A ★★½ review of A Better Tomorrow II (1987) Jeez, talk of your escalation coming across as a bit of an issue. I mean there is still some very solid action in here, the climatic shootout, while very absurd as hell, still is a glorious ballet of ...

Saw John Woo's #ABetterTomorrowII: Whilst it does deliver some good action and performances like the first, the story felt like it was pushing the envelope in a rather dreary way. My ⭐⭐1/2 review

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Today’s viewing: #ABetterTomorrowII (Woo, 1987) a direct sequel that reunites the cast from first film with Chow Yun-fat playing the twin brother of his character from the first film. A perfect example of HongKong action thriller with Woo’s frenetic body counts in a story of counterfeiters. #filmsky

Frame from the Hong Kong action film 'A Better Tomorrow II' (1987). Smiling Chow Yun-Fat as Ken Lee wearing sunglasses giving thumbs up with a bandaged hand while leaning against a car. Ti Lung as Sung Tse Ho on the other side of the vehicle.

Frame from the Hong Kong action film 'A Better Tomorrow II' (1987). Car ramming into the rear of another vehicle while two men hanging outside of the rearmost car firing their weapons into the back of the car in front.

Frame from the Hong Kong action film 'A Better Tomorrow II' (1987). Three men running towards the camera in a warehouse trying to shield themselves from the explosions from both sides of them.

Frame from the Hong Kong action film 'A Better Tomorrow II' (1987). Chow Yun-Fat as Ken Lee with a matchstick in his mouth and blood dripping from the side of his mouth.

Even Chow Yun-Fat seems to be at times just parodying his portrayal from the first film in the series. Shame really 'cos the action sequences are definitely a lot more noteworthy here. Otherwise and overall definitely pales in comparison to the first one. #ABetterTomorrowII 📽️🎞️

Poster for the Hong Kong action film 'A Better Tomorrow II' (1987). Directed by John Woo. Starring Dean Shek, Chow Yun-Fat, Ti Lung, Leslie Cheung, Emily Chu and Kwan Shan.

Frame from the Hong Kong action film 'A Better Tomorrow II' (1987).

Frame from the Hong Kong action film 'A Better Tomorrow II' (1987). Dean Shek as Lung Sei and Ti Lung as Sung Tse Ho standing dressed in black suits holding guns (Dean Shek on the left with a mini-Uzi and Ti Lung on the right with two pistols) standing in a hallway littered with a heap of dead bodies and blood spattered walls.

#ABetterTomorrowII is definitely a LOT more violent than the first film. Esp. the film's final showdown. Very John Woo-esque to put it mildly! But that's basically the only good thing I've to say about this. I'd dare to claim that it's actually atrociously bad at its worst. 📽️🎞️