Reviews of Crows Zero II 2009
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Takashi Miike is one of my current favorite directors. Ichi the Killer really got me hooked... now 47 Miike films later i still am.
However, since his somewhat claim to worldfame with 'Sukiyaki Western Django' I think all of the films, that i've seen, have been a let down (2007 and forward obviously). Sure 13 Assassins was ok, but very restrained for a Miike film also bleak and modern looking compared to classic samurai cinema (as that is what i…
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Another year of violence and war at Suzuran, but Genji and Serizawa team up!?!? The infamous truce with Hosen has been broken and now...
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As good as the first
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even better than the first one. cool factor 20/10!!! or infinite/infinite, hah. people will say: 'they fight all the time and they are a bit gay and script is silly.' but I say bring it on!!! I laugh in the face of movie snobs. TAMAOOOOOOO!!!
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Picking up where the first film left off, Genji is the new leader of Suzuran Boys High School, but faces a new threat from Hosen Academy, who want payback after their leader was stabbed to death two years earlier by a former Suzuran student. Genji must unite the factions within Suzuran ready for a battle royale. If you enjoyed Crows Zero then you'll like the sequel; virtually all the main characters return, and although it sags in the middle section, the extended fight scene at the film's finale more than makes up for it. The production values are glossier too.