simonjohnbrown-82208
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I went in to this with much hope after seeing the dark looking trailer with its ominous audio score.
It looked like it might be gritty and fast-paced much like The Raid, yet set in the legendary city of darkness that is Kowloon Walled City.
At first it seemed like I'd get what I was hoping for as the movie quickly introduces the main characters through a no-nonsense and brutal storyline that brings them together.
Then... It all just falls apart from there.
The Kowloon walled city set is amazing, yet overly bright and well lit for a place renowned for its darkness.
The fight scenes are well executed but poorly shot where you can rarely see moves clearly.
And, after this - it just gets absurd.
There are characters upon characters introduced, storyline after storyline, and every time I thought it was approaching a final fight, the film would introduce ANOTHER way to extend the story and ANOTHER reason there needed to be another fight.
But that's not the worst part, because only 30mins into the film it just starts to become absurd!
What could have been a straight-forward, no-holes barred, fast paced fight film with a simple story and an epic location, ends up being a long, overly complicated, fanciful, bore that has ridiculous moments and bizarre storyline additions that made me regret spending money to see it in the cinema.
This could have been an absolute classic had it been dark and simple, yet will quickly be forgotten as it's just not good, and utterly disappointing.
It looked like it might be gritty and fast-paced much like The Raid, yet set in the legendary city of darkness that is Kowloon Walled City.
At first it seemed like I'd get what I was hoping for as the movie quickly introduces the main characters through a no-nonsense and brutal storyline that brings them together.
Then... It all just falls apart from there.
The Kowloon walled city set is amazing, yet overly bright and well lit for a place renowned for its darkness.
The fight scenes are well executed but poorly shot where you can rarely see moves clearly.
And, after this - it just gets absurd.
There are characters upon characters introduced, storyline after storyline, and every time I thought it was approaching a final fight, the film would introduce ANOTHER way to extend the story and ANOTHER reason there needed to be another fight.
But that's not the worst part, because only 30mins into the film it just starts to become absurd!
What could have been a straight-forward, no-holes barred, fast paced fight film with a simple story and an epic location, ends up being a long, overly complicated, fanciful, bore that has ridiculous moments and bizarre storyline additions that made me regret spending money to see it in the cinema.
This could have been an absolute classic had it been dark and simple, yet will quickly be forgotten as it's just not good, and utterly disappointing.
What an incredibly disappointing and below average sequel to such a legendary series.
If you want to spend two hours watching a geriatric husk of a well loved character stumble through the same old plotline of good guys vs bad guys, silly action and general buffoonery, then this is the film for you!
And if that's not enough for you, this film delivers one more treat with the utterly unlikable female co-star that makes me want to throw things at my TV.
This film almost ruins the series so much that I cannot go back to watch the originals. If they decide to release another sequel after this, I will repeatedly hit myself in the head with a frypan for entertainment before going to see it.
If you want to spend two hours watching a geriatric husk of a well loved character stumble through the same old plotline of good guys vs bad guys, silly action and general buffoonery, then this is the film for you!
And if that's not enough for you, this film delivers one more treat with the utterly unlikable female co-star that makes me want to throw things at my TV.
This film almost ruins the series so much that I cannot go back to watch the originals. If they decide to release another sequel after this, I will repeatedly hit myself in the head with a frypan for entertainment before going to see it.
Great documentary series filled with various stories throughout history, presented in the usual Jeremy Clarkson style. Definitely watch this if you're a fan of history and engineering.