A Better Tomorrow II (1987)

What the heck happened here? This train wreck is somehow still enjoyable. The original cut supposedly ran about 160 minutes and the director and producer fought over getting it down. Eventually a third party just cut all kinds of things and threw it together.

The action is first rate, even for John Woo. Spellbinding, really, and the final sequence is unmissable.

But everything else just seems thrown together because they didn't have much of a story. Of course, you can't really get around the fact that a major character who died in the first film SUDDENLY HAS A TWIN BROTHER WHO WAS NEVER MENTIONED BEFORE!!

But it is enjoyable, it isn't something to be disowned. The first film did not need a sequel, but it could be worse.

"IF YOU HAVE ANY DIGNITY APOLOGIZE TO THE RICE RIGHT NOW!!!"

3 balls out of 4. The action gets a balltastic 4 however.