The Resume

(May 1, 1946- )
Birth name is Yusen Wu
Sometimes credited as Ng Yu Chen, Wu Hsiang-fei, Yu-Sam Ng, John Wu, Yu-Sheng Wu and Yusen Wu
Directed 'Windtalkers,' 'Mission Impossible 2,' 'Face Off,' 'Once A Thief,' 'Broken Arrow' and 'Hard Target'
His best known Chinese films include 'Hard Boiled,' 'The Killer' and 'A Better Tomorrow'

Why he might be annoying:

He goes by several different names.
His films are often hyperkinetic and loud.
He makes only action films, rarely attempting different genres.
All his films are similar in style.
Many people feel his US films are inferior to his early Chinese work.

Why he might not be annoying:

The first Asian director ever to make a mainstream Hollywood film.
His films made Chow Yun Fat into a mega-star.
Jean-Claude Van Damme championed Woo as 'the Martin Scorcese of Asia.'
He uses doves as a symbol for peace in his films. They are often pictured flying away as the shooting begins.
He is hailed as one of the greatest action directors working today.
He has filmed some of the greatest action scenes ever put to film.
His work is often imitated by rarely ever duplicated.

Credit: Jet

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• Artsy/Fartsy Directors
• Beastie Boys References
• Born on May Day [May 1st] (Ranked: 1946)
• Cannes Film Festival Jury Members (Ranked: 2005)
• Celebrities Born on the Same Date [May] (Ranked: 5011946)
• Directors Who Did Not Attend Film School
• Entertainment Weekly's 101 Most Influential People [1997] (Ranked: 67)
• Footprints in Mann's Theater - Male
• I am a Lutheran
• I Did Not Graduate High School [T-Z]
• I Was Homeless
• Jet's Profiles [Series 1]
• Look at Me, I'm Giving Thumbs Up
• People with John or Mary in their Names
• Premiere Magazine's 100 Power Ranking [2000] (Ranked: 63)
• Premiere Magazine's 100 Power Ranking [2001] (Ranked: 45)
• Premiere Magazine's 100 Power Ranking [2002] (Ranked: 58)
• Premiere Magazine's 100 Power Ranking [2003] (Ranked: 65)
• Profiles 4751-5000 (Ranked: 4824)

Year In Review:

For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2023, Out of 7 Votes: 14.29% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 11 Votes: 45.45% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 2 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 5 Votes: 40.0% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 9 Votes: 44.44% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 9 Votes: 88.89% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 22 Votes: 36.36% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 4 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 18 Votes: 44.44% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 10 Votes: 80.0% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 21 Votes: 38.10% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 30 Votes: 46.67% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 25 Votes: 68.00% Annoying
In 2007, Out of 59 Votes: 54.24% Annoying
In 2006, Out of 96 Votes: 45.83% Annoying
In 2005, Out of 218 Votes: 47.71% Annoying
In 2004, Out of 305 Votes: 46.23% Annoying
In 2003, Out of 677 Votes: 43.72% Annoying
In 2002, Out of 835 Votes: 48.50% Annoying