I loved the first one and there was a sense of anticipation in that one as to what is going to happen but the sequel lacks that and can be too predictable at times.
THE GOOD: Great martial arts movie. Every character is so well created, amazing direction + cinematography ..that shot of kaso being bladed from the back and the sequence in the red room followed by the kitchen..holy moly...martial arts cinematic bliss! THE NOT SO GOOD: Suspension of disbelief is too much at times. The movie keeps trying too much to be like Kill Bill with a sense of predictability when any important character is about to fight 20 to 30 people..you know they are all going to be dead even though the main protagonist is outnumbered 30 to 1! The first half of the movie totally forgets guns were invented a century back and suddenly they appear and disappear in the second half based on how much martial arts needs to be shown..again the 30 to one ratio Kill Bill style! VERDICT: Still like the first one overall as a movie but this is definitely better crafted!
THE GOOD: Great martial arts movie. Every character is so well created, amazing direction + cinematography ..that shot of kaso being bladed from the back and the sequence in the red room followed by the kitchen..holy moly...martial arts cinematic bliss! THE NOT SO GOOD: Suspension of disbelief is too much at times. The movie keeps trying too much to be like Kill Bill with a sense of predictability when any important character is about to fight 20 to 30 people..you know they are all going to be dead even though the main protagonist is outnumbered 30 to 1! The first half of the movie totally forgets guns were invented a century back and suddenly they appear and disappear in the second half based on how much martial arts needs to be shown..again the 30 to one ratio Kill Bill style! VERDICT: Still like the first one overall as a movie but this is definitely better crafted!