Wo hu cang long 2: Qing ming bao jian

I guess I was expecting too much, but I was simply disappointed with this film. There are not as many battles; a large part of it is just talking, which is a great shame. It's a shame especially because the few battles that do occur are absolutely fantastic. The battle on the frozen lake is beautiful. Even the final one was good, only the overload of digital effects spoiled the impression a bit. Overall, it's about average. (2016.03.01)

I wasn't impressed with the first part either, so I'm taking a similar approach to the second. The great thing is that the running time is half an hour shorter, which means less love story, romance, and flying, so everything I hate is rapidly diminished, and there is more action, which is not very impressive and ball-busting, but the choreography is varied with interesting locations and Donnie Yen is simply Donnie Yen, he never disappoints and all his fights are the highlights of the film. If Wu-xia disappeared completely I'd go higher. A fun three stars.65% (2016.02.27)