Director John Woo, who did his tenure in martial arts before washing to shore in forgettable comedies, reinvented his unprofitable reputation along with that of slumping romantic lead Chow Yun-fat in "A Better Tomorrow" a Valentine's Day for triads that would change the face of action cinema forever. It's debatable whether the filmmakers have gone on to do bigger and better things but in 1986 "A Better Tomorrow" blew Hong Kong audiences away and remains one of the former colony's finest films. Shaw Brothers veteran Ti Lung and Canto pop icon Leslie Cheung share top billing with Chow.