The Best of Times Page #6

Synopsis: Although their characters and temperaments couldn't be less alike, 19-year olds Wei and Jie are best friends. They're also neighbours, living with widower fathers and problem siblings in the suburbs of Taipei. When Wei is promoted from the rank of nightclub parking valet to the rank of debt-collector in Brother Gu's gang, he persuades his boss to hire Jie to work alongside him. Things begin to go wrong when they are given a handgun to reward their success in the new job. Always excitable and volatile, Jie becomes reckless and dangerous when he has the gun in his hand. When they try to collect a debt from the boss of a rival gang, a fight erupts and Jie shoots the gang-boss. The boys find themselves on the run. But fate and their youthful dreams still have tricks to play...
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Director(s): Tso-chi Chang
  6 wins & 9 nominations.
 
IMDB:
7.0
Year:
2001
109 min
41 Views


Where's the pain?

You can't avoid it

You'll have to recognize us

Don't forget to come back!

"""Call your brother, tell him to come back"""

That must be the Mt Turtle Island

which Dad goes on about

Ma'am

"""You really like fooling around, kid"""

You're back at last! They've

been waiting for you

Waiting for me?

"M-Go on in' quick"...-

Had fun? Couldn't tear yourself away?

Dry your hair and get changed

I called a cab for you already

Go back to Taipei with Ah Wei

"""Ah Tse, watch the front desk

I'll take a nap"""

Help him with his problem

Yes.

What's going on?

Something urgent in Taipei

"""Hurry, get changed"""

"""Ah Wei, slow down ...My feet ache"""

Ah Wei! Who are those guys?

Dunno

They know we live here?

"""Come on, let's get out of here"""

"""Hey, kids!"""

Run!

Ah Jie! Quick!

Ah Jie! This way!

Hurry! F*** you!

Hack him to death! Damned kids!

"""You two, cut through there"""

This way!

Mu-No' 'ms wavy-m-...

This way is better for home

They'll be waiting at the door!

"""I'll circle around, See you at the bridge"""

Whatever.

What are you doing?

Is anybody there?

"""It's safe, no-one here"""

Son-of-a-b*tch! Where can you hide?

Get him! Kill him!

Out of the way!

F***!

Run some more!

Get up!

I'm hurt!

Quick

Get up!

Quick!

It hurts so much

Keep going

left home for a time"

"""Let him read it, Give it to him to read"""

See how he feels

"Since I was little I always remember

the sound of arguments at home"

"And when Mother left

I began to hate this family"

Read it louder! I want to hear it

Louder.

"After a while away from home

I completely forgot this family"

"Until the day I got sick"

""""Dad, you were watching me at the hospital""""

"And I suddenly realized

that I did belong in this family"

leaving now, I owe this family too much""""

"I came into the family

a minute earlier than Ah Wei"

"As an elder sister

I will always miss my dear

younger brother and sister"

""""And Granny and Dad, you love me so dearly""""

"I hope I can be your child again

in the next life"

""""Then I'd always be with you,

with the whole family, With all of you""""

"Now I leave you - Sister"

Well...

Nothing to say?

What are you on about now?

You spoiled him

spoiled you, too"""

My grandchildren have grown big in my care

You only thought about making money

and running around

Did you ever notice how much they suffered?

You were like a wild beast! Useless!

Didn't you ever think about feeding

and supporting them?

You still fooled around every day

even when your wife died

Brother

Brother

Get up

Brother

mu-Brother' get up"...-

"""F*** you! "The way, the truth and the life""""

Where's your magic?

How can bullet be there?

I'll get the water

Burn a pair of shoes for her

"""Gone, she's gone. What can we do?"""

mu-Granny' Water"...-

Hot or cold?

"""Hot water, Hot water is cleaner"""

I'll wipe these things clean

She's gone

"""Dudu, my kid brother died"""

This morning?

"""Yeah, my kid brother died"""

"""Granny, go see what happened"""

"""Cousin, cousin!"""

"""Cousin, my kid brother died

My kid brother died

Go see what happened

"""Brother, where are you going?"""

Brother!

Sister died, and a kid brother too

My kid brother died

F***! Who are you honking at?

Why were you honking?

F*** you! F*** you!

Where did he go? Where did he go?

Over there!

"""Get him in the car first, quick!"""

F*** you!

"""F*** you! Get him in the car first, quick!"""

What are you doing there?

Where else should I be?

What took you so long?

"""Quick, what are you doing?"""

There's no-one here.

What are you afraid of?

Is it you?

"""Who else? Quick, what are you doing?"""

Got you! Kill him!

Ah Jie! Get up!

Run!

Quick!

This way!

"""Last time, taking that way killed me!"""

"""Hang on Jie"""

Quicker! Stop running!

Quick!

"""Go on, run!"""

Where can you run to now?

Where can you run to now?

"""Go on, run!"""

Run! What are you looking at?

Run!

Where can you run to now? Run!

Where can you run to now?

Run!

"""Go on, run!"""

My cousin Ah Jie

...is completely hooked on conjuring tricks

He'd love to be able to transform

anything and everything

Ah Jie and I are very different

I've always thought of myself

As a happy guy

A very particular kind of person

"""Pretty well grounded, not much

Of a dreamer

It's just that

...l seem to hit too many bumps in the road

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