yun-Fat is a true legend, lets hope we see him in better roles in the USA soon cos he deserves it, it'd be amazing to see someone like him win an oscar, if he did would he be the 1st asian actor to win one?
LadyJet 4 years ago 7
John Woo is over due to make another Heroic Bloodshed film with Chow Yun Fat. Hopefully we'll see it soon.
RabidSpatulaPaul 4 years ago 8
Yes you CAN, Geoffrey!
itsageoffrushthing 4 years ago 2
Chow Yun Fat is the best actor ever, I hope he dose more films and now he is in a video game Stranglehold i can't wait until it comes out. I hope he's in some more video games.
adudesproduction 4 years ago 4
love love!
yumiyumi518 4 years ago
love love!
yumiyumi518 4 years ago
cyf is the best actor EVR if u dont like him boo u
alyssa2492 4 years ago 2
Chow Yun Fat kick ass! One of the coolest mofo's ever! I hope he works with John Woo again very soon!
Pintos21 4 years ago
CHOW YUN FAT ROCKS!!!!
EricTough 4 years ago
i hate this channel. AZN? christ how stereotypical
nimibiantribesman 4 years ago 3
Chow Yun Fat is the coolest actor ever.
ultimaking 4 years ago
CYF is the best asian actor ever, the dood can do anytype of movie(except for ancient china scenarios because hes too tall for those roles lol) CYF finally got the award that he deserved long live the god of actors
OjackiejackieO 4 years ago
they didnt have all this when they showed it on E! ( i have time warner)
doppen99 4 years ago
love u forever!
qdlqdlqdl 4 years ago
COOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL!
Thanks:)
Yumulin 4 years ago
Fat Gor may be generous enough to give a Tarantino a hug, but I'd still like to kick that jackass in the heinie for his badmouth comments about Chow... *grrrr*
That being said....CYF totally deserves that award...plus about a hundred more!!
*standing ovation*
Thanks for posting this for me to see!
Uilleand 4 years ago 4
Why what did QT say about CYF? I always thought he was like his biggest fan! Really pleased to see him win an award like this even though like you said, he deserves 100 more, lol. He's a brilliant actor, he can do it all & seems so genuinly nice & generous in real life, true legend =D Thanks for posting this bill8575
Lynsey38025 4 years ago
In a May 7, 1998 interview with Howard Stern, Quentin Tarantino went on a mini-rant about the coolness of (his girlfriend) Mira Sorvino and the loser-ness of CYF in The Replacement Killers. CYF ruined the movie, Tarantino said. "If you're going to make an American movie with a great actor like Mira, f*ckin' learn English." Makes me wanna poke him in the eye.
If you think I'm makin' it up, message me and I'll lead you to the .wav file of the comments...
grrrrrrrrrrrr.....
Uilleand 4 years ago 2
CYF is such a great actor that neither he nor his fans should feel threatened by that silly comment. In fact, it only serves to move QT from my "cool" list to the "A-hole!" list. Anyway, thanks for posting, bill8575!
bigfatbelly123 4 years ago 3