![]() ![]() ![]() A Better Tomorrow II (1987) is an adrenaline action sequel flick the best one of the two from John Woo. In addition, if you're not able to take a John Woo's best adrenaline HK classic action sequel flick, ignore this review, as well. The last film in the trilogy is the epic A Better Tomorrow III: Love and death in Saigon.ĭisclaimer: If you are a viewer that mainly prefers art-house-type movies, then you might as well ignore this review. Despite the friction caused by the behind the scenes squabbling, A Better Tomorrow II is a magnificent exercise in the ultra-violence. Tsui Hark had another one of his friends (Peter Wang) co-star in the movie as well (he plays the inner city priest Dean Shek meets in N.Y.C.). It was filmed in Hong Kong and in the United States. ![]() Tsui must have liked him a lot because he went on to choreograph the action scenes in The Killer (although he was credited with stunt coordinator the action scenes have all of his visual trademarks). Guess who one out? Say what you will about this film, the action scenes are pure Ching Siu-Tung. Tsui Hark wanted the movie to be under two hours so it could have more showings, John Woo wanted it to be an epic. The final rift came during the editing of the film. John Woo wasn't pleased with this and he voiced his displeasure. He included his friend Dean Shek into the movie and he employed his best action director (Ching Siu-Tung) to direct the over-the-top action scenes. This time Tsui Hark had more of a hand in the production. Once Lung is out, he notices that everything is not quite as it seems. A first he dismisses the gig until he realizes they're going to his eager younger brother (Leslie Cheung). His mission is to find some criminal evidence to topple his former boss (Cinema City board member Dean Shek). Lung Ti is about to be released from prison when he's offered a job as an undercover agent. Armed with a bigger budget, Cinema City forged ahead with this sequel. A Better Tomorrow II (1987) was rushed into production after the success of the first film. ![]()
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