Reviews

I have not read the comic book, so I don't know how accurate the adaptation was. It might help explain some of the flaws as well.

In my opinion, the first act of the movie is the weakest. There were times where I was bewildered at how quickly the director cut from one scene to another, and moreover, how quickly he introduced plot elements into the story. One of the characters, Shadow, barely registered, and yet becomes a central character later on. Andrew Lau should know better than this! The second act moves at a much more steady pace, and while it could be too melodramatic for some, I found myself actually touched by the movie, and actually empathizing with the characters, particularly Hero's son's quest to find his father. However, a lot of the themes are handled in an extremely heavy-handed manner, to say the least.

As for the third act... I'll be honest, I watch a lot of anime. So I took it all in stride, including when they began to shoot ki blasts at each other. It's certainly no less absurd than your average US action movie where the hero can kill hundred of people with a machine gun without ever reloading... or being hit once.

Oh Lord. Matt Frewer, how could you? I had very nearly forgotten about this movie, until I took a look at the bottom 100. What can I say? I like Matt Frewer, I did not dislike the first movie, had some pocket change, and it was one of the few movies I hadn't seen yet at the local video store.

I vaguely recall a group of kids running around in... hell. What was it anyway? The future? It looked like a modern subway to me. And I think they used a lot of technobabble.

Also, there was cyberspace. Yes, let's not forget that. Or was there? Isn't this movie "Beyond Cyberspace?"

Oh, just forget it.