From John Woo, the director of Hong Kong movie classics including Bullet in the Head and The Killer comes this explosive sequel to his revered action thriller A Better Tomorrow.
Once again starring the legendary Chow Yan Fat he's called back into action to help out Triad boss Dean Shek. Along for the bullet ballet is Ti Lung and Leslie Cheung to ensure maximum carnage in a film that easily challenges the body count orgy of any previous John Woo heroic bloodshed movies.
This isn't Hollywood sanitized Woo as you'll soon find out from a film (co-written by Tsui Hark) that sears the brain with outrageously delivered shootouts. Outstanding amongst the glorious gunplay is Chow Yun Fat who is easily the coolest man with a grenade ever to grace the silver screen. Pull up your eyeballs to the screen and just try to keep up with the blood spray as you witness the true gangster classic that is A Better Tomorrow II.
A Better Tomorrow II (cert. 18) will be released on DVD (£16.99) by Hong Kong Legends on 11th September 2006. Special Features include: Tsui Hark interview; Trilogy of Blood animated essay; A Better Tomorrow III Preview; UK promotional trailer; original theatrical trailer; optional Cantonese and English 5.1; optional English subtitles; scene selection; further attractions.
