Armour of God 2 - Operation Condor
I really enjoyed the first movie, and I enjoyed this one even more. The cast in this movie is fantastic, and Jackie has extraordinary chemistry with his female co-stars, all of which are rather easy on the eyes, which is worth mentioning as Armour of God 2 can get pretty raunchy at times. There's even some nudity, though I guess that depends on what version of the movie you see. I think some versions are censored. I watched the 88 films release, reported to be the longest cut of the movie. I believe it has the most accurate subtitles too. I had to pause the movie a few times just to fully read them all at times. This seems like a pretty detailed translation. I watched a few scenes from a shorter cut of the movie and I personally think the added scenes and new translation make the movie better.
Armour of God 2 goes harder in the comedy department than its predecessor, and it is downright hilarious at times. Again, Jackie and these girls work really well together and the rest of the cast features some really funny characters as well who play their roles perfectly. Now, there are a few parts that are a bit
too silly, with Jackie and the girls acting like they are in a Looney Tunes cartoon, but I found most of the comedy really entertaining. No Jackie Chan film I have seen so far nails all of the comedy stuff perfectly, but this movie does the best job I've seen so far after watching the first Amour of God, Police Story, and Policy Story 2.
The action and stunts are top notch. In fact, the way this movie blends action and comedy is superb. There is one sequence of events taking place at a hotel near the halfway point of the movie that is just plain brilliant. It starts off slowly with little bits of comedy and action before branching off into a rather elaborate set piece of action and comedy with accompanying music that is really impressive and had me in stitches. It might be the highlight of the movie for me actually, though there's still plenty of great stuff after this part. I don't think the movie ever quite hits this high again though.
I found it interesting that the movie recycles some things from the first movie. Like there is yet another chase sequence and the movie begins in a very similar way to the first one. I don't know if it's to pay homage or maybe an effort to do those things better since it's a sequel. The movie does eventually forge its own path though and stops copying the first one.
Both Armour of God movies have some great scenic shots too. Feels like they went to some great locations to film these movies
So I really like these two movies. I don't know if there is a third movie to make this a proper trilogy, but I'd watch it if there was. Hell, if Jackie was still in his prime I'd watch an Armour of God series just focusing on his adventures around the world