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Prison
on Fire 2 |
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Year: |
1991 |
Chow Yun-Fat |
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Director: |
Ringo
Lam Ling-Tung |
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Writer: |
Nam
Yin |
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Cast: |
Chow
Yun-Fat, Yu Li,
Tommy Wong Kwong-Leung,
Chan
Chung-Yung,
Tsui Kam-Kong, Victor
Hon Kwan, Wan Yeung-Ming,
Ng Chi-Hung |
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The
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An
involving prison drama, but it pales in comparison to its
powerful, uncompromising predecessor. |
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Review
by Kozo: |
Prison on Fire 2
features more inmate
angst and action and the return of Chow Yun-Fat. Chow stars
as Ching, a seasoned inmate who seems to get in all sorts
of trouble. Ching is still serving time after the departure
of Tony Leung Ka-Fai (who appeared in the last Prison on
Fire film), and his son is stuck in an orphanage. Ching
wants a leave to see him, but evil prison guard Tsui Kam-Kong
simply won’t have it, especially after what happened to Roy
Cheung (think Blue Velvet) in the first flick. Also,
there’s a conflict between the Hong Kong and Mainland prison
factions, and Ching is caught in the middle. Chan Chung-Yung
plays the head mainlander and Tommy Wong returns as Boss Bill.
This sequel is not as absorbing as
the first, but Ringo Lam’s films are definitely not boring.
He sets up the conflicts well, and carries them out with gritty
flair. What’s lacking is simple: Tony Leung and whatever freshness
or impact the first had. Also, Tsui Kam-Kong is ridiculously
evil whereas Roy Cheung was simply a control freak. Chow is
charming as usual and there’s male bonding to spare. Not a
bad flick at all, but to be honest a double bill of the two
Prison on Fire movies is probably a bad idea. Too much
of the same thing. (Kozo 1997) |
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Availability: |
DVD
(Hong Kong)
Region 0 NTSC
Universe Laser
Widescreen
Cantonese and Mandarin Language Tracks
Dolby Digital 5.1
Removable English and Chinese Subtitles |
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image courtesy
of Universe Laser & Video Co., Ltd.
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