I got this movie for about 4 months without watching it as after watching the original, I knew it was going to be violent - and thus couldn't find time alone where my wife and kid would not be around. Finally, while travelling, I managed the chance to watch it ... and I regret that I didn't accidentally misplaced this junk in the first place.
First of - there is no story and no real connection to the original movie. I still don't get the point of the movie. The commentary at the end about wars around the world was pathetically naive and inaccurate. Lumped together with Afghanistan was Indonesia and Cambodia. Hallo?! These are not countries even close to being in a state of war.
The old sensei had a purpose - an he was dark, sad and full of issues that made him this cold monster that could kill the kids without a thought, but he had a dim light in him on why he is that way. This new sensei is nothing but a deranged nutcase in a trenchcoat. There is no story behind this dude. The acting was terrible.
As for the kids, the rebels are a pathetic bunch. They are supposed to be freedom fighters and know nothing more than doing dramatic kamikaze runs to kill themselves. And those number of kamikaze runs were just completely boring after the 3rd one. It is as if the director only knows of that form of dramatisation. Pathetic.
The story? What story? What's the point of Nanahara Shuya? What's Noriko doing being alive? What's the sensei committing harakiri for? And don't even mention the logical side of things. I am sure an AK-47 don't sound like that, and the last I check, mine shafts sure don't look like a service tunnel with nice bright lights! I really had a good chuckle seeing those sweet bunch of Japanese kids dressed up in North Indian gowns trying to pass off as being in Afghanistan.
If you value BR1, please don't watch BR2 - you WILL be disappointed.
First of - there is no story and no real connection to the original movie. I still don't get the point of the movie. The commentary at the end about wars around the world was pathetically naive and inaccurate. Lumped together with Afghanistan was Indonesia and Cambodia. Hallo?! These are not countries even close to being in a state of war.
The old sensei had a purpose - an he was dark, sad and full of issues that made him this cold monster that could kill the kids without a thought, but he had a dim light in him on why he is that way. This new sensei is nothing but a deranged nutcase in a trenchcoat. There is no story behind this dude. The acting was terrible.
As for the kids, the rebels are a pathetic bunch. They are supposed to be freedom fighters and know nothing more than doing dramatic kamikaze runs to kill themselves. And those number of kamikaze runs were just completely boring after the 3rd one. It is as if the director only knows of that form of dramatisation. Pathetic.
The story? What story? What's the point of Nanahara Shuya? What's Noriko doing being alive? What's the sensei committing harakiri for? And don't even mention the logical side of things. I am sure an AK-47 don't sound like that, and the last I check, mine shafts sure don't look like a service tunnel with nice bright lights! I really had a good chuckle seeing those sweet bunch of Japanese kids dressed up in North Indian gowns trying to pass off as being in Afghanistan.
If you value BR1, please don't watch BR2 - you WILL be disappointed.