![]() ![]() I do think however, that as far as a singular action sequence goes, this film has the best of the two films. ![]() I'd even say that it's a notch below, slightly. It'd be something if the action improved as well as the story did, but it's probably at about the same level of the first film. I suppose the idea is you avoid repeating yourself, but repeating yourself by using the same silly and over-the-top tone as your predecessor is better than playing into every martial arts cliche that is out there. I realize that's a point I already made, but it's definitely worth repeating. It just doesn't feel as fresh or as different. But, like I said, the more serious tone is definitely a bit of a drawback to the film. With that said, I did think the narrative itself, if it can be called that, is actually an improvement from the first film. ![]() There's not much that really sets it apart from the pack like the first film did. I don't know, really, it just plays out like a bunch of these films that I've seen. While this film does still have some of that silliness, it's definitely toned down in favor of a more serious narrative about Eddie Peng's character trying to destroy the village that humiliated him in the first film. I have no idea whether or not to give this film 3 stars based solely on the fact that it was, surprisingly, a little more serious than the first film, which embraced the sillier side of martial arts films. ![]()
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