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Better Tomorrow 2 (Widescreen) | 
| Director: John Woo
Actors: Dean Shek, Lung Ti, Leslie Cheung, Yun-fat Chow, Emily Chu
Studio: Anchor Bay
Category: DVD
Buy New: CDN$ 33.99
New (1) Used (5) from CDN$ 6.99
Rating:  39 reviews
Sales Rank: 34293
Format: Ntsc, Widescreen
Languages: English (Subtitled), Cantonese Chinese (Original Language), English (Original Language)
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Picture Format: Anamorphic Widescreen
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.1
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.1 x 0.6
ISBN: 6305972729
UPC: 013131125993
EAN: 9786305972723
ASIN: 6305972729
Theatrical Release Date: 1988
Release Date: October 1, 2002
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"I won't give you nothing, man; I give you shit," sneers charismatic superstar Chow Yun Fat, speaking English (with a De Niro accent) in his role as a New York restaurateur who won't knuckle under to the (Italian) mob. Chow plays the twin brother of the character he played in the original Tomorrow, the ultraviolent, ultraromantic ultrapopular Hong Kong gangster melodrama. And the blatancy of that device is a fair indication of the sequel's shortcomings--and of its screwy charm: this is a film that knows no shame. The bond between the natural siblings played by Ti Lung (as a reformed mobster) and Leslie Cheung (as a hot shot cop) still resonate tellingly. As a good-guy ex-thug driven batty by the slaying of his only daughter, real-life Cinema City studio chief Dean Shek gets to play a garishly extended "mad scene," foaming at the mouth, chewing on soup bones. A later episode in which a dying man crawls to a phone booth to call his wife (and newborn daughter) in the hospital must also be some kind of lurid first in the soap sweepstakes. The final 15 minutes could be the bloodiest single shoot-out sequence ever committed to celluloid. The story line hasn't been shaped to any particular purpose here, but the images have a golden Godfather-like glow, and this faintly anachronistic, all-stops-out wish-fulfillment approach to moviemaking still has a lot of power. --David Chute
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 great gunfights and great movie March 6, 2004
lee (Fasion, NC United States)
This movies is cool. I like the scence when chow yun fat is about to shoot a man in the head if he does not eat the rice.The last 40 or 30 minutes is when it start to get good. If you love voilence as much as I do buy this movie. The one I brought is not in english but it has subtitles. There is to parts where chow yun fat speakes in english in this movie. I like when he take the shotgun and start blow the men all away. then he takes the pistols slides down the stairs shooting a man. There are two good action scence but they last for 3o minutes. The last 15 minutes will have you supised it is the best part of the movie.That about all.
John Woo's best volume 2!!! December 30, 2003
Jason Pumphrey (Falls Church, Virginia United States)
This is another one of John Woo's finest films!!! This is the second volume of the Better Tommorrow series and it's action packed!!! Will make a great companion to volume 1!!! Anchor Bay's DVD of this clasic Hong Kong film is awesome!!! 16:9 widescreen,2 trailers,multiple language tracks,great subtitles and production notes round out this grea DVD!!! A+
A MUST OWN December 18, 2003
The Hong Kong Godfather. Without a doubt this movie proves that John Woo is the best action director of all time, the vision, style, and the sher genious that he (Woo) uses in the direction of this movie is what sets it apart from and american action movie ever made. The action in this movie plays out like a ballet, a dance with bullets and blood. So put down those typical american action movies and pick up the movie that they want to be. You will not be dissaponted by this movie, one of if not the best hong kong action movie.
 Delivers little action, generic plot, and monotony. January 31, 2003
I watched the trailer for this film and was expecting lot of action. Unfortunatley, there were only two real action scenes. The rest of the film is filled with a rather boring and generic plot--fighting the Italian mob, trying to take back the business, etc. etc. Chow-Yun Fat's character seems confused--at times he's quite tough and at others sentimental and other times simply stupid. Also, the film's first action sequence is wonderful but the second get boring after a while and is dull.
Almost as good as the original January 18, 2003
Tom Benton (Springfield, VT USA)
As a favor to friend Dean Shek, who was going towards bankruptcy, John Woo followed up his hit with A BETTER TOMORROW II. Surprisingly, it's almost as good as the original. Everything's great here and it's not too melodramatic as the original was. Chow Yun Fat, although not as cool as in the original, comes back with a temper as his character in ABT1's brother. Recommended for action fans and another must for Woo fans.
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