Granted, I haven't seen the previous movie in this franchise, but I was given the chance to sit down and watch "Casino Raiders II" (aka "Ji juen mo seung II: Wing ba tin ha") in 2020, and with my fascination of the Hong Kong cinema, of course I sat down and watched it.
Now, I am not sure how much of a continuation of the first movie this sequel is, nor am I familiar with the characters from the first movie and if they are making appearances in the sequel or not. But it hardly had any importance, it would seem, because "Casino Raiders II" managed to stand out on its own, functioning as a stand-alone movie that could easily be watched without having seen the previous movie.
The storyline from writer Kan-Cheung Tsang was quite good, and it is very archetypical for the early Hong Kong movies, for better or worse. I happened to enjoy it, so it was a nice movie experience for me.
"Casino Raiders II" has some nice acting performances by the likes of Andy Lau and Anthony Chau-Sang Wong.
If you enjoy Hong Kong cinema, then you definitely should take the time to sit down and watch "Casino Raiders II" if you get the chance to do so.
I am raiding this 1991 movie from director Johnnie To a six out of ten stars. Quite well-worth the time and effort.
