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   Jeanett Babecki to All   
   The A Better Tomorrow II   
   08 Dec 23 02:15:52   
   
   From: babeckijeanett@gmail.com   
      
   No tomorrow. Yes, it is a dramatic mess due to all the infighting betwen Woo   
   and Tsui on post, but as a near abstract destilation of themes and images and   
   delivery machine to some mayhem it remains an impressive piece of work. Man   
   moral balances gets    
   tested again and again, things keeps doubling and the meaning of honor and   
   attachment are always up for grabs. Woo's at his most heightned drama. Final   
   shooout is justly celebrated.   
      
   "A Better Tomorrow II" (aka "Ying Hung Boon Sik II") definitely is what one   
   would think about when reminiscing about the Hong Kong cinema in the late   
   1980s. Why? Well, take the sheer amount of insane action that is packed into   
   the movie into    
   consideration, and then of course you have the likes of Chow Yun Fat and dead   
   actor Leslie Cheung at the helm.   
      
   The story in "A Better Tomorrow II" is pretty straight forward. There are no   
   major surprises along the way, for better or worse. But it doesn't make for a   
   mundane storyline, not at all. Sure, it is predictable, yes, but the   
   entertainment value to the    
   script and storyline is capable of carrying the movie. Was it all good? No,   
   not really. The entire part with the mental breakdown and how easily it was   
   overcome was a bit forced and felt somewhat out of place in the movie.   
      
   "A Better Tomorrow" is definitely a movie franchise that you should be well   
   familiar with, especially if you are a devoted fan to the Hong Kong cinema.   
   And this definitely is from the golden age of the action cinema to make it   
   from Hong Kong.   
      
   As mentioned earlier, then the movie does have some good acting performances   
   in it, not only from Chow Yun Fat and Leslie Cheung, but also from the likes   
   of Lung Ti, Kenneth Tsang, Man-Tat Ng and Ming Yan Lung.   
      
   This is definitely a movie that should be on your to-watch-list if you are a   
   fan of Asian cinema and in particular Hong Kong cinema. If you haven't already   
   seen the franchise, I can strongly recommend that you do so if you have the   
   time and chance. This    
   is Hong Kong entertainment at its finest.   
      
   The A Better Tomorrow II   
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