Not Now in Theaters: A Retro and Cult Film Podcast

← Not Now in Theaters: A Retro and Cult Film Podcast3 sept · 23 min

A Better Tomorrow II (1987): Unreal End Shootout, Bizarre Scenes

A Better Tomorrow II (1987): Unreal End Shootout, Bizarre Scenes3 sept23 min

A Better Tomorrow II is best-known for its epic, stylish, bonkers end shootout. Ranked by many as one of the best ever shot, it lives up to the hype as among the very best, very bloodiest, very chic Hong Kong action heyday endings ever crafted. But the rest of the film is a chaotic mess. A movie literally fought over by its director (John Woo) and producer (Tsui Hark), it's a mixed vision that feels bipolar. The film is the story of an epic undercover cop operation with some of John Woo's tr...