Xiu chun dao II: xiu luo zhan chang

I was pulled into the story since the beginning sequence on the battle field. Interesting storyline with likeable characters and a few twists kept me into the movie. I really felt bad for Shen Lian, all that he endures. He's very righteous and a true Hero, it had a nice buildup as well. I thoroughly enjoyed this movie .

This second installment actually serves as a prequel to the first one. And unlike the previous series, this time there are lots of intrigues and twists here and there that make the viewers guess who is the real bad guy.

There are many one-on-one fights, battlefield battles and duels against troops will make wuxia fans cheer for joy throughout the movie. There are many swordman characters with their special weapons, which makes this movie different from the previous series.

Btw, don't miss the end credit scene at the end of the film. Although short, it is the link between the two film series.

Well crafted story with lots of action sequence. No need of see part I to see this movie. Though same characters included here still film can enjoy as a separate one. Story may have synopsis but narration and the emotions are admirable. Plus point for the action sequences, as always Chinese movies stand out in that area. So you won't be disappointing this action packed historical drama. Characters settings is pretty nice. One could say too much of melodrama but I think it is necessary to have engaging story.

The dramatic elements of this aren't anything to rave about but you'll want to watch it for the fight scenes. They weren't quite as good as the first movie but they still manage to hold their own. Not bad at all.

This film mixed martial art and a love story. It defies logic. First, the lead female character was in love with two men. One of them was a successor to become the emperor, and another is a captain of the emperor's guard/imperial police. If the emperor wants both his love interest and the captain to be dead, it defies logic that he would restore the captain to his job later. Second, the bridge scene is humoring the audience. All the escapees from the emperor could have chopped the rope bridge off after crossing. Instead, they decided to defend the bridge whilst outnumbered, and chopped the bridge later. This film storyline is fundamentally flawed and insults the audience's intelligence.